Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-02-11


YEOTBROAY.
Two Men and . woman Hanged
TIE STARS special report of last evening
gave the particulars Of the execution OF Mary
Wallis,
Prince George county. Md, yesterday after
noon. for the murder OF the infant child of Mr.
Albert N. Read, Of this city. Two other execu-
lions TOOK Place In the State yesterday.
AZ Cumberland.
John Howard, alias John Lewis, alias Shorty
Essns, was executed Tor the murder OF Henry
Siiser, near Cldtown, Maryland, on the 18th of
august last. Miller was engaged In 10 ating on
the Chesapea AXE and Ohio canal and How ard
sas EMPLOYED on the boat. The murder occurred
ABOUT O'Clock in the morning. Miller used
some angry words to Howard about the manner
VIZ which he was doing his work. Howard
caught up "spreadeI stick" and struck Miller
some three or four violent blows over the head,
from the effects OF which he died in q few hours.
Howard WAS arrested. tried, convicted and SEN
fenced to death. The Baltimore Axacrican's
account Of the execution states that when all
the arrangements were completed yesterday,
the Rev. Mr.. Nice spoke to the multitude,
saying: -" Howard wishes me to state
that ne wishes all who see him in his
awful position should take warning by his
fate, and never touch intoxicating drinks"
The prisoner then stood on the drop and said:
- ne lew words have to say, is this, that any
never have stlaws in his boots. bur the man who
swore against me, swore false-that is Henry
Mlntdrop. know the man which l murdered
dld wrong he swore against my mother TWEEN
" wears ago. i think a. much OF my mother as
ever 1 did. Put that rope around ms neci.
fLank God, l die good mana Christian
moment were being made he said: "Mr Law
man, hanS my picture up in your ROOM" and
then as the moose was being drawn uncomsorta-
ply rt tight ne said; Don't pull it too tight"
Then catching sight Of a face he knew in the
crowd he exclaimed, "Hello, Pointy;" at this
point the white cap WAS adjusted on him, after
which he said, "Pointy, where are you? Tell
and again, 'You can xiii the body but YOU
cant XII the soul. Good bye; die Christian"
After these explanations he stood still, and the
cd the rope that held the drop, and With q dull
thud the unfortunate man tell three and a half
feet, and hung suspended by the neck. The neck
nsonced him dead in ten minutes after the tail.
III was manifest, from the appearance Of the
prisoner, that he was under the influence of
stimuiants, or, In other words, drunk.
At Frederick,
Yesterday, the sentence of the colored man,
John Martin, was executed In the Jail yard for
tie atrocious crime Of rape. He committed the
h-inous offence upon the person of Mrs. Mar
Years OF age, and for many years quite infirm,
on the 9th day of April, 1870. between daylight
and sunrise, about six miles from Frederick,
mar the village OF Mount Pleasant. The Bal,
more sun says:-At 1 p N. the sheriff BRO
ceeded from the jail to the scafiold, followed
by the prisoner, whose arms were piRioned with
q rope, and a rope was adjusted around his
neck The Rev. !. c. Hammer, Rev. Mr.. Smi-
iey and Mr. Backus attended; deputies James
bartgis. george Steep, John Smith, George
SHAW, Allen Shearer, and also Geo. Ii. Lease,
the JaIlor, were present. The entire party as
cended the stand, when Rev Mr.. Hummer with
some others, sang four stanzas Of hymn, after
~hiSh Kew MT. hummer addressed the Throne
OF Grace. The prisoner then stepped to the
ScaffOl6 ads the fol
address in q distinct tone of voice
Ny fr1ends-I suppose you have come to see
trees and tho fences. Nv friends. don't o come iu
to the gsllows- Try to serve God and GET to
heaven. feel that God has forgiven me- and
have home in heaven. hope you will meet
me there,
where congregations ne'er break 10,
And Sabbsths have no end"
! have no mere TO say.
AT the close of this address, Rev. Mr.. Hum
mer read from the scaaold. at the nest OF the
prisoner, his farewell address, which, he assured
tin spiritual advisers, was his dying words, and
that " hat l. contained therein is true, and that
he did not want to be asked any more questions
THIS statement is in conflict with the confession
he prisoner made to Rev. Mr.. Hummer and
MI. Motter, his counsel, on the previous day,
tststing that be only attempted the crime bat
IL agrees with what he confessed to Rev. Mr.
Smiley and Mr. Backus about two weeks ago:
My friends l stand before YOU, Condemned
my life. confess 1 suffer justly. / feel that
The Court and jury have done right. have no
unkind feeling toH ard them; and though have
beer hell-deserying sinner God in mercy has
psrdoned my Sins. 1 leave the world feeling
that Am st peace with God and all men. Fare
we'll 80
When Mr.. Hummer had concluded reading
this address ali who were upon the scsffold ex-
cept the sheriff babe the prisoner adeu and de-
.cended. Sheriff Bartgis then took final leave
Of the doomed man, and as he descended the
-teps put his foot upon the treadle, which was
adjusted about three steps from the ground
and As quick thought the prisoner was
iaurchs d int eternity precisely sixteen minutes
after O'Clock. He dropped about i've and a
half feet, and after a slight movement of his
lower limbs he ceased to move. In fifteen
minutes after he dropped DIR. W. II. Baitzeil
pronounced the body lifeless, and it was taken
tOwn and turned over to his friends through
Nr. Etchison, who Immediately sent IL to his
former home, at Mount Pleasant, in this county,
tor interment The prisoner showed but little
agitation on the gallows. and met his fate with
great coolness. About three thousand persons
witnessed the execution.