The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-08-11
4 SHOCKING EXECUTION.
A Fourtccu-Fcet FAN from the scanOId-
The Criminals Head JcrIcd Oh.

DURLIN, Thursday Night-Andrcw Carr, con.
vlctcd at numbering his raramour, vas executed
drop allowed was fourteen feet from the trap. and
when the bolt was withdraw the JerS was great
that the head was Instantly severed nOm the body,
and tie fope rccohcd with force 20 the trap At tho
inquest which followed tlc Governor OF the prison
deposed that Tie surgeon Of de prison Was rcspun-
.iule for the lenyt Of the rope ussi. 1t was used
against the Governor own opinion.
witness after the drop fell observed the rccoii OF
the rope. and believing some ,cc.dout had occurred
went and looked into The tran and saw the body
lying In the ward beneath decapitnted. The head
was lying several feet from II, and the blood was
pouring In torrents from the head and trunk. The
surgeon, DR.. hincLen, dcposed that he feared the
rope fastened too tight round the neck and tais
ute the accident to the tnnoss OF the rope although
the head was az cl,anly severed AS u by knife,
fastening. There was no disease o. the neck. The
machinery was in perfect working order.
The chaplain deposed that the prisoner comglained
Of the, usLtness OF the rore, saving, win you
strange or choke me before my time - Tue jury
returned ayerdlct that the mishap was the result OF
From ne London Time.
The cap was drawn over his face, and the spec
taors aw1ited tile fatal signal in terrible suspense
wrctched man fen, and then horrid spectacle was
Witnessed 4 drop OF fourteen feet had been ar.
lessor who prescribed this length as necessary 10
order to proCuce ins;antan death by disocant
lshed, and the experiment proved successful beyond
cIpectaton. Tue body tell TO tue uu extent Of the
rope, and then with a sudden snap the head was
wrCnched OF and flung distance OF several feet to
one side OF the yard, while the trunk dropped TO the
other side, gnastly mass with the nerves tWitcu-
| ing convul-ivcly from the violence Of the shock
| The fragments OF humanity were quickly gathered
up and placed in n coffin TO await the inquest, which
| was held II IL o'clock. Capt Boyd dcpOscd that he
| became aware OF what had happened by the sudden
| reroil of the rope and hearing the sound o. the
| body falling into the yard. Every precaution had
been tax TO execute the sentence rs humanely as
possible, The rope was sound, and the whole ap-
PAT atus In perfect order, The height OF the drop
had been fully discussed, and many considered four.
| teen feet too great a ALLAN opinion In which 10
| concurred himself believing eght feet enough but
the surgeon OF the prsOn. being anxious to lessen
the suilerings OF the convict, thought that length
| necessary to produce instlntaneous death.
| DR., Humphrey Minchen, theprison officer deposod
| that all the parts we're divided completely across
| and the veriebrn fractured, which alone would
cause immediate death. lie could not account for
| the decnpiaton on ordinary principles. Tor the fail
was less in proportion than that Of Kilkey, the las
| executed prisoner in Kmainham Jail some OF the
force OF the inll is usually expended In Tightening
the moose but lie feared that In tue present case tue
| moose was frightened beforehand.
The Rev. MI. Anthony stated that before the
prisoner went on the drop he heard him complain
! that the rope was choking him before the time.
| Other witnesses bore testimony 20 the humane con,
duct OF the onieials the jury found that the de
chpaton was the result OF accident, for which the
prison officials not to blame, and that Carr was
| duly executed. lie was list, IN. in weight.