The New York herald., 1870-04-02
NEW YORK HERALD SATURDAY APRIL g. l87O.-TRIPLE SHE

murderers wtere tho most immoral and beast'v
crimes had sAv0 place. The women now occnpy
criminals wnere, am lola tney exercise and prac.
tsc their lecucrOus deeires without any restraint
whatevcr To such an extent was this carried that
one OF the women, q handsome mulatto, had TO ne
takep from the dungeon and kept In passage way
for the want OF . more secure place Of confine-
ment
APPEARANcR or THE PRISONERS.
Al the command Of a guard 0unR came to the
side OF his duneeon nearest the llght and through
au aperture glimpse was obtained OF o vlllauOus
and horrible set OF features, which were marked
with all the beasty and savage characteristics OF the
the eyebrows almost tO tho crown OF the head:
the nose, where II Joined the eyebrows, was nat
ana indistinct, ana she nosttiis Immensely large.
covering o great space OF the face and reaching
down on tho up 1er lip. the eyes were small black
and piercing, WIN q malignant expression, and the
were thick and protrudng. Gum lay on his pallet
In the last STAGES OF horrible disease. and so weak
anu utterly prostrate as 70 be unable to stand up.
A more revolving spectacle can scarcely be tmag-
incd.
THE scAFroLD.
lhefc Is no jail yard ana In conformity with the
law. requiring executions to be private the scaOld,
or the aifair Intended for such, was fitted up within
the ja, IN one OF The lover rooms. about twelve
,n., han ten feet nigh, In front Of q win.
long and Two and half feet wide. which worked on
on axle fitted In rwo posts on either side the win
dow ana close to the wall. Ibis platform. elevated
aSa' 9s ess s.euea IA @ the Ceilings
Tins drop was supported by Kneo prop. which
worked by hinge IN the centre, anu when let drop
CONFESSION OF YOUNG.
The following ia nearly verbatim report Of con-
fess'on maze by Young few days siDce:--
The plan 10 murder Blalock concoc.ed Saturday
mornings December rs, 1861. This ths understanding
& Joe Knew asoa
than the child unborn pepared the Isham Coun
asng on aocs hat night We were 70 have sohs ossther
90 ss s about SSs 0 M ns'
that hour aud twelve catered the through the door
e'sssa hs sseF Ss a M
lay S % ped n s s sE on with s % ss e. &c
only words he said were ON. Lord John, M ms up'
death struggle ls fsll from the bed 70 ne Sa and beat hs
and stuffed the p ow case n bis mouth In he meantime
did most OF he bloody WORK. Gum dId the holding,
wpe dealt the n pess ., and . qss% The knife There ya
@ @ 70 the S @ ss s.s Tsn ss s
ine lamp and alter locking the door went ou. through
sSry Minutes @ evSn ' Isi sal II San @
Gseh 70 '' ''p0' 'nA' Ash' ana 0'A 'n' '''' '0f
CROWDS TO WITNESS THE EXECUTION
Though 1t was publicly known that the execution
would take place IN the JAIL hidden from view, yet
q large crowd assembled TO wi ness it. At one r. NJ.
gam admission; but tnis tne sherr sternly refused.
aud the moD became still more persistent. The
Tndo Ss eoin IN front and rear Of the jal we're also
TO obtain look through the bars ensued. Those
whose professional business required their presence
In the ail were excluded by the mob which kept up
dea'ening roaring and yelling and hootlng that
We're dls2raceiul.
About haifpast one O'Clock I. M. the condemned
were conducted from their dungeon, with ropes and
oiack CAPS attached to their necAa. Young walked
hrnlV down the hight Of steps, but Gum. who was
exceedingly feeble, had to be assisted by two negro
attendants Tuey both assembled the scaiiold and
took seats IN chairs. whea very impressive prayer
was made by q clergyman. both the condemned men
joining with him. 1hts being ended. q series OF
cross-examinatons as to the murder was commenced
by parties around the trap door. Young whose eyes
were half closed seemed To be IL prayer ana
Judging from the evasve replies he made to questions
As the fatal hour reared bosn the wretched men be-
gan wlld tncoherent nalf song, half prayer, pecu-
ar 70 negroes ana ,ney steadily kept TINS 9pto she
Atiey, father OF the murdered man, who desired to
ask them some questions.
THE LAST SCENE.
AT two p. M. the Snerlf assembled the scafY0ld an0
read the death OF boh which could scarcely
ue heard between the prayers ana supplicatons OF
the condemned within and the din and tumult OF tne
mob without. This ceremony concaded, the ropes
were attached TO- the rings In the ceiling above.
ankles, and black caps were put over
the forehead, obscarlng vision to all earthly things
At i've minutes past TWO the drop ielt aud the
derers were struggling violently In the ar. Neither
OF the noo5es was properly adjusted, and the hang
inlh's KNOBS When tne ropes reached t0elr utmost
tension slipped to the back OF the necKs OF both.
Young ieIt only about foot. and as he swung to and
fro his limbs were cOnvuisively drawn up and his
struggeS were fearful. Gum fell nearly two feet.
and IN consequence OF his enfeebed condition mis-
su,ferlngs were not so intense as Young's. After
few spasmodIc kicks his struggle ceased, ana his
soul was in the presence OF his Maker. Young con-
tinued jerk cOnvulsvely tor number OF minutes,
perhaps flve when he, 100, became stil and both
were at the bar OF Eternal Justice
The execution was badly bnnglcd afair from
beginning to end, and showed the necessity OF
having an experienced hangman IN such cases.
The tortures OF the wretches were terrible whitn
might have beea avoided II proper scaffold lad
been erected and liangman empoyed who knew
how to do his WORK. after hanging nearly Iorty
minutes tue bodies were cut aoWn and placed u
coiiins already prepared for them.