, 1870-08-08

te1mtned 10 Gle 0tAvely, ma only Anxious 70
devote his few remaining moments to To-
usual excitement On the pass Of tho
prisoner vas deep flush on his
countenauce, In marked contrast to tho
uenal pallor Of his face since condnanant.
rHk H11AL scES1.
On arriving y the gallo"s, Resl stepped
forward aud took tho position assigned him
under the rope that hung dangling from the
c9oss-beau, bis two eonfeeeors atanding at bis
lett, Under Sheriff Stevens I few steps in
front, and the hxng1nAa in the rear. ReAl And
the two priests Immediately melt in prayer,
tho prisoner stiIl holding the craelax in bis
prayer uttered T., Fa:her Dnransus.
They remained in this position per6apa
the hangman slipped the moose
around Reals neck. Before leaving his
cel, Real had expressed desire that the az
after arriving under the gallowr, and had de-
clined to avsn himself OF the usuM privilege
extended 10 persops In that position Of I'D
dressing the Spectators. He said that In his
published statement "to tho public, printed
n 9n3s he o,nng p.Res Of sss,eIday he hid
eoon, therefore. - tho kneeling prisoner rose
to his fee: with The pr.ssts, The hangmAn
stepped up behind him and adjusted
tho Nose 60 - to bring the knot
directly cu tk5 back OF the neck, It
the same time mixing the connection with
Father Dursngue had meantime taken the
cruc1a1 from the hands Of Real, but ooutin-
ued to repeat the pfaye1s aud receive tho re-
sponseo Of the prisoner. The hAuEmau, after
adjusting tho moose, stepped bAck two or
three feet to ANlt the conclusion of the pray
ess before pulling the black cap over the
prisoners lace. Under Sheriff Stevens, who
had not noticed that the cap was not pulled
down. gave the signal to the man con-
/ cealed IN the enclosure, who instantly
cut the rope. The heavy weight fell with :
dull trump. and Real wAa jerked high in the
air; NO one N the audience anticipated 30
Eudden an Guiding to the scene--most Of the
spectators expecting that fea1 would make
soma remarks before leaving the world, aud
all Of them supposing, as matter OF cou1se,
that tho cap would be drawn down
aver the prisoners face before the rope
was cut. The surprise It the bang
name b1undes-tor it va. nothing less thu,
something Of horror, and feeling thss the
| unfortunate man hal been launched into
eternity with unnecessxl! haste, aud cert .lnly
sooner. by few seconds 1t least, than either
he or the spectators had reason 10 expect. On
reelection, however, It was generally deemed
An act Of merry to the prisoner, under the cir
| cu1nssances, 70 cut short tho awful suspenss
under which he must have been lAboring,
| and fortunately his death WAS so sud
don, and, apparently, easy and pain
loee, at the mishap OF leaving the
face exposed did not result in 80 shocking
spectacle - il otherwise might. There
was very little contortion Of tue counte-
| nance Or visible sign o. pa1n but only an in-
| creased 1edness in the face and gradual roll
ing up OF the eyeballs, which became almost
| immediately fixed IN their sockets, aud tho
head dropped forward Us il life wka extinct
There was no hcav1ng Of the breast as il A.
| tempting to breathe, which is often witnessed
| no jerking of the limbs or bodily struggle OF
| .ny kind, except slight lifting OF the knees
| half . minute or 10 after tho Suspension.
Death appeared to be almost instantaneous, ,,
and It was thought that the neck must hare
| an examination By the physician after
/ tho body Vas taken down showed that this
| was not the care, but that death must have
been caused by st1angulation or by sudden
concuseion Of the brain. which produced en-
tire lnscnsibility from the instant the body
wxs ralsed from the ground. When The Of
fcials discovered the mistake in not pulling
the cap over the culpzit's face, the body was
| ordered to he lowered so 80 10 enable thom to
| correct the blunder, but the attempt WAS only
partially successful, and might better not have
been tried.
The body WIS allowed to remain suspended
about twenty minutes. when, the physiciaus
having pronounced life extinct, it was taken
down ind Immediately carried into the Office
OF the female prison, where 1t was plsced in
An ice-cofhn, clad in the same garb worn Oh
the gallows-black frock coat, black vest. lav.
euder-colosed pants, white linen shirt, and
nicely polished gaiters. Two or three female
friends visited the prison to look at the corpse
md, after the formn1ities OF IN inquest bJ
Deputy Coroner Shine, the body was sur1en'
dered to the family Of Real, aud taken to The
house Of his parauts. whence it will be remov.
ed on Sunday, to Calvary Cemotery for inter,
| mant.
! THE SURROUNDINGS. ..
! A motley crowd Of men, women, and chill
dren, numbering several thousand. congre
gated III Centre street, opposite the Tombs
during the execution, and othoss continued t.
flock in from the by-streets long after it wsi
over. Most Of them were evidently disap
pointed to find the affair ended 10 soon. II
they did not expect tho execution tt
take place until II O'Clock. There worl
no riotous Manifestations, however, Ant
very little turbulence or disorder among til,
crowd. The formidable array Of policemen
IN the vicinity efrectnAiy checked any disposi
ton to lawlessueas. il any such existed.
Tbs entire arrangements for the execution
both on the part OF the police and tho Sheriff
were well devised, and al the details, With tn
| exception OF the adjustment OF the cap, befor