, 1875-12-11


Ny faher got married. but l'e L!car1y lnted inc,
Hut With steplntther cunlA not agree
left nv dear father
At tin axt u thtrtett, aud went Beafatlng
tn P1uw the Ktlt be.a:
mt I'M nnw In n ,lntarou with broken l,etrt.
Waiting for tho BAD day when my boul must DEPART
htect will CartaIn,
The Th eah s .1 Of 'hat All c.ptan think you ii. know;
For To get his money
tried all my hkl,
VIII Intention to rob,
Lat not for to Kill.
II was 1r!ccr Smith who swoye ms ,lfo away,
Int uy curse is upon him by night aul by day.
i hah packed inry,
And n. worth CENT, .....
For 10 hnd mo guilty they were fuly bent.
a1y trial is over. ray sentence /. passed,
srrIErt Of guilty my Jury fonnl !Hat:
tn, tho trnth of Dtfuher my life Wilt 1srart,
Which will eare my aged tAth~
With broken heart.
fear not the aalows,
OE fear not to lie
When my sollt GU to HoAvkn
With tho angels will ~.
And when OIL tho g,ltuue
Thr.o words will Fay,
Good r,cope arosnd mo
Fur ily poor ssui pray ..
Writer, y william DELANEY, who wa not afraid to
lbs soric.t agbt ever iou9ht sas 81 ronis oas of
900 men on tolrd If OF war. could ma8c any
N' - '' Mia. iset, Tarnte niIaa cast iron nIll.
THE ExrcuTtoS.
DELANEY waa executed In tho yard OF the
QueenA County Jail, North Hampstead. His
spiritual advisers, Father Hhetidan OF Noslyn,
aud Father a1csherry, Of Icmpstoad' wer2 with
about tho first day passed by him without sons
cxhtbition Of vfolonk temper. Thursday MORN
ing Father Sheridan visited tho prisousr Mt m
enrly hour. and remained with h,n until hhont
noon. About 10 ho called for Under-sher1ff
Rushmoro, and said to him, ~ lo had SAID to
Sloriir Ssmias tho previous day, that lie waa
sorry for oil the trouble he Ind occaHionrl, aud
hoped to be forgiven. Tie said he had given up
all hopes of lite, vas rohdy to do, md mas de-
tcrmtneuto
D1g LIKE 4 MAN.
About 4:3O p. II. the death-wArraut whH read
to the prlsoncr in tho prtsenee Of several wit
Dessos l1e listened 10 It very attentively, and
at tta close broke out into 1aughtor, saying that
enough to go 70 = ball with. During the re-
mstnlor OF tho day ho was quiet. About p.
m. tho irons wefo cut OFT ut bis own request, as
llo said hn desired to exercise his lin.be with
more freedom. His arms WerD PINNED behind
him BY means Of a strap, and he VsB allowed to
90 into the corridor He walked up and down, or
sat and ehattesl apparently the 1nost tunroncetned
OF all. ho frequently tndn1Eel in auo1, remarks
hb - 1t.tnGIIH" HlEHt ! kHAkl U6 NAlht1R Ill \
different p1ace." ile spoke Of Officers Rm,.h
aud Schmidt. Of Flushing. vim n,ado tho arrest
III Philadelphia. and sau if BE- tihd not been
caught in psihoa he would no. Aaye beeu tAken
TIE WOULD HAVE BILLED noTH.
A prisoner recognized; Delaney AZ an old ship
mate, and tl,e two told stories and sang Hongs
| together. IIo ate very hearty supper, but be-
easne hungry agssa about H.. and .skea fos
seh el, ssa. w.y pros'doa 3D., for hhn; linn;
oeoes u m esesaay sense ho gad agg down. N'1s IL
| continued talking In tho san1e cateosa Manner
| until s45 q. 1l,, when lo dropped asleep.
hsnuns l'a remarks previously made was ono
that. Il ha had aaown what flx ho would ho
| caught III, lo would have iinBhcd tie two boys
aH we'll ~ tho Captain. IIo slept with brief in
| tcryals until R:45 a. m. Father bherdan arrived
at the jail about an hou1 1Wc7'oaa'T, Eat awaited
| Dolnnoy's aHakonlng beforo going to tho coil,
whoro Le spent Bonio timo With him. and whofp
| oil lho ro1sslona obnoryanccs took place.. Mean-
| while tho Hheriff and deputies were buHy In
arranging the pro1innarios Of shp execution and
| 1nuhing q dlsla'on ,.of tho dutics to DO
pe.fossnca u the sa'1ows: lie wks sss!stsa bY
Undor sLarir lsushmore, Deputy shorin Ban-
nett, and tho ConstablIlary OF the county. Tho
| who?e number that wstnesspd tho execution did
not exceed 150, A polite force OF twenty-five
mon from Brooklyn. updcr comH1ahd Of insprc-
tor Walay, formed tho fnasd ontslde tho }sil.
DeaneS's breakfast eonsBtcd Of eggb, bread,
buttor. and coffee. which ho Ato With relish.
It MAS understood from Fathor ahoridam wtlen
no cn1lo out Of ublausy'e cell pftor tho
morning inlorsiaw. that be had undergone
conbidorablo change in ilomeaHor, and mp
peared to reaze more fully thu fact that
! he wan to din. 1t ll:i0 a. m. thu prsoner waa
brought out. Ilo masched to tho galIows With
tlEln stop, cxh!btlbg nono Of tho truphlat.ou
that was expected. llo appeared uausuAlly
whito and somewhat an1io1s. After to waa
p!acod tu position, In arranging which ho IT.
Histod the officers with the utmost coo!neHs, lie
spoke ~ follura iu calm, cyeu tonc:
GENrIgMEA: wlah to return thanks 10 Nter1H
saa!mls and hs wfe. undrs-sheriI Huihnnrc / biz
son Gus. Andrew Bnth, 8am,-f forgot hts name
Henderson,, Chclo Selsor. ana I'll my xeapers. They
have bean vary kind to ms. Tbs cTt1ns committed
never intended to commit, but die s0pe1Ant VI sin,
| and AK f0tHisansx, aud hops my Soul Will bs sU-
| etivHl In aslyeu.
delaney said something moro ia FstAard
Sheridan and Ac4hesTy, which WAS ,lulnteliHibls
| 70 otheFS At KrcAteE dlstauco. lie Afterwards
ahook bands with tho bherif and iii OF the OH.
GERS cAllihK them by nAIna, and bidding them
| Kool.hYe. No had personally visited all the
tAem farewell, lie was sasy md collected,
TIVE Nootk
| was adjusted 1t HAS, tho black cap wAs pulled
down over Lis face. and AluloAt itnmedletoly af
| terwa54i he ahot iuto tho alr from tic foEce oI
tho fAll Of weights. liz hung nearly matlonles4
| far q fow 1nfnutes then these wore soua 600.
| ynlsiyn movements Of tho limb. not 1t all
| violent, And tho rnurdeEar Was dead. uia uect
| wsH not broken. Ho waN dckd.in five minutes
| Tho body hung 80 minutes, when 1t Was tut
| down. Af.stGanants had basn rusds for husla
| III tho Catholic Gesnesaky kt Ws4thafy, aad Il
/ was accordingly taken tAoro laat oTeuing.
| MiScEtLANEO GUS,