Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-07-01
Ehs Execution OF Hiram MILLER.
AT Windsor.

Ehe Execution al Hiram Miller
AT Windsor.
Hiram Mili,r vas executed al Wind
,or on Friday last, ior the murder Of Mr..
and Mr.. Gowing, a. A-eutneyviile, some
two wear, since. OF the houid details Of
the murder. oar readers are alrol3y a.
4rlairted. 50 that it j. but neces-try to
give an account II the execution, which
We take from the correspondence Of the
Springficld Republican. dated on the day
u ;le.1cau,!ua. = viii he rseallected
that Miller va for several Iaaath- con-
fined in the Rutland county jail II tbi-
place:
There we're three guards with Miller
last night he was n.r. restless through
Tho night, aud stood II the dnnr 81 hi.
cell. t.l.ing with them most 81 the time
uI,'il three O'Clock. when he ar"IItA
asleep for AL hour. but hi- sleep Ma n"i
sound III. remarks were mostly % an
innohorent nature. sud De showed That
mentally be was but little removed from
81 idiot. At first H.. wa- confident % Ai-.
.hility 20 stand the fearful test, hat A. hr
began 10 realize that De- lad entered nIan
hi- l.st day, ha completely broke down
A. one time be sitake 81 hi- l'f3c Toy.
and .ho.,l that h. really long.l 90 ste
him once more. hn' immediately after De
would utter some ce4r-e, vulgar Joke. lie
aid that be supposed there would hr =
crowd IF spectators 10 see him hung. and
be .sirhea Ia have fhem' promise not o.
lite linn - the s4ule time that they ki--''a
- "a "a
innocerics, aud kept repe ttIng that They
Won sst anything out 81 fne. Al ma
ui-kt H. 49, t. Kie aud this morning De
took = hearty breakfast. 81 that time,
Z -orne acquaintance from klrhiord. Vt,
visited HIN. and were gladly received boy
him. but soon be again coInlncn need COM
planning. and spoke wildly 81 the set 81
bloadh0urd- about him. eulcayprlng {"
+ .tcal hi. clothe-. etc. Becoming entirely
unnamed, he Vs. left alone and soon
dropped into = disturbed sleep. Fears
were entertained during the forenoon,
that he would become in-en-ible before
& the hour appointed tor the execution, -
great was hi- distress e mind
Early this morning. the rarpentsrs went
10 work preparing the goll"@s for tie
execution. Ii stood at the lower end 81
the prison hall. a few fest from the prise
ner's cell The driving u the nail- and
the dull ihui Of the drop ee1lld be heard
through the hu.lding a~ihe wprknseu yer
formed the different movements necessary
70 make sure that everything Was Ia per
feet order. Doultie-- this had something
~ 10 with Jiil,r- agiteiIot. aud served
~ a warning go the 'Ne other murderer.
+ Pluml-y AMI Welcome. who were confined
/ in cells near hs-. The frame work ~ ihe
gallows - Il TT. / inches hlgh III ar"F
/ i four feet long. aud the platform seven
I feet long. Tie victim dr.p- - feet. l,ly-
4 ing "A space Of / (. icet between bis toes and
the floor The same gallo WAS n>ed Tor
Z the execution of Barnett and C'yan'&. 90
/ Burlington. each II whom cat liz Naie 8
throat xith a razor. anl Wa hung - IL"
same minute II .laauary 20. 1851 John
Ward III. murderer # Mr.. GrI-wold 90
. WilliSton. VI. Wac hung here "n March
26. ls6s.
7 Notwithstanding il Was well known
+ that but few persons would ic permitted
i 10 ultne-. the execution, there ~"rt many
strangers IN town, and - 10"
/ honr of the execution drew Nigh 81
crowd, attracted by a morbia erii"-l'y-
collected about the prison. NJ symYa'hs
va- e1pr.r-..d for Miller. public "pi;.i'1f
4 htggV
lust. All persons without passes wrr"
ordered from the guard room, and Al
o'clock the guards, Officials reporters aud
twe,tv vi'ues.es were admitted. J.. D.
Gowan and family. cousins 81 the victim.
we're present. Ella. the daughter. es-
pressed desire 10 attend, but could not
I Miller, escorted By Deputies Amsden and
Kendall, walked up the step firmly. lie
.ore , black coat and ge-i, sud light
paut-. hut 30 collar. and biz bosom wat
bare. Chaplain franklin Butler read a
passage Il Scripture. closing. We shall
stand before the judgement sat 81 God
IA. then read "A prayer. ana said In
tho ,,ta,. of the Lord Jesus j asks are
;,,,oen. = Miller replied, Il am.
Sheriff stin-on read the death order,
hound Niller'- hands, arms and legs. and
asked il be bad anything 10 lay. Miller,
laid: {" have not. but II there l. any one
pre.ent whom have ever injured, hope
they will forgive me. Ny hopes are IN
Ga1 Almighty" A. the -hsriff adjusted
the black cap. Miller aid . wish 10 say
II ons word. There are men before me
who have sworn 10 lies. God knows II
4 God il nv strength. ] wish yon all good
bve Gentlemen" The sheriff said :. i ire
time for your execution has come. May
i God have mercy GA your sOul and
launched Miller into eternity. The drop
fell at quarter past o'clock.
Thsre was no struggle or even culver
Of the body. HE pulse ceased beating m
eleven minutes, when 1t was found that
the neck was completely dislocated. DR..
stile. and Clarke Of Windsor, Harrington
of Chester. Palmer of Ludlow and Ienney
of U.rtf,,rd. were present and examined
the corpse. The friends Of the deceased
,ook n,--ession Of il, and carried II TO
Richford, VT.
Miller had wife aud child IN Jay. VT.
/ She has written several affectionate letters
- him, but never has VISITED him lie
was 80 years old, 5.feet six inches high
Gas stontly built, had blue eyes and dark
brown hair.
EuIED.-A Mr.. Hannah, employed
in building and repairing fences ON the
Rutland Railroad, was run over by