, 1874-04-23

SHORTLY after .fa oc,opm emor,i n.4 nukc, accom-
t,R tho oo1ldonnoa n1cn and took the hoayy
Chains OF their ncoks, by which thoy
lad boon nocurod since thor aentoncc. Each
Of tllom was thon drosHod for tho acaffold,
wllito cotton nllirt, drawora Of tho aamo ma
terial, and wlito cotton aooks. .Oyor, thoro
woro r!ncod long, flowing white shrouds, and
their toilet, though scatlty, waa complete. An
official proHcnt tondored thom M q drink Of ,7hia,
Niinrol a1,d Emanuel doclinod. Tho sentence
read that tl,oy wore to bo hangod botwean lilo
hours of 10 and 4, but owing, to .npprchonsions
Of MI attempted rcBolio tho short1 had resolved
mont. Accordingly, ut n quarter to 10 o'clock
tho criminals woro marched down tho Btafrs Of
tho jail, thoir hands tied bohind, and oacl nc
comraulol by deputy: re-,
lows for lilo isat time, but, Without botrayngany
visible emotion, thoy aacendod tho stepa to tho
following order Charles on tho, right,
WebBtur noxt,. Eman.1el third, ana MIN.
Charles, who WAS worry nervous and rather fooblo,
four follows never faced dcath with more inlper
turbablo cooli,caa and apparent indlfforonce than
did tlloBo. Webster. tho wilo-poisoner. amilod
frequently and amisniY a. at the p spectators:
fearful. aud tho otllor two woro al calm and
1tliot m II thoy Ind only boon placed tlloro Oh
exhibition, In that ghaaliy md gravo-lko attire,
for the purpose Of extorting confosslon.
religious ceremonies. Tho 1av. II. Mcdonald
delivered Il brief but impressive aermon. Tho
ltov. II. d. Dowdolt Hnng the hymn, In which lie
was joined by tho criminals
And am born TO die;
10 lay this body dawn,
And must my trembling aplrit fy
1no world unknown?
At tho conclusion Of this an earnoat appeal
-.
A. Dolan,atto, nll Of tho condomued mon knoel-
ing, though tho ropes were thou around their
necks. After this tho clergyman took D final
farewell aud loft tho drop.
Sheriff Luke proceeded to pinion them At the
their disposal, In which thoy might say anything
thoy wiBnod. Upon this there followed most
exciting and -bo-forgotton Boeuc.
Charles, In loud aud tromutous tones, bogan:-
~ want none OF you to so homo mud tel! tho
folks that you SAW the man hung that killed Mr..
HALL nm as clear Of that as any Of you arc,
thank God"
Emanuol-"Yos, thank God"
IT am clear of that. nm clear Of 1lr. Hall,
but, thalik God, / am clear Of h1r. HalI.h
Charlou, Emanuel. mud Nimroa (togethe1r)-
Of TINT rs auy Of yot1."
Nimrod-" Farewell to everybody; all Of you.
Goodbye; I vii! moot you all At tho bar Of God.
God bless you ALL"
Cries without tho inoloauro, ".Thnnk Godl
thank God!"
Tho Sheriff then, ut q quurtor-past 10 O'Clock,
placed white caps over their faces, during which
their farowels mud blessings to all presont, MIN;
rod sayng inject mo on the rock of eternal
lire, farowcll.' Wcl,stor, the wifo-poisoner'
never Bpohe, except to say, Farewell" The
and stood loaning nealnst tho post with tAit
! instrument uplifted and ready in m instant tt
Rtrike the blow TINT would Bend them into etor
| nifty.
l1o said, "Aro you ready ?" Ono of thom re
piled, "Yes, farewell" stu holding tho hatche
An affirmative response enne from thom a1l, but
yet lle did not strike. Lowering tue weapon
n1nid broathlesss suspense n,nong tho crowd il!
| tho enclosure, he ngain asked, !" Arc you OIL
sponso from tlom oil, ono adding, II trust vi
| will meet III ncavon;" but no admission, no con
| fession, aud in n fow seconds more tho rope WI
severed, aud the long, unwieldy drop fell with I
loud bangt ut twenty-five minutoH pa6t 10 q. m
pounds, fell noarly 81 feet, and With such fore
as to shalo violently tho 10 by 10-incll poHt 0
which tho gnllows was constructed. Every noos
slipped from it's position to the back OF the neck
in consequence Of which there WAS no dialoca
1ntiou slowly finished The work the halter had
badly begun. The body OF ClnrleB which wa
ut tho extreme end Of tho drop, struggled tor
ri5ly for sovoral minutes, though he was feeble
attonuatcd. aud light the others wero all hcav
men, md did not struggle G: oil. There wor
couynlslve hoavings at the cheRt OF each, an
these wcro scarcely porceptible.
DR., Taylor, tho attending ,phyBcian, promptl
examined them and found thom dead in til
following order: Charlos who struggled most
diod in nix minutes and q half; Webster, viii
did not struggle at all, lived ton nillutes
oight and half. Aftor thoy wore dead. th
ShoriE throw open tho doors OF tho jall-yard au
admitted the people to seo tho bodies hanging
Over 5U0 people ayailcd themselves Of this qucE
tionable privilege. When tho bodies lad bee
placed iu collins, aud turned over to tho
friends for interment.