The New York herald., 1871-12-28

from him.
Tne night previous after having been visited by a
number or gentlemen, crank, about ten O'clock was
heard ior The first time 10 engage IN prayer, the
visits evidently lmpressing hln with the idea that
his time upon eartn YVES indeed short. 10 a teliow
prisoner confined IN an ADJOINING cell he Afterwards
talked ,or q long tine lhe prisoner, VINO Is aaso
| make a confession. bur although will ny 10 dwell
upon tie details oil the nurne ne persisted IN say
| Ing that ne DOCTOR Duv 1t 10 me ior her." .s
In company with snerin trencn the Avalanchian
then visited the gaiows. iocaied about an exhth or
mile from the jail. near Inc banks oil the Yaiio-
busha River they We're pacet on what the Grena.
dlals are pleased To Term the beach, but what IS
| really sanabdr covered with scraggy wecos ana
drlitwood. II was the old asnioneu time h0nored
"dropn with Two centre uprls hts and crossieanl.
| There not having ueen legdI hanging IN Grenada
iol @ aoout thirty years me gaows was entirely
sentative II found that Tie "drop" was but
about iour leet from the ground when It should
nave been eight or ten Ieet ~ allow sulcent iall
| 10 break the ne2ro's neck. A suggestion to tls
enect caused sheriff French to order the platform
ralse between three and lour eet, making the drop
about elght ieet liom the sand.
THE LAST SCENES.
Ae STAYED, 1t has been uly thirty years since the
denizens OF Grenada anu surround ny country have
been treated 70 hanging III a legal way. COuse-
quently every negro Ior inies around stopped work.
and, logetner with many wnte men, came into tue
town W see tile hanging. they Came by the cars
irom Hardy, Garners, WatervaIey, Cofreevine and
lorrenle, and from the adjoining country IN
wagons loaded wltn coiton-comUnIng business
with peasure-0n horseback anu aioor. All wore
look OF eager expectancy as II anticipating some
great unseen pleasure. IL was remarked w many
o. the citIzens Oi Grenada thai MANY persons mad
not visited lneir town since the showing OF tine
last circus. In FACT IL Was gala duv, the
tion wiln all. before Twelve O'CLOCK the
crowd, composed mostly oi negroes, gathered QJ
Inc Jail entrance ana at the sc;laou. lac genuine
Africans the crowd ~ Inc alter place iniulged III
running commentary Oh tue machine oil ueaJn, It's
construction aud how a Mdn must feel who was 30
30 II To test lls merits.
Between twelve and one O'Clock Two stout me-
groes entered FRANKS cell anu dressed nun In u
neat white SHIRT aid Goa, ana panLdoons ol some
mixed goods. The dressing mad W De accomplished
by force AZ lie utterly refused to move. Two cOored
preachers were WIN hin IN the celi but he re-
malnen alike deaf 10 their les and prayers
although ne had known one OF them from b0ynoud.
THE hUKDEkhk'S APPEAKANCE.
As seen then ne appeared TO Le negro about
inches IN nelgnl aud WITH a tnln, short beard anI
mustacne. ms large lull eyes he kept resOuteiy
closed, never opening them lrom daylight mat
morning until he arrived directly at the scalloid.
THE LAST RIDE
Everything being III readiness at quarter past
Chair In wagon, winch also contained ms conn., a
roMgl stained plne ailalr. number 0l persons
selecieu Dy the Stlcrin, VINO armed with
double barrelleu sho,guns acted as guards Alter
placln2 nln Ia the wasoa Janer lngranain placed
siachles on his iee Tearing tnat ne H. lgnt atlempt
to escape, as, with many Otners, lie Thought that
Frank was "possunllng." The latter however, sat,
Win MS mead on ms DIelst ana eyes closed u9nLiy,
payinS no attention 10 Anything TRANSPORTING around
HIM. Win three gualus III Trout, three 0u eituer
side and tnree Uennu, Lhe wagon moved slowly OIL
1n the direction OF the iata spot About negroes
accompanied L. u--solne waking some rldlng auo all
looking at AID ,aiKln. Of RANK mays, wno was
tnen on his last ride wnile livIng.
a rlue ol ten MinuLes anu tne wagon arrived AZ
the gaiiows the crowd already there glv.ny way 70
allow Of Tree passage In lew minutes tne
guards sur Ounu0d IL aud forced crowd DacK
some twenty ceL in all directions. just as the
wagoa stopped Frank Tor tIe nrst time lelv-
ing MS Cell opeaed ms eyes aud taking look 1t
Inc saiiuws wth US iaai ropes ana trap, trelnD ed
as WIN cOnvefsion and again tlghLi, closed
Them. otll refusing to walk, three st.u negroes
hal TO Int nIm anu chair rom tue wagoa anu con.
vey them up HE sels 70 the platform. ne was set
witn Ills race fronting The east and directly Oeaind
the nuosed rope when was SO soon TO the
meut Oi hiS death.
A hurried examination OF his pockets showed
SnerIn French tlat ne mad Neglected 10 bring the
Al l,np0r.aut document the death warranJ-tne
reading ol whlch Was W make the coming ceremo-
mes legal ana Ol norai enecL Mounting ms
horse ne gailoped rapidly back ~ town after tine
paper.
THE CROWD
IL was darh looking crowd, and numbered about
two ta0uSanl men aud women, very neariv equally
divided rnere were the ola glay-neaded "uDcles'
aud "aunties," the mlidle aged and the ''plcanln-
Mes" OI all Conditions III lie, Judging RON Lnelr
ranicnL wnlcn from the ''al aud torn''
10 the new ''sLore clOttes."
Ine crowd orderly one, and, from the
number VI re pOnses III PRAYER anu the multude OF
one. They STOOD US close 70 the sea mold as the
guard would allow, but there none Oi tnaG
similar crowds comooe oi ws oedola aeS IN iAG 1ne m
outer edEes ci the crowd were lew wTite men,
evidently IRON the country. noticeable ANA
peasan. absence was that OIL white women, there
not beng one visible 70 the searching eye OF our
representative. Duitag the time not an oah or a
marsh word heard, which was also noticeable
1or such ga herring.
M,lniu 4 few minutes sheriff French returned
with inc death warrant, which he at once prvceeued
to read Ia u urn, Dut low lone Voice. lhe prS.
sal, rs he had since leaving his cell, appar-
cnIy oiv,ous 70 all Das,l;a events. Alter tn. war
rant mad been read negro preacher made lew
renarKs TO the crowd, closing VITA requesting them
TO Join IN singing the hynn Il long 10 sec tRe SIM
ner come" Inc Airtan race noted Tor their
love oI music, and especially SINGING anu as ali
J0i.ed IN tire simple melody the eilect was aIect
ingy grand A s,ort prayer by announcer negro
preacher, IN winch lie most admlraDi, mlSquoted
tie LOrds Prayer, OF else was attempting The CON-
stracllOn VI new one, closed the exercises. Wmle
prayer WAS being offered Frank opened hts eyes
only 70 see the nOose dailgn. lew inches IN front
o. niln waen ne again Closed them with snuduer,
never 10 0pen
After the conclusion Of the prayer Frank was
asked by Slenn frencn II he mad anything to
say,o Is this would be ms last opportunity. Not
movement Was made Dy him 10 show that nc heard
the question:
Mr. ingranam then placed the noose around ms
necK 0iawinx the Knot ciose IN bcnind the right
ear. AS II beng aixed FRANK Tor tue lrst time
safd his last wvlus-"U I.ordy. q Lordy u, IN an
asnosL unintellisule tone ., voice. Not another
trap TWO men held MIN erect while his afnls and
legs were seculey fastened and The wMte cap
ulawn over his face by Mr. lngrallal. Ihen At Just
twei,e minutes after Two o'c.Ock, Sherif frencn
gave The slgnal, and witn a brgnt gealn rom the
burnisiied nalcne., II swung through the air IN
the Ronds Of ligranam ere u uescenicd and severed
tne trap rope, tho pOhy 0i Frank MAYS was
ianncned about tour feet downward and his spirit
into the great unsnown iut,lre.
Gluten ~ the platform boards with his hands as
he went through, lew c0nvuislve gasps, ana oil
was over. Just three and nan minutes after the
trap pc Was severed the last contraction or his
muscles Was nOtlced. Surgical lnvestga anon alter.
ward proved that liIS neck was broken, and II Is
supposed ;nat ne suffered little or pain, death
was almost instantaneous.
sOkROwFUL INCIDENT.
Wne struggling. just alter passing through the
trap, loud scream was heard roln young yellow
woman IN the crowd, VINO threw mp her hands and
icli scnseless. she was the sister OF him whose
death shc was then witnessing. SoDs were To he
heard proceeding from All quarters Of The crowd,
winch Almost entlreiy dispersed AT once.
Alter hanging the hall hour required by law tho
boiy was cut down and placed IN the coffin,
winch was placed Immediately underneath the
trap. Or. u. X. Early, surgeon, ex.
ahmed IL and pronounced lie cxtuct Placing
IL IN the Wagon IL was conveyed back TO
JAM, and from thence 10 its last resting place IN
Iotter's Fielu. WhaL was elt 0t the crowd pro-
CeeLcu SLOWLY IN the direction OF tOwa, talking
voluuy ol wnat they mad just seen. Getting rnelr
wagon, ana mules they, win iaces sober III aspect
aud uut altogether Tree from terror, wenued tnelr
way to then homes, wnere the slxht they had mat