The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-15
NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY. JULY u.s. 1871.

this hanging DAY than II had for q considerable
Time previous. Males and females OF all ages and
colors were drawn here by that morbid and depraved
curiosity to be near at least the diving agonies OF a
fellow creature they could not Witness Barr0ouis
Ice cream and soda water saloons and water melon
venders drove thriving trade with the heated and
swelfering crowd. which stood heroically gaping
ana staring at nothing, under almost vertical rays
OF tropical sun. The wall enclosing the jail yara
being low and sheriff White being OF an economical
turn n. Of mind. he did not build an enclosure
cution and It's privacy. He hit, however, on most
novel expedient.
In one corner or the yard stands square brick
structure, fourteen by fourteen with concal roof,
known as the smoke house. In this he determined
to nave the execution TWO uprights, about five
feet high, were driven in the earth near the centre
Of the house the tops Of these were grooyed. and
side OF II, worked. THIS trap was supported In u
horizontal position BY rope, which ran over an
cured near lts base. This rope being cut, the
trap fell; but more miserable shiltless and con-
insecure, ana showed in its construction, which was
begun and completed IN half an hour this morning,
a thorough Indifference as to the tortures or the
criminal ana an lnhulnaniy not TO be expected In q
civilized community The hours wore away, and by
noon the vicinity OF the jail was living mass Of
swelterlng humanity--soine perched on fences,
roof-tops. wagons--all waiting to get a glimpse OF
The criminal he passed from the jail 70 the smoke
hoGse, distance or about thirty yards, while the
officials exhibited quiei carelessness as to
THE COMING TRAGEDY.
The crowd was all ears eyes and the most abb
M
the Sheriff and his deputies proceeded To the cell OF
the Condemned, from which he stepped boldly INTO
the passage when the ndge rude bolts had been
WITHDRAWN Young, though deeply moved, was
calm. lie went TO the doors Of each OF the cells
opening on the passage ana, IN feeling and emo
tionai accents, took last farewell OF his fellow
prisoners.
"Farewell. farewell" he said, sand may GOD
bless you. 1 am going 10 leave you now, right
away. but am not afraid. thank the Lord am
ready.n
The prisoners all responded "Farewenu IN quito
n N m n IN
With piece OF cord none Loo long Young was then
pinioned At the elbows by the sheriff, after which
breast barred He was encountered with no other
clothes than cotton shirt, Old pants. shoes an
Old souch nat. The sheriff then put the moose over
his mead ana exper. mented as to how 1t would work.
consulting the jaller meanwhile. During this Ope-
ration Young maintained q stolid composure.
THE MARCH OF DEATH.
he was then marched down the staIrs-the Sheriff
holding the other end OF the hater-across the Jail
yard and INTO the narrow smoke house where the
scalOld was. He ascenfed four steps OF the
ladder. and was on the shaky drop. About
thirty persons crowded after the criminal
Into into. the house. house aning the space within
door. Sheriff White stood carefully on the ed re or
the drop, and tied the rope over cr0ssbeam, allow
ing about four and hall feet fail. Young was then
asked II he had anything to say, in response to
which he forgave everybody. asked forgiveness
himself declared he was ready to die, expressed a
desire 10 be III the realms OF bliss, and thanked
the Sheriff, Jaer, and their associates. This was
oil! SAID IN a voice trembling with emotion. Inc
rope was then adjusted, the black cap drawn over
the features, and as the town clock told one there
was click of Ratchet, and
THE DROP FELL.
The rope, which was made OF cotton, stretched
considerably, the knot sllpped TO the pack OF the
neck and The body swung 10 and fro q distance OF
two feet Singular to saw In this case OF strangula
were drawn UP convulsively once or twice, while
the hands shot down and there remained as II tied
to the legs Breathing ceased in five minutes. and
In twenty-five minutes life declared extinct and
the body was cut down.