Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-11-20
TIE SG.AFEGLD.
EINDICATION OF THE LAW.
Last Act o: the GOss Tragedy.
EXECUTION OF UNDERTOOK.
WEST CHESTER, Nov. /:

/ the execution of W. +. UdderzOOk, con-
victed OF the murder Of Winfield Scott
/ Goss. 1t being what is known as Court
/ week there were an unusual number Of
/ people present in the borough, but this was
/ largely increased by the arrival OF those
who had been granted the privilege of being
present in the prison yard, and Of others
I who had come in the hope of having the
same boon extended TO them, and these
/ latter were far in excess Of the former.
! That the number was as small as i; was, can
! be attributable 10 the fact that the Sheriff
! having since promulgated an order that
none should be admitted except those au-
| thorized by law, and, considering the pres
sure brought 10 bear upon that official, the
crowd was, comparatively speaking, a
small one, there being less than 10 tickets
! issued. and of these there were quite bevy
Of newspaper representatives from the
| cities Of Philadelphia, New York and Bal
| timorc.
! Yesterday with him was but 4 repetition
of the previous days-a visit from his mo-
ther, the sheriff, the prison authorities and
| the clcrgymen. The absence Of his wife
! has been severely commented upon, but if
what is said be true. il is not her fault that
she is not beside him in these his last hours
! upon earth, and there is no reason why it
! should not be true, rs the statement comes
| from one Of his counsel that he especially
requested that she should not he allowed
to visit him, he fearing that he might break
down and not be able to complete his pre-
| paration for the final scene in which he is
to play the prominent part. His mother
has been on hand daily and the probability
| is that she will no more behold him, as she
has not yet returned from her trip to Har-
risburg, and but an hour or two elapses
before the last act will I've performed.
Tie sCafiOld which was used when
! George Grant was executed was erected
yesterday, and occupies a position in the
! southwest angle of the prison yard, and is
protected from the gaze of those on neigh
boring house tops by means Of shed
which has been erected directly in front OF
il: The rope is the one employed on the
gam. or,.,,;on No,.,,hor - 1879 ord
hos .,,r,ip b,.ep tes,a5
i-,lGn-z,,,i. r.,irod ,,rI,. ,,s, ,,i,,tt ord
awoke at g o'clnck rs hc said, feeling well.
In few minutes The regular prison break
! G,sr Wa, furnished and this soon dison.
nnared He then lo, down o,,.,ir o,d ot
| : O'Clock -. 20 ara o,tired bipeo,f in q
nlaiu bIacl, sui, IN which ;. ,yos hrrc
| A Second br,,rtae, ,y,s ,,,o, disrosod or
This j. po,hino urr.,oI &c e.. s;, ,,o,,r.
mas, Inc has r-y,l.l bir,s.rg r.;,r, Zoo ,,,ooIs
ner diem. n, extra ,,Iowopce heiro ser,
b,m by , r...flant His ,,na,ite d,r;r,,
that iirnr has h..s, e, ra,,,orlobl, ooo or
as the keyper mt il he has ao,.u oil ,,ot
has been sent him. he then hacked his
clo,bjpr and boddnr ina HOY and d;roc,od
il to his wife. He was in nor,icn,arIv GOOD
spirits and inrfmotcd that bo ,rorId no
heard from the scaffoId
III, ,.o.c,,.. -,
c,,u ,,,iu,,.os -, =,
possessors of cards of admission were mass.
ed sincIv into the small ;rcIosura in which
was the scoeoId where they rsp,.;,,ad in
exnectancv Of seeinr t;e doomed o,o, ON.
ter. They were DELAYED upti, 1o,o5,,croc.
when the procession. CONSISTING Of the
sheriff. clergy. prisoner rand iurnrs fnllowed
by ,leputjes moved SLOWLY alonr to ,ha