The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-12-05
EyEcrrlON OF asa NAG0oN.

is said to have slept as well rs usual /
during the night III MS cell, where he
has been in solitary confinement for
thrSe months past. lie has been close
ly Watched TO prevent suicide. Sheriff
Stimson, who has served. u years, and
had charge OF SIX executions, also con-
Quoted this one. The gallOws used
was originally butt for the execution
OF havenaugh ana Barnet, about the
year lSt2. since then John Ward,
Henry Miller, Henry Welcome, Henry
Gravelin and John L. Phair have been
hung upon 1t. The rope was the same
that had hung Barnet, Miller, Wei
come and lhalr. Sheiiil Stimson visi.
ted Magoon several times during FRI
day forenoon, but the latter seemed to
think that 1t was farce, and he should
not Que lie SAID; 81 have prayed to
me LORD, ana nc has come TO me and
toid me l shouiu not dle, or II dld II
would be well Tor me-" a report that
Magoons wife had said that "she
would not give cent for the old mans
body. was false. DR.. .. IL. Watson,
oi west Iopsham, Magoons family
physician, arrived at windsor on FRI
day morning, with an order from Ma
goons VIE, mat The body be delivered
10 MN:
Df' watson was admitted TO the cell
~ the doomed man, Tor the purpose of
receiving confession OF The crime for
when ne was ABOUT to suilcr, bnt he
.ton'ly Denied his guilt: When asked
he belieVed ihat SOD had forgiven
lim' he replied that he had prayed TO
iin every uay' ana that he believed
hat Gou mao forgiven nm, ana that lie
Would 90 10 heaven
we ,neh talked, Dr. watson said,
ABOUT ms !uheral; nc lnqulring who
was 10 oilcis'e, clc. | then said, "The
line passes swiftly; ana arose, and
asked nun a2aih II he mad any confess
! ri"n' nc iepiieu inc same as formerly.
: shVvh mn, ny INC nand, Dade nm
go0u-DY, ana salu' wv ell, Asa, hope
YOU are slnceIe ana ieel mat you are
forgiven, ana WIN dle with truth on
your Hps' ne sam Uood-by; God
piess YOU, uuc,"r' Ign tne Iolks good
| o.! ior me was III MS cell ABOUT
nan an hou,' Ai,er 'he execution, The
s,a'e proViueu olack pine coiiln, and
me oouy was uchVered as requested,
.aheh 10 NeSt 1opsha'n, ana mere bur-
pasiVr u 'ne Me'iloulsi church, o1hcla-
W., w, ~ NV WIZ i"'a"ci a.aleu Dy r.
utson '''u' u',iinS MS interview win
| Son ASA Jr woe2 rho doo,or ,o,,,;
ed, elm jail, for stealing turkeys"
'Ah," said the old man, earnestly,
chow many did he get?"
While in prison MagooD got fellow
convict to write petition to Gov. Proc
tor, claiming his innocence, and beg
eing bis intclcession. Witnesses to the
number Of about 40 arrived in the
guard room at one o'clock. Chaplain
! Mick was constantly with MagOon. civ.
ing him spiritual advice. On Wednes-
day ac had accidentally sprained his
right auhio 80 badly that he could not
walk without help. At :23 the door
TO hi' ioom opened, and Sheriff Slim
son, HqcunioIdcnt Rice, and deputies
entered. lie was sitting in a chair,
With IDS hands folded across his lap.
The procession marched out amid a
deaiiriike stiffness, with Slimson.
Amsden. Chaplain Mick and Superin.
tendent iiice, MagOon, supported on
each sicc 10y deputy sheriff, and two
depul.e, brought up the rear. Magoon
looked terribly pale, and hobbled along
without using any strength; Stimson
had told him the best way was TO make
40 resistance, but thew were Obliged to
carry him because of his lameness I'M
the steps of his gallows. A chair was
provided, and he placed himself in it,.
at the same time CHANGING about the
corridor and hall from under his ex.
ceedingy prominent eyebrows. Chap
lain Mick offered prayer, during which
time Magoon sat with his hand rever-
entially placed upon his forehead.
Sheriff Stimson then read the warrant
of execution, and Magoon looked the
sheriff stcadiastly in the ewes for some
moments, then cast his ewes down and
around the spectators, then interlockcd
the fingers OF both hands across his Ian.
and when the sheriff pronounced the
words "bc hanged bv the neck tin
dead" he looked behind the chair to
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