The Republican journal., 1871-10-19

Correspondence OF the journal,
HARTFORD, Oct. II, 49,
TIE EXECUTION OF WILSON.

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desperate criminal who murdered Warden
Willard of the Connecticut State Prison
August 18th, 1870, was executed at the
County Jail in this city, on Friday of this
week, Wilson career OF crime was life
long; and at the time of the murder he
was serving out u sentence for burglary,
and although he alleges that he was i'll
| treated by the Warden and killed him in
| selt-defense, yet it has been plainly proven
| that the nutder was committed to crafty
Il secret and long cherished revenge. On
| Monday last Wilson was transferred from
the prison at Wethersfield, where he has
been in close confinement for fourteen
months, to- the Jail in this city. On that
morning the sun shone bright, the air was
warm and sweet, the trees were rich in
/ their autumal tints and thus 1t was that
| the doomed mans last look of Nature was
/ during one of her most charming moods
| 1t is about iDut miles from the prison to
the Jail, the road is through the most
beautiful part Of the city. At his own re-
quest he was brought up in iailor Fenn's
open carriage. On the way he conyersed
! freely with sheriff and officers who were
/ with him, ard did not profess to notice the
large crowd of people who lined the road
| along the route for Il long distance. The
writer saw Wilson, Just as he entered the
Jail and when he took his last look at the
\ open world. He appeared stolid and I'M
moved but was quite pale, probably from
/ his loug confinement From letters the
/ criminal has written and from other evil
/ dence it has been proved that he really
/ had love of Natures works, those air
woven children of light How sad this
last farewell OF earth and sky
Thursday the scatfold WAS erected in
the west corridor Of the Jail and within
| hearing OF the condemned, but he did not
seem disturbed by the omnous sounds,
and he even coollv offered his assistance
/ in its construction During the forepart
OF the night Wilson wrote letters and con
yerscd with his spiritual adviser, Chaplain
/ Wooding. Later he seemed to sleep, but
in the early morning the deputies who
were watching him thought he breathed
unnaturally and called the TAILOR, II was
found upon immediate examination that
he had attempted suicide by 7tabbing him
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