The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-30

i,,s there about dusk and stayed short
DARK Saos ana rom a, the storehouss until sassr
Jacxscn knocked 1t the dsor two or three times.
vsns MT, anderson answered and ut candle and
ne wanted to buy anything. jackson asked MIN Il hs
NAP any cakes: IS, me- Anderson replied that he
Jackson stepped 10 the door and Seisndsd 70 be-
looking around a. Il to see what was There. Az Mr.
raj blows with walking stick which he mad in hla
hand, knocking MIN down, and rs Mr. Anderson
csKeS aud bs sfA'G %i seized On t h n saa
win . rock which : hanaed VI" MIN "'Ai
af ad the se'a Store %ss ans s vss0 IL
threw the old man ne called to me to brin9 him =
and Jackson went on into the Soaso 70 nr
went back into the road 70 watch. Jackson CANE
out presently ana said ne cSm a nc not open the
key was in the door: told him to come ana waiaS
aud That would unlock 1t, as understood such
n mem SRs Sus q 1 e.:
tS Ss sd c 0 e. AND
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ss 81 @ AND h 60 as
ana saw me- ana asked VINO il that :" made no
reply Dus gslng back "a for fear he would
towards Mr.. Anderson with . cudgsl, dragging It
behind him. that ne mad picked Up al the wood Pile.
you ~. q, the time going towards him, and when he
wS as s fr n; o.
demned was overcome with emotion ana
a asd he 70 ,e pause he ur mis- h Ans
ni@se i' think that blow ovt0 ks rs n,m SloaSt
He was mighty go0o man. After he fell jackson
and took him up carried him In the house ana laid
him on the floor aud closed the DOORS
Hubbard reD0ated this confession Tn ne qherfN
this morning In all lts particular details. II Ia cor
roborated by the evidence adduoed on his trial.
His spiritual adviser, the Rev. Philip Only colored
pastor Of the coOrcd Methodist church ut this place.
day. and expressed himself as not at all satisfied
with his spiritual condition. Your reporter accom-
when they Went to hao5ards cell to remove ais
irons and prepare him for execution, ana found
him quiet but evidently much depressed and fear
full. The jailer removed the irons and, while doing
so. engaged him In conversation.
LAST MEETING WITH HIS ACcoMPLICE.
He expressed himself as feeling fOrgiving spirit
towards everybody, and asked TO he allowed to SEQ
John Jackson, whom he had In his confession implt
Gated as his accoMpce ana VINO was confined Ia
complied wth and on entering the cell he took
Jackson by the hand and told him that he iubbardl
great deal and had done great deal OF mischief to-
gether, and that was what 1t had brought them 70.
nS haa e n Ss crs aee
to the things OF this world for ever.
HIS FUNERAL SERMON
was then preached within the lal! building by tne
Rev. Mr.. Only In very appropriate and impressive
manner. &
Upon the conclusion OF the funeral services Hub
bard, with the fatal cord around his neck, took his
seat on his coffin in the cart which was IN waiting
fer the purpose, and surrounded by guard under
the orders or the SherIn and summoned by ham
from Inc body Of the county proceeded to tho placs
OF execution, about mile from town.
e ON THE sCAFFOLD gi3 sucgla.
Upon arriving the condemned attended by tho
Rev. Mr.. Only and the lailer, assembled te steps to
the scaf0ld. After some appropriate and impress
sive remarks by the oficiatiDg ministers and HYMN
being sung and prayer offered, Sheriff Blair assembled
demncd man that he was then about to exc.
cute the sentence OF the law upon him. and
would be- su allowed MIN. Hubbard. in : Very
weak, falterng voice acknowledged tho Jus.
tice Of his sentence, and spoke few words 81 o.
friends went forward and took him by the hand
and babe him an eternal farewell. Seyeial Of tnen
cries Of grief as they turned from him. The aor then
shook hands with the condemned man and placed
the fatal black cap upon his head, ana, having
pinioned nis arms and legs anl placed MN pro-
perry on tie trap, retired from the scanod.
orr. Nng7fs
Tnen, IT given signal, the trap was sprung by
Sher Blair, the soul Of one OF the perpetrators
OF one Of the most diabollcal murders on
was no motion OF the body, save few
convusive witches of the lower limbs BY
clear fall OF nearly five feet the neck was broken
instantly, and, after hanging for fifteen minutes,
the body having been examined by physicians IN
attendance and lie pronounced extinct was re-
moved and placed In the cohIn, and decenty buried
In the "Potters Ola Fled surrounding the gall0ws.
Some reports had been circulated In the community
the evening previous to the execution that An Ut
tempt at rescue would be made but / never saw q
more orderly crowd on any occasion, and 1t seemed
to be the universal sentiment Of the people present.
beth white and colored, that the extreme punish.
Ment Of the law was justly inflicted. m egs
TIE ACCOMPLICE.
Jackson Is now confined IN the jail at this place,
indicted as an accompice la the murder for wbca
Kit Hubbard has Just been executed, and VIII be
tried az the next term or tho County Court.