Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-14
Execution of MoIlie Magnires.

MACCH CnUAK PI., JAP. l4-lU:40a q. o.
Til: drop has jus! iaIap. and i: is fosrsd the
uecks Of Sharpe aud Mcdonnell! have been
trlkep. A teeeraphic raprieve has jus! or.
rived, but a5out one minute too late. The
ciluc fer whlct! they have been EXECUTED was
the murder Of Geo. Il. Smith On the hight OF
Nov. ), 1863. Smith vas c0a! operator at
Audentied, ard, although be vas highly re-
spectacle MAO, he was much Glsilked ty tie
"Buckshots,' Gs the present Mo!a Nlagulres
we're then called. 4 Singular fatality hss fol
loved the participant; ii tie Smith murder.
"Loog Jchn' Doaohuo, HE5 is supposed TO be
tbe min WHO presented A!s. Smith with tie
letter. wns sho; at TuscIFors. yellow Jaes"
Doochuc rcs h.ngcL 81 Maach Chl1k. jack
llchCe suffered the ss.ue is.c las; month at
Pctts7ile, and to day Sharpe ard MaDcnDeIi
lave sxplated he crime upan the gaIloHs.
MAUCH CHUNK, Pa, jan. l4-What was
| thought would be ono Of the Qnietes: cZecu
tvns which ever took pece ia Mauoh Chunk
| has proved the mes: exciting. A repr!eve FROM
Gov. Haf;rsrft arrived here one half mi1pte al.
ter the drop !eil-iu.t thirty seconds TOO late 10
sage their lives. The c,rdenued men slep;
| q iie;y Is. ni:ht. Mcdonnell left orders upon
rciirigg to be c.;is1 at midnicht for prsyer. At
| that leu: Sh!rpo Vas f:si asleep Neither OF
! thu n cat auy breakfast this ulrtiuE. TIE
r:ias;S. Fathcrs Buace anA Heluap, arrived
| ablu: Oc'cck, aud mass vas said 10 MeDJo.
Dcli's Ill 10 the lresencs OF 4 lumber q Ic!a'
| ivaS OF The djomcd Dtn. \! halt past nine
| the door: o! the prison we're opened 10 those
wnG had pasEss, aud the cirrldors we're soon
WILL Gi!,d with mixed crowd, who r1,mlped
| the reps, Witnessed the attaching OF item 10
rhe .e9So;d beam aCd the Other preparations.
| YES sc!igus sins, and tie sheriff gave sire!
orders - lis ss5istgc's 10 a!i"T lsVity o. the
psit C iha crugt. At 1925 the sheriff knock
cd o. Tie doors C: the cells SO s:g9ai thai he
vas ready. The cJc1cuu1d men did oct sp
pasr fr SINE imr, tu: 'Shcn they I'D. they
IL: GO: shcr7 he asst far ire prisoners,
| liz rii.s!s. the policemen sCd the sGer;tt q!
olco sep, upon The sc.f0!d. After short
| scI7ics the sheriff said james McDonoei.
hsv. .cu a3yihi0g 10 sag before proceed
fur,ter q NcD5nCsli replied, s9e2kicg ia a
| firm vice Il an ss iauoc.bi ci The murder
| ,f Saith IS the eti'd uabo5u. have already
told & the oaiy c'icHc | vas engaged la, reler
cns t3 tie Du-cs murder I'm sorry ever
All GATED myself itcm the IloIy vaihcic Church.
forgive tVsTg52GY.
In reply to tic sheriff. question, Sharpe
a2id lie IS icGucru: Of The nucdcr Ci Smith.
Il. said lie had insuded TO have read SAFE
nl4nt r1l:cn tor hin by Dir. Boyle, Of ,hc Coal
6 s.ttr, tu: be would nat, aHd s:kel the: sea.
tIe.n2u TO be sure 10 pub.h il.
Tue neu were then shse&led aud every Gee
! f TIC scafio!d bur the doomed mar. The sher'
II rock held Of tee r3p? a.'a;hed 10 the spring
aod awaited s gla! it7ul Father DuCc. before
'hc dep fell aEd Shouted TO Lie d1cEstejer.
Il 3 ucu:nt 6 ahi.e h.u3k=rchicf fell irop
tbs l.,.grs hand a1d the sheriff pulled The
d,5p, iho isl vas og.r three feet, ao5 the
lnsu ean,e do"a heaslg, MeD5aG2ii s:ersd
% Gi3 Instantly, tu; Sharpe Struggled Violently.
4 r5rrieva wss received 10 Mau:k Chunk by
telegturh 81 1857, ard the manager nt the
W5s:eta UC;cu Telegraph oii,a rushed to the
i,ii with l. H. rang the Del! 7io!en,!y ABOUT
h2lf a n.isurc. Mrs MeDGGnc ard her child.
r=n RCte also al the door weeping loudly, but
the i0olkeeper lid D3t seem t. uaters!aad ,us!
Ike dispG.ch vas repfeva. Ii WAS ffou Gov.
J. T. H=sr.nit. a1d granted O repric7e uoill
M:E isy. There was "feat excitement G The
Torn when the raTs e tie rtp!ia7e @3s
made ksjwa. The friends Ct the rEis-
Cla.5 i93b charge OF iAe bodies which
Hsra Iis ato cohias 10 the Ill. The
Sucr.:f said he h5d % idea that l. rerrIr7a
w0uIi be gained by The Governor, DOT did ssg
oi The authorities t"Ia a1tcipa.a s4cl e2G.
tugercy.
The Sh,riff Is5 st9u! to pu! oa the white
CAPS when Sharpe said l.: wished n letv, his
,hayks win The Sheriff aud the officers Of the
jill. IcDouoeI sinuiy said the ssnIs. Tie
rrca !h,n kissed ti:er c!uaiiZ:s p2ssiogat.y.
aud he r;lests aa;spercd words OF cjbs6latiJn
il their c:ts, astta Ttita c,n5 Wtre Grswa cT2r
tltir heads.
HARRISBURG. Pa, J,a. II Gov. liar
traY!3 who rcrurrei from Washington esI!g this
a3:nirg ipaiiy agreed 70 extend the tine for
tire = cl;i5a Of Sharp. and hicDjnc.!! to the
25;ti inst. ~: Tic ocWs Of Lie eEfcu.on IN
asswar to lis lclograrhio rerrie9e Of curse Put
Al CD(: 10 all further efforts TO save the mec.
No hcpeS waEa eoier,ainsd for f9cl rardOD,
atd IN" G1vsrnar gould oag grant reETievc
i9r q faR Gays.
The GovaTaor did lot rcsah biz ofic, uolil
al5rcr b.i1rc teo o'c!ock this ucroing.--
After ilca'i.g tic attorneys plea fer respite,
ha decided etout 1879 to crao. it. Che teIs
gran w. hoo H,i.t4c AID filed 10 the telegraph
i.e 9! 1925 aud seus al 1896. 10 further
reason FIR The delay il i,sayc tho respite is
eiVec, hu. tia. The fact that the Governor did
nor Fash his ctIic, uc'il the tins sbove iad
Gated shows tha! very little time vas lest. aicr
h""li?g the Tass,rs for the r,qGest tor . re-
nre9g.