Evening star., 1868-10-14
TRrPLE ENEcrrIe> AT MACON. g.,

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The Macon ,Georgia) ysurna Of saturday
last gives the following account OF the hanging
OF three rnen-C 0rmJu. Jenkins. and whitu,-
convicted Ot the murder Of jonathan SaefIie.d
OL the 18Th Of last August. near Ihar city.
The execution took place or Friday, the 9th
instant. ~ the city iail. The gallo ~ lad 5r-n
cons rUcted close 20 he wall 1u tll -3u-h 81 L.
Two gpGiEh;s, twenty feet hi-h. q CrJs~-bas- "a
al tue top, platform eight feet from th-
eIOuEd-Cne-h OF " hIch was Snpport.s hy a
single post from the grOund which was frt.nf a.
ed 10 be knocked from under II at the word
was, IA bilef, the form OF Its OnstructI1u.
Three ropes hung from rin-s attached 20 tis
cioss-beaIns. The whole was veIlei wIth a
curtain.
AtlI o'clock the gate was opened and thre-
piaiu pine collins Were passed m. A. , fatu-
GIes Y - the front door Of the prison was
openf and preceded by tn sheriff ana $50 OF
has equities, and accompanied hv * 10 ~ Car
ter and another coloned minister. the prisoners
came out. They were all dressed a. a white
shroUd and looked like walking ghosts II de-
parted dead. The first glInpss OF their c.auta-
nances SHOVE 4 that they fully felt Jhe imp-nd-
ing doom hanging over them. They had been
engaged ali the morning IN prayer and suppl-
cation, ard their faces plalnly showed The
traces OF tears. Walking unsupported 10 the
60 vs.. they assembled It's step, with firm
IL. I. WhItus fingered a moment a. tia bot
toI- in conversation with Mr.. 7 ptOn. the lallor
He thanked him earnestly for has kindness
while N prison. and remarked tla; he Rop.d
hey would meet IN another and better world.
" hen ala had been arrang ged On lie platform
Sherif Martin read them their death warrants
eacA alike with tae exception of the names au
each read separately. He then told tAem hey
had the privilege of saying any hing they
wished to he auGience, Or 10 any Oae IH al.
None OF them made Il formal speeSa or talk.
bnt Whitas called various persons upon The
platform, 70 whom be sad a lew words aad
told goodbye. Jenhlns aEd GormIu had llJtle
10 say TO any oue only TO aus wer questions
put - them TEey all denied killing air. Shef-
field 10 the very moment of death. The winter
asked them the question direct If they dad the
killing, warning them they weIe upon the very
brink Of eternity. They all RESPONDED no. Jen-
klns adding, /" II L was a. tree from all other
crimes as am from hat, would no, now feel
troubled" To every other person with whom
they con yersed they denied being guilty.
Robert Carter, the colored minister, tnan re-
quesied them 10 sing with him; the minister
then offered prayer. Father ColIana, OF the
catholic Church. then offered ~ bapuze them
IN that faith, 10 which Whitus sad .. Well III
II viii DO any geod." IL was done. They an
knelt and repeated a prayer after him. Cor
man was next bapuZed, when tney all knelt
and repeated smother prayer after the reverend
father.
At twenty minutes after twelve they bsde a
final adleu TO all near them, WhItus seeming
very 10th for them 20 leave him and - enter
tain a hope that he would be- saved. The
doomed men now exhibited couufenances OF
the deepest sorrow, and cast plying eyss upon
all below, which no one who saw them will
ever forget. Jenkins and Gormau Were too
deeply affected 10 say anything, but Whitus
talked 10 the last 10 those he recognized below.
expressing the hope that he would meet them
in a happier world than this. Poor fellow,
every one present felt sorrow for him and the
others. and many shed tears. illustrating how
true are the words OF the poet
.There is a tear for all who die
moGrner DER re humblest grave
The sheriff now put on the white caps and
placed all three OF them upon the trap.
At twenty minutes 10 one O'Clock the support
was knocked out, and Levi Jenkins. Amos
Gorman, and Robert WhItus went forth into
The Night
The two former died without a struggle.
Whitus struggled for ten minutes and then
was still. They were cut down in fifteen miu-