The New York herald., 1869-05-30


began to move, followed BY the crowd Of negroes.
most OF whom were females. Slowly It wended its
way down Marshall street, thence out Seventeenrh,
executions known Is ..the Valley on the norti-
west side OF the city, and Immediately on the line OF
the Central Railroad AS the procession moved
and the windows were filled with people.
THE GALL0ws AND CROWD.
The scaffold embraced platform twelve feet hiehs
supported by four uprights, In the centre Of which
was trap door or drop. Surmounting this was .
decy the rop the a rops with rs Sop
rlbe moose. Massed around this structure were,
with the & arrival Of the procession headed BY the
wagon, with Its death freight, about four thousand
people, while the hills on the city side were thronsed
WIN large groups, seated In full view Of the APP
was comparatively small The police formed around
tne scanold, which Tyler ascended with great nrm.
Charles Mills the city surg surgeon, bis deputies. tie
lailor anu Tour coored preachers. Here Ben Scott,
shook hands with Tyier and Sads him 's 1s.ewei,
prayer was then offered, which Tyler repeated after
the clergyman amid solemn and impressing
silence.
Upon being asked If he had anything to say to the
assembled multitude Tyler stepped forward and In
clear voice made an address substantially as fol-
lows
,das @ s: God YGq hear
s1pw ss vov who going there whsrs am s to @ Heaven
helped. You the future. ha.s fought The
battle and kept the faith and there M crown in Heaye1
want you ali to sing
Tyler then gave out hymn in the negro vernacu.
lar somewhat follows, which the entire crowd
jOlnel IN chanting:-
Death make the soul afraid
IL God De with you there.
And never yield to fear.
E1S 1ns g 70 you = sgs ssss, ss,ss "a: = go
Moses behold the Promised Land
But be never reached the place.
Another prayer offered, during the recital Of
A.
4uaintance and called out to HIM, "iiow dye dos
Give my love to all, and tell Mssr william am
were sung The scene, which was very impressive
but for the presence OF the scaold, resembed moro
a Methods. camp meeting than tragic occasion:
and indeed, from the religious enthusiasm Of Tyler,
who seemed grateful more than sorrowing, the death
penalty was robbed OF Its terrors.
How long the religious ceremonies would have
lasted II IL impossible to say, but II brought TO
Of an approachIns tram Which drowned tile tie
voice OF q preacher who was delivering semi-fune-
raj GRAFTON and exhortation to the crowd, to- take
warni,ig by the spectacle they would soon witness.
GETTING READY.
The train passed. Tyler, who had been seated, was
now desired TO stand up. as his time was nearly ex-
meet you in heayen.' Al but the city sergeant and
deputies now left the scafold prior to the finale OF
the tragedy.
Tyler was tnen tightly pinloned, his hands being
tied behind his back and his knees and feet sec lrely
fastened. A final leave taking by the caicers fol.
lowed. black cap was adjusted over the head OF tpe
was Withdrawn. The drop fell and Tyer's soul was
al the bar OF God. The fall was about six feet and
the neck was broken. Except slight muscular
tremor OF the thumb OF the left hand for AN instant
there was no other movement. Lie was declared
extinct a few moments afterwards by the attending
physicians, and after hanging twenty-nine minutes
the body was cut down. When the man was launched
INTO eternity there was half smothered cry heard on
the outskirts Of the crowd, which probably came from
some female, attracting attention for a moment.
The bulk OF the crowd remained until the body was
cut down. and even alter that many fingered about
the spot, "a q SpcilbOund.
Negro MmfdcTers Hcspiied in North Carolina.
HALIFAX, N. g.. May 2s, 1869.
The three negroes Gus Baker, james Thomas and
George Bayne, who were to have been executed
here to-day for the murder of young negro fisher
man named Wade Ditcher. in May last, were respited
by Governor Holden. The order respiting Bayline
was received early IN the morning. The Governor
has set the 2jth Of June next AZ the day OF
his execution. The order respiting Baker and
Thomas was not received until all the preparations
for their execution had been completed and the two
criminals were Standing on the scaffOld with the
ropes around Their necks, aud the black caps drawn
over their faces. Another moment and they would
have been launched in eternity, when Hayes, the
coored member OF the Legislature, was observed
rushing through the crowd around the scan0d,
waving an envelope In his hand AMI shouting Re
spited ~ "Respited 7" Their execution win take
place on the ith OF June, II the Governor does
does not again respite them.