The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-17
THE sCArrOLD.
Triple Execution in Macon, Ga.-The Con.
dcmned Deny Their Guilt TO the Last RIO.


dcrnned Deny Their Guilt TO the Inst RIO.
ment.
The macon (Ga.) Journal OF the 10th inst. gives the
man, jenkins and WhiLus. convicted Of the niurdes
of Jonathan SheIfieli, the 25th OF last August.
near that city. The execution took place on FRIDAY,
the 9th inst, at the city ja:-
The galows had been constructed close to the wan
=. the south 81 le. Two uprights twenty feet hgn.
a cross beam a. ma t'n. Daifdrh eight leeI rom
the ground one half or which was supported BIZ a
single post from the ground, which was intended To
be Knocked from under 1t at the word, In brief
the form OF It's construction Three ropes hung roih
rings attached to the cross beam, The whole was
vel ed with curtain. ~.s
AT eleven O'Clock the gate was opened ana three
utes to twelve the frons door OF tho prison was
opened and. preceded by the sheriff and two OF hla
deputies and aeon anlcI by Robert Carter and
another colored minister tie prisoners came out.
They were all dressed III white shrold5 and looked
like walking ghosts OF departed dead. rhe first
glimpse oil their countenances showed That they July
felt the Impending doom hanging over them. they
had been engaged all the morning IN prayer and
suppcati0l, AMI their faces plainly showed the
ira es OF tears. va kiag unsupported TO tnc gal
lows, they assembled lis steps vita firm tread.
whitus linscreda moment q. tae bottom In conver.
sation with LJton the jailer. lie thanked him
earnestly for his kindness while In prison, and re-
marked that he hoped they would meet IN another
When all had been arranged on the platform
Sheriff Martin read them Their death warrants each
alike with the exception oil me hiacs, anu each reao
lie then told them they had the privilege Of saying
Jney WISHED To autlcuct, or 10 any Ono
IN IT.. None OF them made formal speech or talk.
but Whitus called various persons upon the plat
FORM TO whom he said few words and told good
bye. Jenkins and German had little 10 say to any
0le, ony 70 answer questions PIT to them. They al
deiied killing Mr. She ield 20 the very moment OF
death. inc writer asked them the question direct,
II they did the killing, warning them they were upon
the very Drink Of eternity They all responded no,
jenkins adding, az 1 was as liee from all other
crimes l an from that, | would not now feel
troubled" To every other person with whom they
conversed, they denied beng guilty.
Robert Carter the colored minister, then requested
them to sing with him; the minister then offered o
prayer
Father CoIlana, OF the Catholic Church. then Of.
fered TO baptize them In that faith, to which whitus
said, .well, n II viii do any good" 1t was done.
They all knet and repeated prayer after him. Cor
man was next baptized when they oil knelt and re-
pcated another prayer after tue reverend iather.
Az twenty IN nu % after twelve they bads fnal
adieu TO al near them, Whitns seeming very 10th
them 10 leave nm and TO entertain hope that no
would DO saved. Tho doomed men now exhibited
countenances OF the deepest and cast pity ing
eyes upon all below, which no one who saw them
ever VIII forget. jenkins and Gorman wero TOO
deeply affected TO say anything. but whitus talked
TO tue last 10 those he recognized below, telling them
ne iad no Ill viii for any one and expressing the
hope That he w0ald meet them IN happier world
than this. Poor fellow, every one present felt sors
row Tor him and the Others, and many sned teargt
illustrating how true are the words OF tue poet
There ID n for all who die,
"A mourner over the humblest grave.
The Sheriff now put on the white caps ana placed
all three OF them upon the trap.
At twenty minutes to one O'Clock the support was
Knocked out, ana Lew Jenk ms Amos German ana
Robert Wbus went forth into-the night.
The two former died without struggle. Whltus
struggled for ten minutes and then was still. They
were cut down In fifteen minutes.