National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-04-03

sibdued look than at his tIial. As
the prisoner passed his coffin on the
way to the gallows he gave slight
shudder Which was his first evidence
( of shrinking. He ascended the gal.
lows with a very firm step, evident
! " determined to meet his fate witt,
II bold front. At his request he
was not bound until the moment OF
his execution. After taking his po
slti0n under the fatal beam, the
Chaplain, at the prisoners request
read selections from the Episcopal
Book OF Common Prayer, and offer
ed very appropriate eXtemporaneous
prayer III behalf Of the prisoner, tC
which he listened attentively and
bowed his head at its close. Thel
followed the reading Of the death
warrant by Sheriff Simpson, aud
being askc if he had anything to
say, Ward spoke in clear firm
voice as follows:
'Gentlemen, wish to say to those
present here, that have during
the past II hours made II tUll state
ncnt of my participation in the
crime, for which | am convicted.
which statement is in the hands OF
the Chaplain. AsI am soon to an,
pear before God IN, Eternal judge,
to witness that that statement con
tains IA full and true account of nv
participating in the crime. and notl,
ing but the truth. lncithrr struck
nor injured The old lady in Willis.
ton, and | feel that her blood is not
on my hands. although | was aware
that the murder was to he commits
ted and in fact nartic!pated in it,
Ii this constitutes murder. then
am n murderer. 7 have notI,inn
more to sav,
This wa. uttarad with oycr,. av;
depco of.;,oa,;t,. III, hands y.nro
tied tooetbor ia FROM ,r1 lis nlhowy
drawn hacl his Ior,s wnrn etraunnd
tipht and tha ronn od;ns+ad ~ Lis
ncck nnr;nct iii, tLo ,,isnncr -,
torad f.w icon s;obs which u-os
naiuful tn boar Trforo dr,v.in"
The LlocI, can n,-ar Iis la,I NT
Flauanon ani sevcral n,.ison o,,rers
odvo,cnd o,d bid tl,n n,;s,nnr c,rn,
wplI AthaIfn,s+ ona SLaritf S;Inn.
SON than soil .TLn t;no hos NOV.
arrived whom thn nvtramc nnuolt,.
ofthe law must no cvncutod unnn
Won John Ward .ji,s Joromo ~.
ionn mav. G,a Lo,n me,.,- ON ,or,
soul' Immediately hn tonchnj tbn
fa.o, snrine. the convict fJl ,hont
,I.g feet. tre,nor noYsed th,ounb
the lower nort of his body his r,,isn
confined ia bcat ouite STRONGLY for
} minutes when i oraduaiIv do.
clined. 4 short time after ne was
pronounced dead by physicians
STYLES and Clark of Windsor. and
Or. Palmer of Ludlow. The body
WAS taken down at two o'clock and
Ilaced in neat plain coffin. The
Physicians say his neck was diSlo-
Gated hut not broken. and death
resulted rom suilocation. At n
quarter past two the body was
borne by four convicts TO a remote
corner of the prison ward. where af
ter Il brief sentence from the Chan.
lain it was buried in Il grave already
prepared. The defiant and harden.
ed manner OF the prisoner, which he
has from the first manifested to all
, but the chaplain, disappeared on the
day proceeding his execution, and he
has since seemed fully to realize his
situation. His manner during his
/ last hours was calm and cool but in
no respect improper. He was evi.
IDENTITY a man OF great nerve and
bright intellect. lie cvinccd 10
emotion except an occasional sigh.
/ lle'heid in bis baud a white hand.
kerehlci belonging to Ms. Solomon,
+ exchanged daring her visit Oh Mon.
day. of which barely the slightest
temor could he observed. There
were bat 30 persons present at the
execution, aud the arrangements
we've all well made and regularly
. carried ont. He stated his age as
| 70. lie refused to disclose his reaI
! Haltt, when lie Sdlu WaS llcltNc!
warn 81 i"'V iSl'F. ne eof'iesSioi