, 1872-11-07
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Over 5000 people were assembled here to-day
for the purpose OF Witnessing the execution Of
Martin Eaynard, one OF the mnrderers OF Silas
Weston and his three children, but they we're
doomed to be wofully disappointed; It viii be
been executed for this crime. Martin
Baynard Was also to have suffered
the extreme penalty OF the law when
the other two we're hanged, but he Was
respited from time to time, to be used as wit
ness against the elder Bayna1d and another, who
we're also implicated in this terrible murder, un-
der statute of this State that provides that q
condemned felon can testify as witness against
other parties to the crime. AL the preparations
were made, the scaffold was in readiness and the
crowd had been arriving from al quarters for
several days to witness the tragedy. DURING his
imprisonment the wife Of the condemned man
was faithful, constant, and devoted il
her attendance upon him. 4 day did not pasa
that she was not IN his cell for several hours,
and, at the last moment, with q heroiam
worthy OF more noble cauae, she saved
him from an ignominlous death upon the scat
fold. The night that was to have been the last
Of Bayuard's earthly existence had arrived, and
Of his wife, the jailor eompassionately allowed
her to pass the few remaining hours Of his life
with him in the cell. Morning broke clear and
bright, and already the assembled multitude
we're astir, eagerly awaiting the arrival OF the
hour when the executioner and the scaffold
would do their terrible work. About o'clock a.
m. the woman came to the iail-door to be let out,
with her bonnet drawn down over her face and
handkerchief pressed over her mouth, through
which her hea1t-broken sobs burst as the jailar
passed her through the outer door OF the prison.
She walked slowly of with feeble gait, bowed
figure, and wailing pitiful1y, giving vent to her
great gTief and was soon lost to the sight OF the
| gaping guards and morbidly curious spectators
Breakfast time came at o'clock, and the CONT
dent and compassionate jailer with meal-the
last tie doomed man VAS to have eaten-com-
prised entirely Of tempting deicacies, repaired
to the cell The bars were removed and the
jailer entered, when sight that made
him shake like an aspen leaf met his
astonished gaze. In the further end Of
tie cell, instead Of the condemned man, crouched
up in a corner, was Toman in her nightclothes-
The plates and dishes with the breakfast fell
from the jailer's hands to the floor, and we're
broken in fragments. He tried to speak, but
could find no words for utterance. and, as he
stood in actual despair, the crouching figure
arose and, IN the tones Of q women who thinks
she has done praiseworthy action, said, swell,
as Martin is gone, reckon had better eat the
breakfast" !" and she forthwith began picking up
the scattered portions Of the meal Baynard had
escaped in his Wife's clothes, and vas
doubtless by this time Tar beyond the
reach OF the county officers. The Sheriff, as
soon rs apprised Of the circumstances, set out
in pursuit OF the criminal with posse, but in
vain for, after securing the country for miles,
hey returned without their prisoner. The as
sembled crowd gave expression to their chag1in
in various Ways none the least Of which was an
anxious desire on their pat to see the womsn
hanged in the place OF her husband, and, In
deed, many OF them we're hrm in the Impression
that such would be the case. Having come to
see Is e hangin'" they we're not particular as to
who the victim was, whether guilty or innocent,
as long as their morbid curiosity was gratined-
It is believed now that Baynard will never be
recaptured.