Morning journal and courier., 1880-05-14
admitted shortly before III o'clock. He was

with him about ten minutes, when Sheriff Sanford and several of his deputies went in to dress Hoyt. All others were kept far away from the condemned mans cell, and his last moments were left undisturbed by the rude interference of outsiders.
 At half-past eleven the melancholy proces sion from the cell to the gaflows started. Sheriff Sanford led followed by two deputies. Then came the condemned man lightly sup ported by his spiritual adviser, pr. Maxcy. Hoyt's head was bent submissively. Another deputy brought up the rear. Hoyt was in plain raiment and had been shaven just before leaving for the gallows. He did not tremble, or look blanched in the least as he faced the throngs awaiting his death struggles. He stood firm and with an unshaken step, as he faced death before rebel bullets.
 sHave you anything to say why this war rant should not be read 2" and the voice of Sheriff Sanford is plainly heard, while he holds up the death warrant before Hoyt.
 ''No," is the answer. The voice of the con- demned man is low but firm.
 Apparently this does away with the reading of the warrant. The prisoner is seated and the next voice heard is that of the clergyman, loud and clear:
 fIn the midst of life we are in death" !" The service provided in the office, according to the Episcopal Church. for the visitation of prisoners is then partly read. The commen- datory prayer for person at the point of de- paEtuG0 1B BH1Us OOmI06uQaLOIy OSu6OlCt1OA followed, the conclusion being:
 Unto Gods gracious mercy and protection we commit thee. The Lord lift up his coun- tenance upon thee and give thee peace both now and forevermore."
 At the last word the speaker placed his hand upon Hoyt's head and let it rest there 8 mo- msnt or two. Hoyt's demeanor remained the same, except that during the clergyman's re- marks his eyes were cast down. Once or twice he swallowed something that seemed to rise in his throat, and his face seemed to grow if possible shade paler.
 Deputy Bartram then pinioned the prison CTS limbs, and he was assisted to stand. Dep uty Huse, of Bethel, adjusted the rope around his neck, with the knot under the left ear, and Deputy Wakely, of Huntington, put on and adjusted the black cap over the doomed mans face. At 11:40 Sheriff Sanford shook the hand of Hoyt saying, Edwin, good bye, poor fellowi" And 8 moment later and in broken voice, 'I proceed to execute this war rant according to law" At the same time he touched the fatal knob with his foot, the trap fell and the laws solemn behest was complied with.
 Once or twice his body twitched, and 8 slight effort was made to draw up his legs; but there was no perceptible movement of shoulders or arms. The execution was quick ly over In six minutes from the time he ascended the scaffold his body was swinging motionless. Dr. Robert Lauder, Dr. George R. Porter and Dr. Cummings, all of Bridge port, were the attending physicians, although several others were present. Dr. Porter is the partner of Dr. Robert Hubbard, and was the medical adviser in charge at the execution of Mrs. Surratt, hanged for being engaged in the conspiracy that resulted in President Lin coIn's death. Previous to Hoytascending the gallows, the three physicians mounted to the platform and tested the rope and examined the trap. A few minutes after the body fell they pressed forward, and while Dr. Lauder counted and announced the pulse beats, the others took notes. It was easy to feel the pulse and heart of the dead, for his feet were not eight inches from the ground. At eight cen minutes of 12, the neck began to blacken. Eleven minutes later, little stream of blood began to trick1e down the neck from under the knot. A minute or two later the hands turned livid. At four minutes to 12 life had fled from the body, although the physicians still continued to pulse it. At noon the straps were taken from the arms and legs, and then, @ chair being brought, the doctors in turn mounted it, and, after opening the vest and coat, hugged the ifeless form closely to their ears to listen for the beatings of heart that would beat no more. The crowd pushed around and eagerly watched all the proceedings.
 After the body was taken down it was re- moved to the hospital room, where galvanic battery was applied to the body, and the mus cles of the chest contracted and slight res piration was apparent. Afterward the body was taken and placed on bed, with the mouth under, and an incision made with 8 knife about three and one-half inches in the back of the neck, the muscles dissected to the spinal vertebrs, the physicians examining the neck separately, some determining it was broken; others were in doubt, while still others were satisfied the muscles were ruptured.
 After the body had been cut down the phys inionr khn nf fhair Y,rlaincy They said that after hanging twelve minutes and thirty seconds Hoyt was dead. His pulse showed 54 after he had hung one minute after two minutes 53, after three 60, after four 54, after five 80, after six minutes the pulse was not perceptible, but if then cut down the physicians were certain he could be resusci- tated. Twelve and half minutes after the drop fell Hoyt was dead.
 Personal.
 Rev. Messrs. Kelsey and Meserve will sail for Europe the latter part of the present month.
 The Congregational church and society in WoIcott have extended call to the Rev. Frank G. Woodworth, of Hartford, to become their pastor.
 The mother of the Hon. William H. Bar mum was buried at Lime Rock last week Wednesday, at the age of S4 years. Her grandsons were the pallbearers.
 Mir. W. W. Palmer, formerly of Concord, N. H., and now proprietor of the Magnolia Hotel, St. Augustine, Fla, will keep the Bran ford Point House this season and will open June 15.
 The American Register, Paris, May 1, re- ports at Paris, 0. H. Sanders and Mrs. F. B. Rioa nf HorkFor5 at HaJo Lewis of Connecticut ; at Florence, F. W. Williams of New Haven and at Naples, w. B. Faxon of Hartford.
 Abner Hendee, connected with D. B. Crut- tenden of this city, was married in Hartford Wednesday afternoon to Mss Louise Hamp ton King, of that city, the ceremony taking place at the residence of T. J. Vail, Esq, the Rev. A. D. Miller, of St. Johns Episcopal church, officiating. The bridal party went to Washington for their wedding trip.
 
 College Notes.
 The intercollegiate championship game to- day is Brown vs. Dartmouth.
 Among the prize men at the graduation of the Columbia Law School were Roger s. B. Foster and Louis Hood, Yale '7S.
 Tn the recent Harvard-Amherst game the score stood Harvard IA runs, 9 hits, Il errors Amherst runs, 6 hits and 14 errors; Shat tuck being the only Harvard man who play ed without an error.
 Yesterday morning immediately after rec itation all the college, freshmen excepted, as- sembIed at the fence to see the great London circus. The freshmen, like Dundreary's 'little bird hocked all alone in front of Beers drug store and the fun began in few min