The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-10

0e0iy UuCcVmn60 ana VINO Wa 10 3UU0 vO p0Eb
asked every one OF the deputies with frequency
that subducd the savage nature OF the man. He
cigar with relish walked up and down IN his
new clothes-what q fearful parody like happy
schociboy. The gray dawn s.reaked the moor. and
he could hear the murraur and buzz OF many voices
outside, as the crowd collected but he could nos
distinguish SOUNDS IKE these among that multitude
"fney say he's wiited At last What dld yNu
| hearYn Don't know they say the saerir feels
doubtfuLn at win be an aw fuf thing they have
marks.
At nine O'Clock the Rev. Messrs. Rice and He'd
| strom arrived and made 10 the culprit nnA
| APPRAL TURN TO HEAVEN
Jacob, we like you and want You 10 pray Win
u.s. Won't you listen 20 US p
] mo, won't; you damn lOos. You go ees TOUR
| selves drunk. no listen 70 you"
The Rev. Mr.. kice Enelt and invoked God 20 oe
mercltul and turn the heart OF the CRIMINAL, Me-
| chella meanwhile pacing up and down smOsiug ms
| cigar, his arms folded ana occasionally directing
ministers They had to abandon the effort A
/ few minutes afterwards arrived MI. Norton, the
boarding house keeper with whom Mecnella lived
for a time and the truest ana most tried friend
during all the prisoners troubles. with hlm
ms S on the Bang %as Deeply
aectsd The prisoner rsproved her Sharply IN
The faithful woman impored him, Jake, You
should try and prepare yourself Tor DEATH" ''Oh,
I yOn 80 home ana get drunk was the reply.
! Tine was passing Ten O'Clock was approaching
and The messenger OF death was awaiting tue
stroke The prisoner Was called upon now Dy nis
Mechena was IN musing mood at one end Of the
corridor, stu smoking MS cigar, when he caught
sight o. the crowd outside.
'Wnat is that crowd doing outside there's" he
asked OF Deputy Sheppert.
'.On. don't Know, !" was the reply.
"Are they waiting Tor mef' was tire next query.
"0h- suppose shey are,n returned sbeppert.
and resumed his reflective mood.
FURLoRN HOPE
Ten O'Clock struck, and Norton approached him
for the last Jime Inc wret Chez man was very
cheerful in conversation TIL 1t assumed religious
across his mouth, folded his arms across and. In
Ginning his head To one side, struck up an attltnde
that would be envied by tine man VINO ,tuaed for
do you believe In Godf" Norton asked
'What me know abOnt GOdf--me have never
seen Him." answered the prisoner
do you know where you Will go when you dieT
was the next question:
..Me don't know;'' and ne walked on IN disgust
The time was fiiteen minutes past ten, when q
great rustling and tramping up the stairs struck
on the ear. and every one Of that small group
standing around Mecheila could feel his heart
came came the rattle, All Sheriff ketnnarGt appeared,
with large staff Of deputies pressing closely on
THE MINISTER OF pRAIH
win his cords IN ms hands, bringing up the rear.
dor, still smoking, and wnen the group OF new
corners pushed hastily towards him he realized at a
nash his awful DOOM He receded quickly, throw.
ing up his hanas and saying, mo, no, no."
tripping along before them az If he could keep
rdo o and Could go no urtncr, one Of the deputies
caught his arm and held 1t up whle another put
on him the dismal black coat This was the Crisis,
and some OF the bystandefs were nervous. Now
was the time when, as some thought he would
strike out and orer a last resistance before he
Unexpectedly, he hung down his head, his limbs
relaxed, his face fusned and with all his iron
that quickly chased each other over his face
as well as the convulsive clntching At the cigar,
TOO plainly indicated that the heart was at last
melting. Yet he did not realize that after ~ min
utes more that heart would beat no more, and The
light Of this world would have dissolved In
THE SHADOWS or DEATH
Sheriff Reinhardt anxious to have the terrible
ordeal past as soon as possible, hastily read the
death warrant, the phraseoIogy and iull import OF
which the culprit did not seem to comprehend.
One OF the deputies caught him by the arm,
when he snatched 1t away, saying. mo, no; me
been concluded the Sherif said :-"Jacob Meche 10,
have You anything to sayS II you have, now
mentary pause followed and the culpnt replied,
ono, no; me nothing to say" fhe execuroner
Wsen na Submitted S,ety Before tne ouera,on
was concluded he struck up dance, but tailed on
the third step. The effort was futile. 1t was the
last OF his career Of discrimination for which he
became notorious. Whether he realized the
awful import Of the. word eternity
aratons the bonds, the display OF force. the cere
mony and the extraordinary attention recently
THE TERRIBLE MOMENT WAS AT HAND
in which he wonld be cut on from companionshp
with the living. When the executioner was re-
moving his haJ the prisoner said, "No, no; leave
thar there-hat belong to the head" His request
was not needed, and when the black cap VAS
placed on him he was totally unnerved HIS ex-
precision betokened keen mental agony. Wnen
the moose WAS adjusted he moved his head IN
easily.
was commenced, and in less than two minutes the
murderer was standing under the beam which
claimed him till he should yield up his life. He
raised his eyes and looking upwards saw the beam
and the moose, and then, turning to the Sheriff
with look brmul OF entreaty, said, mo, no going
hangi
prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr.. Hedstrom
hearts OF all, and even the wresched man
himself looked steadily at the minister
touch of grace. The prayer fnished, the sherln
pulled down the black cap, but Mecnella managed
what ior this ]" and, while uttering these words,
he was
JKRKED INTO TIE AIR
The face was visible from the IT'D OF the nose
downwards, yet there were not the slightest con-
| tortions He would have gone up with the cigar
stump stu in MS mouth had not the sheriff pucIed
it out immediately before cutting the rope. A
slight heaylng OF the chest followed, then
all was still. After being suspended three minutes
and half the executOner, by request o. the ply 81
clans, lowered him somewhat but while doing so
TERRIBLE MISTAKE OCCURRED.
The knot placed On the left ear unraveed, and
| the wretched man fell to the ground. cry Of
| horror arose from the spectators, and everybody
| lnCludlng tnOee close 10 the galIOWS, was I'M
nerved. The executioner had another Moose IN his
| pocket, and this he placed around the culprit's
| neck and raised him
A SECOND TIME IN THE AIR.
| Many strong men turned away from the sight, and
| those who went there through mere curiosity had
their curiosity gratified to the full. IL Is one
| lieving consideration that the unfortunate man 8
| sunerings had ended before he fell. Not muscu-
lar movement was visible after he was raised the
| second time. The rope was cut by the Sherln at
| twenty-five minutes past ten, pnsation ceased IN
"a minutes, and in 20 minutes the body was
! lowered aud taken In charge by the physicians,
| who proceeded to make post-mortem examlna-
| ton. County Physician, Drs. Chabert and DUMMY
and others conducted the examination. The brain
| weighed 81 ounces and ] scrupie, a weight that
overtnrows all the faDciful theories Of those who
urged on the Court OF Pardons the propositio
| that Mechella was man OF very low intellect, in
fact seml-idlotic. For man in his avocaton II II
| an extraordinary brain. The body was placed in q
| handsome coffin bearing the inscription
JACOB MECHELLA,
DIED JAN. 9, 1874,
AGED rs YEARS