The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-02-09
HANGING MADE EASY.

A Bill is before the Legislature pro-
vidiug for the abolition of capital pun
ishment and while it is needless to say
that we highly approve of such move
men. as being in conformity with the
spiri. of the age, we beg leave to call
the attention of Legislators to the toll
lowing comments by the Tribune upon
some recent extraordinary performances
preceding an execution in Rome, Ne"
York. Says that paper:
A few weeks ago, in considering the sub
iect of judicial strangulation, we ventured 70
suggest that the hempen process, If 1t eouid
not be abandoned without the utter rum OF
| social order. prosperity, and happiness,
MIGHT possibly be ameliorated. or even given
| I'D altogether, in favor of some OF the swiiter
| and more certain poiSons. We perceive with
| kind of melancholy satisfaction that our
| hint as already been acted upon. AT Rome
| in this State, only on last Friday, 1t was
found necessary to destroy according TO ia"
one William Henry Carswell, murderer.
| He was to be hung at half-past twelve; anu
| of course. looked forward to the important
his nulse. and interfered with that calm tr;,m
of mind which the public observes with great
delight in persons about to be turned or 10
reduce the patient to perfect religious state
| of exemplary acquies cence, there belnS ne
time for the exhibition Of val an the pref
ding physician whipped out his pocket lancet
| and drew from Carswcli some eighteen ounces
| of blood, while the spirit of Dr. Sangradn, nc
doubt, looked down from the skies with
beaming expression OF countenance. a
nothing was said in his sentence about TINS
extreme phlebotomv, we presume mat Inc
culpri, voluntarily submitted to il; but why
would i. not have been as well to have LEI
him then and there die the death OF the phi'
/ Iosopher Seneca, even furnishing warm
bath at the expense ofthe county 1t seem
we are not so humane even as that lunatt
old rascal, the Emperor Nero.
| Rnt let not the authorities at orr Rome hf
Hastily or ha.shly judged. After the rene
section above mentioned, the man about t.
die had such satisfactory interview WIN M
q" sniritual advisor" that he declared IN III
last speech that " he could see the angels
coming to meet him" Nobody else saw
them but then nobody else mad peer, oleu.
But we have not vet completed this cata
IIorne Of browning mercies. Science, eve
benevolent, assisted AZ the apothfoSlS OF ,AI
fortunate unfortunate. At the very last TN
gave him chlorifo1m and this, We baheye
lis the first instance of such use OF the blessed
discovery. The poor man was suffered 70 e
to the angels coming to meet him. Ali'
in a state of emi-cOnScl9uSneSs MS sou
was launched into eternity, as the ed!fe'
reporter for the newspapers, with great NOV
eltv and origiD ality, neatly observes. " "
with the bleeding, and the angels, and IT,
chlo-i form. we must say that this was one O
the most cheerful and religious " launches
of which we have ever heard or read II tn
scafold had only been fnrally decorate
there would have Lsen nothing more I
desire, except perhaps a band OF music.
1t is true that those who argue that tn
: wicked should be hung IN terToTem ma
object to all these assuasire arrangement
and we nav think that, according to the Oh
theory. they would be right. When we hav
made hanging easy, how can IL 5e snow
hat ,nIirders " ii not be multiplied: Is n
it, after ali, the rack and the wheel which :"
| wan.