The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-16
NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JUNE ls ls77-TRPIR

bohaiL A. the committing trial vsrdc! OF murder
superior Court and the result was apoher verdict OF
guilty The counsel for the defence Then moved ior
new ria on The ground maj one o. me Jurors nsa
drawn az juror THIS motion Tor new trial was over
ruled The then went 70 the Supreme Court and the
Judgment OF the below sustained Tho
defence then sued out writ OF lunacy on this issue
mis-trial was made tho jury Standing SIX and SIX
petition was tbcn made to the Governor asking En-
ecutve cemency. aud at his instance commission
Of prominent physicians was appointed 10 decide upon
his iunacy. This commission decided he was sane
HIS counsel then made motion for now trial
on the ground OF newly discovered evidence.
Tho Judge Of The Superior cour. decided sna,
during vacation petition was Their made to the Gov
srnor, asking Tor respite until the question Of now
trial decided This petition was granted, and tho
result OF the new trial. The Superior Court
again rendered verde. Of guilty, and the supreme
Court again affirmed tho decision OF the Court below
PETITIONS TO rug GOVERNOR
Petitions then poured III upon the Governor, suing
Newman one asking Tor com Of Tho sentence
the other asking that he might be scnt TO the luna
tic Asylum.
Another petition was sent from lukA, Miss, asking
that he be sent TO the asylum for lie.
Governor j. NJ Stone. OF Mississippi, wrote private
letter 10 Governor Coiqut Invoking Executive mercy
IN which no says that he always considered Brnkley
partially deranacd.
tx. Governor n 8. Brown, Of Tennessee wrote tina,
he satisfied that Brinklcy was Insane al the time
OF the murder
Governor james D. Porter. OF Tonnessec, in abiding
to his insanity In letter to Governor Coiquilt
says
II do no, think that he ought 10 DO held responsible
for his deeds, and ask for Communication OF tho death
sentence"
General N. II. Forrest wrote from Hot Springs,
Ark, that Brinkley was IN his command during the
and that no had mental disorder that rendered
him wholly irresponsible Tor his actions. and that no
sent him home to mis- friends because he was adjudgcd
by his army physician 10 be insane
Hon. Casey Young, member OF Congress from TenD-
essee wrote know Of my personal knowledge
General w. II. Jackson wrote that he had known
Brinkey from early childhood, ana that he had always
considered him unsound In Ills mind, and that while Ia
his command during the late war he would never
trust him with picket duty hod him responsible for
any offence or irroguarity committed, and begged
that he be sent TO the ulatio asylum
petitions and gave the case thorough ana sitting OK
animation and aid not make Up his mind until the day
apart for the hanging In tho meantime the prop
arations Tor the execution were continued
LAST HOURS.
Tho condemned never seemed to realize that hts
doom was inevitable untii this morning Alter send
ing for his physicians aud rcvoklng his request OF y
post examination OF his head and bcqucathing
tention 10 his spiritual condition While he prayed
icrvcnty and Expressed deep contrton he uttered his
conviction that thore was no hope after death.
WASTED TO SHADOW.
Or being lcd from tho jail ut twelve O'Clock his per-
sonnl appearance astonishod his old irlcnds Three
years OF close conanemcpt in Jail had wasted him to
shadow OF his iornor SELL His hair was whtened
until he was scarcely recognizable
EXECUTION.
without utterng word he went from the ja and
mounted the scatfod without muscle Of mis- body
cuded the sheriff asked II he had anything 10 say He
replied, Nothing except TO beg you haslen tho
cutonn Then stepping on tho trap the moose was adj
justcd the trigger sprung and he dropped six eet and
dren sent his brother In Tennessee who win
provide for thcn