Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 20, 1873, Page 1

Y . VOLUME 27, CHICAGO, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1873. e — STEINWAY Gl - PIANG The dccided superiority of this style of Piano, as manufacturcd by Messrs, Steinway & Sous, is now universally conceded. Its perfec- tion is mainly the result of patent- ed imvmvcm-x(si, iln\'len“:d lllll(l controlled exclusively by its male- ers. Thesoe matchless UPRIGHTS have been sold by us for nine years, during which time they have, in no instance, failed to give tho lxighcst satisfaction, THEY AR THE ONLY UPRIGHT PIANOS THAT HAVE STOOD THE TEST OF TIME IN OUR MOST EX- ACTING CLIMATE, From among the thousands who have bought Steinway Uprights wo nppem'fthe names of o few of our prominent citizens, who have recently purchased, and to whom wo chéerfully refer as to their merits: Geo. M, Pallman, J. N, Jewett, R. 1L McCormick, Ton, B, C, Cook, Dr, E. 8, Fowler, Jumes E, Tyler, . R, Field, Geo, L, Dulap, . B, Cobb, Hon, B, G, Asay, J, A, Farwell, Eli Bates, Geo, Armour, Terry H, Smith, Thomag Lord, Geo,'F, Rumsey, Henry M, Smith, John A, Rice, A. B.Pullman, * Gnfic, Rice & Co., D. Goodwin, Jr., 1. 4, Triter, ra P, Bowen, John DeKoven, Dr. Walter llny, Ton, J. 1 Enster, NMis, B, I Hadduck, Jolin Alston, S. B. Willining, @. 8, Hubbard, Jr,, lon. B, II, Campbell, Ton. J. Y. Scamnion, ¥, W, Peck, John M, Douglag, Hon. Isaac R Diller, Col. Y, 8. Johuson, 8. D, Ward, Col, J, 1. Howe, 1on, L, P, Milliard, Robert 'L, Lincoln, J. D, Harvey, Tion, 8. C. Judd, John G, Shortall, N, K. Fairbank, . B, J. J. Sands, cabody, ¥ranklin MocVeagh, Shelton Sturges, Hent. Gonoenl Philip U, Sheridan, The folluwing are selected from among the LATEST Testimoninls from the great Artists of the world: Dr. Franz Liszt, The greatest living Pianist and Composer, writing to the celebrat- od Composer, Metzdort, under date of Sept. 27, 1873, says: “Pray tell Mr. Steinway that his splendid UPRIGHT PIANO shone to bril- Jiant advantage at the Festival Performances at Wartburg, where Iast Tuesday it served under my fingers as ‘Vice Orchestra,” excit- ing general admiration.” 'Ehc public will notice not only therecentdute of Dr. Franz Liszt's letters (being the latest written by him regarding any piano), but ob- serve the fict that HE IS HIM- SELF THI POSSESSOR OF A STEINWAY, thus practically ex- pressing his prefercuce for th x\$ in- strument. Under date of SEPT. 2, 1873, he wrote as follows : “qhe magnificent Steinway Grand Piano now stands in my music room, and presents a HAR- MONIC TOTALLTY OF ADMI- RABLE QUALITIES, u detailed enumcration of which'is the moro superfluous, as this instrument fully justifics the world-wide rep- utation that for years you have everywhere enjoyed, ¢ After so much well-deserved raise, permit me also to add my omage, and the expression of my undisguised admiration.” Franz Abt, The celebrated Composer, under date of July G, 1872, writes: « Per- mit me to thank you for the mag- nificont UPRIGHT PIANO which you_kindly placed at my disposal during my brief sojourn in New York, and I can only repeat what 1 have so often expressed verbally, that during my long carcer is ar- tist and composer, X have meb with many fine Kavopean and Amecrican Pianofortes, but none that com- bine grandeur and power of tone, elasticity of touch, in short, every- thing that renders a Piano per- fect, to such a degreo as your cele- brated Piano-fortes.” Anton Rubinstein, The greatest concert pinnist of the age, has recently tendered to Moessrs, Steinway & Sons, THE ONLY TESTIMONIAL EVER GLVIEN BY HIM TO ANY PIANO MANUFACLURELR, fr which e extract the following: “Xdcem it my pleasunt duty to express to you my most heartfels thanks for 2ll the kinduness and courtesy you have shown me during my stay in the United States; but-also, aud above all, for your unrivaled 2i- ano-fortes, which once more have done 1ell justice to tha§r world- wite reputation, both for excel- Ience and cumwity,_!‘or enduring the severest trials, for during all my long and difticult journeys all over America, in a very incleme- ent_season, I used and have been enabled to use your Pianos exclu= gively in my 215 concerts, and also in private, with tho most cminent satisfaction and effect,” Vienna Exposition. o dih the tollowing EXTIRAON BRI, ‘Whtch wa Setract from tho sttolal vapurts _ioluway & Bonaara tho ooly manulage Burrs thus montioned. “Wo regret that the celebrated Inaugurators of the new system in Piano-malking, MISSKS, S SIN= AY & SONS, of New Yorlk, to whom the entire art of Piano- making i3 so greatly indebted, have not exhibited.” Maestro Petrelln, President.. ......Italy, Herr Dumba, 1st Vieo President. . Austvin, Prof. Dr, Lissujous, 2d do Trance. Balvatoro Marchesin, Dr, Edward Hanslik E. Cerveny.... Johann Ifcrzfeld Juliug Schiedmuyer. fmthior Galait Do Boriano Fuertes. Mons, Reinki Dirvector Wober cal Instruments, Vienna World's Fair, 1873, witzerland, Jury on Musd la Rache. - Lussiu, Dr. Oscar Poul, Prof, of] the University of Leip-t ......Gormany, sig, Oliicin] ltoporter. i TN & NTXON, Goneral Northwestorn Agents for the Steinway Pianos, 102 State-st., Chicago. FRENCH CLOCKS AND BRONZES, FRENCH CLOCKS AND BRO A~ ARAAAAARAAAANARAAR NEES. Large lot just received, and will be closed out at a great reduction in prices. Also, a large assortment of ELGIN WATCHES, in Gold Cases, at REDUCED PRICES. GILES, BRO. & CO,, 266 & 268 W abash=aw, TABLE SYRUP, BRADSHAW & WATTS 10AF SUGAR DRIPS, THE FINEST TABLE SYRUP IN THE MARKET, WARRANTED STRICTLY PURE. Made from the best Loaf Sugar-- without chomicals or injurious in- gredionts., For sale by the Grocers. 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Vorh bechatod ofin e i ool i o it suv tho withis ono iohth KATHIE kA vy, A YOUNG ATTORNEY, Blxyoara a rosldont of this olty, snd throo years admittod ta tho Bar, wishios to mako an eugagoment or form & pact. norship with a Brst-olass lawyor or law frm in good prace tioe, Address Hox 36U, Post Offie, 18 JENRINS, riners, and Hlank Cgfi‘figt\lmm Al ind it profitablo ta, ot our prlocs PIANOS, Chickering UPRIGHT PIANOS. THE BESI IN THE WORLD. Wo call attention to the following valuable TMPROVEMENTS, all of which are used ONLY in the Chiok- ering Pianos, being seoured to them Dby letters of patent from the Govern- ment at Washington: ANEV Lst. WROUGHT IRON TRUSS, This, applied to the back of the Piano, gives it immense strength, overcomes the great strain of the sirings, in consequence of which it vill stand in tune loneer then any upright Piano now in the market 1 NEW CIRCULAR SCALE, This invention enables the strings to be placed much further apart, whereby larger hammers and longer greater power and volume of toiis than can be hed from the straight soale now in general use, d. A DOUBLE BEARING AGRAFTE, This, applied to every string in the Piano, produces a rich, clear, distinot tone, unrivaled for its singing quali- ty (or vibration), 4th. A REPEATING ACTION, Which renders the Piano so easy to play upon that it will not tire the fin- gers of the most delicate lady, or even a child, ¥ 2 N, Dr. Franz lisat, The Great Pianist, in a letter ad- dressed to the Messrs, Chickering, sayst ¢ It is vory agroeable to me to add my namo to tho concert of praises of which your Pianos are the object. ¢ To be just, I must doclaro them PERTECT, SUPERLATIVELY PERFECT. & ¢ Your instrumonts possess, in the supreme degreo, nobility and power of tono, elasticity and security of tho touch, harmony, brilliancy; and thus offor & harmonious ensemble of all porfoctions to the EXCLUSION OF ALL DEFECTS.” TESTIMONIAL. For additional testimony of the superiority of the Chickering Pianos, we refor with pride and pleasure to more than 40,000 persons who have purchased these instruments, FOR SALE AT REEDS o O ML, CORNER DEARBORN & VAN BUREN-STS,, Where can be found EIGHT LARGE ROOMS, -containing the largest and best selection of Pianos to be found in Chicago. strings can be used, thus securing | e Chicagn Daily Teibune, NUMBER 12L AT LAST. Execution of Perteet at Joliet. Scenes During the Last Night. Mo Made Mis Peace with God and Man, Minute Atiention Paid to His Toilet, The March to the Scaffold: Last Farewells, ~The He Met His Fate Calmly and Without Emotion, An Instantaneous Death--~The Neck Not Broken. - Tho Body Given to Dr. Miller, and His Examination. Burial in the Penitentiary Cemetery. A Variety of Confessions. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Jovrset, Dec. 19.—Since the lust dispatcB to Tur Curcago Tripusk tho sentonco of death pronounced on Perteot has boen carried out, nad the prisoner, of whom so much hns recently been writton snd read, {8 no longer o prisoner. It ia bolioved that ho lold to tho last a belief that o commutation of sentence would arrive, but he was doomed to disappointment, as tho rendor is awaro. TILE TAST NIONT. His conduct the last night was indicative of tho charactor of the mau, Lo wus sltornatoly terrified, morose, and cheerful, relapsing ocen~ sionayy into stupor, which would be followved by intervals of raving. Now aond thon ho would be quiet and serioms, talk of Lis imminent doom with gravity, and aunounco his readiness to die. At one timo during the night ho became furionsly oxcited, and; in tho tumult of his passion, broko his bed down, Ono of tho Deputy Shoriffs, who was sitting up with him, endenvored to quiet him, and cropt down tains, procured some rope, and handed it to him. Pertoot had by this timo quisted down, and deliborately sot to work to mond his bod. THE NOBNING. When this had been accomplished, ho slapt, F and nwoke in & poaceful frumo of mind this morning, e was attonded early by two clergy- mon, with whom ho_spoko quictly and calmly, and 'enjoyed o rathor hoarty bacnkfast nt 8§ o'clock. " Intho meantime ho sent to tho ov. Mr. Caldwell, pastor of tho Iirst Mothodist Chureh, and that gentloman arrived at aoout 9 o'clock. To ueo his own words: ‘‘Portect wns in o vory unonviable framoof mind. He was not ot peaco. Ho mauitested tho most intenso anxioty nbout his soul, I talled with him for an hour or 5o, but 80 great and so apparont was his dlstress that I was nearly nouplussed. WOMAN'S INFLUENCE. I had beon with him about two hours when I enddenly romombered that there was stopping at my houso a lady, Migs Loura A. Whenton, tho most successful, aud, I may say, tho most cou- #eiontions Cluistian worker of my acqunintanco. 1 thought that n woran's &eusitive mind and readiness in sympathy would ho of grent valuo in go_terriblo s casc, and I asked bim if bo would liko to converso witha lady for a while. Hotold me, with a_foverish nuxioty, he would, and I sont for Miss Wheaton, The result proved that my antiipations wora wall founded, Miss Wheatou tulked to him so frank- Iy and kindly, that it was nol-long bofore ho re- covoredtho tranquility which ho oceasionally pos- soused. Miss Whenton and I, Mr. McLeod, and Mr. Smalo, for whom he sent whila wo wore en- denvoring to prepars_him for tho ond, woro present, and he begged us not to leave bim, I thinl the ladydid more o soothe him and bring him ton right viewof his condition, thau’ alt tho clorgymen, myself included, and I sin more fully convineed than over of the immonso influence for good thet o truly Chris- tian_woman can oxort, When Miss Wheaton ro- tired for littlowhils vo £ang a Liyimn, and prayod with bim for some time, Portoot offered a rayer also, in whiclh he showed mo that ho be- o realizo tho only support ‘b had left. I was {:nnieulnrly impresged withiouo fontenco which e prayed, that * God would forgive himin tho inflnity of Hiv morcy, as ho wich his finite pow- ;:m {rooly forgave all who bud dono him in- ury.’ " i PIEPARING HIMSELF. During Miss Wheaton's absouce ho dressod bimself carefully, and propared for tho violent ond which ~ was about to be put to his oxistonce, Ifo shook hands with everybody, inchiding Mr. Smale and Mr. McLood, to whom he had shown coolness during the pask wook, sud told them ho fully forgavo thom. It appoars trom subsoquont de- velooments that the acts which hio thus frankly forgaye wore acts which a Christian community would rogard ss proJuoworthy. EXPLANATION, A weok ago to-day, whon he wns about, as ho supposnd, to mees bis death, o plncmfin the hanus of thoso two clergyminn copies of his con- fession. When the respits arrived, and ho had & duy or bo to reflect ob what o hind done, ko ondoavored to repossoss himsolf of thess docu- menty, The ministers taok the ground that, ay they would not be givem uway or shown to pny- body until after his exeeution, noond would bo gniniod by redelivering thean, 4hey pledgod bim their word hat they wouldl not usé thom in any way against him ; that thore was no liope of » commutation, and that be would doubtless foel less inolined to rolapso. But Porteot would have nono of it. He was bant on a_commutation of gontenco, and theroforo wished to destroy aus thentic confossions of lis gnilt, It wus the resotuto rofussl of Mr, Hinaloito give him hiy confession which #0 enragod the deconsed Wednesday, Tho act ot forgivouncss is somo- vhat robbed of its sublimity Dby this explana- tion, which is dno to the gentiomonof the Churcl, i correation of cortain #itories uat atlont Ly par sons conmected with thojail. Icis tohe regrottod thut any attompt to provoke n controvorvy be- tween the prisonor’s lognl und spiritual advisers shonld have boon made. ) OUTSIDE 'TIIE JAIL. Loaving the doomed nian forn while m prayer- ful converso with the clurgy, the rondor mny gob s glimpro ot tha prepaeations which had “boen muido to sond him to thab other world for which ho was, sppurontly, well propared nv tho lnst. Tho fact that Porteol’s doom wes ovidently sonlod, and thut no hope of a commutation of sentence was entortainerl by a singlo person, ex- copt tho prisonor, drew round thao jalt tho waunl crowd of young men wal lmf'n. At tho cornors of {ho sticets, i _tho vicinity of the building, lots of mon had gadhiored by 11 o'clock, and wero diseussing, quictlyy onovgh it woewed, tho ovont of the day, The boys wud ?'auu(.' mon in the Court-House square” wero kopt in very docent ordor by tho efi7 police, who clearad tho dvors and provented’ ihe crowd from forcing thelr way into the buikling, The roportors, wha hiad boen endeavoring., undor very unfavorable owenmatances, to obiein inforniation, found thomwolves surroundud by & vory large au oager throng of pooplo, yhpso morbid curiosity hnd ovorcomo their natural ro{)ngnnncu at witnoss- ing so unploasant a spectaclo a8 an exeeution, TIIF. DEATH-ROOM, The placo in which the sxecution occurred {a o lofty stono apartmnent known ns the dining- rovm. It ia about 80 by 12 feet, the further ido boing soparated froin iho colls by au fron ceage-work, tho openings to which aro controlled by & lever outside tho iron door of tho prisonor's uartors. Chalrs wero placed In this room for the jury, facing the gallows, and the represonts- tives of tho press wero roqucatod to tako up & position bobind the bars andg bo locked i, TILE JA3L At about noon the placa was full, and a deter~ mined offort mado to clear it of all who hud no Dusiness thore, It was fully 10 o'clack bofora tho {’ury wora gonted, bul the crowd outsido Lad ocn 80 liborally ndmitted that the uarrow quattors behind the bers, and botweon them and tho block of colls, was crowded to nuffeeation, moro than fifty porsons Laving found their way in. They bohaved, however, in a very orderly and cominendablo mannor, and awaited tho ar- rival of tho procossion from up-sinirs, THE LAST TOILET. Pertactoccupied o room known ns tho dobtors’ prison, on tho sccond floor, the window of his cell looking out into tho straot, to which point U0 gozo of tho crowd outside was dirceted. Thero was very littlo domonstration on tho stroot, but an oceasionnl yoll escaped the boya gy thoy caught sight. of ono of U parly in the condomued coll, Hero thoro way nothing that would repay them for their trouble. In arraying himsolf for oxcontion Per- toot oxbibited no'cmotion at all, 1o talked ra- tionally and calmly, fully belioving that his sins wero forgiven by the Supremo Being, and con- atantly oxpressing hia_conviction tlhat ho was sved. Tho shroud and black cop hiad been taken down to the sceno of the oxceution, but he re- x\l\cumd tho Bhoriff to bring thom up, and Mr. nold gladly accommodalod him. While dreas- ing himsolf ho found a button waunting on his slhirt, and aeked for o pleco of twino to mond it. It way given him, and lo coolly arranged it to suit himself, TATITER TIGUT. “Tgn't thot rathor tipht,” romarked Mr. Me- Leod, who noticed the effect upon tho great yellow noclk, and thought it might aunoy bim during tho trying ecunes ho was about to enduve. #Nob s tighit 08 )t will bo” waa the roply that mol his considerato suggestion. It wad said without any sonse of the geim humor that tho wordd surgested, but rather as Indicotivo of tho full renlization tho felon Iad of his surround- ings, Having dressed himself doliberately he put on the ghroud, uud then proceedod to bind a handkerchief nround his head. 'This done, ho asked for o secopd, nnd then tied up his jaw, a8 is tho custom in laging ont a corpeo, This was s singular ~ proceeding on his part, but, after all, not an unwise one, inasmuch as it concealod his worst fontures, and gave him sy air of beignity quito unusual in porsons about to die nt tho hands of tho baugmwan, GOOD-IYT:. Thon camo tho farowells. There wass groat denl of lenve-taking to do. Me ombracod tha Indics who were his friends, and thanked them for the kindness thoy lud sbown him. Then he bado farewell to tho mnisters, My, Smale, Mr. MeLood, and Mr. Caldwell, aud ths other frionds who hind stood by him through hie vacillating and untruthful sojourn within thoso walls. The seeno was affecting to these really good-hearted peoplo (for that they must bavo been), thoughto ono who brd not been Lrought into contnot with him {requumlfr, and could remember him only us the cowardly butcher of n faitkiful wife, thoro was little to move the feelings. THE PROGESSION MOVED, Tho farewells ondod, the procession moyod @own-stalrs Lo the scono of tho execution. Mr. MeLeod entered first. 'Tho poor clergyman was Acoply moved, for his faco aud Nps Wora os prle ng could bo imagined. Mr. Caldwell followed him, Porteot having twico requested both ihese ontlomon not to latve him during his lifo-time. oy bind done s bie requosted, but low mich thoy encrificed to their souse of min- isterial duty their faces told more plain- ly than words can convey, 'Tho Sherift enterod moxt, with the murderer on bis arm, TPertoot walked in his shroud resolutely, and with un uir of digmity which greatly roliove thoso whoae dread had been that thero would bo a scono of collapeo aud horror. o was followed by othor oflicils, one of whom hended him a chair near . THE GALLQY'S, an instrument of very simplo’appearance. There was 10 pletform,—only two upright posts with a beam acrose aud a ropo hanging from the cen- tre. ‘Tho weights wore benoath the stono flag- giog bold in position by a spring, which was to ho releasod by o lever. The simplicity of tho gallows was quite encournging, Ilats were ro- moved as the prisonerentered, and Mr, McLeod in 1 calm voico requested the beholdors to joln with him fu singings & hymn chosen by tho pris- onor, No. 398 in'tho Methodist Hymn-book, as follows : Bliow pity, Lovd, ol Tord forgive, Lot a ropentent rebel lve. ‘Aronot Ty mereioa lnrgo and frea? May nota siuner trust fu Thoo? My erfmes are great, but don't surpass Tiie power and glory of Tay grace, Great God, Thy naturo bath 10 bound, So lut Thy pard'ning love by fuwnd, Yet save a trombling sinnor, Lord, Whose hope, still hov’ring rouud Thy word, May light on £omna brigut promize tliere— Boio sure support aguinst despair, Tho hymn was sung by nearly all present, Por- teot sht and sang with the rost, troiling out the words in ndcur bogs voico, and being. tho ouly coureet singer In the party. At tho conclusion of tho frst stanza ho Leokaned o Mr. McLeod and roguested bim to wing tho sccond _ slanza, _ms bomg peculiarly apolicable to bis cace. Tho verse wus announced and sung, and followed by the third, Pertcot sang tho last, with hiy oyes fixod ou the cetling, w an_otitudo of dovetion, Lis huuds folded in front of Lim. TUE PRAYER. When the hymn wus concluded, the Rov, Mr, Caldwell invited the party to fom in prayer, which wag done, the clergyman's pleading boing short and oxpresred in well-choson words, Por~ teot knolt down, burying Lis faco in his hands, and romaiing motionless until the conclusion of the prayer. 'Thero wus no sontimentalism in tho minister’s manuer,—no offort ul bolug son- sutional ; there wore no interjoeted gronns and *tamens,” Thore was, in fact, nothiug but what impressed pne with i songe of diguity. LEGAL FORS, Tho prayer ended, tho mont distresaing part of tho coremony was commonced. Shorili’ Aruold producod the legal documents autiorizing the oxucution, ono of which, beig in muuuscript, was l'nthouumzlinz. ‘The Shotil¥_was nervous, but his veading alono showod it, The ducumonts wero ontragootsly Joug, und inoffably todions, the nn?ucm pouses, pe the Suoriff came nerors o “ blind word, were exasperating in tho coxtrome. Porteot sut unmoved ihrough the ceremony, his handa folded, aud his gazo directed at tho fluor, As lio sat thero, robed ju white, his head partially covered in haudkorchiefs, ho 1y rosembled some high ecclexinatical Fanctional listening to a sermon by n youthtul auvato. ‘Cio agcctntun folt tho suspenso, und their facos showed thoir impationce. THE LAST POSSIDILITY. During tho reuding & mun appeared at the grato't door, througls which could Lo woon tuo Torms of Miss Arnold sud others, who bad do- tormined fo renmin near the prironor as Tovg ag thoy could, and handod a tologram to ono of tho Jury, who, rerding the address, crutiously passod it nlong. It was sont Lo a roporter, but, arriving at suol & thne, was & subject of intonse curiosity. T'ha Juror, ou_seeng to whom It was addraisod, mareifully endeavored to concenl it, hut Perieot was watehing closely, and saw it, 'Chero can bo 10 doubt that he supposed it to be » ropriove from tho Governor, bat hix faco did not oxprass nixy wsuch supposition. flo did not movo o mug- cle, O REMAUGE, Tho pause which folluwed tho Bhorifl's rording was 1 silont one, braken by the Shevin"s inquiving: + Mr, Dorteot, have you anything to say 2" 'Iho orowd listened uttontively, but Porteet did not reply. Ho meroly shoole ki hond in thé neg- ative, attor which caine another of those droud- ful silencon, THE LAST WORNS, “Nothing remuins, thon, but tho last act,” wns tho noxt sound heard. " It was tho Shorifl who &poke, und then the murderer, with o minute or two only lo Jive quiotly uroes, and stood under the weaffold, BSavoral peaple, the Bhoif, tho jury, somo of the counscl ngainst him, aud tho clorgynon shook handy with him, ~To Mr, Caldwoll, who upoke tast, ho sald, * T want you and Migs Ar- nolil to son thowe Yupm I heye loff. 1 will abide by your deciston ox to_what xhall ba done with them.” And thon ho added, *1dio, trust- ing in tbo Lord Jesus." “Fully 2" gald the miniater, “1%ully," responded Portoot, ¢ and I amat peace with God snd man; through Christ's moroy I oxpect to bo navad.” o worl of pinoning folioved. ho work of plnioning followed. * Whoro are tfium sh‘ngp! #" called out M. Ar nold, fathor of the ShorfT. © Never mind, fathor,” salil the offfcor. ““Thin io my duty,” and the pinioning was procceded witli, ~ Porteot stood motionioug, and hie faca was expressionloss. It could not bo said that ho sas pale, but thore was no blood in hia chooks, 8till hig was resolute. Tho rope was placed round hie neek, aud the liidoous black cap put upon his hond. Tlo ealled tho nttontion of thoe Bhoriff to tio faob that his whiskors wore caught in the ropo, and ashed him to adjust that moans of raco moro comfortably, which Mr. Arnold did. 'ho workl is_ daprived of auy touching '*las! words,” for Porlcot said nothing mora, TILE CONCLUBION, Ifo atood for n minuto, whon, all things hoin, rondy, at 1:69, Chicago time, (ho Bhorif touche tho lover; & momentary rush and_ rattls’ of mae chinory s the weights descendod ; the spocta~ tory instinctivoly raised thelr hands; tho slack ropo about the ricck of the murderer was Jerked tight ; his hoad flung sharply sidoways, and ho wis suntchod six foot from tho pnvomuul of the room. Ilo foll again two foot, and tho recoil took him up agaln, whou Dr. Bon. C. Miller stopped forward and felt his pulse, The murderor wns dead, and had died in loss than threoe scconds attor tho Shorift's hand remuved tho spring, ‘Thoro was not a move- wment of tho bady.'uulf' a quivering of tho muscles, and an necaslonal spasm imporcoptibla oxcopt to tho touch of the physiciny, At the ox~ piration of a minute, Dr. Miller reported tho pulsont 48, growing fooble, nud o vory lght mugcular movoment. Tho pulse was irregular for tho firsb mivuto ; ab 13 minutes it was at 100, with very littlo muscilar movement; at 3 minntes it stood at 120, with just & percoptiblo motion; ot 5:30 tho pulso was at 130, very feeble, no quivering; at 4 minutos it stood at 60; at 5 minntes, 52, and repidly dis- appearing; at G miuutes Dr. Casoy, of Joliet, roported-uo pulsa; but Dr, Miller, » fow scconds lator, found it had ngain come into oxigtenco, Dut only flutteriugly, and at 7 minutos bad die away entisoly, and not even tho somblauce of lifo remained THE JURY, The crowd began to disporse, and the Shorig, collecting the Jury, caused them to sftix their signatures to tho dvcuments attesting tho execution of Androw J, Pertect, o3 follows: J. Shirk, Floronce; Henry Spangler, Jackson; F. P, Wilkey, Washingtou’; Thomaus Honneberry, Tieod; J, Palmer, Jnafison ; ¥. P. Lilloy, Will; Willlam Werner, Joliet; Robert Walst, Joliat; Johu Kolstolt, Monco; Honry MeNulty, Wilmiugton; David Monteitk Wilmiogton ; Patrick Cavahagh, New Leuox. ORDER FOR_THE BODY. Tho body huag for forty minutos, when Dr. Miller presonted to Shoriff "Arnold tho following order trom a Judge who has no squeamishness end whoso common ssuse is woll illustrated: Cuicaco, Dec, 17, 1672, Georae M, Arnold, E;J. : Dean Sin: Dr. Miller, who will hand you this, de siros to make a° post anortum examination of Pertect in the event ho shall bo hauged, I eco nothing ob. Jecitonablo in tbis request, and I think he should o permitted to maoke an exsmination in such 4 mauner as ho moy think proper. Tho Doe- for may also desiro to fake awsy the brain, for tho purpose of onalytical comparison in reference to tho subject of insanity, in which ho and others of s profesidon ara dooply {nterested, 1 think bis wish in thin regurd should bo compllod with, It can de Parteet no harm, and will bo of great beneflt to the mudicnl profession, nud to sufferfugy humanity, Dr Milier asuuren o ho will do his work in a manuer noi {0 mako the body or head repulsivo $n the least degree, Very truly, J. McRODERTS. THE FEELING IN JOLIET. As soon ng it was undors:ood that s poat mortom oxamiugtion was to be bad, the good pooplo of Joliet were much oxasperated. Thoy did not want any Ghicago butchor to bo outting the man up. They thought it nn outrage tc mar the corpse. “Uho ladics to whom this intel: ligouce was promptly communicated wero os- pecinlly grioved, and their griof found vont ir those cxpressions of wrat and abhorronce whick aro ospccinlly feminine and #o thoroughly understood by the world that it neod not bo ro- Bmduccd in prinf,—not even .on this occasion, ut the Judgo's order was enough, and they re. Iluctantly saw the body cut down and handed “ertum an alion doctor with hidoous iustrn- meuts, ATTER DEATIL ‘Tho body was very natural in appoarance. The face was not distorted in tho romotest degroo; the oyes wero cloved, and tho stoical oxprossion was uuchanged in every other particular. The neclk, which ‘Was in life ninoteon inches around, hud shrunk to fourteon, although no mark ap- peared upon it, oxcept under tho loft oar whore tho kuot had }m‘aficd uncomfortably. The post mortem examination waa rapidly proceedod witls, aud Dr, Miller found himeelf in poescasion of tho heart osud brain of & murderer in a very fow minutes. Tho ex- smingtion of the vitel organs occupied moro titno, 08 it wng caroful and with a viow to scion- tifio results. Dr. Miller bricfly sums up bis dis coveries for tho roportors as followa: DI MILLER'S DISCOVERIES. In company with Dr, Casoy I examined tho body of Androw J. Portect, ‘Tho body was cut down thirty mlnntes after the drop fell ; countenance natural, with mouth frwly set; pupils of tho oye atlated, The Arst incision was wado furly minules after tho drop fell ; tha (bxsues still warm ; tio lungs bealthy, On tho right slds ol plonritio adialons. Tho luniti propor warg engorged with blood 5 heart healthy ; right sido flled with blood, which ind formed a sofk clot, On the nft side of {lio heart tho cavities wers emply. ‘The stomach containcd about o piut of partiy- digestad mateal, liout (o consistency of Loupy telbg coiuposed of bread, eggs, water, ele, Heato no diuner, bt breakfstod ot 8 olcloots, and_drauk o glass of waler just before tho drop Tho mucous mem- brano was_covored with gutrio fluid, Lut perfoctly healthy, Tho tiesucs of thoabdomen wore covered with o Jarge quantiiy of fat, The kidneya wero sound, with no uppearanco of congestion, The splecn was normal ; bladder aboul one-ihird ' fall of urina, The neek was exumined carefully, but ng fructaro vas discovered, Tho bead was oponed, and tho membrane, coverlng tho Lraln cxposed. Thoy were found to' bo almost bloodless, hut, on cutting * (hem, o quantity of clear eerum exuded, Thosub- stance of tho braln proger was almostzbloodless, nnd, In cutting the tsstios, serum also oxuded, Tho bralu welghed 36°¢ ouncos. Deutlr was ovidontly produced by ehiocls, 4 bo died very quickly and very cusily. NO INUANITY, Tho roporters inquired whether such a brain vindieatod a theory of insanity, De. Mllor said cortainly nof. Tho brain was hoolthy and wuusnaily largo; ordinary ‘hrains varying in woight from 48 to 60 ouncos. Aftor the examination had beon mado, tho lnmllly was carofully put together, snd laid in ita cotlin, THE NURJAL, The mourncrs—for thoro wos quite = lerge number Of thom, principelly col- orod mon—wore nstonished to find that 1hio corpss bore no ovidences of tho surgeon's knifo, und wundored Low a man could be tukon to picces and put together again lko a watch, oven though thut man was a colored man, sud o dead ono st that, But thoey roverentially bore tho coffiu ouy to o hearse, provided av their own exponso, and the funeral went to the Tonitou- tinry cometery, Horo s singular colucidenco was made known.” The grave which had been dug a weele ago for DLortcot had boan llled with the body of the mau Williams, who was Killed at {ho Tenitentiary by the athing process, and who, tho victim of s mur- dov, Lad, through tho respite of a murdorer, filled & murdoier's grave, Aumothor grave \vaw ug. and the romaing of Porteot, the buteher of his wifo, cousigned to the grave. ‘I'ho deconsod had oxprossed a desire not to bo mutilated. o bhad jocoscly remarked to Mws Amold that, * whon Lo beard Gabriol blowing lia trumpok, .le_ did not wish to lhave to go wandering about to find tho differont Eurln of bimself, Dr, Milter must tako caroto bo' on hand, and give him tho necostary information upon the subject. YERTEET'S CONFESSIONS, Thero has beon n groat donl said about Por- teat’s colifosnions, Ag nosrly us can bo ascor- talued thero uro four. Your” cortospondont has secured throo, und thovo is yet another and more completoone in_tho possession of Mrs, Davis, or s 8ho 18 called, Miss Arnold tho slstor of the sherift, One of them rends ay follows: T, Androw J, Yerlel, being in my ght mind, and havlng my faculties sud perecptions dlear aud fully, do muko thile ns my dylug declaration, that T dio a Chrlu~ tiaw, bellaviug In tho javdon of slus through tho blood of the only bujrotten Son of dod, Jesus Christ our Tord 3 1liat heeaus 3o haw promifiud Lo forgive all win, T belicvo He s forgiven mo my great crimes and inis quities, anid ozeL myself upon 1l morey, Who never tirnad'any aviay who finly camo to 1tim. T acknowl. «dgo tho commfnalon of tho erime for which I am tn e, and that whilo Tdid not realizo what 1 did (for | Toved any wize, wha wis a good nud loviug woman), 3, osdo (o by ertimslaces evor which ¥ Bad uf ittt (e nsrul dosd, Tor (his I domost #leerely tepent, end, furlbermors, fhat at tha las by tho fuducenset of & connttation” of seutenc beh Lafors 1o, { wus lod {0 wlgw & siatemont of my obtir fnmueenco widor oth, ‘Tl fnducement was & wight ono to e, and I foll, For this sin, also, having mas (Conlinued on the Fifth Page.)