The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-01-27
The GallOWs in India.
Executf f9n of the Assassin of the Late
Ohief-Justice.

Uhef-J ustlce.
[From talcutta Englishman of Nov. 8 1871. ]
"THe murderer of late chief Justice
paid tie penalty of his crime ON Sat
urday lnOrning. For some days past
he hask been suffering from severe i'll
ness NJ d it is possible that his execu-
ton " rs carried out at once, least he
should by natural death, have es-
capedS the disgrace and punishment
award ded to him. 1t is probably that
it waE not generally known through
the ba,tiye quarters of the town that
the d II or hour had been fixed for his
execution, or larger concourse of
spectators would have been present.
As it kgas, somo few huLdred Hindoos,
but kardly dozen M6hammedans
were Present. The number of Euro
peanss ON the ground was not large,
but contained some of the softer
sex, these could be so designated,
whohs nobody expected to see at such
pla L. A large force of European
and Eltive constahles kept the ground,
but til ere was no disorder, nor, indeed,
any xcitement among the crowd.
On I'll 4 fog clearing away, little be-
fore O'clock, DIR. Mackensie, the
superintendent of the Jail, accom-
paniel by DIR. Lynch, inspector gen.
eral II prisons, Mr.. S. C. Barclay, sec
retarH to the government of Bengal,
Mr.. (ElauntreH, solicitor to the govern
mentE and the representatives of the
Il
cell. The prisoner remand on his
kneeS for some time in prayer. He
was 'llen brought out and handcuffed
and H,inioned. He looked very i'll,
and rs his wrists were being locked in
the Hlndcuffs behind his back he be-
gan 4 o display the first symptoms of
nerv BUSINESS Which he had shown
sincef his capture. His demeanor had
neveA been defined or bold, but always
calmH and self-possessed.
ven when informed, which he
had been previously, that his body
was | % be burned after death-pun-
ishmH MT dreadful to the followers of
the rophet, as involving the loss of
paraf Use, he was most cool, and mere
ly slid 'Atcha.' Before ascending
the Steps which led to the scatfold, DR..
MaclE Eanzie asked him if he wished to
say nything. He answered that he
had tsothing to say beyond what he
had tllready said, that he was not i'll
his 81 Snses when he stabbed the chief
justiI Ie !; he was subject to fits (epilep-
sy), md he must have done the act
whels in such a fit. He had always
kept5to this statement, and though
not aklittle trouble was taken during
the time he was i'll prison to elicit
some Thing more from him, all attempts
werel intellectual. He had evidently
mad{N up his mind for death, and, us
Mr.. i slstice Paul anticipated i'll deliv-
erinsf he was determined to
carrIthis dark secret with him to his
gravk Whether the knowledge that
his {ody would be burned unnerved
him 1t last, it is impossible to say
but s voice in replying to DR.. Mack
ensief was very weak and trembling,
and llere was Il nervous twitehlng III
his lSands which seemed to betOkell
fear. He walked without assistance,
how'd -er, up the steps leading to the
roof, Sn which the scaffold was erected
but y}hen his eyes rested on the domes
who were waiting to receive him, a
visibfa shudder passed through his
bodyI and a strange look of anger and
horr,H shot from his eyes. From that
momt int he grew more unnerved, but
remalned standing on the trap of the
scafftXd while the cap was
draw over his face and the rope ad-
iustet about his neck. The latter
had Hardly been done when he fell
dowl5 suddenly, but in a sitting posi-
ton, probably in feint. AT that mo-
mentl however, the bolt was with
drawn, and he fell through the trap
The Jope was a long one; but the
noos1 slipped from behind his ear to
the back of his head, and this, perhaps
tended to prevent him dying almost
Immediately. He struggled for some
little1 time, and the doctors at first
thou bit that the drop had failed t6
brea the neck. 1t was found, how.
everS when the body was cut down
that Sthe neck had been broken. He
was II aanging at Cos o'clock, and after
being suspended for about an hour
the !s,dy was cut down and taken in.
side she Jail. Al fter inspection by the
| doctfrs, it was taken to the back o
the condemned cell, where pile o
WOO, had been prepared. Placed OF
this, the pyre was set fire to by thu
dom,i in attendance, and the bod.
burLb to ashes. Such was the end o
the Sretched fanatic or hireling assas
sin. The police arrangements coult
not, perhaps, be found fault with, bu
if thl government wished the punish
mend to be a warning to Others, /
woufl have been as well had the ma
tive pectators been able to get view
of tie dead body, and the burning
migiI have taken place publicly. |
this tlast act was done with any ul
terios object, witnesses, especially
Mussulmans, should have been pres
ent, so that no doubt could exist Il
bazaars or mosques as to the dlsposa
| oF +N a hady II T,iUht have been II