The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-27

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SAID. For Gods sake, are you dead ?" There
him but see y
almost failed him, and the court room was still as
death. The testimony produced strong i'm
preston upon all VINO heard IL, put IL uiu not
DYING STATEMENT.
Frost, at an interview this morning with his
counsel, Mr.. Lamson, made the following state
ment for publication after his death. After
| speaking OF the killing Of Towne, he said:
placed the limbs, as have affirmed in the cornneld
S e aH rom aass d. & S S% to-
one S S az spd e vi Of u s a ns s
from the barn o. any other night draw the BODY
n the SsmP MAKE e she s same nm s,Se%sP " ne
Frost,s statement at the trial declare 10 all men
no feeling resentment toward any one. die forsiV
sFd ~ b me T1 4a 9r any 1Sng have ecsd y
ofhcers WI" '' O''U''''' '"D u" "' ''''O"
To his counsel he said: TRY and keep track
of this matter. 1 hope that IN time, and am
assured that 1t will be cleared up. feel that In
SIX az months men , WI say II we hadn't hanged
Frost slept well last night, and converted on
Indifferent subjects and cheerfuly. So firm
his deme nor that while dressing his attendant
remarked To him, p" You have got the most nerve
piled, I'm not afraid I've never been afraid to
die." Soon after he remarked, I'm the hap
piest man IN the prison this morning" He ate
his breakfast OF brown bread, milk, and cheese,
his own selection, with his usual appetite. After
breakfast he wrote farewell letters TO his chill
dren, and while doing SO appeared somewhat
melancholy, but he soon rallied, and chatted
and laughed witn his usual unconcern.
AT THE GALJows.
At the Rallows Frosts face betokened no emo
no glance at the spectators aud none at the gal
lows until he turned to ascend the steps. when
he raised his eyes to the beam and rope for
instant, dropping them upon the stairs as he took
the frst step upward. As soon Frost was
seated on the fatal platform the Rev Mr.. Lam
son offered a short prayer. Imme diately at Its
close Sheriff spraRue read the death warrant
rapidly yet distinctly and when he had uttered
the closing words, For which this shall be your
sufficient warrant" he added: II now proceed
To do execution" and pressed firmly upon the
spring releasing the drop. Frost had risen from
his chair when the reading of the warrant was
begun, and the deputy behind him had fastened
the reading was 1nlshed had shut OUT the light
from him forever by drawing the black cap over
his head. There was not an instant's oelay, and
less than i've minutes had passed between the
time the doomed man took his nrst step upon
the gallows stairs and that In which his body
drop. The drop fell with hardly an audible
sound, and the light body OF the murderer
brought the rope TO a strong tension.
SHOCKING SPECTACLE.
The nrst shudder had not run through the
more sensitive OF the spectators when the body
was seen spinning at the end of the rope, almost
open, and the blood sushed out in streams.
Every eye was riveted on the startling and unex-
disclosing and then conceslins the CASH. The
blood forced upward by the arterial movements
srurted fountain,like upward from one to two
feet, tue stream falling to the noor In u circle
round the hanging body This circle extended
even to the framework Of the gaiiows, which
Was In many places sprtnkled with the blood.
The yelling life blood poured from the wound
down the front OF the body and trickled from
the feet, forming q pool directly beneath the
body.
This recital doubtless seems full OF horrors,
but II falls far short of the realities OF the scene
For some TWO minutes the arterial gushings OF
blood and the slow drtppngs from the body
| continued. Drs. Wood waId and Jewett then
stepped under the gallows and made their ex-
animation Of the body-a mere Formally In this
case. The knot Of the rope had been placed
behind Ffosts left ear, almost around to the
centre Of the neck. Frost was man OF no g.
pecial muscular DEVELOPMENT and though he
not only TO break his neck. but to sever III,
spinal column entirely, leaving the body hang
ing by the integuments Of the rear portion only
The body was allowed to hang few minutes
after the examination By the doctors, and then
II was lowered upon bier and carried from be-
meath the gaows. In twelve minutes after the
appearance Of the Sheriff the eyes OF tho muir