The Irish standard., 1895-11-23


and CCndon' q execution On the strength
of testimony showed to have beer per-
jNred, might canse serious conseque
So Capt. Condor was released and the re-
naming three, Allen, Larkin and O'Brlen
were led to the scaffold on the same re-.
pudiated and confessedly false. stimony.
They met their deaths like true Chris
titan patriots on Nov 90. At 7:45 in the
morning the solemn procession was
formed leading by a long staircase from
the prison wall to the scaffold in the
yard. "A line was formed in the Jail court.
The sentries on duty ceased their walk,
magistrates and reporters stood aside,
and dead silence prevailed for a mo-
ment,. and signal was given from cor
ner around the house. At SOB o'clock
the solemn service Of the priests repeat
ing the li1any of the Catholic church was
heard, and the head of the procession
became visible about thirty yards from
the foot of the staircase. The Rev. Can
on Cantwell walked first by the side Of
Allen. He walked with steady step
and uttered The response, Lord have
mercy upon u.s. in a firm voice. Next to
him came Larkin, in whose appearance
confinement and anxiety Of mind had
wrought a striking change. His physi-
calfatrength seemed shaken, and he re-
I5uuired Ito be assisted by one OF the war
ders III ascending the long wooden stairs
thatsledtto the scaffold Last Of all came
| O'Brien, whose noble, firm and dignified
bearing won the appreciation OF every
one who beheld him. A PARTITION run
ming in the outer line Of the wall divided
the scaffold into an outer and inner plat
form, a small door opening between
them. Allen and O'Brien and their at
PENDANTS having reached the top Of the
stair, waited on the inner platform, until
| Larkin and the rest OF the attendant
warders and officials came up. Then, all
being ready the door was thrown open
and the boy martyr was first led out upon
the drop. His face, which was deathly
pale, appeared working with the effects
of strong mental agony. The high priest
of English rule over Irishmen, Calcraft.
came forward and placed the treacherous
moose oyer Aliens neck, pulled a thin
white cap over his ashen face and then
stopped and securely tied his feet to-
gether. The pinioning of the arms which
had been done in the cell, allowed his
hands from the elbow downward sufli-
cient freedom to clasp on his breast a
crucifix, which, ever and anon, as he
spoke aloud the responses OF the lltany,
the poor young fellow seemed to press
closer and closer to his heart. Next
O'Brien was led forth; on his fine, manly
face the closest scrutiny could not detect
trace of weakness. He looked calmly
and sadly around; then, stepping up to
where Allen stood, capped and pinioned,
he clasped him by the hand and kissed
him afrectionately on the cheek, speaking
to him a. word or two not overheard
Then O'Rrien himself was placed by
Calcraft upon the drop and the rope was
fixed upon his neck, and the cap was
drawn on his face and his feet securely
bound. Larkin was now brought out
and led directly on the left side Of
O'Brien, who was in the middle. The
sight of his two brother martyrs, capped
and pinioned and with the fatal cord
around each neck, seemed to unman the
poor fellow utterly. He stumbled on
touching an uneven plank on the SCAT
fold, so that many thought ne had faint
ed, but it was not SO, though he was UNI
ouestionably laboring under intense
agony of mind. O'Brien, firm and I'M
shrinking to the last, turned and looked
at him encouragingly, and to him also
ST oke a few words in a low tone. Cal
craft now disappeared from view; and
the three men stood for moment before
the multitude, their voices ringing out
clearly in the still morning air, Lord
Jesus, have mercy upon us" Suddenly
the click of the bolts was heard, the
three bodies sank through the traps,
England's three halters strained and
tugged and twitched convulsively for a
few minutes, and the deed was done, her
vengeance was accomplished, The trag-
edy was the theme of the national an
them, "God Save Ireland, written by
T. d. Sullivan, immortalizing the fer
vent exclamation Of Capt. Condor in clos
ing his speech from the dock when the
sentence of death was about to be pro-
nounced.
Tonight the 28th anniversary of this
tragedy will be fttingly commemorated
at Memorial hall in this city for which
suitable program has been arranged
which can be seen elsewhere in this is
sue.
WIGS POWER.