The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-31

pss, nins O'Clock The crSd poured INTO me jail yard
Ana ~ least eighs hundrsd we're admitted
ATxARAy.cE TIE JAZZ rAHp
IL s-ened 70 be gaia day with them. lor they spcnt
a hour u coarse oS as by tSs s
ana shed p which there are Two brass COS o. cal,
non and a. tne her ~ 80 nnsAvoy s.aoo snu III
more unSAvory dung heap come OF the prisoners 70 he
cells sookng place of execution had Their faces
n essSi close against the ea7s ana seemed 10 enjoy hs
ses0 ysry much The deputy sherns, who we're gifted
VIZ pre- oeieTously long logs dansea taem from the
Of OF the sired which enc loosely remarked was The
aress CIRCLE Some OF red shirts OF the rifles
we're an, 10 be ssen the crowd Ono OF them said
'he crept nicely and made believe no was on duty"
Tue faces Of the majority OF the spectators air
the worthy deputies had rrincd themselves with app's
jack" and 'Jerssy hgbtsing' 10 keep up heir spirits
TIN -Four or DOOM
Al length the noisy crowd ceased ,hsr bn.sterens
remarks aad became hashsd into slencs A sudden
gate rolled back on its hinges and the unhappy woman
des ended tho stone Reps n the Jail The thre, clergy
w.rs .d ,nohep r.sap sfS s AK on for e
dead according TO the ritual oil yhe Roman Catholic
Church and 'hs third whispering words OF consolation In
her ear Her Din ioued 10 her side the black
cap ~ss drawn her head ready to close her es
forever ON this world and The fatal moose around
sscs except thai her faos was flushed, PROB.
ably with the liquor che had taken, and
that . ss,gh. nervous agitation Was pereepiibie
see for the OF thres minutes only during which
time are never lifted her eye, from lhs cueox excen
once, 10 shake hands wi,a tho ciergymen aud sheriff
aud TO kiss tue turnkey she said once in how whisper
70 Inc priests Don. ,st any doctor nch me-, end
sga,n, "6od help mel Lord have mercy on my POOR
soull' sRe about turning her head around and
hitting her eyes flom abe ground, when sheriff step
severed tina rope that held the roo weight with
Instant there q convulstya jerk OF the
dark body ssuns Ia the snnliaht, AID the soul
Of Bridget Durgaa went before It, Maker
msrs "a. s "a s si,sn' motion s .ss lower limbs
muscular workings Death by sfrangastlOu must have
ensued instantly. as tho neck WAS not broken. Tho
bd, AFTER han ing for ths space Of III rty minutes IVES
take and placed in coffin. Then hearse drove
in and the body taken u the Catholic cemetery
the hease departed. poc,ora Van Dsussu. Young and
other physicians were In attendance.
The execution was admirably manased In regard TO
despatc Tor had the unhappy girl raised her for
moment while she stood under tho scafola and the
eight hundred iaces that peered at her from every
she would hive fallen into . # Bat the
execution was dssracefully managed In regard
they bad business How any enc can wish 10 look
on while one OF their fellow beings 10 being Launched
duties compel them BE- present should alone be ad
mitted, and halt dozen policemen preserve order
.n ns s no ns ns oc.
about their business There VAS not tn. slightest dem
ons'raiion made BY the crowd however, Tysurn
though u was. Among the New Bruns~ickers this vas
On event OF ordinary Importance We give Q sksch
Of shs manner In which they spent the day
NKw BRUNSWICK At saHr IN noRsrN.
stse never known to let clip opportunity to hang
fellow mortaioS least all that part Of Jer.sy In the
shouted the Brdges Durgsn IL to be hanged TO-
dsv " tis girls by the dozen isped IL elderly aatrons
ana sher r. jalcr aud deputies smirEed asd looked an
able and rejo ced In ths utmost zenith Of their popular
~. Evssoody Who came TO town va. cad IN his best,
suit aad put on the most cemplaisaut Of holiday fcsA
Drrurns HUNDREDS.
VI dsru'es there Was singniarly large numb 'P-say
five hn drad- ALL Ala
a-sis, IN the very dangerous experiment OF hanging
woman; In fact, 80 great number OF deputy .heias
Of ans body-man woman or hlghwayman-sinc the
days whom everybody who happened 10 attend was .
deputy, whom pubic execltiors were the fashsen at
Tyburn There deputies from The country ai large
aud deputies from he city; there wero DEPUTIES who
carried long po es aooit six times The eneth OF p'ce
mans club and deputies Who carried no visible wands
OF oince; there wero deputies from Philadelphia and
a from every city In Jersey and there were
deput es with notebook and pencil IN hand prepared
ot down accurately struggle that poor vict IN
migh make IN tho Of sraneu alton count the exact
number Of mnu!cs she was 10 dying, ana 10 print for
The deleetat VI that indsarts body which nobody
belongs, called the reading public. There also
several deputies who delegated and detailed TO
walk to ana fro upon The outer VAN ,ns iail yard
and warn ths crowd below To- keep the peace ny omi.
badssa Of Official position and Informing the expectant
spectators who were denied enrancs just hov far the
looked and behaved a. every critical sag, Of
the proceedings. This Information the crowd
: "ss' tho was motley pes.s: Hs:
mouths agaps and odd comments some OF
them solemn ENOUGH in their way, and others somo.
what more remarkable tor levy than for any quality
b~ittpg so grave occasion tho execution OF tho
death penalty; and indy dual who reoicei in tho
Ausion to the coorng Of large bottle nose or
to hts unkempt uncsAnsed anssr nails which had all
kept the bysisndsrs half laughing and haf disrusted
with the Oft repea ed remark that vsrv enc
Nobody disasrsens, IoSster had his own ,.y ia re-.
gard to the favorbcness Of the weather and ued
to repeat the CONNER uhtil 10 became almost stale
10 be witty.
To Understand tho relation Of the crowd without 10
the general scene u Is necessary TO give some acoant
OF The arrangements made for keeping the eGadiae
vi bin the limits Of proprey and without the limits Of
the ia yard.
About haifrsg seven O'Clock in the morning sore
hat dozen pocencn-who In point or COS um~, seem
70 nav oeen improvsei Aud 10 pont OF manner were
simple dngy star tokens Of Office. ordered by
the Sheriff 10 clear the streets ado ming the squars
whicn were situated tho Court hou q. tho Jail end n
building devoted 10 county Offices within this shaded
court nobody Was allowed TO Tas, Notwithstanding the
seemed 70 bs stricken with sort of vague wonder
that convenient Portable and eligible nunging
place should be denied them ~he tbs ex ecutien
GONG Notce eissn that no deputies vii h pom.
ellis and Tote books-in fact dsputies who did not
$3.50 ~" S,Is'na. o. sa aepesnp, you'd oe ssmed
way 10 BY stealth and reIoaiGelthe police having 10
order to pat snyoody out who vas once and refusing
to uan'eHnd TIER Instructions by rosorllug TO pro-
cecdings 20 unmanncriy. Hence the few who got
"a STA, ed 10, and the motley poles endeavored 10
htans for Their want of vigilance by keeping The ro-
msiudsr.
IN RAD AND wurz
Presently, however, tho few irrrovised- looking
piceen we're relieved or duty by the arrival Of the
military. which composed or a couple % companies
OF .he finrd Se~ Jersey regiment, mostly boys aud
warranted as clever hgmoriss has remarked o. home
guards Ia general not 10 leave town except In 90
InvSon. Both cemrsnies were formed down town at
bali past O'Clock not In full Uniform tbs
wearing the nrsman's red shirt withoGt other stSmp
~ uniformity, save Ia belts and bsyonets and the other
appearing In lnen win the approximation 20 uni
togmty IN other paT,icuera Alter sonis trampiuga
pas ~ evolution, both compar msrshallcI
around Court House square forming complete GORDON
OF senirts and beng ab 1t rs numerous the public
They were intended 10 kecpoai Lanes sIeo formed
ross the street rom etber the south side
OF tn square by say Of protecting the enhance
70 the JAIL yeri from the rpecstn vi hou hungry
with eoriosiiy aud rlosiy sugmenting, until al ten
oclock there were possibly three hundred persons
elusive OF .hs military, dspssed la knots and srsupS
mostly on the ~est AIDE OF the yard.
YRos POSITION
on the opposite aide Of the street. roofs also