New-York tribune., 1867-08-30

testimony OF the husband OF thc H. tt,o
necessarily the most imlof@taiCG @ w gdeI having 40
m ed ont ON the ground that he was an ny J
i6, y,,'pcd pro and con- 10 tins iact one was p"-
d1cfd Who had heard tho witness, on ,'le i'J 90 GA
and n lie permitted the murder u WOmd tle u,, 80 & M
soisc purpose Of His own, aud on the strength Vi '
evidence hs testimony was admitted , iii, ,,is
one of The NEST noticeable things connected WIN hs
case was the conduct Of the prisoner through
at Neither when first accused Of the pcrpetraOh Hi
nouetrOus crime, in the presence OF thc
husband and weeping children of the ylCuh nor WIcn @
placed under arrest and conveyed to prison TO await h
fral on the charge, did he display any maI ked or us
himself as II he the least interested
spectator ia the Courtroom, paving apparently NY
little attention to what was gong ioIWlu N0 ulu ths
apparent indifference proceed from st0d stupidity or as
sucd brayadO, for WImnemore was not lacking III % %nci'
Agonce aid he at all attempt he aspect Sl lne b" M
cued villain. So thoroughly lmp1rd was ne WIN 5 III
his approaching death without dismay, ana h me laat
days with seemingly pleasant anticipation and even long
inc At a recent iucIyiew with his counsel ana some
concerted the intelligence that tlcrc was no hoe ni
receiving rcprcvc, lie lad not anticipated any ana uu
It was suggested that his Wnncmore's time was short
this world when No replied that was none TOO Sloro
iol him. and mat he hed me Idtu lnoHDt fear of
hand HC said that hc had not The slShesU Ic"i tf
death, and had never known fear since ne w! ,an
spoke OF his coming execution i'm the most hppant man
uer and remarked that before his body N"s ~ VI i tbn
from the galloWs no would be hlmseii lOoke '
spirt lie was still impIegnatcd with sprtu4ilS,iidS
notions, and appeared 70 DC sNEul1ic iIe Ec1cvcd
that OF the first things he would 90 Itet
bc To appear AT night at the bedside o oi he said in
~. n i manner mi bet IN make him pull the bed
cloIes oD1 nS oId make Great troubc in Philadelphia
hv a,upar1ug before different persons, some vi "IVi
Wore newspaper men, in the spirit and he eagerly i9oked
9iied from his body and he would carry out the plans
he had laid for his action in the spirit world
Jp to the last ho maintained this careless and almost
reckless manner. He ate heartily slept well, andLuS
was also the case with Probst and Anthony Sprngaclu
ally gained in flesh during his confinement Ana thus
the time passed until the fatal day arrived .,.,
The morning Of the 29th OF August was i9"eIs T nn%
overcast The arrangements OF the sherH were sntn
that but few persons We're &oWSu & 20 i "utics n
finale The sheuhs Jury hat Golen sptJii g' i
and few members Of the press, with the sheriff IAetu
TONER and the necessary PhyHg%anS cans W9le rn' C
which lie appeared thoroughly 10 lcIsh, anu
at no time displayed any ,,s ndGadIn Ga11&
At about O'Clock brother, two sisters, and and two two
cousins visited the prisoner in his cell to take last rare
well At first Wnnemore refused to see ms brOIIei put
was after while persuaded TO receive nm lie lnen
prisoners interview with his sisters was oi the most az
lectug character, although the emotion H"s IA az
sObbed pltconsy at meeting ana l",lin5 an. gnu
as they passed ont of the lal Said HIltI
pressed closely their faces IN VAIN effort 10 mae irr
grief careless pasers in the streets the chokns
brought sympathetic tears to. the eyes of the few
hitherto careless loungers who had gathered aDol @
gates Wnnemore himself appeared 10 be more dtcCted
during this interview than at any previous ume hihce
his arrest, and for while after ne IelahSSs @ lrI
him seemed somewhat nervous ana detected, bu' soon
recovered his compOsuTe ana when he convcTsed rs ne
did al intervals, IL was IN reference 10 his future state
and the power and intention OF visiting the earth again ia
q snirifIal form At IS minutes before IL o'clock
e Shtri with the watchman Of the corridor, and two
representatives the press entered the cell Of the pris
ouer. lie seated conycrslng win ms counsel
WmemOre was dressed IN plain cO,ton shnt gray pam
aio@ns and new shoes but there was attempt al neat
ness or grace m his costume The Sheriff addressed hun
morning: TO which the prisoner reycd. Pretty well
The Sheriff then said George, " you yesterday tat
afraid you have had hopes
The prisoner replied, I" had none"
The sheriff then said he had tO carry out The son
tence Of the law whenever the prisoner was ready. ,
Wimemore immediately answered, " am ready now,
During this conversation Nnnemore dSplay,d cGn.ld
cradle nervousness, playing mcousclouIy WIN ~ ul ul
which he held in his fingers but when ne sloou up
TO join the melancholy eaValchde' Whch WaS 10 eSCol
him TO the place OF DOOM he was again hIul anu
collected The procession formed NED IA M silence the sGer III
the prisoner leading the way followed by the condemned
man and his counsel Iue leH Icnslink % sP.v.a"i5 .t5 ~
ing the procession The galows had been tIeclc4 III
corner OF the yard where il entirely screened from
observation Of the windows Of the prison When all was
ready the Sheriff announced that Tie prisoner "heu 10
Amid death.like silence winnemore stepped forward
pace, and in voice slightly hnshy at 9s', Du' WHICH
became clearer as he proceeded, spoke as follows; 90
GENTLEMEN: am brought here on the 'c"iiod 10 dic
and you an expect me 10 say few words. But one
thing want you 70 remember and that Is tat II y an
10 do win THIS crime in word or decd have
/ had Of the right-aways did How
terrible 1t is TO hang man Tor this' athoug.
breath. know whore will 90, and know that Will
come back again. am firm, you see although parting
with my relatives and friends has almost unneryed me;
truly forgive all persons, no matter who thcy are
also forgive Mr. Mann, the prosecuting Attorney. |
forgive the Governor for what he has done, and
hope il will be the last case like mluo
be brought 10 platform did not get justice; hope
God will give Justice aud forgive all have n
wifagaiust any person. As Christ died for principle,
so do die although you may not see IT, It viii not be
and name will be proved innocent for the saLe Of those
Iis fi5aFs Rs4Ss %s For myself care nothing, " Is for
Ni6ni1i6f6 concluded his speech. and turning 10 the
sheriff aud Mr Perkins, shook them by the hand and
bade them good bye. He then grasped Mr.. kigorc by
tie hand, aud win voice chOhHs Win SIhOuon nc
said, " God bless you for al you nave done
f0f ine; / thank you for all; it is al l have 10
give YOU WiunemOTe. cOntlQpcd Tor a second
or two. but his Words were so 10y AID 81
sInOthefed by the emotion he endcavOlhg 10 sthe,
that they not audible 10 those who stood below
replied 10 WnnemOre Farewell; have done the duty
had to DO, but could do nothing can only commend
you tO God, who VIII do you Justice
When he had concluded he turned TO his
counsel, ana IN a voice slightly tremuonS
he had done and tried to do to save him,
the part OF his words being inaude from emotion
His counsel then left the scaod, and the Sheriff
adjusting the cap over the prisoners face he again recOg
nized the Chief Of Police, AID one OF tie
farewell There was an i9siancs pause, tic
signal given the drop fell The rope tichencd with
jerk the body swings TO and fro for moment without
any signs OF life, and the spirit Of George WnncmOro
passed 10 lis account At intervals for about min.
ues, COnvulslye twichngs and TemOrs pcrceptbe
in the body PnI then AL still. After hanging about
% minutes the body TSs taken down and given into the
charge Of his relatives for Christian burial.
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