, 1873-12-20
AT LAST.
Execution Of Perfect at Joliet.
Scenes During the Last
Night.
Ho Made Ills Peace with God
and Man.
Minute Attention Paid to His
Toilet.
Tho March to the ScafIold--"Thc
Last Farewells.
He Met His Fate Calmly and
Without Emotion.
An instantaneous Death---The Neck
Not Broken.
Tho Body Given to DR.. HITLER, and
Ills Examination.
Burial in the Penitentiary
Cemetery.
Burial in the Penitentiary
Cemetery.
a Variety Of Confessions.

JOLIET Dec, l9,-Siuce tho last dispatCE to
ruE CHICAGO TRIBUNE the sentence Of death
p1uuouaeo.1 W ios1'oS na' p'oa o"i4'0" o.1'
mad the prisoner OF whom 80 much hna recently
been wrtton snd reaa ia no longer 4 prisoncr.
It ia beloved that ho hold to tho last belief
+hot o,nr,,,totio, ~ s.rtnnco .r,,,,d o,r;,,o
.4'. a'.' -. - .~a.' .~:. =. .:.ao,,..s. ~
put nc "lua dooued To ol6aPpolusmousl III Iao
rca1or ia aware.
TIE LAST NIGHT.
Ills conduct Tho 1ost nipht ,vos Indicative of
TN .h.raotor or +,,o ,rs, ia urs a,torn.+o1v
.no s.'a,aotot " tno 1uau' ~ "ae ".toiuAtol5
terrlaea. morose. anu chcoriul, feapsln8 occa-
sionauy into atupor, which would be followed BY
would ba o,;ct ami aor;ouu tn,,e of
"uu4a pe lutos .a'1 auo euAono' '".N
us 4n''..nehs oool1 "l.n stA'49J, ano u'!noon'o
his readiness to die. at ono tlmo during tho
! night he became furiously excited, and, in tho
tumult OF his passion. broho his bod down. Ono
of tbo nonntv shoriffa WIN raa nttirrr m with
sno .,,o. ~ ,,, ~" ,sa ,4 ~ a, "nsn
A'oi' e'oepfoica ~ 'l''et n''a' ps't 'lop. uo"i'
atalra' procured some rope anu ha'ided It to
him. Perfect had by this tin.o quilted down,
| and deliberately sot to work to mend his bod.
! ruu ,,onv,xo
I ,v,,.n 4n;a ,oa ,,oa, aaaao,,',sh.a In .,o,,t
i "neh t'''s hau ocoh hccoauP''6noo, ~ supp
morning Ho was attended enrly BY two clergy
mon. with whom he spoke quietly and calmly,
and enjoyed rathor hearty breakfast nt i
| O'Clock. In tho meantime he sent to tho 1foy.
I Atr. Caldwell, pastor of tho First Methodist
| O'Clock. To uso Lis own words: .sporteot WIS
in d worry unonvlablo framo of mind. He was
not at peace, He manifested tho ,nost Intense
anxiety abont hls soui. talled with him for MI
hour Or 10, but so great and 10 apparent wnB ,1is
distress that was nearly nonplusHod.
had boou VIII him about two hours when I
suddenly remembersd TINT tiero YES stopring
most successful, mud, I may aay, tho most con-
scicntious Christian worker Of my acquaintance.
| thought that wornan's sensitive mind
and readiness in sympathy would be
of great value in 40 terrible oase and I
asked him it ho would like to converse with a
lalv for a willie. He told ME, with foTcriuh
auxioty lie would, aud 6ont for Miss Wheaton.
The result proved that my autioipationB woro vol
" and kindly, thnt it was not long borore ho ro-
covered the tranquility which ho occasionally pos
sosscd. 3[iss Wheaton aud J. Mr. Mcleod, and
A1c. Smale, for whom he sent while wc worg cn-
present, aud 10 begged lie not to leave him. I
think the lady did moro To eoothe him and
bring him to right view Of his condition,
than alt tho clorgymen, myself included,
md nm more fully convinced than evor Of tho
immense influence for good TINT q truly Chris
tim wo1nnp CAN exert. Whon Miss Wheaton ro-
tired for little while wo san% lysnn and prayed
With lin for some time. Portoet offered 4
prayer also, III which lie Hh04ycu mo that llo be-
10 realize tho only support he had left. I was
particularly impressed with ono sentence which
Le prayed, Tint God would forgive him in tic
inhnity of Hiu mercy, aB ho with bis finite pow
era freely forgayo all wiz, bud done linn iI-
iury,'"
rnEpAnISa ll1msELF.
During Miss Wheaton's absence ho dressed
himself carefully, nni prepared for
tbs violent end Which was about
to be nut to his existence. IIe shoos
hantis with everybody, including Mr.. Smale and
Mr., Mcleod, to whom ho Ind shown coolncsa
during tle pQst weo|s. a1ltl told them I,o fully
forgaYo tlon. 1t appears froa, subsequent de-.
yeloumonts that tho acts which llo thus frankly
forgaye wore meta which a Cllrlstian community
would regard ~ prafsoworthy.
; EXPLANATION.
A week ago to-day, whoa ho was about, as lie
sunoogol, to meet lis death, llo placed in the
l,anun Of itlloso two Clergyman copies Of his con
fesaion. When tie rcspu, arrived, and ho had
day Or two to reflect on what l,o Ind done lie
ondcayorcd to reposHcss himself Of these docu-
v'v thov would not bo Even nway or SHOWN to my
body until after lis execution, no ond would Ii
| guinod by rcue1iveriug tllcnn, Yhey pledged hin
tloir word ll,ut they woult not use thonl In AMI
way against him tint thuro was no hopo OF
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