The New York herald., 1871-11-24
Hanging Of John H. Hunter for the
Murder Of the Father and MO-
tber of the Girl He Loved.
EaAt3rs Iass Of Capital Pun
slment.
De s FN ntf 20 Man Can De Swung
l.s staT.n With Rope.
]. !. d as-.-... /, the c.eve,ara Herald

Haser 10 reader an nccoual OF the deeus dune III The
bony. The eli cu,Esiances OF tue muruer cos ~
m.ttod by huater are known. u WA uc ie-
mem De, ed ma. ON ! saturday. May ~ loii John n.
liunter srrvod In kmndeid, oainmit count,, Io,n
h,,n. tie l,.d iived In Mlchlgan near the married
daughters VI it0Oert and LlIlubetn Gar9eti, WHY
had living WIN hem 70 hIcnaeal ~ si ,u,,Iar mad.
thrUasn The lnarieo SISTERS, eutereo upon an Ga,
tended corrcspOndeece WIN snoe ANU "es nsr "sn ~
kIcnneId aud she had visi ed michigan and
had mel nan there. Stores having reached nsr
aerux stvry 10 nunier's character sac hud broken
her enxa 4ess,eht wi,E hun and declared her inteu
tion 10 Nave nrthDx more 10 40 WIN nun. ah's
seemed 10 cAxsOoraLe Hunter, aid ON the imursu;y
be ore tBe rated Satu day announced nj Intention
OF visllimg tine target, ,anhiiy anu, u Cpuc wonid
not MARI. ritn. c.ean oul .ne mno'v ~ ,ah, rncn,g
CleveaAd ne to0k assage on tiic MACK lof a.lcl,
neld. aud while r.ain2 with the drive. displuycu
ChIue GargelIs ie,C ana her photograph, anu mn.
nCaMceu ms av,er hinaaun 10 marry tile glti or
cieun out inc imnnly. On reachiny Kichned one
brolncr vi hloe and WIN nim Hunter rone 10
the nome VI the 1urxeus. On reichiu2 tho
ga na .n mssr ssr .. Houe Garra1I the a,,cr aa
Old mau, seventy ne Years .. age lew "otuS,
and pui a ew, passed between ,nein, wnel huntcr
drew his borrowed rcvoivcr and siot th 0u gen
tleiuan through The forehead lie NJ uncc i; ,ul
tue vail dli not INSTANTLY XIII INN. lie niaeied
week. IiSen NLie AMI thrn GIe". Alter snootinH
tie iatirr nun,er rushed MO the aOu ., aud, incc
ing ElzaDeth Gaia aett aaain raised the lnlat
revolver ami nreu iuls oaii mas ia'ai; tor 'he
Rodney, tue SOU witn whom hunter han ridden
from IOWA, grADoed MN. ami LnssIe eli ,uei IN
wn cH Hunt Sr aaain ured tie hali passing thrOusn
Mbie tue scenes apovc described werc being en-
actcd ,nl.e, Lne innocent cause vi thiS horrd
butcncly, was 10 81 Irs hearing the nose she tau
10 y iront wnuvw. sixteen Tee, from tue ground,
ana luiins out ran 70 me house OF MIS-. ~ roo@.
ing 10 lui ser rc u,ncd Win Mrs PoOse 10 he hose
where the u.uI.eis were committed. ne was ar
res.ed, IvuDd aiiu Drought " Akron. lie Was IN
die ell and Litd. IN the 2oi VI suy ne was pro
nVunued gni,y, ahd ON l,e same dav he was sen'
Ienced u 10 .uhg 1. esIar, November i, II.
Iuriug his .oig lnca CcralIon IN All huntcr lnan
tainea s. trlL oi Lravas o really surprsins Hc AZ
TEN. TED To onvey thc i.hpressoa tn;tt no as IN.
Sane ana cOninunla raved OUT the yrcut III justice
done hiin the ssfeett lam y, nisi iovc or ms glr
ChiUc and lhtentions, should he ever yct Out ~
ioice hci 10 marry hii,. N the sti VI NOseu,1cr
a. the request VI uun ers COUNSEL. DR.. kendrick.
formerly superintendent OF The Newours Insane
AsyI.m anu Drs. Bower aud ashuiun OF A~ron
made very t.orouxh exam hatoa vi aim AMI pro-
nouncei ltm sane. hunter AL once be, anne. aiba-
rentn, aenaneeo man. he pecilie deepy interest
c., IN teiigI a erS read has DiJe AMI received
the visits Oi MS religious adviser. cv Mr. I0Oe ey
wnh cvid ut tc;is,re On tne LIN ms coun el pt,t
TONED tue GoVern0t ior II rcpievc, buL u was re-
fused OH the ground that Juuxe AcC.urc ana pro.
seculiux Attorney kOhi.r had not sg IeJ tnU petit
ton. Uh ihe nixnt u the tn x.ard was placed IN
the cell WIN ann. Eunter objected somewhat, but
TINS pr cutiou WAS nOusnt necessary on account VI
thrcats ,na.e ny .uater that no wouu commit 81.
chfc. and mus cncat the gaioNs oi It's due. His
last Sunday on EARN was passed very quietly In
the moruiua he VAS visited bv the Rev. MIR. Cuoey,
Nrney, II. Y. oaniofu. also visleh nli. in the
aite. nooI the bc.kr and papers ound ON MS pci,un
weie gwen hini ue spent several tours eAain!ainS
them.
un Monan, afternoon, gunro bcing with nam IN
the day ne. about three u'clou X Hunter Closed the
door oil l~ eel auu In ashori utuc M, icow PRISON.
crs io,si tr Ckiina on Inc u or inev gave Tho
alarm ani 81 was i,And that he had Will pc.e "
glass cut art-ri IN his lcit Medical was
a. OIcc secnrcd hts arm DAnda2es anu MS no
saved lie bies, pro usciy an wautd have 'iied IN
a tlinc- lie lsEped the phvs:ciaus 10 let nun
dc guard Wa auain placed over hi.n 70 remain
ann tue cAccuiivn.
nuNrEM's oPlxiuN ON SUICIDE AND CAPITAL PUN
lsuM.sE
His attempted suicide Monday created consider
Abe exsnen IL Town ow s wIs ss 'y pr
ana stopped The h.ecdiDg lie was watched sil
MIR M oy tne., herin alid ms deputy. AIR hrs az
femDl 10 Xiii hm ,ef nis clothes were exam net ana
the lo.iowIDx ". ter wa, found IN ms pocket:
AZ" Innn ,ra ,o"Iy & oliS, ar sns ~, -. ; r.
to nit sasii. With ens pIe,ne,ita.on out " thow
cs = % IT, r =. rr az n rst e.rsr The ssrn sa. up
al, aiai iss h, .uc dia he think nas
rather hra 10 s !" 81 " to v 70 seep me 1--we, i've 70 m have
am oue o IN M LIT t,he,e eope
that sach aws experiment On tscnssl.,s; Tor COZ,
In hs ap Icertaniy ~ond not low al persoa mat
soa INTO any place hanged BY ne necs for
God Las saa. lie tiat hanged y accnrsci ,.od'.
Jca eronony ssl and ai a ans IT. !. Ihs.s ms belief
Read th", e'oc YOU say or mink any more AZ sss'"s
now On the hon er nrsa,ty as We ns 'ne hnntr m
my osn ob,es,y, view "sd hpe ia, my risad chris
hman M t. e s%v ""u cr soS %en IN usase" ~
sSse ssq s Win ". s @ God ' man sa aen
he ma the but he never mad. the laws % han" You
do ~ u von sccor 'ney am s. ss clear ~ NY own
eonscieose ~ m. ry-ss, ",nc Of wa, "a AN .som % - ::
laws o' ana arr scnns ~ sceor'ance with nhn-
wrricSed cru " no nsl,er what people may say yon
sloa, when you know you are ~ro,s So wei "" msh.
CRIME that would -, clear, bnt setn= nn Am not.
yon sa' TO thai larv, we n''st make example ~ hm
Hut by thristtan ony
pie % rot .ny be oe your ei ow men 90. iwIore
wrath ana anger AMI anJ evil spcatns BE- rn. away
;s,ser hra ,ed, .ors,vna one saelles even as ,.ad
6. e. IS. s,eslen is s. .ns s'' ovs wax .h ross ,s
God tue Father snd the Lord Jesas ch',-,
cet,. inr .erd oi csce hims-ll we peace al
ws ~ - means, ne lf ss wl you .na savs nv
Ohio.
M enowe ne me Srrh m a. r !, nss ~ =" hs Ts
blame ticv have ket very c wsicb
Should have done tnis ioas aso. as never r,eader 70
f"nr months N nis ja aud dona wnesaer via ,ve pe
saurs sa"ra va o 'A" % os r. na ~ Sfss
PREPARATIONS ron ruE naSJiSG.
Al seven o'ci"cS he satows wss orensAt into The
Jan and WORK en cJniiie Iced pnttIax VI mp In 6ho
northeast corner oi The IAN.
now ruE DOOMED MAN ACTS
Hunter sleJt wed from eleven ucruck. Ever since
ms arm was banuagcd nc fis lait III lfc utIeast
corner o the la on seiIee ana was watched oy y
deputy narsnal. ,e mas refused W, sas,en.nco ana
sInce at, ma, niorning. NJ ei ht O'Clock ii,v. Mr..
A. Stanun, ui tne notiiuu tainoic ,nurch, VISITED
him AMI renamed WI 4 hi uutll half pas ten
Dcloch. ~ an,cn line Rev. MT Cooley commence
to pray with nIii. tiuDtcr Was very relicen and
rcfis, Il 10 tax. only oeea iJnaily cacIlattag uh,
nn tod /" .oD, nay God ~ - want 10 SEQ NV
chyoc u want see Mrs. Curtis = Tic was
dressed IN acS and api ca cd very pale AMI weak.
TiIE uul ~ kUGrlor ArrRoAciiKS.
Al hall past ten ne siiil0"s was nlisicu. thc
samc RIPE ne,s used tii't was USED ai tue eNecu'
ton at DAVIS ,he 1 very silla aiid the ac-
cpnt,utrI,Iuus Tor Witnessing me execution vefv
nicalic. ADoui tweniy.Jyr pcrsnhs we're pf,sent.
All a cl,arter na-t eleven tie annuunctnicnt WAS
ynatc 90 nan or that his tine hid ueafiy expired.
lie. exckiin 4, "uh, my cod PialSc 'hr Lofd
On M, Coz ftar tnbt the ltri nav Ike
ync. Wen. vet. Supp sc my uMc has coiit,
ani unle the Icrd .,cI wti laf'ica NJ my s.iis
cannot IAN NV mIud y Oh Heaven " " placed
on NY ii,si.r :.
A. twciny niiinncs ras; eleven o'''iock Ne was led
oy alr ,oul,, aid I0r >ncrtH NJ the siep upon me
sc'uiuhs cittr was placrd ioi him. upod whieh
W ~, iariru J. wirr'w TIA iooNru oat nfob Ne
pure ai whth la ~hnuid lrci.Dc 40 more IN
UclnO.ing voice Shcnn Iuril-s rcaa lAU deain