The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-08

wainwright. the Murderer Of HarViet Lane.
HANGED in M ORDERLY TaRncr.

Prom ne kondoH audafd or Dc. g.
Yesterday morning ut o'clock Henry
W inwriqht suffered death 10 tho Il ufs of the
roum"n hHneman in ntonemen' ~ his 'ritne.
1t Is unnecessary now 90 e. "autt iate the snOck-
iuZ details which successive c&hlustiyi inqul-
res have revealed respecting the crime tor
which this man was uuni. nod. II ~ therefore
simcicnt 10 state That nothing occurred since
the dca'h sentence wns unsse to induce the
authorities In the slightest degree to modify
their opin,ou that lleury WaGwriHnt was the
murderer of the unhappy wom n Harriet Lane.
His proie-tatiors Of Innocence whc1 NJ the Tar
OF justice were, ~ might natur Nv be inas'nod.
unavtiling, nor were the subtle cOucOCtions
subsequently addressed to the Home Secretary
more sucCea-ful.
Wainwright retired on MONDAY niobt a, n
o'clock. and slept well until 0:50 on tho follow
ing morning, At that hour be mad an interview
Of Is minutes duTstiOn with the Governor. and
he then expressed a wish to be left in Ne much
privacy ~ was possible during tie remainder OF
the time allotted him 10 live He did not at this
juncture either read or write, but engaged in ST.
lent meditation. Some time before be was led
to execution theschapain visited and engaged
with him In devotional eJerC ises.
Even SO early as O'Clock, while II was vet
dark crowd OF Individual whose dress and
demeanor indicated their station In life. had as
sembed outside the walls OF Newgate. and as
the minutes passed the number swelled until
at O'Clock, an assemblage OF many thousands
occupied the space In front of the prison. That
portion Of the public which mad orders for adj
mission was allowed to enter Newgate at 7:30
o'clock, where, passing through the Various cor
ridors. they gathered in the execution yard.
This space, surrounded 10y the grim walls OF the
prison. was divided by Il barrier into two parts.
In corner OF the inner one was a small pent
house. lit by a couple Of lamps. which threw n
dim light on the white beam, from which. on
the suspending links. new rope, about four
feet In length hung trinity, tie moose resting on
"A hook pro Getting from the apparatus. Tho
spectators, now numbering some hfty OF sixty,
huddled az inst that part OF the barrier opposite
the scaffOld. and here for half an hour they
waited. mostly In silence. From above, at Inter
walls Of "A few seconds. tho chapel bell ,unded.
while, In the intermittent moments, the fainter
pehllngo of distant church bells passed sof'ly over
bend. a solitary Inspector ot Police paced up and
uown within the iine of demarlatiun. and few
| constables were stationed I'm q convenient cor
ncr. The uprights supporting the cross beam were
visible for a distance of about TO 10 feet above
the half doors that concealed the lower Interior
! OF the galluws house from the ont side = 70 but
] the portion nearest the main wall was hept upen.
! At n few minutes before eight tho dismal ciiug
1 of the prison bell wa he. ri. and then before
the clock struck. 10 was a repetition OF chapel
| bell. distant church ben, PRISON bell--deeD
| toned, soft toned. harsh toned. The spocta
nearer. The cry came "All hats oil" and NJ the
! instant the clock chin eli o'clock. Every head
was uncovered. aud every eye strained In the
! direction OF the door rom when the prisoner
/ was to proceed. Behind the chaplain a rgure
! uncovered head was catcf lily coWoed. and
| whose hands were tightly pnioned behind.
needed no one to ask tie luo tlon, Nv no j. he =
| for all knew that It was Henry Wainwright.
with coun'enance as composed as at any
| time during the several examinations-n fact.
| less ANXIOUS looking than on tine last few DAYS
| OF hi uial-witn a hp firmly set, and an uu-
| hlanchcd face. the culprit entered tn place Of
! Lis doom. followed bS the Governor OF Newyate,
/ the Snerif- the executioncr Nurwood. and OF g r
oriciais The chaplain. leaning against the halt
| doors before mentioned. read passages suitable
for the occasion; Mafwood conducted VAIN
! wright TO the assigned spot. and the Governor
! OF Newsate plac"d himself almost m front II
the prisoner, While the Sheri1s stood a little
aloOf. Twice Malnwr ght looked in the direc-
ton Of the spectators, hut the glAnces were
swiftly taken. and the express IN tad no mean
ing beyond a seeming desire t. fully conpreh end
the circdms tdncts OF hts app Hing situation
| Then MarwOod. = thin pare man. of sharp cuun-
teninCe and determined mouth. raise d the white
cap aud covered with II the head Of his victim
who. without tho fantest indication Of
emotion, submitted 10 tie process. DEITY
unlocking the moose. the eXecu tom
placed II round Maiuwnght's neck. and
having occasion to raise the Waite covering one
could zee Ucnedth ~ ne TIN UNCHANGED face a
the uuhHpuy man. l. seemed mat NdrHocd was
neediessly long in adjusting the rope, Tor he
turned, and twisted, aud smouthcC, ana folded
n several times before its position i,le sed him
At LEI. 9TH. however, he drew the run ming Knot
tlut. ana thereuDOn inlmt diatcly withdrew from
the INN oyahle figure round watch Tor tie ldsi
| minute or so he had been husied. lie 0isa,r
peatel, and there was "a Woment Of IrotJdnc
stiffness. Then clash-N uuWright sank on
u sight ana the ti:htlV-siretched roue tod IT,
own tale. prof OCnd stiffness prevailed ia tn,
ward at this ms ant. Tie III. -ials -azcO into ID,
deI IN concealed fro IN the Spectators the lait
rope. All within the penthouse was silent. pu
from without came THO roar OF the busy Londoi
world. quick ening iltD activity with the aC
Nancins d'>, anu uis.ns the .nccidtors to th'
| immediate dispersal which followed.
| Atter hanging an hour the BODY was cut dowG
| and duly examined 10y Mr. ribsUn. tne pit-ui
| surgeon. Having rron1uicei b. dead, the re
| Personalities 81 the press were requested TO al
! j1urn 90 what ~ called The Board t,oltu. I'm in
I quest vas there held. aud iuwedidteh AZ, r TIT
verdict " - delivered the BODY OF th- wletchr'
mau wa, Invested Of the whole Of his clothing
IN ~ presence u NJ. Mcpherson. the priuciua
wardcr. and the Governor, and tae comm WI
filled 10 win qutckllme. iu wnlch tie BODY WI
Wpletcly cNyclOled. he id WAS ia Il strewt
down, and Henry Wainwright was forever r.
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