The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-09-07

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HCRRIBLE .E.N'D RRT0LTI.v0 SCENES
on THE G.sLLOH's
The execution of Charles 0rme for
tie murder Of Theodore Brodhead,
which took place at Stroudsburgh, Pa,
on Wednesday, the 18th inst, was at
tended with some Of toe most revolt
ing scenes eyar witnessed on the gal
lows in the United States. After be-
ing placed on the sclffJll the prisoner
had dispute with an exsheriff in re-
gald to the manner he had been fed
and clothed while in Jail, When this
debate had been stopped by the olficia-
ting sheriff the prisoners spiritual al
wiser demanded that the execution be
postponed until the arrival OF the one
o'clock mail train, which might bring a
reprieye The sheriff was at first I'M
willing to accede to the demand, but
the suggestion of the minister had its
effect upon Orme, and he begged a
postponement as last favor. For n
minute or SO there was a wrangle, and
the spectators looked at one another in
blank amazemcnt, evidently at loss
to know whether they had come to see
a man hanged or to attend farce, in
which everybody present was expected
to play particular part. The sheriff
finally concluded to postpone the exc
cution, and SO the prisoner was taken
off the scaifold and reconducted TO his
cell, while the spectators adjourned to
dinner.
The closing scenes of this most hor-
rible gallows tragedy are thus describ-
ed by reporter for the New York Hen
add
The mail train arrived at one o'clock
but there was no news from Harris
burg and so everybody who had man
aged to gulp down his dinner and had
a pass to enter the Jail, at once wendell
his way towards the scene OF the exc
cution At ten minutes TO two o'clock
the cell was again crowded and the
prisoner again brought out. He as
cended the scaifiold as firmly as he had
assembled it before, and knelt down
while the minister offered up q prayer
for him in which he fervently joined
| As the cap WAS about to be drawn over
/ Ills face he BID good bye to the sheriff,
his counsel and several other persons,
and then, as the cap was fastened over
his face, muttered never told Brooks
to shoot Theodore Brodhead, and re-
lpeated several times, God have mef-
q on me The Sheriff, meanwhile,
with hat on, bound the culprts arms
aud legs with strips 81 mash d, and az
ter be had placed the moose on the
condemned mans neck, exclaiming as
/ he did 50, +" mia putting this on al
comfortably as I can, SO as not to hart
YOU Charley" he hurried down the
steps and SEEING hold Of the rope at
Tackled to the upright which upheld the
drop. with a sudden jerk pulled the bar
from It's place. The scene that follow
cd none who Witnessed il can ofacc
from t5e.r memory Tie bar aBd drof
both fell with crash mad al the same
instant be rope above The moose broke
/ With snap ike that u whip and
I 0rmo fell distance Of fse feet, strk
ing heavily on the prison floor II.
would have fallen backwards bis fall
leagth bad the drop not been behind
him as he strnck the ground, aud as il
was be lay Tor few moments stunned
10 AsGA4a t4g4sAtaH httA LIS AAAA 4eetA'
ing against tie wall For au Instant
every one seemed par4i zed with terror
aad no one moved toward the uuiortu'
nate man: bu. the moment the spell
that bound them was broben q general
rash was male toward the seaiTold. --
Orme was raised to his feet aud tbs
cap was removed from Lis face. ID
looked around wildly aud held BIS
nsAt hand up 70 bis neck, bat sac
nothing. probably because be was m
ahle 70 spsak--ant.l DO was again made
10 ascend toe seaIoid. while the buug
ling sheriff prepare new moose, A
Ae placed himself under the cross ban
for the third time lee turned 70 hii
spiritual adviser and exclaimed, Ga
thai this horrible Wofk aAs over