New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-16
BUNGLIhG RE1RIBUIION.

TWO NEGROES HUNG AT Hampstead FOR TIE OYSTER
BAY MURDER-BREAKING OF THE RopE-A BRU-
TAI SPECTACLE.
Very unlike the grave and orderly chaI
acer OF the criminal executions which at long Intervals
take Mace beneath tho shadow OF tho dreary structure
called tho Tombs arc the scenes that mark hanginRs
in tho country An eager and morbid crown e"theiS
at each and envous outsiders who nave ho paSsc''
the iai-yard In either Insist upon h'apuus "pou
the epot I'm the most depressing weather. although per
fectly satisfied Of the mpossibiy OF gaining view
OF tho judicial sirangulation put whiie IN 'ho
city the atmosphere in and around the repulsive In
ia with the gloom and soemuity that the
dignity Of official Authority. with its uniforms, badges
aud arms inevitably CREATES such occasions In the
country the day Is mgde almost gala one, ana Win
more freedom from restraint CONES hilarty and testing
at the expense OF the wretches awaiting their DOOM
Recent executions HAYS sometimes shown another point
Of difference. namely that country incxperence often
results u failure do tho revolving work as ought TO
DONE This remarkably true In the execution in
Hampstead township yesterday OF tho two negroes the
principals in the Oyster Bay tragedyLewIs Jarvis and
Ebert jackson. Their hanging was ore OF the most
horrible record.
At 8 o'clock Jaryis's wife baie him good bye and de
par ed Their counsel also called and shook hands with
tue two murderers the last tne leaving chem very
agtaed. At 10 O'Clock the Sheriff entered the cell
and road inc death warrant aud at half past 10
faithful Clergyman held devotional services, both men
Joining the devOuOns Jackson IN particular taxing
mart v i'm great nnctiou Then marched up squads
Of police % from Long Island City, under Sergeant
Darcy and 20 from Brooklyn under Capt. Buckhol 2,
rho whole force len0 under the direction OF Capt Wog
Ion OF brooklyn These occupied the yard form
ing O Gordon around the scahold which was borrower
from the Tumbs and on which Jack Reynolds" John
Real the negro Thomas Foster Bolts OF Newark. Buck
hUut OF White Plains, Lusignan OF hOrrisoWn Rogers
Of Mechella OF Jersey City, and many others
have suffered Tie knOt-hOes in The Dgh fence around
the iayard were tenanted bV curious eyes, aud the
deputy Shprids busied themselves with wandering
the ntruders. Sheriff williams Of BROOKLYN and Ponce
Commissioner Locke OF Long Island Guy were among
those present as weas requisite jury Of II men.
who. with the representative OF The pehs we're gwen
positions near the scaffod.
At Il2O the procession OF officials, ministers aud con
demued marched to the gIlloNs, through crowd
nearly halffrOzen spectators, and tue negroes
placed side by ride under tue Two cords Scarcely
"a second ~ time was wasted nv Sherlh Samins WIN
businesske qmckness he and his assistants connected
the around neCks of the prisoners win tie
dangling ropes above. short prayer was made by
Mr.. Backpan aud joined in hy hotl the doomed men
The minister aud the Sberh shook hands with thein
Jackson bowing and Smiling neIYOusly as ne
did TIE black caps were drawn down
over the eyes ~ both, and at ll;26 the
weight was released. and bOtn bodies sprang INTO tne
air but only for instant was one suspended aud III
next moment Witnessed an inexpressby hOrrl-
bic sight. body OF Jackson drawn up quickly
and his struggles Of agony beaan hut Jh pody ad
risen perhaps foot when the rope broke and he struck
tne platform sGuacly on his leet completely para
by terror ana uhdOuDifdN tetFby huft ny Inc th'rp
jerk OF the ls neck. There was n pause or
shudderlng silence all over the yard aud the haIie-
less form ewaycd forward and would have fallen but
for the intervention Of the sIerla's arm For three
minutes, while tue rope was repaired, JARVIS hung
hump and mOtiOnless upon the arms OF the Officers
Sucrf sammis says that he did not utter word,
but others that he begged in shaken voice, For
Coos cake don't murder me !" The knot Ooscned
around his neck bot the black cap was not drawn up
lest should be cOnyulsed by the sight OF his
ION struggling with his legs drawn up ana hls
hands clenched at his side. Then young man on the
ladder cord down. ana II about 20 be refas
tened when IL slipped and with grating rdspng noise
slipped over the Iosts agaln Another minuc OF fright
fuI suspense during which officers and citizens were
muttcring s" horrible horrible " aud the rope again
slid down through the beam. Ihls time IL was fastened
pulled the wTetchs neck, who still able
10 keep feet and then he slowly pulled up hand
overland the tqusite distance, ana allowed TO strange
to death second han ling occurred AT $780, and his
pulse to beat at 1872. after writings slckeDng
to behold, the body swinging round aud round and
sliveTing aud trembling as II touched by galyanic
battery. Jackson dead at 1884, ana both bodies
cut down at 1860, and placed Ia collins at he dis
pOsal OF Mr., Jarvis. Drs. Wm ID. Wood OF Jamaica
and d. K Porter Of Mauhasset were present. Sheriff
Sammis says the rope thoroughly tested the night
before that strand OF IL appeared to have been
with knife. H. claims the fallt should rest on the
New-York Sheriff rather tnan on hin,ef II any fault