The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-16

were ordered to clear the crowd ron the Court
were to be permitted to witness the execu-
tion. While this was going on Jackson
or their ives Rney dressed in tho
new clothing provided them BY shenr samm!s
which were conducted BY the Rev. Mr.. Backman
and the Rev. Mr.. Davis. At ten O'Clock Sheriff
Sammis, accompanied BY some OF his deputies
and by the counsel Of the condemned men, en-
tered their cells and read
THE DEATH WARRANTS
to them BY eleven O'Clock all the preparations.
inside the jail were completed. The policemen
were then sent out into the yard to surround the
scanold and the citizens were permitted to follow
The instrument OF death was built in the south.
eastern corner OF the yard Immediately against
high board fence that surrounded the court.
a an n sun beat t,,o stronger there tnan in
en- the appearance Of Jackson and Jarvis had to
dare rreere the bitter cold uncomAainingly for they
s0r lea, that they might lall upon the slippery
solemnitv covered the ground. There was no
the would would BE at theatre before %e
e hs c saea otpe uses; They smoked and
different to the soeny &c, te c Se I'M
door Of the Court I acngl appeared at the rear
did not subslde-
THE PRocRSroN.
scaod rom their cells BY tne Ma marS1 70 the
Messrs. Backman and Davis; Shrifr Sammis FOL.
at the sides Of the prisoners so cxso wala e
JarvE were dressed alike IN black cSthInr ami
e WaIRe nia nosegay in his button e Both
ana i6oled with clear eyes upon the crowd frst
ana thedupon the scafrold. JACKSON smiled Easily
mind. nyould be dIlfcult to Conjecture WAL at
were 1arvS thoughts from the appearance OF n.s
the occasion his face was so expressioness IA
tney steppeo upon the platform OF the scafroiJ
both men looled instlnctlvely al the ropes hang
ing from the cpssbeam, Jarvlu regarding then
WIN WIN staae ~ OF mere curiosity, ana Jackson
VIII an T ar on contentment. and smiling as he
!ooAeu. lucy stSped upon the scafrold and then
turned to face thecrOwd, at about twenty minnie.
past eleven o,clocA Deputy Sherin Bennett then
the necks OF the mey VIZ Ao'''' 'na' were ABOUT
THE BLAoRcAp WERE DRAWN,
sneri sammis Mr. tney s sn% hands with
the platform was cIeaAa OF ali but Jackson and
mendnS a. their souls e ca, short prayer com
added n ao low n yoid God, have mercy
up, upon me e r naray naH Se words issued when
from behind the board scten At the SIDE ~ the
platform, and the bodies OF Nth men were JARED
crOssbeam, fell back and LIN danoIen motton o
less for moment. jarvis DIV hnwever 6id
not reach higher than two eet On the rround'
when there was sudden crackllg as of hmtr.s
matter
The tortured man fell upon his leet MD ar""H NM
right Tor moment. Then ne beSna 1 10 %ro up
gradually, his head falling lorwaT u II WA" was
uUn
tightly that 1t was choking hun. AVonstahIe
and policeman ran upon the platlSm AMI
ea him. Se said is Ss e Gods sd
tlemen, unloose the rope. Please don't1In ssder
me-" Justice Bennett loosened the noS and
pulled the black cap securely uOwn over th>,mis
cradle culprit's face, so that he should not sethe
body OF Jackson above him. The attentioEof
which he was the pitlml victim. Yet after e.
FIRST mOmentary leeung OF
HORROR AND SURPRISE
hoA cd a prv m m
the sentiments winch IT evoked nom the lips OF
the majority OF the spectators are dlscreditable to
Long Island farmers. 1t Is almost incredible that
men should entertain private spleen agains,
tine c s ~ 70 the
should feel pleasure from having the SUI
ferings OF the condemned intensified. Yet on
every side one could hear sucn sentiments ex.
pressed While these brutal remarks were being
made by the spectators and while preparations
were going on to complete the execution SO badly
begun, the attention OF most persons was with
drawn from the suspended jackson; for mo-
ne Of mis- nSay
passed through 1t, and aiterward it was convulsed
strongly. the ieet being thrown back and forth.
series OF thrills agtated the BODY. and then all was
over.
JARVIS TERRIBLE FATE.
The preparations TO execute Jarvis were
finished in about two minutes after he
iell upon the platform, but Just as the
to the moose, BY some mismanapement on the part
OF somebody behind the screen it was suddenly
naon Oa Of as asnns
was then consumed In rigging the rope again,
during which JARVIS stood without tremor or
complaint AS the rope was being once more
attached to the moose Jarvis said, piteously,
"for Gods sake, gentlemen, don't make a
the signal was quickly given, and as IT'S
result everybody was assGn ss 10 see the body
stead Of being suddenly elevated. f was e, only
then learned by the spectators that the weights
could not be afnxed to the rope and that Jarvis
had TO be drawn up by maud power. Jarvis Of
SLOW STANDARDIZATION.
He was finally drawn from the platform at half
past eleven A. NJ, ana was pronounced dead az
eighteen minutes to twelve A. NJ. Jackson had
died more quickly. In the interim between twenty
SIX minutes past eleven and twenty-slx minutes
to twelve A. M.
The bodies were allowed to hang until I'VE
minutes to twelve A. M, when they were taken
down and put in handsome collins. The people
thrOnged to see them. Afrerward JacksOn;s body
his sisters and jarvis to those of his VIE. VI
Much discussion has been had over what things
were mentioned in the confessions OF Jackson and
Jarvis. Yesterday AFTERNOON these documents
were submitted to the press, and 1t was found
that they contain nothing which has not been pub
lished, except the facts OF several rooberles in
which both men were concerned, and the avowal
OF Jarvis that he led Jackson away from the paths
OF honesty
I. 1t was alterward ascerta,ned that the cause OF
the rope breaking was shat the executiOner had
saturated the cord with soap, and ir OF course
proceedings were most shockingly bungled by the
men employed by the Sheriff.
OLD EXECUTIONS.
During the last 166 years seventeen executions
have taken place in queens county Sam, an In
dlan and negro slave OF William HaIlett were
hanged the % OF February, 1908, Tor the murder
Of Mr.. and MIS-. HaIlett and their five children.
Seven days alter two negroes met similar fate,
as accessories to the crime. Deborah Gryce was
hanged Tor the murder OF her infant child Deem
Der IA, liza. On New Years. Day OF the next
year negress was hanged for similar
OF Flushing, was executed for burglary, December
30, 1925. On September Is, 1888, tinker, named
King, who murdered William Smith on the road
near Flushing, explated his crime. on october
IL, l740. burglar, named Richard Combs, was
hanged Tor practising his art on the house OF Ben
jamn Hinchman at Jamaica. William Guthrie
and Joseph Alexander were hanged for robbery,
this being the third double execution had IN the
county. Mr.. BLine's slave Nellie was hanged for
arson, October l5, 1890. BY her act all the town
papers OF Flushing were destroyed, she having
fired the house oil the Town Clerk, Mr.. J. Wander
bt. On October 25, 1888 the robDer OF Mrs. Mer-
cier, negro, named Absalom was executed az
NewtOwn. In 1905 Ben Tuln, VINO murdered Adam