The New York herald., 1870-04-09


fed with Reynolds spiritual condition.
THE PINIONING.
~, MI: isaacs, VINO has plnioned 80 many cuipsits'
Rosenberg. deputy sheriff, volunteered the unde.
siraele duty TINS was accomplished IN the presence
from Reynolds that the rope little tight and
~ ~, was loosened little for him. ~ was opserv,
the silly smile nhls countenance that has been the
| study frI
The preparations were made IN an angie or the
prison wall IN the sunnes corner OF an the paved
space between the outer and inner buildings or the
prison. the Tombs, ike most prisons, ~ not all
| comprised in a single edilce anu This fact may
partly be comprehended by the view OF IL from with
out Al some points there are against the street Sec
! tons OF buildings at other points only sections OF
wall. In the centre there Is also MASSIVE stone
edlnce, and between this and the outer buildings
walls there Is paved irregular space. called, we
Is n the angie at the cornert Of Elm ana Leonard
streets. Here the 'gaows tree' was SO placed that
when the prisoner should stand under it with his
! face to the north he would have the wall OF
the building on Leonard street at his back.
ana the wall OF the building Elm street at his left
nano into this corner seemed concentrated all the
sunshine that the bright April morning poured on
the prison. Across the whole corner square avn
ground. But the sunshine seemed TO ind its way
tnrongh Ihe whiie texture OF this obstruction and
down behind tat the sides where it was not close TO
Inc wall ana under the edge that Happed little and
30 peeplng, dancing streaming down into the cor
ners gave TO the scene cheerful guise quite as va
eyitabe suggestion OF gayety aad holiday making
wherever an awning IS stretched IN the sun-a sug-
or thought of the Tragedy the morning may coverp
Is an awning only . nag tied down at the corners,
sna Is ~ he human mind swsys ready to be carried
wnen cloth Of this sort is spread IN the sum-
rHE APPARATUS
tnQer tnlS awning arose that choice growth OF
society and law, 1.-The galows tree" There were
two uprghts OF an altitude OF about twelve TO fifteen
pulley and at the corner toward the east wnere the
crosstree and the upright were joined, was another
pulley. Through bOtn these pulleys a rope was
passed, one end OF which dangled In the air, sug.
costing to the spectator an accurate guess OF
other end passed down the beam to the victims
rgnt TIL II was lost to sight behind an enclosure Of
plaDkS. BEHIND that enclosure the rope under-
stood to be attached TO u weight This weight was
held in place by cord, and when chat cord should
ns cut ny tne sow OF an axe the only thing 10 stop
head In the moose. On the end OF the cord that
dangled between the beams there was small IRON
so-called. for the murderer to stand upon, which
consisted OF hooring OF planxs SIMPLY laid down
on the pavement OF the yard.
CHORUS.
At the murderers side, between him and the wall
on his lett, were three long tables and seats
reporters. Out in front OF him the paved space
ran all the way TO the wall on White street. and
here were gathered all the spectators kept at twenty
1eet rom the ga0ws by platoon OF policemen. An
otner platoon kept open al one side narrow lane
| by which Reynolds was TO pass from door In the
| OF the spectators.
| With All the preparations thus made the people
and the reporters waited with decorous quiet, and
the pigeons dew from house to house. and the
iiad organ out IN the street did ample justice to
'snoo- fly y ana crowds OF people on the New Haven
| depot stretched their necks In vain TO get a
| glimpse oil the show, while the warm, bright Aprli
| sun streamed Oh all, making the background OF
cod gray, gloomy granite bright as marble with It's
| blaze. rrrr
THE ENTRANCE
At twenty five minutes past nine there was move
m A N 1nNUn f.n tl.A
prison whence the prisoner Gomez all the hats
were OF In moment and a group came forward
! man, ana Immediately behind him three together
and benind these an under sheriff, the doctors and
ener side were priests perhaps The middle one was
! Reynolds. He was mere boy IN stature and so
sga1y Gr % built d That MS welgh was probably not up
talnly not above, the shoulder Of the tall
man In front He was person evidently
one aculeiy TO sfeel such a position. He was
therefore quiet enough. He was quiet rather than
calm, and kept up ms presence without any effort.
He stepped across tie open space as ne might have
stepped ap 70 me bar 70 plead bis defence against
not appreciate his relation to the scene as crimaas
OF finer nervous organization PROBABLY dO to no one
| who saw MIN could 1t possibly have occurred that
ne was unconscious of that relation or incapable OF
comprehending Its plainer sense. Hts commonplace
features bore suodued expression, indicating just
half leer OF coarse cunning that naturally there
| In SIZE and character and general aspect he ap-
lest the city The only point OF dine. ence
was that they have commonly an AIR OF
| empty traggadocio or chrome defiance They
manner OF raising the hand. in the tone OF their
words. There was none OF this In Reynolds Neither
| had lie the epilepuc lace.
aN. THE TOILET. F.. .vI
On his head was black cloth or headdress with the
cord across mis- forehead and thrown backward. His
arms were plnlOned by cord drawn around each
above the elbow and passed across his back. His
Qn1 a hnQ
were moving as II IN prayer The moose was already
! on his neck. 1t was a small cord with a heavy
! OF this cord was small iron eyeet
proper to be fitted to the hook at the enc of the cord
] that dangled from the gallows AS he cane out II
could be seen that The moose was drawn just close
enough to Keep the knot In Its place under his ear
and it was said that when the moose was put on
the prlson and drawn pretty snug he had exclaimed,
| jestingy, "Dont make 1t too tigntn and tnat, in
consequence, IL was ioosened q hJtle.
UNDER THE TREE,
stepping without any assumed Indifference, and
with scarcely perceptble emotion, across to his
hlm, the three immediately kneeled down IN final
prayer, the gallows unctlonaries kneeng with them.
in Jew minutes the Others arose but REYNOLDS
continued on his knees uat the tall man with Jew
ism features stepped up placed mis- hands on the
muraerers shoulder and spoke to hun. lie then
stood u. and the contrast OF his height with that Of
the man behind him made him seem more boy
than ever Tne tan % man snapped tae iron eyelet on
been dangling III the air. and Tor
AN AWFUL MOMENT
ReyuOlQS RlauCeu aTouuu on tnOse OafOre MIN,
with his hands clasped as well AS ms pInioned
elbows would permit and waited for his death. The
tall man threw over his face the cowl chat over
the back OF his head ana drew the cord OF the black
cap down to Its place ana in second was heard
from behind the screen Of planKs the blow axe
the cord that retained the weight IN its place. AT
the sound the body went up in the air to such a
height tna the doctors could just handlly reach up
TO the victims wrist to feel his pulse He was
not jerked up with any considerable violence.
He seemed indeed, to be rather easily lifted from
his feet and carried up as py spring to the place
at which he stopped. This was AZ twenty nine
utes past nine. fe was quiet for minute. Then
his clasped hands were separated and his fingers
ielt again for one another, and hts hands
RED up as far as the pniOned elbows would permit.
For TWO or three minutes then the whole body was
moved In convulsiye effort to take air into the
nngs and the hands became blue, indicating that
there was no longer any red blood in the body. He
was dying simply from the embarrassment to respi-
raiion.dyiDg by sunocation: Al one moment there
was strong backward bending OF the body and
egsso shat the whole figure was like part OF cir
cle Of which tue front OF the body the convex
NY. In 1ve minutes the muscular movement had
Ceaaed. In laQ wa mi