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TEE ESI3t IFEON.
"rciI Chem I am TO be Murdered To
day. au innocent VI oGimu''-A Kiss
Tor Gtcr Husband and NCilic.

TEE E.SEt TTEON.
day. nu innocent VI oGimu''-A Hiss
Tor ttcr Husband ana NCillc.
WINDSOR. VT, March 3D.--Oie of the
most remarkable executions of modern times
was the hanging Of Emclne Lucy Meaker in
the state Jail to-day. Such wonderful nerve
and C mlo,ure on the sCaifoldi3 seldom seen.
The condemned woman died protesting her
innocence Of the crime with her expiring
breath. Her last night on eath was passed
in gndistullcd slumher, and sic arose at an
early hour this morning, When she had
completed her toilet, cuAbinS her Lair down
over her temples aud PARTING 1t in the
middle, Sic Was told that she looked not
over sixteen. She laughed heartily at this
pleasantly aud said she thought she did look
pretty well For hcaiias, she ate large
becistCak, thrc potatoes, a slice of bread
and butter, piece OF meat pie and drank Il
cup OF coffee. The chaplain, Rev. Mr., Hull,
came TO sc her at 5 O'clock. She wanted
to sec the gall Tvs and Sheriff An,sdcn offer
cd her hi. atm to assist her. She cvinced no
fear Il, she usccni,d the black steps leading
to the scallu.d. On being asked what She
thought OF it She replied; why, it is not
half rs bal a. thought it was" Sheriff
Athciton Of Washington county, the dGteCtor
of the crime, paid Mrs. Mc;k,ra visit be-
tween 10 and / this forenoon. She was
very glad 700 see lin and shook hands with him
lie IL NJ
Nellie, aud then burst out Frank, tell
them am to be murdered to-,iay an inno-
cent woman Alter some furthrr cOnycrsa-
non, IN which she spoke al AllJn's confess
sion and st igmatizcd it as lie. Mr., Athcrton
rose to leave. She began TO cry for the frs,
time since She has been in tie condemned
quarters, kissed ms night hand twice and
said Tel them send lhrn Sweet kiss
both - meaning her husband and Nellie
Good bye, goodbye, - AMI she watched him
eagerly Till he WAS out Of sigh. For dinner
Mis-. Meahcr ate hcmtily two boiled eggs
two slices Of toast, ono potato, one doughuul
and Il cup Of coffee.
Her spiritual adviser Rev. j. NJ. Hull
went to Sc. her for the IAsl tine at l;p5 p
m by this time there wore gathered in tht
prison guard room some 125 spectators, in
cluding press reporters
60 the Gaiioy.s.
Sheriff Ans len and his deputies at abou
1875 proceeded 10 her cell and pinoned he
hands, and IN minute more the procession
with the condemned woman partvsupport
cd on each side by deputy, appeared com
ing down the clrldOr, A chair was pre-
yIdel on the scaiold for the wretche
woman. She walked firmly. but look
on the gallows, She sat down /
The chair. Her face was ualid, lips com
pressed and She bowed no emotion excep
by her hurried breathing. Her hands wer
clcncllc and were rcd as if blooi had settle,
there and she .at facing Chaplain Hull, III
chaplain ku,clcd aud offered an earnes
prayer that made II pcrCcpube effect upo
the features Of the wrotched woman. Whc
the chaplain had concluded, Sheriff Amsdei
on account Of her Dizziness did not read Il
warrant iHr the execution. He handed Ii,
Il printed slip as follows
lmelnr /. M,aher; Haze yoGl 9ny!nng TO s.
why me ftll nee OF lllt Jaw sONltl mol now he
ccutcd upon YOU? There Is now al opportunity.
She looked sharply ul the slip Of papc
held before her and read it incntly. Tn,
in Il low voice hardly audible to the auC
eng, she said MAY God forgive you d
for hanging Inc. an innocent woman. ! a
as innocent rs that man standing here
raising her hands toward Deputy Lock
Deputy Lowell then pinioucd her ankle
while sic moancd, 80 Christ! o, Christ
The End.
The moose was then adjusted abo
nGr neck hy Deputy Wallace. Sue stepp
back upon he fatal drop taking care TO
very exact about getting in the right po
ton. The sheriff then hand, d her this s.
of paper which She read slowly through
ihc lint has auncd HJg Wien ,h1 estle
penalty of the liw wllll he executed upon y
The Lord have mercy Oh your soul.
The black cap was then drawn over
face and before anyone was scarcely avn
of it Emcliuc l.. Mcakcr was n dead won,
The drop fell At precisely 49, p. M, Bos,
Tine, OF 1901, Windsor time. Drs. Rugg
Hartland ami Brewster aud NJ rsc OF Wind
together with hrs Wright of Oran
Mass, Rice Of Springfield, Vt, and Brya
and Shurtliff Of West Windsor witnessed
pulsatons which were as follows Fl
minute, 90; 2i 90; q, g.; 9th, 1870 Q
1876. g, 81; 7th, 60; H. 50, (they co
not now get it distinctly -, % 9Th,
18th, /. AT l.l3 one strong throb was
ticed and at LA the sheriff pronounced
woman dead, by direction Of the Jail PHI,
clan, DIR. D. ID, Brewster
Amor those present atthe execution "
Warden Dodge al New Hampshire,
Warden Earle Of Massachusetts, She
Sprague of Worcester, Mass, Sheriff j
kns of Essex county n T., Sheriff All
ton and Jailer Dudley Of Washington co
ty, eX-Sl Crh Drew Of ChitIenden couI
and Mcssis. G. i. o. Klmball of Vergenl
John Thorpe Of Charlotte, DIR. Huntley
Duybury, Directors Cramton and ThatC
OF Inc prison and Deputies WALLACE, 10
Locke and Lowell Of Windsor county,
Morbid Curiosity.
M eYncnlinn In lie INST Inns excited