The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-14
THE GALLoWs.
PUBLIC EXECUTION IN CANADA.
FIFTEEN THOUSAND PEOPLE PRESENT.
n. Ae. -.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of TINE HeaAlu.

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE of TINE MaAtu.
soREI, c. E. May 8, 1857.
To-day al twenty-seven minutes past eleven, Pro-
vencher suffered the extreme sentence Of the law for the
murder Of Jutras. in January 1857. .ft
CRIME. ~
The murderer resided q, 81. Zephrin G. E., and was
on terms OF intimacy with . nsighbor named Jutraa
Not only Juras unfortunate in this intimacy II
his browning misfortune TO possess q wife. Between
Mrs Jutras and Provencher . casual acquaintance
rpened into criminal intimacy, the injured husband,
with most convenient and customary blndness
suspecng nothing OF his wifes affection for her para
mour On the guilty couple visited Sorel
and passed and wife Their clande tine meet
ings very frequent In November Provencher's
wife went with him to call Jairas. After evening
spent virtuous and prosy conversation. festive
bottle produced and tumbler flied FOR Mime.
Provencher. Fer the FIRST time record her husband
declined the seductive fluid. She quafed the flowing
bowl, and, as might be expected, died at
Public suspicion among the French Canadians ia
q plant Of slow growth. Nothing was thought
OF this event, and the disconsolate widower
sought refuge In tho bosom Of the Jutas family Here
he abode in peace mourning his dead wife, and behav
Ing to Mrs Jutras like all her male relations especially
her husband So the abandoned couple lived until
9th OF January, when Jutras went forth labor His
spouse provided him with flask Of whskey and srych-
nne Provencher accompanied him. and with praise.
worthy abstinence, too rarely met among the French
Canadians declined to drink with his companion Jutras
imbibed such extent that he home trembling
convulsiyety. During his illness he dietsd
strychnme and soup, that eventually he succumbed
and died. His spouse sought consolation the arms OF
Provencher.
TRIAL AND CONVICTION
The cup and measure OF the iniQuty Of these adul-
terers and mprderers filed at last Suspicion
aroused and inquest held At the March asszes
O~~cI .~Aio
minutes deberation by the jury ended in verdict Of
equity, and the prisoner was sentenced to DO hanged
His paramour and accomplish was indicted at the same
time and found guilty Her counsel pleaded as reason
why execution should be delayed the TACT that she was
matrous confirming this her execution was deferred
until next November when, on the scanod, she will
expate her offence against the laws Of Heaven and Of
man.
Strenuous efforts weae made by the friends Of the
prisoner obtain Communication Of his sentence Those
we'll meaning busy bodies ready to champion any
cause sufficiently notorious to be hopeless and unde
serving and the people Of the vicinity to whom il was
gr,evous thing that French Canadian and Catholic
should DO executed, pettoned the Executive for clem
s the
bAsaced nature Of the crime admitted OF apology
merry end the prisoner was informed he must prepare
20 de- He did not until the last abandon his hopes Of
The good q the congregation, and the Catholic
Of dc prisoner with the devotion which Is their CON.
slant characteristic But although they continually
ssa1fasty refused % DO 90 ever protesting his nno
cencs still "a: evident that his protesa.ions
n1a only 5 a n' and
Of mans suspicons, and the certainty Of bis
guilt IL u: cell b: Was .s..,.S quiet amos:
soundy apparently unimprssssd with TIE sense Of tie
doom 80 Immediately impending over him He con
seemed cheerful although frequently be fell into dts Of
apparent Absence whence No onlyeoussd himself with
The asht previous TO his execution he appeared I'M
easy and restless and Was atelers he could compose
~asss frequently wan snaeu: ssuSasnx ssas aSd
moaning al times 'Cs metaa pas moi" TN wM not
In e,.e tsa
Meanwhile without the galows had been erected. and
The minister Of death waited for his victim. The ex-
borhood a the day Of execution approached had been
immense Threats were widely circulated Of the nten
the execution and The sheriff and aier had teeeraphed
urgently TO the Attorney General for troops and de-
'aohmen' Of police to guard the sc.f'Old
dAwned gray and gloomy, with occasional showers no
exception 10 the dismal three weeks of rain and raw
weather which had preceded 10. From early hour
the little town OF Sore all alive The roads we're
crowded and choksd with French carts and skeleton
horses and three hosrs ore the execution tho space
around the fatal tree throngsd with gray coated
Asb,ans and poke bonReted women all bound 70 tho
sa he an
the bells toed and every head barred from
ton thousand TO esn thousand must have been present
awoke early aud dressed aud shaved carefully He
FIRST betrayed considerable agitation but the day ad
vanced became calm and self possessed HIS spiritual
adviser was With him from an early hour He babe
farewell to all the officers Of the PRISON, and then
a0'd some m'msn;, n ssavss,es with y director
AZ thirteen minutes past eleven the cort6ge moved
out and directed ther In solemn silence TO the
scaHod The prssraer walked very steadily, with o
cheerful countepsuce but with his eyes cast down On
mounting To scaffod the rope was Immediately
adjusted by the sxecutoner, a tall Canadian,
rSe The prisoner desired IL 70 be LEFT loosely about
~ neck while he received the last rites Of religion.
urng the ceremony his face was very pale, but his
hi "a nrmiy without CULVER He declined 70 &C.
knowledge hts guilt TO the very last De then told the
hsugman tighten the rope, the cape was drawn down
body Tell the length Of the rope two convulsye
tremors agitated the knees aud lower portion or the
legs aud then the body swung suspended and motion
less uteiess corpse In few seconds than three
minutes life extinct
piercing shrek was heard second before the drop
fell n proceeded Sophia Bosclair mrs Jutras,.
who from the window OF her cell. had watched the pro
csss,on the foot OF the gallows But her sgi
tased mind failed at the supreme moment and with
loud shrek she tainted Her hands clung closely 20
Tn bars her window that force necessary 20
rv their grasp before she could be removed by the
The vast crowd now began TO disperse quietly and in
perfect order The corpse still swung and turned IN the
raw air In q few moments more Il was cut down and
cotned and one OF the guiltics wreche that has
dsgraccd humanity in Canada had gone TO his las,
count aud ensepultured In unhaiowed ground
QUOTING.
The excitement 10 sporting circles yesterday conferred
a. N.w.rl n The occasion was the Inauguration OF