The New York herald., 1876-09-23

JOHN YOUNG PAYS THE PENALTY OF HIS
CRIMEs-sCENEs AT THE sCAFFoLD-FARE-
WELL ADDRESS OF THE CoKDEMNKD-A
WARNING TO EVIL DoEns.
TORONTO, Ont, Sept %, 1876.
John Young the oldest tho prisoners convicted
oftne murder of Abol aoAonad and with whose daring
escape, subsequent adventures recapturc and
the readers of tho HERALD already familiar,
executed at Cayuga jail, county Haldimand this
morning. The sentence 6f his nephew fellow
at the last moment commutea to imprison-
mont for life.
During last night after the clergyman had gone,
Young wrenched brass clasp from Bible and sharp
cned the edge the WALL with the intention oil COM
mittng suicide but repen,ed and confessed it 70 his
spo ual adviser this morning. Hc said he would have
committed suicide, but remembered the wicked.
OF taking his lie IN his, own hands,
ana sso that he remembered the kind services OF
the minister. At this morning the blacksmith
appeared and unascned the shackles which had been
Oh him his rccapture He kept his eyes fixed
tho mechanic as he knocked OIL the rings and as they
fell 10 the ground the hangman appeared 10 pinion him.
to which he submitted with the greatest readiness
The procession then advanced along the corridor,
headed by the Sheriff
BIDDING ooopBy
AZ they passed to tho sierway door Young asked to
say 'sooduy" TO his nephew and, standing at the door
OF the cell and looking through small opening, said:
you" The doomed man then marched to the scat
fold, which he ascended supported by constables.
The Deputy SheriH briefly the Oinciu announce
mcnt stating that hc had Ia his hand the warrant OF
execution OF John Young aud hoped that 1t would b
long time before such painful duty would again do
volve upon HIM.
ADDRESSING THE CROWD.
The prisoner was then asked II had anything to say
and, without moving aud III y clear voice, said:-
hole that this will be warning to Young men
Don't follow my tracks | SEQ good many rount
here that know, and hope II will warn them, aue
tho same to strangers present l hardly think that
Pm worthy Of tins DEATH but IL IS ordered IN
have to put up with it, Ihave nothing more say,
hnI hnn mo nj n dat IN I'm hnff
world hope you will be warned, to q
death like tins. think this should warn you.
THE YISAL
The hangman then motioned Young to kneel on
the trap, which he Immediately did and the ropo
placed his neck and knot under his chm and
while the cap trawn his face the condemned
kept repeatedly saying, 81 hope II will 80 down all
right (reierring TO the rap) Tho Rev. Mr. Copp, of
Detroit offered short prayer, and the Rev. Mr. Locke
offered the Lords Prayer AS the latter SAID "Amen ia
the signal given and the hangman pulled the bolt
but the hasp OF the bolt broke and tho trar
did not move. A hammer sent for and
the bolt broken the trap swinging
readily and the body or Young hung mia air in tut
ilment OF his sentence The body had fallen nine eet
inches the rope stretching fourteen inches The
trap anu bolt erected the night previously aud
found work all right A dozen twtchlngs were OBJ.
served the body hung but after five minutes lie
totally extinct and the body cut down in twenty
minutes alter
The wife and daughter Of Abel Mcdonald saw the
body hanging but expressed their regret that they had
not arrived In time to the execution.