The Somerset reporter., 1885-11-25
Execution Of wilkinson.
Ne Dies Unrepontart.

The story of Daniel Wiikinson's crime
vhich he condoned with mis- lie at
rbomsston last Friday Is too famil'ar
n call for repetition. He has oeen a
model prisoner while confined at Thomas
Inn. He said that his fa,her and mo- aer
a,e sin living but have not heard fiom
him for five yeas, aid he does not wish
,.,em 10 ,,now his fac. Tae.e is So Z
nat his father is Gle, gyman End iha, he
hss brother who is m's~'oa"'v IN IN
d,a. hut this he denies. 1t is not pioba-
III that his real name is Wilkinson.
Friday morning he was sill calm end
cool as ,he hour of his execution a2-
nroached. He adhered fimlv 10 The coz
viction that. as an alien, he had not had
fair play, and ,hat no alien could in tais
country. He thought the Cove and
Council wese Strongly against him.
Through the night tie mr,te'et sle't
quite well. At o'clock Thr sday night
he went 80 sleeps at o'clock he seemed
asleep. Half all hour laier he was called
and reused up. At 10 O'Clock he was a
alccp. Again at IL he woke, but half an
hour later he was asleep. At LIP A. NJ.
she awoke ayriu and asked the time,
ouestion which he repeated again at 4.S0
o'clock efter all interval of sleep. He
In remained awake until O'Clock, when
! x jrcasfasled OH bread, coffee end milk.
Y Ne ate we'll and smoked a cigai, saying
flhal he should die firmly and with rcsi.na-
rtlon.
wilkinson repeated his desire that his
s folks should never know of his death.
Mis- parents are living near London, End
!. his father Is tradesman. The mu,dele-
/ MD that his own weight was $50 pounds,
/ and that he was the smallest of the fam
IN and the weakest every way" Later
8 ~ engaged in writing letter TO Ms.
Knowles, q Christian lady of Areusta.
4 When told about the law in ie.,a.d 10 The
cjsposal of his body after death, he re-
plied that he desired to De buried in the
I prison cemetery.
About IL O'Clock. Sheriff lIish in COM
/ many with Rev. F. Tower, officers Porter
I and Peabody, DR.. Levcnsaler, the city
! noarshAl of Lewiston, Sheriff Wordsworth
Of Waldo county, and Sheriff Chapman, of
\ Peno;)scot, proceeded 70 tile cell of Will
1 klusOn. He was calm and stoical rs ever
when piniOned, lie appeared TO be the
most unconcelped man in The crowd
Warden Bean placed the warrant of tht
4 Sac in Tie shelif's hand. Shei if Lis,
L then read to him, performing the delicate
4 and .e, rijle duly with frmness anG gen
\ tleness. Shei III hi ISL and Rev. +. Towe
4 tAen led Tile way to the scafold, followed
4 BY Wilkinson led jy officers Potter ant
I Peabody on either side.
At q qca..ter of IL O'Clock the pieces
sion cmei ged fiom the western door o
/ the prison, and crossed the yard, through
tho Cal .iage shop to the scaffold. Ac
compenying the sheriff and his chale
were Deputies Poltei and Mansfield,
W. Peabody, of Thomaston Ira M. Tue
4 Of Hallowell, officer Cook, of RocklaDd
! the city MAJ shal of Bath, anG Rev.
Tower, his spiritual adviser, clrd in lope
81 the Gnu CHI of England. Wilkinson
walked with finn step, and stood upol
n tae drop without liemor. He was Gle,
4 Ia black, and his arms we've bound 10 hi
slde.
As the moose was adjusted, he Sid t.
I the sheriff, "You fellows get 80 dollars
q day for such work" He had no.hing NOR
4 TO say, but listened attentively 10 the sci
4 vice for the dying.
At just IL O'Clock the trap was sprung
and Wilkinson fell distance of seve
Il feet, dying without Struggle.
Three minutes after falling his pulls
WAS 90; minutes after, 81. In 5 minute
4 the heart beats were unsteady and haiGl
Z distinguisha3le; at 5 10 minutes Tie pulls
WAS ~ and VIEW irregular; FL 5 minu,es
I %; and the beats of the heat we've YER
Irregular. At 6 l-2 minutes The prise wa
4 barely felt at the wrist Beating perhaps q
-. A 10 minutes the heart was bea,in;
Ut the rate of 20; and ct 10 minutes il ha,
ceased to beat In II minutes they Gu
down the body.