The sun., 1873-08-23
A BUNGLING EXECUTION.
RETOL7TyG SCENE ON THE GAL-
Lows IN NMARTLAND.
The Nnr,np Of the Negroes. Levin Palmer
and Jas West-Botb Cuiprits Cbokcd to
Dcath-A sickenina spcctacle-A Tens
perancc Lecture from the ScaaoId.

| Dcath-A sickenina spcctacle-A Tens
| perancc Lecture from the scn1oId.
BALTIUpRE, Aug. 1.-Two negroes were
| hanged In Maryland to-day. Att few minutes
/ past o'clock this morning, Levin Palmer, aged
| 81 years. was hanged In Towsentown, Baltimore
| county, for rape and in Baltimore city, shortly
/ after 10 O'Clock, James West, aged %, was
hanged for murder In August. 1870 Palmer,
with an accomulice, VIM. H. Pritchard (colorod),
aged A. years, committed an assault upon "a
| young German girl who had gone out to gather
blachbcrrics in baltimore county, about six
| miles from the city. and brutay outraged her
| Both were committed to jail at Towsentown In
January, ISL, but Palmer escaped. Pritchard
was convicted la March. 1871. and hanged on
Sept. -. Palmer was recaptured iu December,
ls12, at the NAV term of the court this Year ,and
sentenced to he hanged to-day.
PREPARtSo FOR ETERNITY.
| Palmer praycd last night until 2 o'clock. tLeri
took his supper, then offered short prayer aud
sung \ hymn, and retired at 10 o'clock. Ne slept
unit. go this morning, when he arose and pray
ed about fifteen minutes. His uncle called to
see him at o'clock, aud the two sang and pray
ed fifteen minutes, Palmer being very LOUD In
/ his PRAYER. lie next swept out his cell, as he
has done regularly since his confinement and
after lnishlng, stood at the door uf his cell
! smoking cigar, aud watching the other prison.
ers engaged In sweeping. lie was allow
there talked pleasantly with several Of
the prisoners. Shortly aftcrward sheriff Rob-
/ insun. Deputy sheriff ONings, with the Rcv.
| Mir Stitt his spiritual adviser. entered his cell,
I and Joined IN the religious cctemoIies. Palmer
entirely forget himself In the Excess % Of his rc 20
liGtuus frenzy he shouted clappcd his hands,
4 jumped NJ, knelt down, shook hands with all.
] and threw himself into various attitudes. when
? his uncle parted with him. he cluug 10 him. hut
"tR sSed he'd teals iree She nt 'sl s5cfSrn tsSs W.
next administered to Palmer, after which lac be-
came quiet.
40 rur GALLONS
The religious ceremonies being concluded,
' sheriff hOhinsuu placed q shruud II white mu u.-
lin over the convict IL r.trhiu. Ielnyy hi. kn,sa
J aud ,rr,, ticd H. i"rJ p,lr, p ,',','i,,p 49,, =
markahly calm aud patient. The march to the
p saIloWs was tlcn commenced the prisoner say
ing ~ ho loft his quarter. "Gpod-by, old jail"
T He de~ccnded the stels " th nrmness and when
he reached the pavement he halted and said Ia
all. an goin: home To- Jvsiis.' TIL" other prls-
2 oucrs, who were locked iu their cells, but look
. ing At him, responded. "tpud-hy.' Good
I by Palmer then asccnded the ealluws with
an elastic step, hut eNiucod tear when he stood
b on the trap 4 short time WAS spent in PRAYER
while the oap was placed oyer his eyes, HE legs
tied, and the mousse adjusted. Palmer mutt"rcd,
"God. bc mercful 10 mo, u sinner; - " Lord
Je~us. receive my soul; and shortly aftcrward
. III" trap was 1riIns and Palmer fcu. with thud.
For two minutes the hudv wrthcd. the hards
/ twitched cNNnlsIvcly and there were other eNi-
deuces ~ fctius. In ah 'ut httecu minutes all
7 wac ~tlli. At,r han-ln. twenty rec minutes
the hody Wa. lowered, uronouuccd dead, and
gwen 60 his fr.cud..
ritE u,NGING or wTsr
Wa for the murder, ( ll. paramour Anna gib-
son. iu Mar h last. Wlth hat,hrt. lie Was con-
Nci'I 10 The .Npri term 81 tue Criminal Court,
and sentenced to be hanged to-day. Within a
o." "'rh5 ptst nunhet OF I.iti r., i-ned
uther~ lutcre-ied IN hls case, have been laid
I hci"r" the HoNcrnur urging the commut It,
ut his sentence ur a rr~uitr, but GoN. NhNte do
cliu o. Interfere. SAVING the law mast take IT,
Cuufsc.
About O'Clock thi. morning West awohe
and took 4 bath. Then Dec asked a- a sueciah
favor thai he bee permitted 10 view the .aows
surrtcd thc .,aroIi. ne wa ;hen condu,ted To
hi~ cell. wn~r" h" wa~ attended hy tine Rev.
Fathers Noonan and Gore. Nr. Van Daal 4 It
francis Naver'- Church ani ths r., Iiihcr
I b.. religions cerru nni.s were, e. included ia liz
q, befuro ~ oc! .cN, and thea tne prisoner.
bl- lr,n- t.iu,.n'd' led l., Sf,rir Kttu,.,nd a.
low. Father Nt,nln rritln- the tiffany tor a
happy dcun.. ~uicn wh 'udinly responded to
bl the Prisoner ana prt,-t-,
\ HrVoLrLiNs s'ENE.
rue prisoner s-cc1Ic. fh' ,raTnld with lrin
u stDp. tatter CONAN rcyttd tho "Lrt indul-
Kane il hc u"-lrgd o. fI1>c ANY statement. the
PRISONER answered iu t.e negative. The ,.hito
the trip -pruur ana 100, L,. IS fcIl In an instant
tI" scene VIE t"rr'le .ui airkoulns. IN
Wu.lc N'GN wIs tu Nioieu' struggle. -NtNiuc
woe Drawn uN ANA down. and I. head moved
.-.,t mo-. his uos-rll- ,.tur.,tin., th. ,,bIt,.
,l., lu front and hcIlud. and ~trramcl down
hi. neck and -touIdcr. Inc spa-m. continued
between tive md eight n,inlte~ then the b,i\
Wd- dt test. At twenty -nNr minutes alter o. Il
Wa lowered, cN un,uei hS pr iionck. and proc
nonn,ed dead Vat 'r NI"nln then i'ctee th"
prayers fur tie souls ut the departed, the i&th
Psalm. and the De Pr0fHufis. Thus ended the
revolving execution Of Jalnrrt. the murderer.
WHAT LED WEST TO COMMIT MURDER.
shortly preceding the execution, several state
IlFNtH. -tgutl los the PRISONER. handed ~