Year: 1869

,hnnoh 10 , an ~ering question put to him, his
possibly tynr peer beyons the grave and catch
or twice h those things we wot not Oh once 6
in tha ~ called to see him, and on being answered
conf. Aegative, again, without apparent emotion,
1nued to stare the floor out OF countenance. Al
p. Ate hour or the night he fell into deep slumber,
1ad slept soundly until eight O'Clock, when he awoke
with sudden start, though the horrid reality o.
his dreadful position had dashed across his mind
even in his sleep. and had shaken him from some
pleasant dream OF home and friends OF better days.


PREPARATIONS FOR THE EXECUTION.


his bed was tn the iaier, and nodding to him in IA.
miliar way, he bade him "Good morning." adding
in an under tone "Well, this is the last day." After
nary care he part0ok OF light breakfast, and then
Joined in prayer and hymn singing with the Rev. Mr..
yischers who had attended him faithfully from the
called on him at an early hour. The interview be-
tween the two men was quite affecting the con.
bad about it, and the brother, though giving no ex-
terror sign OF his great sorrow was unable TO utter


Woad n reply large number n o6 citizens H csesr sso
telling him that there was another and Q better
world beyond the grave" and giving him other ad-
man who dies resignediy because he can't help it
The prisoner paid little attention to them. however
and seemed more anxious to speak to his immediate
relatives and the minister than to be edited by outside
twaddle AS the hour OF the execution drew nigh
he grew very nervous, and some wseacre OF doc
tor bled him to '.weaken him q little" as he ex-
pressed it-in other words that the unfortunate
man might prove all the more yielding victim to
the hangman's art. When the dnal hour had come
the room, and while the rope was being ad-
justed loosely about the doomed mans
iss n and @ black Gsp psss ns
but little emotion during the reading Of the docu-
ment; but when it was epded and ne was about to
g ea 70 sae sa0ws iss he utter
tinct sentence SO great was the struggle within NM
TO present an exterior Of calness and resignation.


THE CROWD AND EXCITEMENT


While all this was going on within the little room on
the second story Of the JAIL every street in the town
leading to the prison was crowded with men ana
train from the east and the west Of Rome brought
The roads rQR Re Interior q ne Country om sp
farmers sleiGhs, all packed with living human
cargo In all pfooabity there were even an hour BE-
lore the time hxed fer @ the execution 2. ieas. 1000
residents Of Rome. So great indeed, was the gather
ing that the Thirty regiment OF zouaves had to
keep the too eager ones from climbing the win
dows or neighborinP trees, whence they might
have obtained good view Of The exc.
in the best OF humor as though fair was to be held
in the Jail yard and 1t was only question OF time
sure. Ali that they managed to see, however, were
the bare walls OF the prison and the sides OF the high
fence erected to shield the scaff0ld from view. Yet
these things seemed to have an a-powerful attrac-
tion for them, and the individual who succeeded
despite the soldiers bayonets getting the nearest
to the fence was considered the most to be envied
man in the crowd. At quarter to one O'Clock just
as the motley gathering were amusing themselves
men singing hymn rose high above the din and
noise made by the crowd and In ap instant silence
OF death prevailed.


THE EXECUTION.


The voices heard were the minister's, the con-
demned mans and the few persons who formed the
procession to the gallows The prisoner, leaving
the room where he had been confined for so long a
time, stepped along with firm tread and continued
to sing in unison with those who accompanied him
until he had reached the gaows-a simple platform,
with trap, the rope dangling above It from
beam. He shuddered slightly on beholding the rope.
but walked steadily to the middle of the flooring and
bade an afectonate farewell to the minister and the
prison officials and asking everybodys forgiveness
for the crime he had committed. second more and
trap was sprung and the body fell with heavy thud
to the full length Of the rope. The body hung for
twenty minutes, without the slightest movement Of
q muscle being discernible during the whole time
The cap had no doubt, been saturated with chloro-
form; hence the easy death.


REVOLVING EXHIBITION.


Soon after the body had been cut down and placed
the Jail during the execution were admitted to the
yard and passed in single file before the corpse,
which was exposed to their view So great was the
eagerness OF the women and children, well the
men, to get good view Of the ghasty spectacle that
all along the line there was constant pulling,
tugg1ng and scrambling for good places,n and at
times quarrelling, from the time the doors were
In their teens passed In and out frequently during
the disgusting exhibition, apparently enjoying the
sight with greater zest every additional time they
passed the comm.