, 1873-07-03
THE GAllOWS,'
A. m. Smith Executed MT Springficld
for tho Nitlrtlpr Ot SnciLetts
Sprf1aaed Mass. yne %. Dispateh to The Netu York

ut fifteen minutoa to II. At 10 n. m. religious
services wore held OF tho residence Of tho Sheriff,
for Lis souls salvation. Again at tho scettold
thcro wore religious scryfces, In which he joined.
On tlclr conclusion, and in anRwor to IN inquiry
~ to Ills deairo to apoak, no relatod briefly his
9Ig gps e sasE ng @ Of sa & &si'fng III III saa
had quit going with his (Smith's) girl as ho
promisod, There would not l,a7o bsen any trouble.
On tho scanold ho was remarkably calm, and
apparently without effort to nppoar 80. Whom
flrat suspended he made no struggle whntovor,
nor did he giyo ovidonco Of pain from tho mo-
mont Of Ills suspension until tho physicnnB pro-
nounced hin. dead. Thoro woro ncarly 200 wit
ucsses Of tho Pceno, ali OF whom woro orderly,
mud whom tue body had bacn lowered aud the
spectators had dopartcd 1t WAS placed In a coffin
and sont to Baltimore, whoro Smith had onco ro-
sided.
The case Of this mau has attracted unusual at
tantion, and from tho ,bognning 10 the end hns
field and vicinity.
Tho circumstances which led to tho shooting
Of Sackett by Smith wero na follows: Hllco tho
month Of May, 1871, Smith had boon acquainted
young lady ho manifested nm affection which ia
some reBpectH bordored OIL Insanity. Uo claimed
to bo engaged to bo married. to hor-an assertion
which, however, on tho trial subsequently Miss
BatoB denied-and was very jonlouH Of her in
connection With any attontiona that might have
boon paid to her by anotlior. He aoomcd to lave
beon possessed Of q de1uBion Httat tho right to
oomo belonged to him, and that no man had q
right to como bctween them. Ho WAS also ao-
oustomel to spenk Of himsolf aa Of having been
on intimate terms With her, but these statononta
and many othors having reference to Lis assorted
relations with hor and her feelings for him. Miss
tried for tho 1nurlor Of Backott Smith WAS nc
quaintod with aackett, who, as he has said re-
Gently, waB pleasant sort Of man with whom
he had Ind many friendly conversations previ-
older nun than hc, Ind 'tconlo between him and
sthe gIrI.'" Whatoyor might have boon the
truth Of thY mattor so far al tho relations exist
ing botveon Smith and Miss Bates arc concerned.
came recognized auitor Of Miss Datos, to
whom ho had boconlo engaged to bo married in
tho October preceding fho murder. Tho fro
queucy Of sackets's Wits to the house of Miss
and it wns with difficulty, Us ho afterwards
stated, TINT he could. control himself whom
ho aay thom together. On Monday last,
Smith, In conversation with reporter gave
aomc Of the, particulars Of what occurred
pluce on tho Goth of November. On tho 9th Of
thnt month Smith, who was living at West
Springfield at tho time wont over to Wostho1d,
with tho Wow of Visiting jennie Bates. Ho ro-
In Wostfleld, upon being told Tint sackott was
at TINT timo at Miss Dates'g houao, IIe thou.
ho Baid, aftor Sackott Ind loft tho houHo, had q
conversation with his rival, ia which, nfser tell
Ing him OF his relations with Miss Bates, ho
"boggod him with tears in lis eyes to keep away
from the girl" According to his account Sackott
pro,niuol during thia conversation to relinquiBh
tho girl, and Smith returned to West SPRING
f7old. relying on this promise, rs he said, and
with tic confident bo!iof that ho would Lavo
no more difficulty In aooing jennie. On
tho night OF Nov. 20 Smith, With tho
expectation fostered by sackott'a promise,
went to, Wosttlold to BOO the object OF his
t.,F.A Ar f,n fnft A1.n 4rn5 1sn
informed by M acquaintance that Miss Datoa
had gono to tho theatre with Sackott. Upon
hearing this ho felt, rs he declarod, tho "old
foeling" CONC ovor him. Flo claimed to have no
quontly, md which resulted In the death of
Sackott and the sovore wounding of Miss Dates
Those events wore detailed by, the witnoBsos at
his trinl for MURDER which commenced in this
EARLY III tho evening Smith met ono Frederick
,DeAudry, from whom he borrowed aomo cart
ridges for Lis pistol. Upon receiving them ho
remarked that ho intended to g lick tho fellow
that was running hie GIRL" and addei that il
ho should meet saokott and Miss Bates ho would
shoot thenl Later in the evening" while Sack
ett and Miss Ba.os wore returning from tho
tloatre, and when they wero near tho
noighbor's yard and commenced firing at tho1
To f3ackett, who advanced towards him, ho OK
claimed, with an oath, Stand back there /" and
continued to discharge ha revolver, firing seven
Bllots In all Miss Bates was wounded in three
places by tho Shots but subsequently recovered.
baolett, who was shot through tho right lung,
died on Dec following, At Smiths trial tho
line Of dofollBo WIS that tho murder was commit
tod ,1nlor monomnniaeal dcluson. Tho effort
OF his counsel failol, however, to clear him, and
on the 25th of April he WAS convicted OF murder
OIL Juno II. An effort WIS made by his counsel
to gain reversal OF the verdict and sentence by
now tf!hl. bat thls 1a1led. Ihen commission
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