The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-08
md Isaac Gerhardt, Esq, the sherias Solicitor;

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The Sheriff then proceeded to the cell of the
condemned, and shortly after again appeared
Miln M hiI escorted also by his spiritual advisers
Inc procession then took up the line of march
to the place of execution.
lhe dress of the doomed man was rather
shabby, but from service alone, and evidently not
from carelessness on his part. In fact, from ~
SIDE pocket hung the end of a white handker-
chief, as though there had been studied effort
on DIS part to assume jaunty and unconcerned
ar The coat was of black cloth, the vest of
Velvet OF the same sombre hue, and the panta-
looms OF dark brown, sufficiently different to
break the monotonous outline Of mourning.
The Sca1old.
In this State the authorities still adhere TO the
old-tashioned double-trap scaffold as the ma
chinery of death. In this case il occupied
almost the exact spot where IL stood when Gott-
ieb Williams and George w. Wnnemore, its
two more recent victims, were hung Besides
being used in this city, it has frequently been
loaned to the authorities of neighborng coun-
ties, and in this way has been brought into use
thirteen times altogether, having been erected
three times, in addition, when respite pre-
vented It's use. The long and varied service 1t
has seen has given IL a somewhat dilapidated APP
pearance, and here and there the wear and tear
have been counteracted by fresh, uupainted
board patch.
the F"nerai March:
so the solemn procession started for the scene
OF the closing act in the tragedy. If the doomed
man exhlblted touch of nervousness as he took
the last few steps which separated him from the
pIlhh VI cIeInlty lIOui VIC Dankb VI tutt NOliIt-
bic Jordan into whose tumultuous waters he was
about to plunge headlong, without any Voh-
ton of his own, 1t could not
have been matter of surprise to any
one. Innocent or guilty, Ii is fearful thing to
be thus led to face the Eternal and the lmpene-
trable to be brought rs u lamb to the slaughter;
or, If the victim of the coming doom choose to
struggle for the chance of another breath of
Gods free air, to be driven like dog into the
very Jaws of death. The innocent man who is
thus made Ia keen sten To the onickennq nulsa
tiops of his heart when 'like "A muffied drum
il is beating his own funeral march
| TO the grave is exalted into a heroic figure Men
have died under such circumstances. when their
parting words have fallen like the words OF the
martyrs of the olden time unon the world fra
pronf with the incense of sacrifice weighted
with n foretastc of the iov which il unspenkable
because so full of glory some men have laid
down their lives willi8clv cbeerfuIlv even
anyiously when they were reaaonahIv nor
suaded or infatuated with the belief that
| the sacrifice ,yould he an accountable one tn the
| Ruler of the World. when they were assured or
| hoped that their death would alleviate some of
| creatures grooned Vet the world does not need
| to he nersnnded that no man can do az comnIo
| Gently without GREAT schooiing And when n
| man, ,nnnooncas 20 ovorshadD2,od h,, on ,,,
| natural criyne crime ao be;noma ca
| reyoltinr that all his nrotestations of inno-
oon a''o aa ms roS,, ~; . ~, hn
| of him ,vbn has been nlotbed u,;th tha nowar ~
| S;,rn,,an I;fo - Ill, ~ ~; Iii All - -.,, f., III ~
| - s1yars h,, III ,ht :; 60 w. "a III, d
cnIIs ,r,on hiob haoyan To ,t3ost its trntI th,t
| his hands are without the smell of blood 'nnnn
| them. that his heart has never borne deadly
| malice against q fellow-creature then. indeed
| he has some claim to the heroic. If he bears him
self up stoutly and falters not exceedingly as he
| marches from the prison gloom out into the open
| air. only to put his head into a halter and die an
| ignominious DEATH with the brand of a murderer
| upon his forehead and that of a cowardly liar
| upon his back
| At the ScanoId.
| The scaffold was reached at a quarter before |
| o'clock. The prisoner, with the step and air of
| a man prepared 10 meet his doom, assembled the
| STRUCTURE accompanied oihy Dy MS spiritual ad-
Vlsers, the Sheriff. ana the pr5on-keeper
| hneenhg upon tne Trap; snort reilSlous cere-
| mony was proceeded with, the condemned man
| held a large black crucitX i'll his hands the
| while.
| The ltany for n soul departinr was then re-
| c;ted in Fn9ish tbe Ioet farewell Shake of hands
was taken. the wrsts we're pinioned behind the
| ""p '"Hoi', w nitn'p , ~ f fA 1 @ W W
| oach, INC oinlious Wii'e cap "aS u""h o'cr tlc
| mead, ana Jerry Eaton was smut III from the
| world!
| HUNG!
| AT ten minutes before one the rOpe was
| nulIed For some minutes the body tYitched
pparynral,, asnecioll,, the arms and b9nda while
NJ NJ 3o! Ia, t " ,J "a ~ l., ~ - 80 f.tt ,,;,n ~
| tile lower hiiun n""you oach "," ioi,h WIN INC
last-expirhg throes, ana Jerry EATON was oe"u
| man!
After Death.
| The BODY according to custom, was permitted
end @ Of which time it was cut down and after a