The New York herald., 1873-07-12

mJs'eflous' inoeed' are the ways In which Provf
Saias pnyeia the murderers secrets. Tne victim
N Gus case nad been incremated by the assassin.
All evidence OF murder had. he Thought. beep
efraced. The deed had, evidently, been care1u,v
considered ana the napd which took the life of a
fellow being was hidden from the eye OF man. So
far the secret had been his own. Crcumstantial
evidence only remained 70 iastsn the guilt on the
perpetrator Of this atr0ciohs act - -,
i NH SKETCH OF THE ASSASSIN
He was born In this county and had lived, up Ia
the tRs Of the emancpation Of slaves, with an
bls body servant. he was nearly my years TsS Old, a.
known to every resident Of the county had been q
pessSs s sss
and executed the murder for which he to-day
paid the penalty He walked about the town un-
reseryedly, quietly demeaning himself and feeling
secure nom arrest even on suspicion. Itwas said,
honest. He was accused OF robbfng store in the
| country. He had started store Of his own near
Oentrevine, stocked the more uneharitabe said,
On the 7th Of May, while jackson was before the
% ns miles
tns places locked were c opened, and ribbons,
x.ro ss'a and fsiS n as pousIsn Ssaef Ss H
womsn, knew nothing about them. and the
the night Scoheld's store was burned. with these
evidences OF JacKson's completely at least In the
and informed Sheriff AIefl Of the evidence he had d
| accummulated against jackson, who was arrested
and & lodged 10 the cell OPPOSITE Colo.
| evening" May II, at six O'Clock. The jury were
absent but twenty-five minutes and returned
"GUIITY OF MURDER IN THE HIRsr DEGREE"
marked silence pervaded the assembled crowd
was calm and betrayed no sign ofsurprlse but kept
his small piercing eye lxed on the Jury until he
turned 20 jail. On the following Monday he was
oronght INTO Court to receive his sentence. When
SaS Of tSrd shSns met me- a s to say why
upon upon, NM M Jackson made rambling response in
nosassen ne aenfea o tho ms guilt and for the
| house by the staSement that he had bought them
e raSa passs n road
| upon the charge OF MURDER he swore he bought all
the so0ds n MS s N in Baltimore The
| as he had been found guilty Of murder and the
sentence was that ne be
HANGED BY THE NECK UNTIL DEAD
Tne counsel OF the Judge to the prisoner touched
every heart in the Court room that OF the con
stoical courage and demeanor, and apparently acz
cepted his fate with tho same nerve and selEpos-
trial. From that day to the present he has been
visited by many who had known him In his
on s tic but Subject tne resss ssoeS tS
murder. 1t Is believed he had two or three ac-
completes, but he would not implicate any one or
80. THE CONDEMNED CELL.
Several days before the execution your corre-
found him heavily troned, confined In a strong
CELL with single grated window looking into the
one side of the cell, symbol OF the Redeemer he
had been taught by the good old priests or St.
Marys county to love In his chldh0Od'S days, when
the Catholic faith proiessed In these parts by
master and slave alike.
The saw Erected On s south side of the
Court House, IN public view from the roadside, is
very sim pie structure. Two white oak posts firmly
rooted IN the earth. five feet apart and thirteen
feet high support an oak beam, the centre and one
end OF which bored, and through which the rope,
across the the top OF the beam down one Of the
posts to q cleat Six feet from the ground, be-
wide. secured on one side BY IRON hinges and sup
ported on r. taS other 6y an I'm iron T latch ses IN
iron rod, running through the post, and connect
ing with lever the pulling Of which draws the latch
rear Of the drop ana at the same height is small
platform supported by cedar posts stairway OF q
aozep a. up ON e s sae tne
drop Is thrown back as the sheriff descends, SO
not to interfere with the fall Of the con.
ana with his back to the gallows gives il nervous
pull, releasing the drop. when the victim falls five
| feet. The old gallows, 1t is said, rotted away.
thick coat of black paint protects the new one
from the effects OF the weather, and it may stand
from the negroes, who, 1t was thought by some,
might attempt a disturbance, If not u rescue, on
House yard in 'front.' OF the Jail and suificiently
large space about the gallows was enclosed by
rope, passing through strong posts firmly driven
TIE LAST MORNING ON EARTH
This morning the town was alive with prepara-
tions for carrying the execution into effect. Fully
1000 men, women and children, white and black
had assembled rom all parts & Of the country
able blOckaded the roadways The ancient darKey
who knew Washington was here. with the same
wear and considerably too short to be in fashion.
roaaSr'm straw hats dusty with aS
ments mem Of manifold colors Old auntles, who had had
witness S s rs
todo farmer and planter the legal and medical
noeustn sns st. Ms county 1 seemed tho tS
be concentrated about the Court House
ss o. the &c the S s ors
stalwart Marylanders. armed with loaded rines,
guarded the line and warned the crowd not to
ato hearty breakfast and enjoyed some nick.
with his spiritual adviser until one O'Clock, when
the sheriff, his assistants and your correspondent
THE sHERIFF's TIME EXPIRES.
Sheriff Abel informed the condemned that he
minute nxed BY The warrant was near at hand,
and ne must now prepare for the gallows. Jack,
than one one hundred and forty pounds. Tners
His look bespoke that Of cunning, secretivs,
crafty negro, who had profted by mis- intimate
association with gentlemen during his slave life.
His brother, during short interview with him yes
terday, asked II he would not telbwho was with
him when the deed for which he was to die was
committed. Jackson said it enough for him
to suier without getting others into trouble and
he would not accuse ANYBODY else.
The arms were pinioned With strong cord. the
prisoner still conducting himself in quiet man
ner. He had nothing to say, no request to make,
except that the Sheriff would not prolong the
exercises. Everything being in readiness, he was
marched out escorted from the jail to the scanold
i,v 01a rf ar MOI an
firm step and took the place assigned him on the
drop. The clergy gave him the last
words OF comfort, and, after short prayer,
lett the gailows. The sherin then bound his feet
and legs adjusted the knot, which had been tied
by an expert drew the black cap over his head and
bade him farewell. In another minute he was on
the ground, his right hand grasping the lever A
dull thud was heard, for Jackson was
DANGLING AT THE END OF A ROPE,
with no evidence OF life In him. After hanging