Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-11-02

= eng fh with the prsscsers yesterday afteraosa /.
Pister and Lucket each exhibited some feving'
ost ne ethers were rather stoicaL Last naxht'
vhih the preparations were beng msds so0ut
the 'soart-room, the PRISONERS sang ssverai'
hymns, among tnem. "I want 20 60 t. he
New Jerussen.r Prom the mourntpi man
nsr In which they sung, II was evident taut
hey had eommenced 70 rexiize their si,uapOn
PREPARATIONS ron THE n NEcvrrosr-
This morning, at an early hour. under the
the direction Of Col BOYD Edelm--commaud-
ing she guards, goodly plumber Of whom were
mountsd-poles wsre erected In semi- clroalar
form, around which ropes were stretched
About THE rope the guards were posted. and
the green outside grAdnaiiy nhed mp with
spectators, many Of whom came from WASH
ineton and the adjoining coupues. large pro-
portion being coiored The prisoners made a
request last evening that no one should have
an interview with them except the mInstsr.
and it wac strictly complied with. They all
rested well last night, and this morning par
took OF breakfast with an sppetite.
TRH PRISONERS PREPARED FoR DEATH.
About nine o'clock, Rev. Mr. Kershaw, the
Episcopal minister, visited them and engaged
in devotional exercises with them. About thse
time Sheriff Turlon, Deputy Wedding, aad tue
JAllor, Mr.. Meddly, IN an adjoining room
gathered the epeciai euard-two TO -acn rris
oner. for two hours the minister engaged
with them in devotional exercises, intercepted
Latham, OF Alexandria
THE EXECUTION
At exactly IL o'clock the prisoners appeared,
clad in white shrouds, In the following or
der Platter, Jones, Davis and Lueke,t, aad
took seats on the chairs under the drops. PA
Ter seemed very weak, but the others bore up
menced 10 pray Immediately on being seatea
as also Jones, but the other two appeared per
fectly calm and unconcerned. While seated
~ DrA Id M et h. L..
on their heads.
Luchett at this time signihed that ne mad
something 10 say, and, rising, spoke 10 a ioI-
erably firm voice, saying that he wished All IN
take warning by his fate. and ne PRAYED I,od
10 leok down upon him ana all assem- biea .aSa
oieas them. he closed by bidding Sheriff Tar
ton 5000 bye, as also Mr, &. q. Magruder, has
counsel, and Gen Bowie
Platter SAID he felt relieved as ne sa, thsre,
and that Jesus was with him and he was .at-
isned; all would be JOY IN a few hours, ana
ne thanked all for the little acts OF Kindness.
He had had Ill feeling to some, bat be rrustsd
God would forgive him for 1T.
Rev. Mr.. kershaw here read the service Of
the church. during which tears were seen N
the eyes OF Platter and Jones, but the others
showed no emotion. A. the con clusion of The
service, Mr.. kershaw bid each a farewell, and
Pster took this opportunity TO make q fervent
prayer; and continued after the chains we're
removed, as did Lucket also.
Just before the trap was sprung, Jones and
Lucket sang portion Of the hymn, ..Should
earth against my soul engage"
AT the conclusion of this hymn. the scanold
was cleared, and at concerted signal, tbe
trigger was pulled and the drop fell. leaving
the four bodies dangling in the air.
After they had hung about fifteen minutes
they were lowered and examined by DR. John
II. Mundell, physician TO the Jail: DR. X X
Osborne, Dr. L. ID. Hurd, who pronou nced life
extinct. They were then lowered into their
cofiins. which bad been previously placed di-
recuy unoer the scanold. Suoeeq uently, they
were inferred near the Jail now in course OF
construction.
FURTHER CONFESSIONS OF THE PRISONERS
The prisoners, this morning, before coming
out, had long con versstion with M Ker
shaw Platter and Davis acknowledged thar
they were concerned with Frank DIXON IN the
burglary of the house Of the Misses Palmer
last spring. Platter also TO committing a rape
on one OF the ladies. A man named Orsey
Slater Is now In the penitentiary for this crime
Luckstt confessed 10 being concerned with
Richard Luckett and John Parker in roboine
McCracken's store, in Alexandria Platter and
Davis acknowledged. in conjunction win
Frank Dixon and Richards, 20 robbing a milk
dairy on the Washington road, (probably the
lexington Affair."