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pcaco with God md man; through Chriatt
mercy expect to bo bayod."

Tho wor OF pluioning followed
"WLero aro tdom straps I" called out Mr. ar
mold, father Of tho Sheriff. or,,
Never mind, father" said tho oi1lcor. "This
Ia my duty" and tho pnioning WIS proceeded
with. porteot stood motionlosg, and his faco
waa cxprcBson1oss. It could not DO aad tlat lle
wns pale. but thore was no blood in Ills chooks;;
Still he was rcaoutc. Tho rope WAS placed round
h's neck a.1d tho 1lidooua black cap put upon his
hoad. 1Io called tho attention Of tho Sheriff to
tic fnct Tint llis whiskors wero caught tn the
ropo, and nsl'od him to adjust that means Of
grace moro comfortably, which Mr.. Arnold did.
Tho world Is deprived Of my touching "las:
words, for Perfect Hatd nothing moro.
THE CONCLUSION.
Io stood for minute, whom, nll things hoinE
tho lever; q ulotnonlary rush and tnttlo Of mu-
ckinery aa tho weights descended; tho spoctn-
tors inslinctivoly raised their hands; tho slack
roro about tho noc!s Of the murderer vas jerlsed
wns Hl,ntci,ol six foot from tho ravcment Of the
room. 11o fell again two feet. and tito rocoi1
took him up again, when Dr. Bon, G. Ml5or
stopped forward and fol! lfs pu!uo:: Tho
three seconds after tho shorin'e hand removed
'nont @ 5; pf tEo body, only W. quiyorlng o' tic
MUSCLES, mud IN occasional spasm imperceptiblo
piration Of minute. DR.. Miller reported tho
pulse at 4s, growing foob1c, mud worry light
muscular movement. Tho pulse was Irregular
for the first minute ; ut ~ minutes it vas Of
minutes it stooa at 12o, with iuut a pereopttblo
motion; ut $3.50 tho pulse was at 190. very
feeble, no quivcrlng; ut I minutes
it stood ut CO.; At minutes, 59, and rapidly az
9ppssg 81 p 1T ns Sa b. @ R Gs;s sS sssons 'ss
later, found 1t had agaiu como. into existence.
but only tluttcringly, aud Mt minutes had died
away entirely, and not even tho sonlblauco Of
The crowd began to dlhperse, and the Sheriff
signatures TO- tue documents eit,tos:iug tho
s5se"t,Gn oews Of shr A.0" 9roae ref''' henps rs
spangier, Jaclsson i. P. wiikoy, Washington;
Ihomas Henncberry, Reed; J. Palmer, Jnesaon;
7. P. Lilley, VIII William Werner, Joliet;
Robert WalsL, joliet; john kolslolt, hloneo;
Wilmington; ratriox Cayahagh, Nov Louox.
ORDER ron THE poDy.
Tho body hung for forty minutes, when Dr..
Miller presented to ShoriH Arnold tho following
order from Judge who tlas 10 squeamIBhncss
aud whose common BsuBo il woll illustrated:
CHICAGO, Dec. II, 1879.
e15,ss = sis %"9 s. Ss. who Will band you tn,. de
in tho event he shall DO hanged. see nothing Oh;
seonabs II this M request aud hn h - shoa sa
Tor ,nay also tlesire to tako away Tic brain,
for tho purpose Of annlstca comparison IN reterenca
to tho subject Of insanity. in which he un others Of
ii thin rcgartl should bs compiled With i can d
asra to oe surns ay
Miller ASSURES ho will 10 his work N manner mol
| Very truly, j. McRonEnTs.
| THE FEELING IN JOLIET.
As soon as 1t was understood that pont
norton examination WIS to bo had. tho good
people of Joliet wore much exaspcratcd. They
14tfc
tic man up. They thought it m outrage *
mar tho corpse. Tho latlica to whom thia intel.
ligenco was promptly communicated wero os
pccialy griovod, and their Erlof found vent II
nro especially feminine aud 30 thoroughly
understood by tho world TINT it ncod not be- re-
produced in print,-not even on this occasion.
But the Judges order was enough, aud they 70.
luctantly Enw the body cut down and handed
over to an alion doctor with hideouB instru.
meuts.
AFTER DEATH.
Tho body was very nutural i'll appearance This
the eyes were cloped, aud tho stoical expression
vas unchanged il, every other particular. Tho
neck, Which was IN life nineteen inchos around,
bud shslnk to fourteen, although no mark ap-
tue lsnot 'hnd pressed uncomfortably. rho post
mortem examination waa rapidly proceeded with.
ald Dr.. Miller found himself III possession Of
tho heart and brain Of murderer
very y, few v;t, nnes The
time, as It was careful aud with q view to scion
t1io results. Dr.. Miller briefly anns up bis dir
coVeries for tho reporters as follows:
DR.. a1lLrER's DISCOVERIES.
Andrew j. parteet The Iody was cut down thirty
minutes after tho drop fci countenance natural With
snly p1s qf tho syo I1s91 The
tia tissues still tho lungs healthy. On tho rjgh
sas oil! penr!tt!e athssons: The luuxs propsr wSre
viii tiood Witch lad formcd sof} ;ot. On tho Sft
slle Of tlo heart the Cavities were empty. Tlt
dlscsc; ateijai about ho consistency Of toup bcine
q sa egS %sts ee He ean aS no ass y
brane was covered with eastriu fluid but rcrterti,
healthy. The Tissues of iho abdomen woro covered
with no appearance Of congestion. The srleen wa
normal; tladder about one;thrd fall Of urine
ffacturo s:as discovered Tha head vas opeaed ant
tho membrane, covering sho brain exposed. The,
were found to ba almost booalcss, but, on custlni
theHt q Quantity OF clear serum exudel. Tho sub
etance Of to brain proper was almost. .tloodlcs, md
IN cutting TIE Tissues, serum, also oxuaed The orsl1
weighed 5GG ollcos. Dcatll was evilcntly produced
by shocls, ho died very quickly aud very easily.
NO INuAN1Ty.
Tho reporters inquired whether such brair
yinsllcatea theory Of insanity.
osn@ 4 @el 5 1aa ssx sS1i"y rno no aoa aS o,aS
varying in weight from 4s to 60 OUNCES.
After tho examination had been made, til,
tody WAS carefully put together, aud laid in it
coffin.
THE Hpn1AL,
Tho mourncss-for thoro wus quito
largo number OF thom, principally col
orod mon-woro astoniahod to find TIM
tho corpse boro no eyidsuces Of tho surgeon
kpifo, mud wondered how n,an could be tako,
to pieces and put together ngaiu liko watch
oven though ttat mnn Was a colorc1 man, mud I
dead ono Ut TINT. But thoy rovorentially bort
tho cottiu onl to hoarsn, provided nj their owr
,, expense and tho funeral went to tho Ponlteu
| tiary cemetery. Hcrc singular colncdence Wa
masio known. Tho grave which had beon dng
with tic body of tho man Willians, VIII,
waa killed ut Tho Fenitentiary by I'll
bathing process, antl WHO. tho victim Of mur
dor, lad, through tue rcalito Of murderer
filled n inurdosor'a grave. Another grave va
tug. and tho remains Of Perfect, tho butcher Q
, his vito, consigned to tho grave.
Tie dcconsod hnd expressed desire not t
In mrtt1atct1 Tin Ind tnrnNn1v rcntnrt,n