The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-10-10

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turned the corner aud were out o.
sight.
l entered the shop, and the purse Of
gold was the only evidence could sum.
mon IN my bcwilderment that all | had
just done and witnessed was not O
dream.
A month after that, I saw the lady,
and the gentleman taken from the vault,
walking leisurey along Montgomery St.
l do not know, but believe the sleep.
ing husband awoke within the vault and
his bones are there to thi, day The
wife is still n resident OF San Francisco
EXECUTION OF RICHARD TIIAIRWELI.
FOR TIIEMURDER OF JAMES HOUSE
MAN, AT UNIoNTON N, PA.
Special Dispatch to the pttsOurg Commercial.
UNIoNrowN. MoNpAY, Oct. |, &c.
The sun shown ont resplendauty this
morning, and betokpned that the day
would be unusually pleasant The town
was very quiet, and a stranger, from in.
'ern"l indications, would hardly Judge Of
the tragedy about to tran,pirgl At II
late hour knots of ctizens assembled
around the Court House and discussol
the subject Of the execution IN snbdued
torres
The prisoner was engaged with his
spiritual advisers last uighL till twelve
O'Clock, when they wi,hlre ", after which
he retired to his couch and slep, sound.
Iy uni eight O'Clock this morning. lie
arose greatly refreshed and apparently
more resigned to his situation than h
had been since bis sentence. After he
hal partakon ola slight break ast, rclg.
lous exercises were resumed and coutin.
Urd until noon.
Al tNcnty-lyc minutes after two o.,
clock, the fout door Of the prison was
thrown open, and the jury, reporters
ana others to the number of ihirty, were
admitted. The prisoner vas then led
n'o the yard by the Sheriff. aud preced.
I'd by Reys Smith aud Ma"sell, mount,
ed the scalloId, where the Episcopal
burial seryica was read by fev Smith.
TnarwelI appeared to be in excellent
leal'h, and was dressed in light linen
'oa', the one he wore at his ,rip, dark
barred pants, white linen shi,t, blue
Icck tie and Congress shoes. Wren he
cached the platform he sat down upon
Chair, but did not exhibit any symp
Jms Of fear further than shuttlny hls
yes and clutchlng his hands conyuls.
vely.
Upor,the conclusion of tho services
Ie shook hands nth the ministers, and
'ade them farewell. Sheriff Boyd asked
he doomed man if he had anything to
ay, when he spoke as fellows:
'GnNrLNMnN The book prblished is
alse. | return my thanks to Sheriff /
'oyd, wife and family. They haze been
ind 20 me-
The rope was then adjusted, and at
minutes before three o'clock
he Sheriff touched the trigger, and the
1relched man was hurried into eternity.
The tall was about three feet, and the
eek If the culprit was broken his death
t course, being instantaneous.
After hanging halfan hour, the body
'as cut down and placed in II neatly
alnted coffin. While conveying the
oflin from the prison, Ia 90 crowd was
objected IN front OF the .jail, and, at their
lqnest, Sheriff Boyd opened the coffin,
nd exposed the inanima,e features to
lew, after which il was taken to the
'oor Farm. The grave for its reception
ad been dug, and the coffin was about
} be lowered into Il, when Mrs Hub
ard, Of Brownsville arrived with an or>
or from Sheriff Boyd allowing her to
Ike possession OF the corpse and make
ich disposition of it as she thought
roper. 'Attor some time wagon was
rocured IN which the coffin was placed
MS. Hubbard, her husband. anu sew
raj young men taknn sesis n, ug sihc
+ IL in the vehicle and .jn'' as. the
hades Of night came down upon tho
own. that solitary wagon started on
,Nrncy ot twelve miles to Brownsville.
Asit passed slowly through tho street