The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-16


noc- . and half the wcii.h hu boon r"muN. n
from tho gHlhws: The rope running over IN =
crtrs beam and down to tho weight wiz almost
- thirk ~ ship's hHwacr muslin s'rH'n
smut in the upright near 1T the WIN lows. whrrr
Tho Shrr II NaA to stand and pr ~ HE toh upon
the fhtai trigger. That trigger ly the way. is n
grrnt improvement upon the crude old Rash
ION way OF chopp0ng the sustninn. rope. II
op'tai ,citglnly, mat niun' nn"iy. cnrlly. and
lever near the floor turns downward - small lin
upon which has boon held ,ramr on IN,
weight rop" nnd " course the cramp slil OF
At hnll plst 10 o'cio K Deputy shcrir Davis
and thg Rev. Alrsefa. Allen an Weed. the Mii r
the Juil chaplain entered o. hWpl1's cell. TIN"
first named gentleman rcad the death warrant
to the condemned man. and th.n thctwo clergy
men prnytsi with him long and lcrycnty. when
they huh ended their min strnt ,Ons. and the
uo,-sc had been placed alsout hls mock. the black
,ap uplu hls head. and h ~ arms pln.onrl be-
him. II combined effort to wring from him.
as hc stood upNn tho ycrjo OF ciorn.vi
2 gao ihnt mot his question IN unli'nrhingly.
he replied. | shall die an innocent man" II
was thvn two minutes past ii O'Clock. One
mnrring toward the gallows. On the way h.
wn'ri"f,d ,n ,n" "Ir ct pepnh Days VINO
nodded. and arriving under the rallows
beanl arranged the noosc ~ carefully ~ posi-
blc, then fastened it to the great hook above
Oh hwulds face wore n look ot resolution and
resignation. The mouth wns tightly closed
and the cheeks were very pale. bat there was NO
trcmOr.
HANGED.
While the Deputy SHERIFF completed his mr.
ranscmrnis. Srrin llnrr,-on stepped behind
the screen aud removed the chock which. for
temporary security had been pla cl beneath
the trigger Tho next instant at tour minuies
rnst eleven Oclnch. tho furm OF Charles Osrh-
waid MAS Jcrk,I upward iully three feet II
settl Il bnsk half IL much, and his dy.ngugonics
beam lis arms had boon phIon.d 9t The
elbows. but his Wrsjs were not hound. In his
cpnNuisNc struggles during the first half min
ute aitr his suspension. his hands were cN-
tended before him L. fHr IA he could reach and
clutchcd at vacancy then werc str,t he'd down
W his rdos, again thrown forward. meeting.
and ,ontruding in horrible strife " tn the IN
vAihle and So. with W 'ul ruini. EFFORT he con-
lnu'h 10 sirA n. and wrthc. and tu- at his bonds
Tor full minute. At a minute aud quar-
drawn upward and his legs swung together,
with u r"ndulum. Ike movement. backward
and forward. Dr. ward era-ped wrist on on'
side and Dr. Brumlny ou the other. To- count the
pulsaiions oi The dying man. while DIS. Bur
nett and osborn" took not =. After two ami u
hHlf minutes IA" Spa~nolir struggle seemed
Ia hay" ceased and the corpse duugled at per-
ict rcst. hut IN hai q nllnut more u conNulsiNe g
shudder shook the still tortured frame, and
another halt minute was marked ly "a iuiut
rwnying oi the les. the vibration from which
grew hintcr and lminier and stopped IN about
twenty HrcOnds. Then ull Was still; the man
wns dead pr. Kornmahn pres 4 his ear to
the breast Of the corpse. Dr. Ward removed
the ropo from lis elbows In all tho large as-
semhlage was perfect Silsucr. Thus ninr min
ute passed from the moment the Shtrfls foot
pr reesed the trigger until the body WIS lowered
That lowering seemed Ia break the spell ana
almost the first word uttered upon .\rlN hand
VAS Sirangled. Yes, O. 'hwald was strangl,d
EN'fNhody SUSPECTED II and the doctors prov"I
IT AZ they iuuihled about HIS neck after all wits
over. stu he died very quickly and compara-
The pul-atiou- had been growing steadily
and more uncertain during the latter three
minutes. and on the right sidc could scarcely
be- noted nt all, certainly not with accuracy. In
the seventh minute only three h'at- oithc pulse
IN the lett wrist could De noted. though the
-pasmoiic tlrols Of the heart were still clearly
pcrcrpilblc up to the tenth minute, but in the
eleventh all signs Of life had ceascd.
A. soon a- possible the spectators were sent
out and III" body was laid upon the floor Dr.
ward ~ county physcinn, gave his. rcrtiil,aie
that os'hNald wii- drad. the New Jersey law
not requiring Coroncrs inquest upon hanged
persons, and then The corps was put at the dis
pO-al ~ o. Invalid relatives. II will hc in
tered from hs ialhcr'- house. Eyans funeral
VIII he from his father : house. Publicity Will
be avoid 4 ~ fur ns possible ia both ca-,.s
I'll" following l. IL" statement prepared by
he two Young men. md. "a complan'e with
th'irrrucsI withheld from The public until alter
their death. 1t l., of course, their argument in
mnnl nance of the claim Of innocence which
lasted.
THE VICTIMS STATEMENT
We. tho undo rsigned make the following
dying statement to thc public: That We are en-
tircb lnno mt Of til" crime Tor which W. are 10
sun the extreme penalty Of the law. and know
nothing about It whutryer Tor II We did We
would now make "A fun confession Of II. a. II
would be- ul no USE 10 assert our innoecne" any
further. As for Mr.. j. Fusscll's testimony. W.
haNe only 10 SAY tnnt h" H. mistaken in the
party. We do not mean To say that he did NOT
spn any ono lruvtnt, tho b,u., ~ Mr. Dn,l.u
~ ~ 'i 81 ihAl 'ii"' "l ,'h' Hlr ',Nh 'iiNIu, =
tr ana cannot recognize ms own iflcnls WIN
Mlom ne lNd personal acquaintance and deal
IuH~ before he % hi country. ii does upt
l,nk nj an ,.a.,y,lln NJ Lc rn,,IJ :, ~ -
,,.I, "a a.. d, - s,s,,,,...,' 80
~ hr sNvIr wa W'r'-at a momentary glance.
an men tHhhN HlNe any lltutnAt reason now ht hlc'
uhtn lh.n ul' "N MAJ hNrh tonnes on hil were ,ui
hIhi"n hr'T A. Tor Johh hN ~ man VINO was M 4
aIit.u on thArs' vi committing Vlc d.fi ana VINO
J. now nv ~ We prison i'r th.it le committed IN lmon
"l A-nl- u- uit-- y WAS % screen himself. a. hr
LiN r'N'fhi lA4uts Mh'h hr was committed 20 lfil
lNe" Mtft h.tN tNpil lhs hAd o. -AA some thn- 10
" q" II nN sell AMI lnith fn9f"' man That -ht
mat August was thc MT night he ever slept away
fmr home, which happened tu be- the ist this tcrsh,
WN'-s co., Hritd ant ii- reason ir satius olt that
shi wa. te.hn~ De could not set IA his house att
~ .tiN hl m-ut amy, wh'n he was crosse AHnl'
H'' HNh l'hNNtl az, ht was "ht a.hr 10 O'Clock
ON iui 81. hud got into Ia huu~e win nlsht kcv
sam 'W't N'h hNh hil, uat We were m X f'H's
rstn " it mo- ii- ni tlc 'h u Nu-u-i i-'', now l-
N,l IT, n,N u,hl N- No., hhuN ui' tlul "i mn nHti
t"ud sweat lhttH "hH Nr 3i oi August r saw u-f aid
N'twN'h h-h,i on h' witness stiui "hft DAY of the
W.nu ~ w a. u.il u, ,on'l not tN'l- tshN tNllAm J.
i"a ~ hhnW Wh cyrus hiNMh hhn hW'h were huili
tfN,h UP lh nl' ,Hl'p in'I Nl Mhir wore f"th save
ui N' an u, iIint II -Hi' Hhu hN 20 UhN b. "ih .
Nhnt 'n s"t ne many cnHclul'u inht ~ must ie the
uu", rhn ne 'NNfr T. u Ahulhrt Mslit--, WHO a'n
wa N' .ie Us ht h @f"1h J. i'hh NMh.' hu hi-
at'i} v'N, h,l .plt iona IT, w nu g. ui h Wa h !
uti n"l stI'e WIN h'~h ,nN brown N'N, a, lDi
i''b'r no. VINO rNflt liHt We were 30 Ms -tf