The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-04
Clse 8atlaaA Iailv Globe.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER A, 1874.
From the New orleans Times.
FEARFUL GALLONS SCENE.
Thrco Wen Dropped from the same
Death Trap.

now THE MURDERERs MET THEIR FATE
A ONE LEGGED GIANT AND MS coMpAN
1oNs-A READY HAYGMAN--LAsr SPEECH.
Es OF TIE DYING MEN-TnE LAW WIN.
Dictated.
Monday morning, at Napoleonville, the
parish OF Assumption, the murdercrs OF
Elisha Eastwood paid the penalty of their
crime, and in the presence of almost the
entire male portion of the parish swung
alofta dreadful and ncver-to- be-forgotten
example of high retribution ami memorable
law. A more terrible or dreadful cXecu-
ton has never been witnessed in this state,
or one in which the unhappy victims left
fcwer mourners.
Thursday evening the writer visited them
for the first time, and found them smoking
cigars and chatting lightly on their backs.
Their ankles were secured in the stocks,
and under them lay wrelched quilt, while
"A miserable apology for pillow propped
up their heads. The most striking figure
that presented itself was that of James
Robertson, as he lay recumbent on his
quilt. He was man Of gigantic stature,
said to be six feet four in height, but his
body was not built in ratio, being rather
slight. His shoulders were squa.e and
broad, and his entire appearance betokened
a man of tremendous muscle His right
leg was cut off from the knee, but the facts
of its amputation he had failed to disclose.
His face was positively an unprepossessing
one. Inc forehead receded back to a thin
growth OF rather light hair, and his brow
overhung pair OF peculiarly shrewd-look-
ing eyes IN an ominous and disagreeable
way. lie wore light growth of hair under
his chin and on his lips, and his nose was
slightly hollow IN the middle. On the
whole, he looked IKE man whose acquan-
lance in life could be advantagcously dis
pensed with
The next most remarkable person was
John Ross; he was OF medium height, huge
in structure, al with an arm of llerculean
muscle. He bore his fate bravely to the
, ana the strong 'nss OF character about
,1 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., IT, y. Nv "'""' , ne'.
a 'i,i u''ei','' I '.., ~ was nu.I'.o'
III ~ Ill =. 49,, II; 'i'
, anu. 49, w 49, e,: ii,s manner
uu.Ns t''o 90. .': e "s ey ,cl,
m"' P0,iey '.""Iu''' n ~ oneei'u. at
,l,h,s, anu ms o.u'e'' '"S''''e" courage INTO
HIS i"o"''sS "'''eS'
THE LAST HOURS
Ardorso, porrv aud Jonos y;il;o,,e
,rero hoth griffs. s,ronclv rcsombling zach
other even in build. eycentinp that the lat.
ter was tbo taller of the two These man
ali contomnloted their fate with mucb more
hardihood Than their white communion but
Antoinc Maurice was the most detected of
the number. He was n dark rrifi. with n
Cull s,uhble of heard on his face and his loft
eve half closed, as though from contact
with some instrument. He was too de-
pressed 10 TAX, ana spent HIS time VAN
e'or,s ~ opia,n Sep
al .ne 'uoneu ,,,I ''1G mn , anu en-
ureh' VINO were 'u'''l''eu INTO lhe prison the
day preceding the execution, and the ut
most iamen'auoh ehsueu' vi Robertson
hothing was known, ne peing an utter
stranger III tne parish' niaurice pore tne
reputation Oh lle,iong ti,el' ana me oth-
them During tiie i' ns ii tfit NV pallles ana
but tossed uneasily on the floor, now and
then engaging in some disjointed and mel
ancholy conversation.
The guards had been doubled around the
iail, and the utmost vigilance prevailed.
The gallows stood at one side OF the prison,
facing the high road and the bayou IL
was quite an original structure, and one al
torether suggested by the uneXampled num-
hers of the condemned men. huge beam
ran some eighteen feet from the ground,
and was supported on either side by heavy
column of wood; about half way, or nine
feet from the ground, ran the platform,
which was so constructed as to form of it
self the trap. Two pieces of lumber sup
ported it, and these pieces were joined by
n small wedge. The trap or platform was
dropped by striking out this wedge
rrro,r THE u,Sc1xG.
., ,,on
ny iore'houent On tno pa.s v. Wv %" ho
i'll, all the stores Ill Town were oauseu " "
shut up nv up LIZ and n,eons al
every imngih''oic Nen'',e "nu
.'n nno' ~ =! osso,,hled The sheriff
49, 20 "a ,,ia,, ,,ndor arms whom he arranq-
ia" w liam. Wv, ,ian;na two lines ON either side
ec =" 80 -, i,,,so ana ono on both fences.
Oh 'le oou'' mus ont snch ne received snec.
Inc peoP'V' ., thrs lont from an.
iai pei'nlss.o", hu, from the ir no.
proacn'hs 'uS eli vio,v If the terrible
sit'ons ou.s'u aoa,h ,vos easily obtained
l III, ondar rrovailed among the peo.
Inc u''nos, o'"ol ovan far the neri ID Of
PIE anu an , ,,hisners ne ,houoh fear.
TWO hou;s, III ; ,ho imnressive ouietnes,
iui Vi u '"oa aro,nd An immense mum
,'ia' ,N,i ,,on,o,, were there. who. fo
per VI .o'or v. hrouoht their children I,
INC NUS. -, o,aoIo A. IN o'clocl ih,
WINES w." ,aarod on tho nlatform. an,
haus'nan u P',roasirg the rnnos with TN
co com nroa,;,;oner Ills Azure was tal
skill Oh ln"ea .;Io,l,. lie man an
anu %u % was rife as to his identity. ii
specula.. r,u,o wa" SlrlI con md black domino
wo1e a.,"ohod 70 n ude rirdle round hi
anu as.a hlood.rod scarf His appear
oous m" !, Leoning with all the ter.ibl
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pa ra'"p ai'd,rs ,roS ,he more agreeable spet
tne s"'''"
'"c'e' LEN TO DEATH
.onna nnnoororco Of the sheriff
Az o'fo the upPeal""to ~ 40, ,ha 90,
the Jail door was the slghai .''a' thc oo'
demned men were oeins leu o 10 s1e ceaso'
The low chatter among ."e crown na n ot"ss,
and all sazed brea'hss'ly at IT. the point =,
exit. S1 ,Te ' s"o, soI and Jobn Ross f,
lowed close penind ma' h "'N Win w ro a,
firm and determined gait, on. WIN no ~