The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-03-30

higher. They watched the Sheriff strap
their knees, and their hands were manacled
behind. McIiugh's finger nails cut his flesh,
but his face was calm. All looked upward
To the sky and their lips moved. They
would never see the sky again. The un-
gainly white bags called caps hid their
heads. The knot in the moose pressed be-
hind their cars and the hemp enclrcled their
necl,s. They stood alone OIL the gallows'
THE LAST SCENE.
4 tail, ad-shouldered man, whom no
one appeared to know, stepped forward, lift
cd the rope and quickly pulled it. They
dropped like lead. The crowd for the first
time was silent. The girls from the cell
window screamed and shrickcd. The bodies
remained motionless, but in . moment, how
ever, Hester, behind whose left car the knot
still pressed, drew up his broad shoulders
and his limbs quiyered his breast rose
heavily and sank again, and for few min
utcs he bore all the indications Of being in
great agony. Tully and McIIugh, although
the knots had Slipped beneath their chnls,
never moved. All died of strdngulation
1t was II l.0j o'clock when the drop fell, and
eighteen minutes later the bodies were cut
down. Then the gaping countTymen were
allowed to pass in and through the jail yard
to take look at the gallows, and this
through with, Bloomsbury returned to its
normal solmnolcncy. Tully's body was
taken to Wilke5barre by his wife and rela-
tivcs. Mcllugh was taken to the same place,
but an undertaken will bear all the expenses
Of the funeral. Mrs. Hester, her brother
in. law, her married daughter, her son-in- law
and her baby grandchild waited torthc body
OF her husband to be brought from the prison
yard As the coffin passed through the gate
the crowd yelled and hooted. Inc Read
ing Railroad Company had placed a special
train at Mrs. Hestei's disposal to convey the
remains TO Locust Gap. l accompanied the
mourniul little party as far os Mahanoy
Plane. AT the foot OF the coffin Mrs. Hester
mad placed her husbands hat and coat, and
upon these she rested her head as she sat
beside the BODY. She would allow no one
10 usurp TINS place. She IS stlll comely
woman, with an honest, kind-hearted look.
she but rarely cried. She has passed that
stage OF gr!eL appearing too bewlldered to
think or talk. Her daughter placed the
newly-born babe in her arms. She smiled
and then leaned her head on the foot of her
husbands collin, and thus, with, the little
one lately como on her breast, and the man
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her she slept for few moments. The burial
services Of her husband will be conducted on
Wednesday and High Masswll be celebrat-
ed. The wake began last night and will be
continued tomorrow.
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