Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-07-22
Execution.
NOAH BIGELOW HANGED ~ SULLIN An
COUNTY FOR THE MURDER OF
HIS NIECE.

HIS NIECE.
Noah Bigelow was on "Wednesday
hanged by the neck in the eout ty Jail IN
Monticello, n. Y, in accordance with the
sentence of death passed upon hi m on the
2Sth of May, by Judge Ingalls, for the
brutal murder of Cynthia Sager, his niece
little girl OF eleven years OF age.
THE CRIME.
The murder was committed on the 18th
Of September last in the town Of Callic DON
Sullivan county, whore her pa rents resid-
ed On the day of the murC Ter she was
sent by her parents for the cows, thai
were some distance from the house, and
on her way met Bigelow, her mother
brother, who, when she cam up to HIM,
caught her in his arms, pull ed her down
upon his knee, and attemp ted TO violate
her person. Her resstanc and cries for
help enraged him, and he struck her with
his cane blow which iade her insen-
sible He then determiI led To kill her IN
order to be avenged upon her father with
whom he had quarrelled lie struck her
repeatedly upon the head with the heavy
knob of his cane, literally beating out her
brains. He then dragged the body some
distance and rolled a large log upon II,
to give the impression that she had met
her death by accident. He then proceed
ed unconcernedly to his hon e.
IT'S DISCOVERY
The failure of the little 2 irl to return
home led to search, Whic resulted III
finding the body as Ii la.1 been left by
the murderer. Bigelcw was suspected
md questioned, but tron..ly denied all
I 4 Il. . i Oh
served upon one leg OF his pAntaloons, but
ne gave no satl,f' .ctory account or how
& came there. 1t was observed that he
had not used is cane since the dIsap-
2earance ii SIe child. His house was
,earched 4a5 the cane found, bat no
marks Of lood were found upon the
knob, Up IN knocking the cane on the
srsua3. However. the knot tell oft, and
Thin II socket was found blood, mat
|, Ted hair. and clottoi pieces Of brains b.
| sclow hen
| ACKNOWLEDGED HIS GUILT,
md states that he had struck Cynthia
| With the cane. and in doing So the knot
anne off, and he still continued 10 STRIKE
aer When he lad finished the deed he
place / the knob in its place, and Then
| wash ed the blood from the cane in brook
near by Subsequently. he narrated hi.
| condl lct towards the child previous 10 tie
| murd erous assault upon her.
TIL. NEIGHBoRs, TRY TO LYNCH HIM.
Tn neighbors were so eXaspcrated thu,
they seized and hung him 10 tree, bal
| he " as cut down and saved from being
! ,umI larily executed by the Rev. Mr.
| Schr .ver. a Methodist minister. lie WI
1 u
| tieel 10, and then committed 10 await biz
rial He conyersed quite freely regard
| ny the affair, but always claimed that b,
| lid not intend TO kill the girl. but simply
meant to render her insensible, III order
that he might accomplish his Infamous
| designs.
| THE TRIAL.
! came off on the Goth of May. the court
| assigning him counsel, and was concluded
| IN the 9th. The defence endeayored L
| >ifo" ,hat Bisele--- insane. but phys
clans who examined him testified that
this was not the case. The Jury returned
| verdict. after half an hours deliberatioI
finding Bigelow guilty of murder III III,
first degree On the 2eth he was sen
fenced to be hanged by the neck on Jaly
| 18th.
EFFORTS TO PROCURE \ COMPUTATION
OF THE SENTENCE
He was remanded to his cell, and lei
to prepare for his doom. His coun.e
sought to procure the Interference q
Gov Hoffman, and a Communication of hi
sentence to imprisonment for life, blu
none of the citizens would sign the pstl
ion. Last week the Governor sent Prof
Mosher, of the Albany Medical College
TO visit the condemned man TO see if Their,
we're any traces of insanity about HIM
careful examination was made, and th'
unanimous conclusion was that there
were no grounds for a change in the sen
tence. The Governor thereupou notified
the sheriff to carry out the order of thu
d | court.
| CHARACTER OF TIE CONDEMNED.
Bigelow was thirty-seven years old
weighed about one hundred and thlrt,
pounds, was born in Delaware couuty
u and resided in North Branch at the tan
| he committed the murder. He leaves
wife and three children, aged respectivei,
ten, five and three years. lie never ha'
j any occupation, living III idleness aut
|. compelling the town to support him al,
Il nis family. He was ignorant and bruta
| III his instincts, as hts crime shows, ant
turing his incarceration seemed to car
nothing for the dreadful fate whicl
L awaited him. He refused to have am
/ minister attend him, and replied eyasivel
10 questions regarding spiritual aft 1T,
Ind eed, he did not seem to realize his con
dition, and bis apathy gave some the i'm
preston that he was insane.
e THE EXECUTION.
The sheriff gave him every attento
o for the few DAYS prior to his execution
II md allowed him the freedom OF the col
ridor the night previous. The Rev. q. {
Houghton, of Monticello, officiated at tn
y execution, though Bigelow APPARENT
s paid no attention 10 the ministrations
10 the reverend gentleman. The executio
rs was private, only the sheritf's special dept
4 ties being present, and the sentence of til
court being carried out in the most CON
'' mendable manner. There was no conf
4 sion nor scene at the gallows, and Bigelo
'r was launched into eternity Without
word escaping his lips.
att A WHISKY STORY. = Some fellow