The New York herald., 1871-12-16

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criminals TO reach FOR water from Q bucket which
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pleasing than repulsive; his expression was hope
less ana his voice was faint and shaky In stature
may M caii call the was about SIX X feet % TWO inches.
powerfully Quilt and muscular, with stoop at the
posture az the shoemaklng business; but he was
emaciated and weak from con1nement and mental
PoMP NOT PREPARED TO DIE
"pomp. asked, are you prepared to meet your
"ko. sir.n
Wen, because am not"
Have yOu not had time to prepare ~
Yes sir; but could not fix my mind"
'.D0 you acknowledge your sentence 10 be justs"
death ior killing Baker,
Why 40 you say sO2''
had NO more notion Of killing him than ! have OF
wei Pomp, you snopld have made your peace
Yes s,r; tried' but my mind was not in the
AS he said this in q tone Of the deepest despair
his face vanished from the small hole and he sunk
back on his pallet IN the cold and the thick dark
cell Of Hillsboro JAIN. This was in the upper story
OF the jail building and descending TO the lower
floor was conducted into the room now evidently
devoted TO the execution OF felons.
THE sCRAGGING ROOM AND sTRANGLING MACHINES.
It was IN this same room that witnessed the bar
barous execution OF two criminals in April 1870. and
though the HERALD report was then copied in the
Stardard Governor Holdens Official Organ) at the
time, and the attention oil all the State and county
officials called to 1t In most unmistaKabe manner
yet was shocked to see the same Identical appa:.
another victim. The ceiling OF the room does not
exceed ten feet ana 6aif in height. There
wall on either side OF the rear window,
In which We're bored TWO holes at the level Of the
window sill and IN these holes worked an axle at
n a
exactly four feet from the floor. In the ceiling above
were the two iron rings from which the criminals
alluded to were suspended and strangled twenty
months ago. II was one OF the most miserable. bar.
c vilized community, and TO which the mode Of
drawing the cart from beneath the criminal ID hui
man aud far superior IN efectlnR speedy death.
PINIONING POOR POMP.
About one O'CLOCK ?. M. the Sheriff, accompanied
BY the ailer and assistant proceeded to the cell OF
the doomed victim aud heavily pintOned him by
the hands In front and by the elbows at the back.
The halter. Q threequarter lope, was placed round
his neck; the black cap was also tied to the neck
but left hanging on the back, and In this bound
plight the poor wretch was led down the stairs and
low steps to the drop. There was no crowd
present. owing to the privacy OF the execution and
the severe weather, and not more than twenty-fv
persons were admitted to witness the terrible
tragedy.
At the request OF the doomed man clergyman
was sent for to offer last prayer for the salvation
OF his soul ere 1t took iis flight to another world.
While the messenger was absent negro woman
was admitted TO administer spiritual comfort to
Pomp; but she became exclted, ana delivered her.
self Of harangue, combination OF prayer, sermon
and lecture winch, instead Of consong, only served
to terrify the unfortunate man, and she mad 10 be
stopped. Soon after this tile clergyman arrived,
prayer followed nearly oil Of the spectators kneeling
with uncovered heads. TINS concluded, Pomp was
placed Oh the drop, and the ailor, by the instruc
doomed E1an never spoke, except lew words to
the clergyman, which were inaudible to any one
else.
THE CULPRr SWUNG INTO ETERNITY,
The rope was then pulled through one Of the iron
rings In the ceiling and made fast. The black cap
was drawn over the features, and the few gaping
spectators and dismal room-al that was visible
TO the condemned Of this beautiful wOrld-were for
The drop Pelng cleared q on but the gnassly,
blind, bound and pinloned victim, at thtrty-fve
minutes past one the prop was terked from it9
PLACE, end PQmp's b3dy vas performing the most
violent cont0ftlons IN the air, bis Zee!
only one foot from the ground. the 1all
measured two and o hal{ feet The rope
had not been properly adjusted, and the knot
slipped from It's place TO the front and near the
chin. The deathrattle could be heard IN tne vlC'
TINS throat as ne surgcd and swung TO and rO.
From the violence Of his struggles, It s needless 70
say, the neck was not broken, and, awful as this
sight W as the few within the room seemed 70 gaze
Rreedily on the victim, intent on seeing the last
agony and seemingly anxious to dev0ur the least Of
the savage details. In fifteen minutes lite Ia said TO
have been extinct, and, alter hanging thirty min
utes the body was cut down.