Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-12

Preston, Of the New York Herald, Mr.. Multi
ken, Of the Baltimore S~s. Mr.. King, Of the st.
Mays Beacon, and the representative OF THE
SrAn, entered the jail, and Mr.. Abel informed
HIS TINE HAD CONF.
jackson did not make any answer, but arose
Immediately. Messrs. Downs, Combs, and
Wilson came in and bid him farewell, and the
condemned mans eyes filled with tears, which
he shed freely for q few minutes. At this
time the prisoner had on blPck pants and a
white shirt, and his shoes. With the assistance
Of Mr.. Abel he soon put on his coat OF black
alpaca, and his arms were then pinioned at tue
elbows, but so arranged as to allow him to car
ry the crucifx In his hand before him.
THE BLACK CAP
was PLACED on his head, and having taken a
sorrowful look about the cell the sheriff mo-
toned him that he was ready, when he walked
to the door, where his spiritual adviser Joined
him. The prisoner looked at the immense
crowd in country town, and q rush being
made by the a semblage TO the other side OF
the court house to get good view of the exc
q 10 to understand it all. With the priest on
bis right and the sheriff on his left, he walked
firmly between the lines of militia; the mem
beers of the press, with the prisoners counsel
and Mr.. Gates, the jailor, following him. Es-
corted by the militia, the party walked to the
scatfold, the prEoner at this time seemingly in
tent on nothing but the instruction Of the priest.
he stopped a moment 70 allow the priest 10 pre-
cede him, and assisted by the sheriff he walked
up the steps, and Immediately at the motion of
the priest fell on his knees IN which position he
made respon-es 10 the prayers I'm modest but
fervent voice. Having concluded his deyotions
MI. Abel addressed him thus; Thomas Jssk-
son have you anything to say?' The prisb~er
turned TO the priest and spoke - him, when
Fathe: Viciranza said, jackson has nothing
to say, except that he hopes all present will
mr. Nv fnrh inn - "A fIaar
that he hoped that none had come there for the
purpose only of
GRATIFYING A MORBID CURIOSITY.
but to witness this scene an admonition to
be good and he hoped all would profit by it,
The sheriff then pinioned the arms of Jack
son at the wrists and also his legs, the con
demned man in the meanwhile repeating short
prayers after the priest.
DEATH BY THE LAW.
The moose was placed over the condemned
mans head, the knot adjusted under the right
ear, the black cap drawn over his eyes and the
sheIi seized one of his hands and said GOOD
bye and followed the priest TO the ground.
The flap of the platform had been thrown back
leaving the condemned man standing on the
block trap, and Mr.. Abel walked to the side of
the scafold, and in loud voice, full of feeling,
said, Farewell Thomas jackson and may God
have mercy upon your soul, >" when he pulled
the lever attached to the catch and the body, at
l:12 O'Clock, fell with a dull sound almost
drowned by the exc'smations "Ouch!" and
"Oh!' which seemed to come simultaneously
from hundreds of threats. The body hung APP
parently lifeless for three or four minutes aud
occasionally there were convulsiye movements
until eight minutes had passed. At p minutes
past one, DIR. A. j. Spalding, DIR. z. r. Edelin,
and ID. Coombs examined the body and pro-
nounced life extinct. The body was allowed to
hang about ten minutes longer, when it was
lowered into coffin and the crowd quietly
dispersed, In the afternoon the body was
taken to st: Aloysius church graveyard where
PANIC.
When the prisoner assembled the scafFold the
militia had formed line south and west of the
scaffold, and as soon as the body fell some par
ties on the east of the scafoId attempted 10 pass
e guards there stationed. Lieut.. Millg.ordered
them back promptly and the commotion at
that point not being understood, a panic en-
sued, which became nearly general, fully half
the crowd running back into the town, none
knowing what they were running for.
TALL SOLDIERS.
In the militia company on duty at the execu-
ton there were two tall men-the Younger
brother Of the Tippet family, twenty three
years old, standing six feet nine inches, and an
older brother, standing six feet three inches
There are nine persons in this family, none of
whom are less than six feet in height, or weigh
less than eco pounds.
EXECUTION NO. 3.
THIS is the fifth person executed in this county
in the last half a century, and the first for
twenty-six years. Allen, a slave, was hung for
rape In 1928; James Williams, (white,) for the
murder OF his wife, and George, a slave, for
RAPE, together IN February, 1915, and Charles,
slave, for rape on slave girl, in April, 1871.