The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-12
THE sCAFFoLD.
Execution Of Ethan Allen mt Montreal.
from the Evening Telegram Of Yesterday

MONTREAL, c. w., Dec IL. 1861.
The execution OF Ethan Allen for the murder Of Co.
nclius Drsco took pisco here to-day. Tho facs OF As
murder as follows
On Monday September %. Driscoll watchnan ~
Morton's brewery and dstiery, was found dead meas
his post with wound above the eyo crushing In biz
skull and another behind his eaf. imbeddng piece q
tao skull In the brain. with other severe wounAa
Tho body had been brutaly bruised and kicked.
The death struggle had evidently boon protracted
from the marks OF bloody fingers the throat fhs
safe had b,cn opened by siedge hammer and chsc.
and $4,000 in silver abs,racted The footsteps OF ioaf
men were found In the vicinity. Tho pnblc were ~.
mepdousy excited and civilians joined the authoritios
10 pursuit of Tho rardorers The woods 10 the neigh.
borhood searched and two scsxcrs started. one
along the cons. and the other e.AstS Pc Vincent
TITO murderers took boat. cre~S@sSJ Wolfe Isisads
carrying carpet bag with them, aud Mcra deserted ths
boat and took tho woods. They were acca % iDue
from the woods without tho bag, having divided thee
oo. One q the party who .ss tsr% sss s eSs
for med toe authorities that the murderers had LEFT 10
carriage The American police were sent out 10 chases
aud Traced Thorn Brownsville thence to Waiertowus
where three OF them arrested At dinner. rha
fourth aped but after some dodg'ng was found Co.
ceaied behind some logs 10 bush am0ss starved 80
The nrscnors were nandod over 70 the Canadian %.
thcrtes by the American officials without any for@a
had cntcrvd false names al along the route Thsa
pamss worc Allen. GsmmiiI Howard and Adama Gem.
mill turned Queens evidence u once, and stated on ~
inquest that they had pred opss tho door at o.
brows.y aGd were at work on tho safe whom light
seen aad The wsiahman spprSscnsa. Gs%m,h ~ -
n m % %Sis. him r. thea a took sSs seowS.r s1
vent % tho gate whsrs be met Drsco and !sssa ssa
NJ once. Tho others gathered raund. and despite hi
desperate struggles, despatched him win me crowoe
and chissl .....~
agreed Allen struck the fatal blow. A. the srIaL
the est o. Ocobor. despite able defence. Auea
sentenced 70 be hung and the other PRISONERS vss
ssnt TO tho rcni.entiary Tor various terms.
Spce his Alien has behaved we'll and bravsy
lie did not think tho sentence would DO fully oarre1
OUT petitions largely signed, had been presented Y
the government for colnmutaon based on the graual
iofmcr good conducs and tho equal cuipabiy OF the
others But sir John A. Macdonald had replied that The
On FRIDAY last The Sheriff Informed Allen that he mas
prepare 70 S DIE Es ssce n. .nc news cs'"
mlns,rltcns on him, and the condemned man VA
vis tel Dy many persons, all Of whom speak well or Aia
co0daeI Alien was fam,iIary known as SAKE. and q
q tail, muscular man, with strongly marked fcasufeS
Hc Was dressed ia p'sa black and was shaved Ia the
tnornrg. and parook Of breakfast bcartiy, talking
cheerr1iiy 10 his counsel and the prsou atteadsuts
Atfory minutes ras ten this msrninx tae bell OF We
HisvG vas tcled aud the prisoner summoned 10 pre-.
He then drank cip OF coffee, babe goodbye 70 the
officials and procoeed foot 70 tho scafold which
erected carry thS nofnng. About three thouaaa1
people wero Present 10 wilness the scene
TIE scaffold not guarded by IN iiIary, and The
poorio were unusually orderly. sentiment or pity
aad ss
he objected 10 having the black cap placed over his
face, ~ he bad frequently SAID. 81 will de with
q smile on my face.n his arms. however. pin
loned Ito sad he had nothing TO say, but handed
sealed paper TO bis counsel the contcn OF which have
not yet TRANSFERRED
rho prlsuusr tnen thanked the ocias and attendants
for their kindness TO him and took his Stand on the
drop declining all assistance Tho drop fell ninctcen
minutes past eleven. Tie body fell with jerk, ana
tho mock broken Immediately. DeAth aim0ss
instantaneous and pm ncss evidently, for, no saidQ
his fsco not distorted. but a smile His body
was cut down after hanging ssveutesu minutes ~
will DO buried here.
Allen born Ia Western New York. believe he
had lived ,iulc IN anada and AN Informed he
took part In tho Fonan raids OF last yoar.