The New York herald., 1873-02-01

Miears and were unvemitting In their attentions.
ceive much benent from their m,nistrasion, they
had not left him half an hour on Wednesday when
ne was singing 'seven Out" with all she rest
The prisoner was ironed and carefully watched
piece Or window glass had BEEN found. o with which
II was thought he Intended 90 cut his throat ehoald
ms ,ass nopes OF repreve or respite fail lie sens
that OF an innocent child, and Guilt, that grin
chamberlain had not
Lighted him TO bed.
ASd drawn the Curtains round about
At early morning he wakened and saw the sun
rise for the last time. He dressed himself VITA
care In his "sut OF solemn sables" and partook OF
light breakfast, after which he returned 20 his
seemed to extract the greater consolation.
THE 6ALLows
Platte River, near Cherry Creek. Beside il was
grove OF cottonwood trees. AZ ten O'Clock the
concluded and the roped enclosure ground was duly
laid out and surrounded by q guard. Then the
crowd, which had begun to gather AZ early dawn,
population, and the roads for miles around
were crowded with wagons bringing In
Probably from ten 70 twelve thousand persons
were present, many Of whom were women. The
the usual crushing to obtain good places, and the
few trees and all the carriages were like 40 many
% anS S
month, until Q petition, signed by 900 citizens.
conld reach him, praying for communication OF the
sen ntence. He answered from New Oreaps AZ fol-
lows
Frank Hall is citing Governor IN my absence; Ifhe rs
make out repreve thirty days, acting in my
This despatch awakened some hopes In the
bosoms OF Miears' friends, who saw here
MERCY on THE THRESHOLD OF THE GRAVE.
Governor Hall was At once interviewed but
no ae
NAMED frm. At one O'Clock the prisoners coun-
sci abandoned' all hopes; Mercy stood aside, and
At half-past one Sheriff Cook entered Miears' cell,
hour had come. but the law now claimed its victim
inexorably. Miears, without nnching or quiver-
n sad after he b. knsw sseppds Cn ss sfsy
after pinninR little bunch Of .geranum
leaves and mowers on the lett lapel Of his coat.
mans ear Miears stepped lightly into the car
sne TSe penser Scouts on os and
with drawn saDres, surrounded the vehicle and at
slow pace he was
Ata quarter past two the mournfql procession
reached the gallows. which was guarded by com.
to right and left. The culpri with wonderful sell.
possession mounted the platform and took his
sn ns s 5 % ss ss
prayer and rendered the crucifx to the pris-
oner, who kissed It. Turning to the people
Farewell, men I'm a-goinR into another
world" His eyes rested for moment on the scene
arOund-the hushed and attentive crowd, the
bright Winter sun; then they fell on the coffin just
before his scaold. 1t was but for second, Tor the
black cap was drawn over his eyes, his hands and
feet were deftly pn0ned, the scafIold was vacated
by the attendants and ut nineteen minutes past
two O'Clock precisely the
RATTLE OF THE FALLING TRAP
was heard; the body fell about four feet, 1t spun
round five times, a tremOr agitated the limbs, the
chest heaved once twice, and then all still,
and the taut rope like serpent, pressed out the
forfeit life At 2:23 the pulse A. at 2:24 1t
~ at 225 it had ceased, and the soul OF the slayer
stood at the bar of God. At 2:42 the body was cut
down and placed in plain pine coffin,
stained black. The examination showed
that the neck was broken, SO that death
was prompt and painless. By three O'Clock
the crowd had vanished, and the sexton, without
words OF Christian sorrow and hope, had laid the
body in plot OF ground near the corpses Of Dug
gan, Foster and Stone.
Thus was carried out the fourth lawful hanging
In Colorado Territory. Bonacina, the victim OF
Miears was OF Italian descent, former resident of
Montreal, Canada where his family very re-
specially connected, one OF his sisters 1t is said
now living there, being the widow of Alderman
Torrie, prominent local politician.