The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-12-05

ness. offering ferYent prayer as follows:
ooh, Thou Supreme Judge of all man
kind, IN obedience to the law which com
mands us, we commit this soul to Thee.
We pray Thee to receive this spirit, and
strengthen his heart. Help him to feel that
Thy everlasting arm will protect him with
all the mercy of Thy spirit. Remove every
doubt from his mind. His spirit will soon
appear before Thee. Receive it for Jesus
sake. Amen
At the close of the prayer the ministers
babe him an affectionate farewell exhort-
ing him to be strong and of good courage
The sheriff and Mr.. Coles also shook hands
with him and returned to the edge of the
platform and John NJ Buckalew produced
a pair of steel handouts with which he
manacled the prisoners arms behind his
back. \ strap was then buckled around
his ankles, Sullivan placing his feet in posi-
ton for the purpose, and the rope adjusted
on his neck. During this operation he
said mot so tight, it hurts. = GLOW will
this do?' said the officer, as he loosened
the rope a little. That's all right re-
piled Sullivan. Mr.. Coles then asked him
if he had anything to say to which he re-
sponded as follows:
Il hope the Lord will bless you all. and
| hope to meet you all in Heaven. Good
by. Is there one man in this building who
says he won't meet me in Heaven? If all
will meet me in Heaven let them hold up
their hands and say amen (some of those
present complied with this request). Stand
ing here beside Jesus | am closed up
in His arms; when | fall from here | will
fall into the arms of Jesus. 1t is a warn
ing to all here. When fall from here and
am buried in the earth my soul will go to
Heaven. 1t is very sad for all; for my
mother, my father, for Mr.. Kelly, and
every one, but it is not sad for me. know
that Sheriff Kelly must fulfil the law or
else he will be prosecuted. and Of course he
must do his duty. 1t is a marriage cere-
mony with me- and | want to be there il
time for the feast with all those good men
that have gone before me- Now, gentle
men, when you are ready to execute the
law, | am ready to be executed. | want
all you gentlemen who have sons to take
heed and warn them. Goodbye all. -
At the close of these remarks officer
Buckalew produced the ''black cap a
loose black bag covering the head and
neck of the condemned man. When this
was drawn over his head he said from I'M
der the folds goodbye all. Mr.. Bucka-
lew stepped aside and at 11.29 Sheriff
Kelly. from his position half way down
tine steps. pulled the fatal cord and with a
loud clang the trap fell and the body of
Howard Sullivan dangled in the air. His
neck was broken, the fall being five feet,
and not 4 struggle or sign of life was seen.
A slight twist in the rope caused the body
to turn slowly few times, and at the end
of moment an almost imperceptible con-
traction of the legs was noticed and that
was all. The knot of the rope had slipped
around to the back of the neck and the
head was bent forward upon the breast.
At the expiration of two minutes and a
half Drs. Sharp and Cook, who were mem
bers of the jury. felt for the pulse and
found it to be IA; half minute later it
ceased to beat and life was pronounced ex-
tinet. The body was left hanging half an
hour, at the end of which time a neat stain
ed coffin with silvered nail heads and screws
was brought in, the body placed therein
and removed to the corridor of the prison
from which Sullivan had SO lately walked
forth. The corridor was cleared Of all
others but the undertaken John II. Turner,
of WoodstoNn, and Sulliyap's father was
admitted 10 take 4 last look at the body of
his hayward son ere it was committed to
the grave. He was much affected but bore
up bravely. The coffin was then conveyed
to the undertaker'S wagon in front of the
Jail and conveyed to the cemetery of the
Zion NJ. f. Church, in Bushtown, where, in
the presence of the Sullivan family and the
Rev. Mr. Peterson, it was committed to the
earth with the burial services Of the
church.
All the morning a curious crowd had
gathered i'll front Of the Jail and by the
hour of the execution it packed the side
walk and street. There must have been
at least 1, 800 people assembled and after
the procession had started from the prison
to the place of execution they listened in
GREATNESS expectation for any sound from
the building At last the tall Of the trap,
loud enough to be heard block distant,
rang out on the startled air and the multi
tude knew that justice was satisfied and
Ella Watson was avenged. Every man
drew a long breath of relief and the crowd
slowly separated after the undertaken had
left with the body of Sullivan. The work
of removing the sallows was at once COM
menced and by night the scaffold and the
building had both vanished,
points.