Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-03-25
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Hanging in Old Times.
l.. is really surprising to those of the present
century to learn for what comparatively light
and trivial offences capital punishment in tue
oIlcn time was Inflicted. \ correspondent
gives the following incidents While John
Hancock was Governor Of the Commonwealth,
Rachel Whall was hung in Boston for highway
r,bcrv. Her offence cous listed i'll twitching
from the hands of another female bonnet
worth perhaps, seventy-hve ceutS, and runuiug
of with it. A lad eighteen years of age was
hung 10 Salem for arson, during the admins
,ra,ion ofGovernor Strong, similar appeals in his
favor being considered and oyerruled. Within
the same period, gentleman saw IA girl seven
teen years of age hung in Charter street.
orce owned a set of Old Bailey Trials (l7S5
10 lS25) embraced in series Of perhaps, fifty
eight uuarto volumes. The earliest OF the vol
,mcs contain the details of the trial OF the un-
Fortunate DR.. Dodd, for forgery, whose touch
ing appeals for mercy here recorded were fruit.
lcsSly enforced by the SPLENDID, eloquence OF
johnson. IN later volume, long after the
o commencement of the present century, eight
separatc capital convictions are recorded as one
day's lob ola single tribunal, the cuiprlts being all
bows and yirs bctweeu the age OF ten and nj
teen, and their Offences petty thctts. One
ease | remember Of peculiar judicial atroclty.
\ Young girl ia her eighteenth year was ln-
dic,cd for stealing roll of ribbon worth three
shilIings. The prosecutors e:ldeuce was to
this effect. The prisoner came into my shop
and purchased some ribbons. | personally
know her, aud was on the most friendly teru's
with her. When she left accompanied her,
IN If, red her my arm, which she accepted.
We conver>cd together. As We reached the
corner ola street leading TO the Bow street Of
fec | turned toward it. She said she was 60
lug in another direction, and bade me good
morning No you are coming with me |
datciy impiorcd me for Gods sake to over
hook it, and restored &c me the article. said
to her that had lost MANY things in this way,
and was resolved to make an exampe-.l was
determined to have her life And he got 1t.
| rose from the peruSal Of these volumes
horror->truck with the continuous record OF in
conceivable cruelteS. 1t appears to me that
the seventy thousand hangings in the reign OF
ilrury VIII. were matched by an equally long
list Of persous condemned 10 be hanged in the
reign OF George ILL., Since that time much
has been done by Rvmily, Brougham, Maciu-
tosh and Sidney Smith, and as much, perhaps
more, by kindred philanthroplsts on this side
Of the Atlantic. Concord ~. ~ Patriot
Dos CARLos-A correspondent of the Bos
Ion Post gives the grncalogy of Don Carlos the
Bourbon claimant of the Spanish throne.
The weak and almost imbccile Ferdinand
VII, King Of Spaiu-he whom Napoleon top
Piled over and replaced by his brother. Joseph
BOnapalte-had younger brother, Don Car
los Count Of Molina Ferdinand married FIVE
times the last time the Princess Christina
sister Of Bonba Of Naples. By her be had his
only child, Isabella, who, as u female could not
under the Salic law, succeed to the Spanish
throne. Christina, however, was determined
that Isabella should sit on the throne, and SO
forced the feeble old King to procure the abro-
CATION of the Salic law by the Cortes, and to
declare Isabella his successor. Now, this set
aside his brother and recognized as heir Don
NAMED in force Don Carlos would have necs-
sarly succeeded to the crown. The whole
question was, then, whether it was lawful 10
set aside the SaIic law; if yes then Isabella $
title was good; if no, then she was uSurper,
aud Don Carlos the rightul King
The Queen mothers energy and force ct
character won the victory she succeedt d
in putting the infant Isabella on the throne,
aud herself rigued as Regent until Isabella
came Of age. Meanwhile Don Carlos
maintaining his rights to the throne, died, and
his son asserted them still but he, too, died in
lS6l and lett Don Carlos second son, Don
Juan. This prince in turn made over his rights
TO his son, Don Carlos, the grandson OF the
original Don Carlos, and the present claimant; !;
may be added that Don Juan is still living,
sW does not propose to take an active part III
Spanish politics The existing Don Carlos is
young man of twenty -four, and united in hun,
zen all the ohStinacy, activity, ambition and
"'go'ry of the Bourbon blood. Indeed he has
mo,e @ 'han the usual quantity of Bourbon blood
1iu 'lsS III him. His father is a Spanish Bour-
G'n, MS mother French Bourbon, (shc Is a
s.Iicr ..l5 ol the Count Of Chambord so-called
p nenry '. Of France, his wife Bourbon Of
arllia' aud a>o descendant Of French Bour-
Hv'>' lie can trace bis descent from Henry Of
,,a,a're through half dozen lines. Don
IalieS mas chlval.ous, serious and courageous
caring: which we'll fits him for the part he has
10 Dear IN the present struggle. He is swar-
wy 'lack.cyed and bearded, midde-Sizcd
young uau, with true Bourbon expression,
l: l:u much more active and prepossessing than
MS uncle, the preteuaer Chambord A rather
naughty ana sober earuestness is the most 20
Hcraoic characteristic of his face. He is well
NIoTn to be devoted to his wife, the daughter
VI me Duke OF Parma, who is said to be a
s::af'Aing PrIncess and who has presented him
& SSNn Two or three very interesting children
xuch Is the man who is the most formidable
tOe OF the infant Republic.
rs. a. w. THORN'S INFALLIBLE
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