The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-06-05


"a. pefevr~s Mana Exec.s,ou ~
Uor,n S~S~~s~.,s- aS NJ.
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~ mas ooon airoaay s'a'cu 'ha' 'ne PRIV
posed execution OF the colorod prisoners,
Baker and Thomas, which was 10 have taken
-. a, u.,,s.x ,..t F,,dsv had bcc, do.
p'aoo NJ na" 'aaN ls.l
ferred until fnaay, JUNG q IN eonse " ,hs,
OF respite granted py the governor Oh tnat
State. The respite came at the last moment,
and the correspondence when secured
was conducted enurey ~ ,elcgrapn, Mos-
crnor Holden peing In bainmore ~ sne ulhe>
The condemned men, BAKER ana In9mas,
with anothcr Oh inc same COLO, nnhoo svnn-
son, were tnca and oonvlceee OF .ao maIa
Of one Waae pitenor, also eoioreai ~ aeoun
OF oyer and 'ermlncr ncio IN hailA NV, aursns
July, 1868. An appeal was taken 70 tne gu,
preme Court, where Messn. Conlgland ana
solomon, eounsoi lot tno sccusoo, hsnea
Mat they had been hlegMy conyleteo upon
three grounds' L. becauso tne nc" cons'Nu
tion does not autheriIe eostts Oh oyer anu
terminert "a, because OF Na,aases III tne
eSun Of hs ~ h, snu
l
lawyers, when their attention was called 70
II, were with the prisoners on the hrst point.
Thc recent law With respect 70 the place
Of executing criminals wa construed by the
county authorities a recurring the erection
Of an enclosure. The HALIFAX jail was win,
out an enclosure, but during the past week
one was erected. within this the gallows
was built. ...v....-f. .sT....... o
johnson, the rcspited prisoner, very re
Gently made confession, impucating BAKER
and Thompson, But assigninH 70 himself no
! further part than that OF a bystsndcr, save
by aiding In conccaiing the BODY atter inc
, murder. The Roanoke Rsos says the satc-
from that oftho witnesa on whose testimony
, the men were condemned, but the evidence
) tends 10 the conclusion that the affair rose
out Of o sudden quarrel, without premedita-
!, ton. The scenes which occurred on the day
fixed for tho execution, In the jau aud ugon
the scaffold, are thus graphlesfiy described
9 oy yo..s.T.-a'""t Of the Wilmington On
!, AT an carry nour tnls mornng, MT, ION
= igand, VINO naa yoon one ., .ne.r as M'ss
Q counsel, sent teiIgran 70 uorcrnor t ~ ~
!. requesting respite OF ono week 10, tn'
Q Prisoners, On tno si'uuu tnht ny hau oSe.
Il iniormeo .noy uosnVu JUG nInsstns,o.s =,
q Oalnonc pI,c.., anu W. HnPoss.o., soP,v
a cure one pci1ro tne ulno apPS'n.ea i9r sn'
II Il A---.- a. ,-t.h It,. -....h.
n soon pegan W sssonolo, VIII Hui.c = hunioe
a OF wmtes, put oy mo means 70 lsrgcas in cas
:. paGnc eaeeuuon. eoioIeu nhin ny,
l. vas aamittoo anu eInor,eu anu Pra3ea wy
n the PRISONERS on ms aePartule u outno \,
Ia gentleman na9 an ln.erview Win tneln, tn
n result Oh whcn was tna' .ney snch uesis r !
l. they nag Prcv,ousiy, INC SERVICES Q,
o. Sathonc prisst, oa' IN case one Souiu not
n nag, tnoy aesiou " nay Ne'nocS P T,,
=, l with them ana 70 receive lay Daptlsm, IN
"a poor men mad never received any rehgiou
IA training, ana tne wsh expressed oy tne'
Catholic
Cd gram came from tine Governors chiei cleI
'di sheriff, very faithful and upright once
n. determined 70 dsregard, as no did not dee
On IL official. Seeing the turn matters were tai
alf Ing, the gentleman referred TO and anothe
,er with two Catholic ladies OIL inc place, visit.
I'd, the prisoners In their cells. The crucif
cts was placed In tue hands OF each, and .
ed effort made 10 bring wildly 70 their min,
%, the passion and death OF our Lord aud s
In viour, who died for the sins Of all mankln
on TO inspire them with q penitent spirit, to "
ow press them with q truo sense OF their CONF
Ike ton, q realization o. theif approaching On
ne and 70 all them with . hope Of forgiyenc
las through the blood % inc Lamb. linen
Ia knclt, the LltAny oil Jesus and the Bubllfl
for prayers OF tho Cakholic Church for the dyli
The sinner were reelsed, me prisoners biessiI
,os arns nm ns.s nrd sn any fS daiivor ~. ~
I'D besecch thee To near ma. , O lord. cisarl
of and snpareptly deyoutly. Daring this q,