Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-28


THIS MORNING
he rose about 81 O'Clock and his irogs were cut
of. After partakirg of his breakfast, which
consisted Of three boiled eggs, a piece Of pork
steak, and cup OF coffee, with bread, he at
tired himself in a plain suit of black. A small
rosette made Of his wife's hair was pinned by
Mr.. Kline, at bis request, on his shirt bosom.
At 8 O'Clock his wife and child visited him
accompanied by his cousin, Elizabeth Mason.
They remained with him until III O'Clock, when
they took their leave. Rev. George w. Parker
and Henry Marshall called shortly after Q
O'Clock, and about 10 O'Clock q committee of
and all Joined in devotional exercises. At a
lew miItes OF III O'Clock he requested to have
A GLASS OF TODDY
and TO see Mrs. Kline, the jailor's wife, and her
children. When they came, he went out into
the hall and spoke few words to them, and
shed tears freely. especially when taking leave
of the children. He then took his toddy, which
Of the eeIIs he took his seat to near ns his
wife, and joined in the singing andsprayers,
when he again shed tears copiously. About II
prisoner rose, and taking each one by the hand
that can
LEAVE MY WIFE AND CHILD WITH GOD
There they are, Lord, take care of them, /
can trust Thee" To Mr.. Kline he said, II am
rot going to die; am going home. / thank
brother for me. Oh, meet mei''- The entire
company present were melted to tears.
The services inside were continued until n few
minutes OF II O'Clock, and they partook Of the
character OF
AN EXPEgIENCE AND PRAYER MEETING
During this time he selected the two con-
Guiding hymns to be sung, and requested that
Rev. Mr.. Parker and Mr.. l. G. O'Neal, preSi-
dent Of the y. NJ. c. A., should accompany him
to the scaffOid. He also requested that his wife
should take charge OF his body, and that he
should not be buried until the corpse had re-
NAMED one night above ground; and these re-
quests they promised to comply with. During
ore of the prayers, in which God was besouyht
to take care OF his aged mother and comfort her
s oi1 Gays, the prisoner fervently responded,
Alter singing Crock of Ages" Rev. Fields
Sock, at 1l;5o O'Clock, read the Sd psalm, COM
dressed the prisoner with some consolatory re-
marks, in which he said that the way he was
about to go, according to the harsh entence OF
should all be prepared. They believed that
their poor friend had made his peace with God.
Rev. s. w. Madden followed.
At the request of the prisoner the 18th hymn
". NJ. Z. A. collection Farewell, farewell to
al Below" was sung, the prisoner uniting with
them with his head bowed down. Subsea 1ently
the hymns, 1.-The Sweet Bye and Bye" and
"Say, Brothers, will You Meet Us?" were sung
and all withdrew except his wife, with WHOM
he was to have parting interview. This was
at precisely II O'Clock.
The Execution.
WI, WINE me meeting was IN progress inside, Mr..
ward, deputy, was making the preparations
on side, and saw that the coffin was placed
under the scafiold, and very considerably pre-
pared a table and chairs for the reporters.
AT a few minutes to II oclock fifteen members
OF the pelice force, under Captain Webster
marched into the prison and formed a hollow
square around the scafiold, and few minutes
afterwards about twenty citizens, armed with
mt skets, reported for guard duty. At II O'Clock
promptly the door was opened and the crowd
outside the walls pressed in, those only who
he!d the coveted green paste-board tickets
IA fs bon
a high premium. ON entering the yarI the
spt etatOrs were marshaled outside of the line
Several colored women were in the crowd.
THE SCAFFOLD
was erected back of the prison, and the high
walls shut out the view from outsiders excpIt-
ing those on some of the highest houses of that
section OF the city, who even with that advan-
tage could see little more that the cross-beam
and small portion Of the rope. The gallows
fronts east and was erected yesterday by Mr. W.
i. Mitchell, who took for his model the Wash
ington scafold, on which three executions have
recently taken place. The structure is ten feet
front by wide, and the platform is 1Oa feet
from the ground, and the cross-beam triie
over 10 feet from the ground The tran is 5xf
feet flush with the floor and is held in place bv
a spiral spring, which is released by a treadls.
The main uprights and croSs-b beam are of AXIS
inch timber, and as from present appearances
the use or such an instrument may be required
in the case of jackson, convicted OF the murder
OF his Wife, it Is built so that it NAV be taken
apart, stored away, and then be brought out
The center Of the cross-beam, over the tran
hangs the fatal rope with the moose at one end
while the other end was passed along the top of
The Beam and made fast to cleat on the north
upright This rope was a fine piece OF MANILA
three-fcurths OF an inch in diameter-and was
arranged to drop five feet. The platform is
reached by n flight of a dozen or more stems on
the north side OF the structure.
on THE sCAFFoLD.
After the interview of the condemned man
with his wife concluded, and it is said by the
members OF the Young Mems Christian Asso-
Citation formed at the door, and the prisoner
with Major Stewart and his deputy. w. ID.
Stewart, walked out in the yard at l2in th,,
Christian Association singing a verse of "Whv
should We start and fear to die" The prisoner
looked neither to the right or the left ami
walked with quick step up the steps amid
yard, but there was great confusion among
those outside. The prisoner took his seat on a
chair at the southwest corner of the platform.
court and the mandate OF the Court of ApDaals.
Rev. Henry Marshall addressed the crowd.
saying: Friends, what seek you, life or death?
he thanked God that the prisoner was ready
pared. He requested Rev. Mr. Madden to pray.
and the prisoner knelt at the chair and a fer
vent prayer was offered, all others on the plat
form standing with uncovered heads.
The minister prayed that God would helm all
to shun sin, to shun the intoxicating cup, and
to give the man condemned to die courage to
meet MS GOu. he 1mplored the blessing OF
Heaven on the wife and child and relatives of
the condemned.
The prisoner resumed his seat while those on
the platform and the members Of the Christian
Association sang the remaining verses of the
hymn, f'Why should we start and fear to die ?''
MANLEY'S ADDRESS FROM THE sCAFFOLD
Major Stewart came to the front and asked
attention, and the prisoner then in a wonder
fully firm voice thus addressed the crowd:
"My friends and Christian brothers, will
say to you, but not for my sake let whisky
alone. Whisky Is the death of me. NV desire
is TO meet you In Heaven. 1 thank God that
have hope that Jesus has promised to be with
me to the last. 1 amt blaming ANYBODY but
whisky: Take my advice aud leave it alone
The Christian Associate. has been kis... ., m
kinder than brothers. The. Lave been TO see
me Sabbath after Ssabbath; and if It had not
S SeTn ~, TOT me might be laying on my bed in
"eh lis day. MIR. Kline has also been more
than a brother to ME. My brothers, one and
all, farewell, am going home to Jesus"
THE LAST SAD SCENES.
Manley on finishing these remarks vas ''irccted
TO the drop and the persons en- the sOa I'D took
leave Of him, when he repeated his request not
to he buried until tomorrow. He stood firmly
while his legs were being pinioned. The rope
was adjusted, the black cap drawn over his
head, and at 12:35 O'Clock foot was placed on
the treadle, the sharp "clang" of the bolts was
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