The New York Herald Newspaper, August 13, 1870, Page 6

ete ame ee CEE ER UNBORN Sw 6 NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1870, THE NATHAN M quest Yesterday. ‘The Deputy Coroner on the Stand. Interesting Testimony as to the Probable URDE Way the Murder Was Done and the Time of Death, THE INQUEST ADJOURNED SINE DIE. | It would seem, after all, that the Nathan murder case Is destined to be, in agreat many re repeution of the Rogers wagedy. Everyt remeber how indelatigable the polic ter the misc cant WhO attacked al ives in their cagerness to gain the espeeks, & body will were in thelr nd killed rg in broad daylight in front of his own ry byway in the cily Was overhauled by the de- reward offered for the apprenension of the murderer; how many arrests were made, and nally how a coro. ner’s inquest Was held and how every person who had been arrested was discharged, and the whole Mvestigation came to naught. the Rogers case Was identical with the Nath Both men were kilicd at thetr owa houses, in front of | hotels with windows overiooking the scen tragedies, and now tbe similarity has been the more stviking berween the tio by the OMecia! invesiugution into the murder of M has ended, The potice, in th BO arrests, and although there fonnd, and who do salt find, not having ar ted somebody on mere ting in temporary durance vi foolish!y as they d14 inthe Rogers case. I 8 the Coroner erday intima ted, that there are | back of 1b Was entirely free; the Body was turacd Btil! hopes that the perpetrator of the murder will be over Some tme Lass! ee hal wre. ~ rouna; tho “ aay wets eRe b.cod Which was found near the body was simply Brought to light, and these hopes itis bel eved bave | tye oozing from the skull; im the small room were been given life to by the assertions of certain higa | twe tolerably large spots of biood dist.nct from each ponce oflicials. if the latter have good cause for | Ollicl, al @ distance of abouc two feet; there vlibs Wits ‘eit é were’ algo spots of blood in various parts sogyesting even the remotest hope that of the room, and on the chair tuned THE CRIMINAL WILL BE APPREHENDED, bottom up, and covered with Fe glazed 4 that the on . oh now.preselits } cloth matertal, bleed and gray hair were and that the only thing which now prevents £3 8f- | rina dried; the blood bad cvidentiy giavitcted rest is ihe fact that evidence has not been found | oye way on thischair, and upon the right lem and against aim con ng enough to convict lim, even | on the inside were distinct drops of blood, st Li pre- the most ir serving the entire cireunMereace of drops; I have no patient will patiently ablde Had no arr there had beeu evidence founda against on In many particulars han case. e3 of the made all way the suspic t may be, he issue, ts been made in the Rogers case until e of the suspected parties sufficient to have convicted him the morderer might have been hung f the opinion of many good detectives, ice, it must blunders, as are all fallible people, they can now turn their blanders in the long ago, The po- be conceded, are liavie to make and if Rogers case to good accountin the Nathan mystery cer- tainly nobody will complain. dan is Chief of Police now, ana not Joun nedy; and even though atthe present mon my very which overh: Keems deeper than e night of the murderer will lend strength to the h kept alive that the Rogers case will not, at all its phases, be exactly identical with Twenty-third street horror, CLUES TO THE IDENTITY OF THE MURDE ngs the death of Mr. , the fact that he 1s, Superintendent Jour- A. Ken- ment the Nathan working 1 day in person to find out the whereabouts op least In the late RER. It vay not be out of place here to mention that, notwithstanding that the jury (no doubt under in- structions trom the District Attorney) saw Journ sine die aller having examined e' im the Nathan mansion, the detectives lieve that some person in the house comm! fit to ad- person sult be- jitted the murder or aided and abetted indirectly in its com- Mission. Who this person is the jury have earth; but the police, at least those worthy of the name of detectives (ana they cious few in the force), cling to the hope th clues to the murde’ the reporters have been able to ations, are not divut, soon to the public the arrest of the murdere: @.guestion of time, and that nat time is not “distant in the future THE CROWDS AT THE INQU The court room was densely © when the jury took their s apxiety prevailed as to what de ts, Would come to during the day. Beach, the Coroner's physic dto. He seem B, dd to take you os of brutalit Jas bi ior horror y 2, uid the emtcet of bi apparent on the faces of tke audleuc Jert the stand, When the Cor all the witnesses nad be in the cyurt Was very Ered more than ever the ¢ AN EXO you tak th h everybouy ov vu afte el nto gi e, Wo be verdict 9 briag in g lamation: evidence & had been during the inquest. sloou war the jury thing for bare to the public g failed to who are are pre- at if the r they have at present, and which find out zed too x is only very far The evidence of Dr. was very L bouy ver er every muy Was rie bad the ques- aud to ve a de. said a gentleman who , would be @ Lie 1e probably referre d to the revi him, Wou.d'nt aya nst him more than ou woat It Athan family thats? excitedly ean, WhO ior ance appeared to be an Savacil “Dil wel at i reylied the ot you bee | along dtring the ft “Yes, sir, L have,” was fae 1 il, do youremember how ped Washing: 0: athan?" by saying, ny. tie foreman of the ¢ put to f a cere ‘Tt you remember tire question h ending $40,000 Lor the Heneft 0 uitn fe i" What of 119? “Just Unis mn) ite 1 it may be a rather late quesuon, but sull 1 will putat eWedl 2) Jury, in exsiitnitt anit as to their Y larly as to his own birth, 0 for ihe lndelteacy of the quest This ques other g-nuen > his fathe le opinion th syd lis way to another part weman or any one of the Iu t nid other is tO ome another, wh particn- a of t ner Gaonus CENES. Duri jon th ner and the District 2 talsing together, anid tie mor 2 mm patient, and ine jury { of What was. going on, au dd cuatiity one With t od Duta minute. ulost pro- foand sil of the Dole and conus pm the thie the 1a Jefe the st body mirugg position to Nh what the Coroner time there quite a Noiseless stery between those silting auding up, which fnaily end unin on the backs of then seats and thts 0 eo oon view over the heaus « @& Mose in fron The general, supposition Was tia! the jury to be otarged afu then al lowed to bring fi kind of a verdict; but tie as- tonishnent was at when the Coroner gested the propriety of the jary adjourning sin ‘The latter complied wiun the reguest, toith end one of the most xeachine 4. BOWVthsL Ld Tng Its MOS ever héld in this @:ty. Tae erowa, jost toa Man at ‘the iesuif, dtsp ud orde the case now les with bs ised eas, Wid disappoint wacedble Superintendent ¥ mysie- ne Public shde at the 20th Jourdan ahd his force, and 1 will be for them to say whe-her 1 will long remain one of Uke mam: ries which have for years truck terror to th heart. Testimony of Williom U. Carr. William HM. Carr, sworn and examined— the Futh Avenue Hote; ening of duly, about twenty munutes pas’ Nathan's ho.se; | was wo. L. Nutnan, who was standing there, asked me in, ay Ws. tather had been murdered. described the position of the The gasight dimdy buruing in the room; un went to Mr. r. Frederick to come (Witness wis @ e wore shutters aud a curtain between the light ana the street; 1 think 1 ‘there was @ soon OR Shutivrs Were partly closeds ie widow; f Gorelusion of the Coroner’s In- han latter case, have made re those who have Tait with them for om those who know what 1s what in the matter of put- ysons charged with wo crime give them credit for net having acted as he | oom a @ walked go ly that tnovgne a¢° were had veda bay great excitement, he would bi sone little quicker; this Was woe 1 was Up Sues WOOK; When | went to Mr. Natbau’s room there was Dr. Janyrin in the roon noticed blood on the night- shirt of one of the young Mr. Nath ins; that was Mr. Freder. ok; if was on the open Rage Oo} the wight Shit; Fam personally acquaimied with the two young Mr, Navians. By a Juror—Is your opinion that, with that light bu ning as it wae pay ) could buve been seen from the siveet? A. No, sary the shutters ave so close; there are only Insi@e shut. tels, Testinony of Dx, Join Beach. John Beach, M.D. Was tien sworn and exam- med, He s& dis an a physician and Depaty Coro- ber; remember aruiving at Mr, Nathan’s on the 20tn of July, 890ut two o'clock ta the afternoon; tn the front foom, second Noor, discoveret the b ay on its back; the ict band was raiged and firmly clinched; the right was considerably tume.ed, wht h led me to beheve that the wrist had been dislocated; the fingers were fractured; a lacerated wound on the Drot joiut of the thumb; the arms were well set; the rigor mords Was vory perfect; the left hinb wus, partly arched, the Kuee resting against the side of the door, the Tot oytwacd; the right limb lay straisht on the door; 1 discovered a gaping wound an iuch and a half in length on the foren-at; another Wound ot the same leagih below tt hat peaetrated the brain; above the eyebrow was a wound three- quarters Of an ineh long; going back the right Sule of the bean was ano her wound woul three. el:hths of an inch long; over the occipital bone & Wound © imunen ed about th.ee-foaribs of an inch long Oa the superior suriace; suli further back was another; further back another; and turther sill the fourth; atthe lower margin of tie topmost wound the brain had been iractured; I could put my finger into the bram, and I could have forced out the eye- ball; there were nine wound» ta alt; on the forehead four, side of the head one, and back the head four, f observed consideraie blood about the hauds and treet; conside.ab.¢ ‘lo « where the head lay; to the leit cf the knee and by the door was. co. siderab.e clotted blood; on the doors! also were clots Of blood; | remarked the position vf the body as being Very unusual ior one Who d.ed from the same causes as Mr, Nathan must have diel; 1 concluded that the body had been removed efter deat; the whole appearance of the arms and body showed that the body had been removed alter death; J have tound out tat the whoe of the in uries in- Dicted on the head were caused when the deveased was lying down on his knees and arms, and while the head was down on the floor: on cach kreepan | there was an appearance about the sive of a quarter or a dollar, the skin around whieh was astraw yel- Jow si color, and there Was a stinslar 80% to tne lett of the lurehead for a length of two Inches, showing that those portions of the body must ha:eé come in contact Wi h some roughened suriace while life stil existed; thea, tue whele postion of the body tended to tae conclusion that the person had DIED ON WIS PACE; the shirt about the shoulders and back was very sligittly stataed wiih blood, und I discovered on the us el baad round the waist, the anterior par, of Which was saturaced with blood, while the whole idca tual the position of this cha.t has anything to do with the homicide; when Gis blood got on at che chaly Was tarned round aad on its side and a con- siderable ume after the bivod gravita.cd oue way and dued; I removed thts clotn we other jay and found whit it was a simple smevr of blood; Unsre were spatt rs of blood on the wail in the library, the highest about four feet seven incnes irom the floor; Uaere were sowie spaiters on tue toor, between the desk aud (ie West side of the window, on the base of the skiring board, this 1 conciuded was the result of the bioog thrown from the instra- s it was upzased to tufict tuose terr.ble there were some spatters on the fender and the hearth, on the doorway and on tue Lront door, on the jam just to the east of the window; there was a@ great deal of clot- ted blood under the carpet, and I took up quite a number of gray hats, with coagataied b.ood upon them, Which had been washed dowa fvora this apecture; the stalus uader the carpet were ve.y circumstantial, excepting where ir hy, and even there it was of 4 attferent characier tro: those where the man was killed, by a Juror—{ ata perfectiy satisfied that this Instrument (ike do; aid ave Inf ted every one of (he wottnds discovered onthe body, 1 have lurly tested th: matter aud am satisticd 10 c mid be done, Q. Did you see any. hins tual juduced you to be- licVe thut he had been struck between tac cyes? Ay No, sir; the protrus.oa of the eyes 1 account for in Unis Way; when the one blow whch Was necessarily fatal Was given When tis mstrument entered ue tu golag don it carried the Waole orbital pro- 8 With It, and the Liood suffesed the eyes; sawno evidences of violence upou any other part of tne on body; 1am of opinion that death wok piace when Mr. Nathan was on his face in the back room; L think ar, Nathan was endeavoring to ke his es- cape on his bands aud Kuces; aman may have sen- sibility to endeavor to make his escape and yet uot have ‘any power to make an alurin; my theory —— one waiking about the roum | and got into the hall without getting any blood? A. bt sir; that could have fey 4) even in the Q. Won'd not the person, if the light had been burning, have been ensiiy ssen trom the sreet? A. Yes, providing the shutters were open; the outlines of the body could have been seen from the s:reet; you could tell whether it way a male or a female. @. Did you compare the hair found in the blood with that’of Mr, Nathan? A. I did not, but Iam Satisiied it was of the same character; it was about the len; of the hair I saw in Mr, Nathan's head; some portions of the lair were two inches in length, Address of the Coroner. The Coroner then addressed the jury as follows:— After two weeks’ diligent searen and inquiry the last Witness bas furnished you all the evidence 1 havo be n able to ascertain relative to the murder ef tar, Natuian, 1 have had the assistance of the Di-tr ct Attorney, with bis experience and capacity and zea!, in inierrozaung the witnesses be‘ore us. 1 have also had your kind attention. and we have elicited every fact, remote or circumstantial, that seemed lkely to throw @ glunmer of light towards the criminal, We have ulso had the benefit the untir- jag and unceasing exertions of Superintendent Jourdan aod Coptain Ketso, from the tim? the inurder| was comm tted, by day and by night, untti the sent time, I tnink they have done tiaerr duty, it wonld have been their pride to have reachel the criminal, while it wonld have been very gratifying to you to have recorded his arn your verdict. We have not been successful, ARE STILL NOT WITHOUT HOPE. If it meet your approval I propose we adjourn this inqnest to some day without aate, in order to allow time for farther investigations and iuquirtes. If any of yo: wre desirous of leaving the city I would sug- gest thit you advise me of your address, so that I im y be able. if necessary, to telegraph to you. The Coroner then added, “Gentlemen, does this meet with your approval 7? THE ADJOURNMENT. — - ‘The jurors unanimously and without a moment's hesitation repited in the afirmative. ‘The Coroner then adjourned tae inquest sine die, A RIVER PLiaTE SHOT. Inquest in the Huntei2s Point Homicide=A Veveict of Justifinhte Homicide Rendered. ‘An inquest was held yesterday by Coroner Sehir- mer in the case of John Smith, the man who died on Monday Inst at 97 Goerck-street from the effects of a pistol shot wound gustainea by him on the 6th inst, at Hunter's Pont, Theevidence in the case was rather remarkable in an ethical point of view. John Smith, of 97 Goerck street, and father of the deceased, seemed rather unwilling to testify, but ‘Was indtuc¢ed to state that the poy would not tell him how he received the shot, but had stated that i) mou his wound eiter at Greenpoint or Hunter's nt. Shnoa V. Pilgrim, M. D., of 106 Coiumbta street, testified that he nad attended the deceased, and ound @ wound in the abdomen, in the right side, three inches from the median line and five from the umbdicus, The man wou'd not tell how he re- ceived the wound nor give any deseription of the man who had shot him. Death, in hrs opinion, had been cause i by peritonitis, the result of the wound. John B. Schmeizel, of Fiashing, L. L, tostifed that he is the general ticket agent of the Long Island Rathroad, which company hada repair vard and dock at Hunter's Polot, and the premises were betug constantiy plundered by thieves on tne river, nearly $15,000 worth of tron having been carried ow by them imeside of the year; on the 6th inst. an alarm of thieves was raised, when the witness, acco;apanied by Mr. Tallie, the yard master, and a gang of workmen van down the dock to catch them, ‘The laborers threw stones at the thieve Who jumped tuto their boat and were rowing awa: and Mr, Talie fired several shots at them from a r volver which ine witness had handed bim, McKnight, a junkwnan at $7 Lewts street, tesiified that ne Kuew the deceased, and had oiten bought tron from him. He bad heard that Smith had been shot whiie stealing at Hunter's Point, Rob ri L. smith, a detecttve In the Eleventh pre- cinct, test.fied that he had made an effort to solve the inystery. The parents of Smith had contessed to him that the deceased had been shot while steal. ing 1vo1 at Hunter’s Point in company with one Oldey and bis brotber. The witness ha) Since ascer- tained that Oldey ouly an altas for Sprague, ana he had found that he knew the whole gang, havin; been on the Watch for them for some time; ne had Tule inquiries and found that in al! provability the fatatshot had be n fired by a man named kK. W. ‘Tulle, ih ugh none of the peopte in the yard séemed to know that a man had been shot, Rodney W. Tule, of 13 West Ninth ecreet, de- scribed the operations of the water thieves at some length and corrop rated Mr. Schmelzel’s evidence im regard to the chase aiter and attack upon the (hieves on the 6ch inst. He had fired ony two shots Jrom the revolver When, not understanding its me- chaniam, he handed it to @ canalboat captain, who nred two more at the boat, Tne jury rendered the following verdict: the deceased cam> to his death oy peritonits resu.t of @ pistol shot wound of the abdomen hands of Kodney W. Tulle or the unknown party who fire] the ty.) shots, and we consider (he said aigoting, jastifi ble.” Detect. ve Smith is now making a determined effort to secure the arrest of the Sprague brothers and other river thieves whom he has ascer ained have infested the Hunter's Point docks, and bis conduct is, avout the succession of wounds, tuat this out side wound oyes (he right eye was situck first; tuas tts blow, not being direct, but ratuer of a slanting character, wu8 sitiply abié to produce partial con- cussion, renderuys him parually wuable vo stand, Due faiung co make Ulm entirely uncousc.0us; WLLe he was down tuis wound on the right side of the head was inflicted, the dog being brougat down at a right angle to the head; when tue chaw was thrown a Mr. Nathaws hesd came in contact Wita 16 nie he was trying to getup; as Nataan sutt tried Lo get towards the door whe assassin, thinking he mnight very soon be able to giv tae alarm, just as he got over trom there into the large room, dealt dim btais blow trom belitid, and tue edge of tue instrument, resting in the skull, produc.d these jong wounds. q. Have you any impression as to how long this Tuust heave taseny A. 4 Unk but avery short tumes after the wounds at the back of the head, finding that tyere were still eviaences of Ie, ine man got into the large room and deait this fatat pow. bie you find any indications of a struggie? a. sir; Iny theory is that Mr, Nathan never had any funity of giving an alarm; J found taut the n be easily opened and withoat mak ng the 1 Ho.se, Dab Mm reWoVving OF attemptuag Co re- tue tin box a ‘DIA BOIS? 18 wecessarily @ Was opened wiiheut any X Was beans removed Mr. ity than usually occurs, as c@ woes a3 dvputy coroner, burglar? A. T r experienc when a murder tases place by a thiuk un expert bu would sunlicient concussion to mid hot UNK & Suaager Would be Me. Nathan recognizing him; 1 iuink known tu Mr. Nathan nitton would 1 should think that would be a Very substantial rea- son for tt Q, Have you ever nade any experiments upon the the housey A. No, #1 ®. Do you think there mut Baye been a great | deai of nut must bave beon heard in the back roomy J 1 think not; there are two f A. things to be taken i consideration as co the amount of notte that woula maiura ly resule from breakmyg maskull in that mapner; mM the first place, t Was a very sold floor, very thick carpet, abd under thet wes paper and cotton, or wadding, Which ure »o-conduelors of sound; J leleve that the commi- | pation gud crating 0. the skall could ery Casily nfiicled without its betag Neard upstairs; 1 belteve {i the windows had been open the nose could have beeu disunetly Heard in the street Gurung the quiet | hours of the night, Q dow about bearing in the back room? A. 1 the doors had been open tne noe might distinetiy have heen heard; but i they were closed Ido not Uunk so, espectaty Ita person Was asleep; 112 per- son Was listening of course he might have heard it, ¢ by the Distriet Attorney—1 have ascertained that the light, u it had been burning as the witnesses have deserived, couid have been seen from the street; from the im the room. By a Juror iotel persons could have been seen Do u think there was more than jin this? A, I do not see tie one person engus necessity tur there having been more titan one per- | 50m; Lata satistied, however, that no one person | could have commiticd this crime without bemg staine | with spots of bood on his ¢lothin, Q. Your theory is that alt te larceny cora- matted the kUling; that the warca, the shirt studs, ok and tie keys of Ute safe had been sect ani that mn opening the tin box Mr. | Navtian w.is t A. Ye QT unde: vd you to Say you do not think this was the work of a profcssioualy A, Lthing not Q. How about the heat of the murderer? ce ‘The fest Wound on the irony of the head Was strack rom above downwards: Mr. Matin was probabiy in & partially bent condition of bo ty, and the bow couid be rea tly ladieted by a persou not necessarily very tail. Q. Wonld it require wnusual muscular strength? A. That was not at all necessary with such an lustrue | meut as this; you hy only to get your victim under control, perfectly under your command; if you nim first to prevent any struggle he drops at your Jeet and you may wiflict apy other mjuries ary wiihout dificulty, Q, Was not there whrnise t tex OF a dolar? on the knee about the A. ‘Tiiore Was None titat ; DP think the discoloration Was ocvd- y tue fristioa of the Knee on the carpet. Q. You say tue murderer must have been covered with blood? A. He maust Haye had stains; he need not have been co with blood; this instrument spatters. very Considerably, and he must have tad stains on his clotuing; he need not have received any more ifurles Utun I have: when [got there f was told the drawer was on tie bed, and Pexammned it carefully for finger marks, but J could find no- thing Coomld detec. as slowing 1¢ had been handled by bloody hands; if the uMicer's siatement is tree, taken with oilces Mangara’s, I should say the inw derer had ajuple time to place everything fm post. tion, to wash hits binds, &e. fhe murderer must have eg te over the body is viottin; was it possible for tim ty ste over tA getting his leet bloody? A. Tthtnk that wi possivle; I can conceive & person could go over is deserviag o! pratse in that he tras been so far suc- cessful. BROOKLYN CITY. Paragraphs of Local Interest aud Police Intelli- gence. ‘There is to be a meeting of the depositors in the Central Bank on Monday, in the oflice of J. Cole & Sons, No. 339 Fulton street. There are now in the Mercantile Library 29,600 volumes, The rate of increase per annum is about 6,000, The expenses per annum are $13,000, and tho treasury contains $11,000, James Powen, residing at No. 70 Front street, got up in his sleep at one o’clock yesterday morning and walke rout of his segond story window. He struck upou the pavement below, which awoke him, and he got up and walked into the house again. Two men, named Michael Shea and Patrick Gra- hum,"were arreated yesterday by United States Mar- shal Dalion on the charge ot having attempted to land 400 pounds of sugar at the Aantic Dock without paying duty. The prisoners were taken before United States Commission *y Jones, who remanded them for examination on the 15th inst OMeer McKenzie, who was found in the residence of Mr. W. W. Thomas, in Eighteenth street, on Tues- day nivht, when he should have been on duty, was dismased from the foree by the Potice Commission- ers be terday. McKenzie was in the apper part of Mr, Thowas’ house, and Mr, Thowas findh clothes down stairs took them to the station jouse. Wilhaia Weed, who is accused of arson, in setting fire to the cabimetmaker’s warehouse of john J. Werner, at 181 Futon sirect, on the morning of the 10th of June, was placed on trial yesterday before Jusuce Walsh, A number of witnesses were ex- aunined, wno testified that the accused was found on the roof of a stable in the rear of the premises, with a dislocated tip. The prisoner stated to witnesses that he Rad clumbed up on the shel and fell of on the extension and brose his hip, The case was ad. journed tntil to-day. A short time aince the Fire Commissioners sold at, auction the lot of property belonging to the de- partment for which there was no further use, The sum of $20,000 was realized by the sale, and the money was deposited in the City treasury to the credit of the department. Tae Commissioners are now anxtous to use the money in fhe purchase of busey but as the Mayor refuses to sign the necessary papers an order las been obiained from the Su- prete Court requiring him to show cause why he should not be compelled to do so. The order is made roturnavle oa Monday morning next, when the case will be argued be‘ore Judge Pratt, Coroner Whitehit concluded the inquest yesterday over the body of Joseph Lovett, the infant son of Michael Lovett and his wife, residing at 289 Van Brunt street. It appears that Lovett—according to his wife's tesvimony—is a man ot dissolute halts, and halbeen on ® spree for three days. He was a 80 mm the habit of abusing his wife, On Tiroraday, beitig short of money, he attempied to take ils wife’ Slawito sell it. She objected, and a quarrel ensued, She then proceeded to cl the store in order. to procure & Warrant {0r the arrest of ler husband, when te took a large cheese knife from betind the counter ana threw Itather. The knife missed her and stuck in the breast of the eutid, which was in the arms of Jane Smith. ‘This evideuce was cor- roborated by several other witnesses, when the jury returned & Verdict that the deceased came to’ his death at fhe hands of tis father, The prisoner was then remanded to the Raymond street jail to await the actioa of the Grand’ “REAL ESTATE. MATTERS. Messrs, Mallory & Blackwell, of this city, sold at private sale during the month of July the following suburban property:— NEW. AGHFORD—WESIOURSTER COUNTY. John Vincent's hovel farm, 1 Miss Juita Bartet’s (# part) hi ymuan D Hirown's hotel farn, 6 © buokhout's hotel furin, I Nelson's hotel farina, 1 W AD ALSO AL PLEASANT SO Baker's estate, hotel farta, 260 1 AT LONG 1 Rev A Welsmoll’s property, Rev A Weisincil’s propert, Second place, ne: 1 gectitue much blood; 1 would require eX. taondinaey cure, and without a ligat in tie room tb would be lmposalble. @ He could have gone through the iprary door ‘The sane firm also. receniiy sold In this city & brown stone houre on Madiaon avenue, near Thir- eth sireet, for We sum Of §60,000, THE DEATH PENALTY. Execution of Negro Murderers in Mary- land and Virginia. Story of Their Crimes, Arrest and Conviction. Scenes and Incidents at the Gallows. Hevging of Nimred Richards at Marlboro, Md.—The Crime Committed Four Years Ago—Execation of Four of His Confeder- ates—Particulars of the Murder—Trial and Execution of the Last of the Criminals Incidents of the Execnti MARLBORO, Md,, August 12, 1870, ‘To-day the final penalty of the law for murder was visited upon Henry, alias Nimrod, Richards, for par- ticipation, with four others, in the murder of Mr, William Lyle a little over four years ago. PARTICULARS OF THE MURDER—THE ATTACK. On Saturday night, July 14, five colored men— William Plater, Henry Luckett, Wiliam Jones, Henry Davis and Nimrod Richards—landed from a boat on the banks of the creek which runs by the Lyles’ homestead. Jones was left in charge of the boat while the rem>ining four proceeded to a little log house where Mr. Lyle was living at the time. The mansion on the place hadafew weeks before been destroyed by fire, and the murdered man and bis wife were temporarily residing tn the outhouse before mennoned. Upon arriving at the house the negroes tried the door and tound It locked. They made quite a noise, which awakened Mr. Lyie, who in @ loud yoice demanded to know who was there, Without making any answer the men forced the door, and while they were engaged in this work Mr, Lyle rose for the pur,.ose of obtain. ing his revolver, which was lying at the foot of the bed. He had but placed his hand upon it when simultaneously three pistol shots were fired from the assauiting pariy, one of which wok effect, the bailenteriny the heid of Mr. Lyic, penetrating the brain and killing him almost instantly, The negroes ransacked the house and secured a large amount of money which was on the premises. With this they decamped unmoiested, and made jod their escape. Mrs. Lyle, the wife of the mur- ered man, succeeded in alarming the neighbor- hood, and soon a number of the friends of the de- ceased artived. The news spreud like wildfire, and iutense excitement prevailed for mules around, which continue | 1or weeks, as the deceased was ex- tensively known and betoved. Every possible effort to die, About twenty of onze elctook tt procession, Composed oF Varner r,, 1 ine cructix; the calprit, with sheruf a. hie sre aud Javlor behind, and about adores others, marobed through the prison door into the yard where the scaffold was erected, - AT THE SCAFFOLD. A death-like stliness prevaiied ina moment. The walls of the prison, windows of surrounding houses, the tress and every avatlable spot, wel occupied by speelato.s who immed.ately Suspend Tohversation, The sheriff led the prisoner up to | the scaioid, placed him sitting m a chair, and a few moments afterwards Father Maher approached and requested him to ain ‘The prisoner knelt while tne clergyman recited the appropriate prayers, re- coving responses from the former, At tne conclu. sion of the prayers on the gallows Father Maver put the crucifx to the ps of the culprit, wo, bowing meekly, Kissed it, A PEW PARTING WORDS. Then the prisoner was assisted to rise up. and, when standing erect, the sheriff turned to bim and said, “Nimrod Richards, have you anything to say be the sentence of the law is put inio execu- | ‘The unfortunate man turned to Sheriff Frazic in a low voice replied, “Yes, sir.” Then he calinly looked at the crowd, surveying the:n from right to left closely, as if seeking to tind one friendly fice. Alter a few seconds’ pause he congiied and com- menced to speak 1 a loud, clear yolve, without the slightest tremor or evidence of extraordinary ex- citement, He spoke substantially as follows:— My Friespe—I am to see you'all here. Iam glad to se 40 many assembles to witness my departure from this worldtoto the land of happiness and bilan, where Jers relsow tee y supreme ant the blest iweil forever. Lat all. wy Crlenda, and T hope that you will proht hope ft wiil bea — ‘to you all, old and here to see me, and I pray that God, wi ou the throne of mercy, and the Biessed ‘Virgin, who has rr for me, may look down upon you with pity aud forziveness, Oh, my friends, i( among this consrega- tion thore are any who come to indck or !augh at my” tal Sena merey upon them. prayers, 1 am prepared to en}, and I fo! all,” I would reuind those who mock that Ie # HOE me they Insult but the Almighty Father. tn’ Heaven, who looks dowd from His Throye in. Heaven upon us 1 with to say that I was arreste), ybe and then to Annapolis and tried for the murcer of Mr. Lyles. Ix there any man bere in Mar! or Batimore, or Annapolia who can say [committed the murder—standin, ‘on this trap anti beneath that rope, (lookang. wp 6 noose) — nding here now, and in a few moments more the t resen-e of our Saviour? flere tne prisoner ailuded m a most rambling siyle to his capture, tial and convietion, wandering 40 a “confused manner fron on> point to another | without completing his sentences, so that tt was impossible to catch his meaning. He spoke of the bitterness of some of the witnesses against hin, and of remarks made by the State Attorney. After golog On in this way for Some time he wound up by askin; God to have me.cy on his soul, DEAD. At the conclusion of the speech another prayer Was sald, and then the prisoner, rising Hy suid to the crowd:—"if there are apy here who do not like to see my departure 1 hope they wili go home.” He was proceeding to say more when he was stopped gently, bis Bands were tled, the black cap Was drawn over his lace, the sisal was given, the trap sprang, asa fh a moment Richards, who had spoken so loud before, was di mm the air, speechless aud almost motionless, It Was ths ad est and most skiliul ¢xecation of nine which I have now seen. Tn two minutes he was dead, but he was | allowed to hang for twenty to make perfectly sure; then he was lowered into a coffin and burted in the grave whieh the old darkey had dug for num that morning. was made to trace the murderers, but for a time it looked as though they would pane, but @ singular circumstance had the effect of bringing the guilty partes to justice, ATTEMPT TO DIZPO3E OF THE BOOTY, About a week after the murder a negro entered a bank in Alexandria aud tendered for exchange a number of b1is of the Bank of the O14 Dominion, wh.ch are scarce and but seidom seen in circal he The ca hier, who was acquainted with Mr, Lyi happened to remember that the murdered man ha: a large amount ol this money, which he was holding, and it flashed acro-s hs mind that there was a clue to the murder. He gave the man an evasive answer in revard to the purchase of the money, and, under pretence of making some inquiries tn regard to lis value, requested the negro to call in the course of an hour, In the meantime he despatched a mes- senger to Mayor Latnam, stating the suspicions he entertained, and the Muyor deiaded two police oflicers to proceed to a house opposite the bank to watch the suspecied party when he revurned. ARREST AND FATE OF FOUR OF THE MURDERERS. ‘The officers had scarcely taken their positions when the Suspect @ party, accompanied by another colored man, returned, and after a short parley with the bank officers the policemen were called, they piaced under arrest and charzea with the murder of Mr. Lyle, These were Plater and Luckett, and after a short time they confessed having participated in The atfair, and gave such information as would Jead to the arrest of their comrades tn guilt, Shortly alter Jones and Davis were arrested, but Henry, alias Numrod, Richards, had esca; ed, and alt search for him proved unavailing. The prisoners named above were tried in Marthoro in September, 1463; we.e found guilty, sentenced, and on Friday, No- vember 3, paid the penaity of their villanous con- duct by hang ng tn the court house yard in Upper Marlboro, Md. ESCATE OF RICHARDS, Tt would seem tbat Nimrod Riciards, who, from the statement of his associates In gulit, was one of the leaders fn the murderous attack, received inior- mation of the arrest of his eonjreres in sufticieat time to make good lis escape, and reaced Washing- ton, where he visited several persons, among who was . Woman named Ann Lee, who resided oa L street, between Sixth and Seventh streets. To her he gave a dress belongmg to Mrs. Lyle and three spoons, which be had stolen on the aight of the murder, The dress was stained with bico! inseve- ral places, for which e@rcumatance Richards made some excuse which disarmed suspicion tor the time. PURSUIT AND CAPTURE. : ‘The pursuit beg continued with unabated vigor the tugitive was oblige | to start out ou bis fight, and made such good use of his time as to avoid de- tection for over sour years Bul “murder wilt out,” and in the early part of March of the present year intelligence was received by the Sheruf of Baltimore that the m/ssing murderer Was living in Boston, Mass. Depuly Sherif iiaucock, of Baltimore county, al once procured a requiaition trom Governor Bowie and proceeded to Bi mn and e.Tected his arrest. US STORY AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT. To Mr. Hancock Richards told (he story of bis wanderings, acknowledged bis guilt, and projessea himseif ready to accompany hin to Maryland to stand his triai. The vessary preliminaries were arranged, and on the 26th day of March Richards was lodged in the Baltimore jail to await bis trial. HIS TRIAL. Early in April the murderer was brouglut to Upper Mariboro, about sixteen miles from this city, the county seat of Prince George county, in which Au- burr, the scene of the murder, 13 located. On the 16th of April he was arraigned in the Circuit Court, but through bis counsel asked for a change of venue, which was allowed, and the trial was post- poned until the first day of June, when it took place ju Annapolis, before Jndge Oliver Miller. Hon. Richard Clarke and Judge Berry were retained for tl lence, and the trial was proceeded wath. he det From the length of time which had elapsed since the commission of the crime, the abseuce of some of the material witnesses, and the eminent counsel reta:ned in his de.ence, there was slight appreaen- sion as Lo ihe result of this trial; but his own state- ment and other developments placed beyond ail possible doubi the fate of this blood-stained Villain, and rendered his conviction sure. His connse) labored long and earnestly, and did their best to clear him by all technicalities Known to the law, but their efforts proved unavailing; his guilt was clearly showa and ike genteace of the dJuage Was tuat ne should pay the popale, bs foul action demanded. He was sentenced to be hung ia Marlboro at such tine as the Goveruor might direct. He was then conveyed back to the county main until the Governor should make known the date of his execution. DESCRIPTION. OF THE PRISONER. Heury, alias Numvod Richards, a bright mulatto, aged about twenty-eight years, about six feet ligh and stonily built—a glance at his countecance would prepossess the observer in his favor. He was raised near Richmond, Va.; had the advantage of a common sc dacation, and was apparently an lutelligent mau. Since his trial he enjoyed excellent health, was quite cheerful, and expressed himself perfectly resigned to his fate. He has been daily visited by Rev. Father Maher, the Cathone clergyman located in Marlboro, who has been untiring in his endeavors ty prepare Lim for his dreadial death. THE DEATH WARRANT READ, — On the 12th of July Sherift Frazer received from the Governor the warrant for the execation of Mick- ards, fixing the date of Raunging August 12, He at once proceeded to the sail and formally read the document to the prisoner. who appeared perfectly composed, made no demonstration and yttered no word of dissent. Since that ti e applied himself to his religious duties, and professed to be pertectiy recouciied (0 his fate, LAST NIGHT ON FARTH, ‘The prisoner spent all yesterday in preparation for his Geath, under the spiritual direction of Father Maher, the Roman Cathohe pastor of St. Mary's Church. He seemed very penitent and resigned to his fate. During a portion of the day he dictated a copfession and sketch of lus wanderings after the murd>rto Dr. Sheely, the prison ph siclan; but subsequently, though he gave the documents to the doctor, he refused to Jiow them to be printed. He told Father Maher not to allow tiem to be pubiished, and therefore Dr. Sheely re- jused, yesteruay and to-day, ail petitions of news- paper men to be supplied with copies. During the night he lay stretched on bis little bed most of the time and unei five o'clock in the morning, sleeping by snatches, and in his waking moments praying fervently. He got out of bed at five o'clock, dressed, eat a hearty breakfast and then received Father Maher again. ‘Thissexcelient clergyman, remained by his side taithfully the whole morning, keeping his thougiits absorbed in holy matters and peayin and weeping with him. Occasionally the culprit wou'd get up and walk about or look out trough his celi Mrindow into the prison yard, PREPARING FOR DEATH. At eleven o'clock the sherif went into the cell, ac- companied by a julor, and told the culprit to pre. pare for death, ‘the chains were stricken olf and the deata toilet made, The prisoner was clothed tn a white gown, eXteading from ihe neck away below the fect. The gown was tucked up benind, so as to enable the prisoner to walk easily, THis arms were next pinioned. securely, and then all was In readi- ness, Father Maher invited the cuipriv to join In rayer again, and at its conclusion the Sheriff y ve mole that it was time to march to the scattuld. Exeeution of Warner Taylor te Virginia— Banged for Murder, Arson and Robbery— Details of the Crime=Arrest of the Mar derers. Kove Georck Cover Hovsp, Va., August 12, 1370, } The Governor's respite of sixty days having ex- pired, and a final appeal for executive clemency having been refused, Warner Taylor, the last of the unpunished murderers of Willie Jett, was exe- cuted here to-day, in the presence of a large crowd of both races. Ou the 17th of June last William Taylor, another of the three condemned negro felons concerned in this atrocious crime, which was of a triple hature, comprising murder, arson and rob bery, paid the penalty with his life on the scaifold; but, strange to say, the principal criminal, the very chief of tits gang of murderers, was disposed of, through the intricacies of the law, by a commutation of his sentence of death to imprisonment for life In the penitentiary. A recital of the details of this out- rage, which had 178 ORIGIN in the fiendish brain of George Miller, makes the blood run cold, This yet unhung felon, who ts scarcely more than nineteen years old, though an adept m crime and villany, not oaly conceived this outrage, but actnally planned and was chief in ex- ecuting it. He was one of those young negroes who are thieves and criminals by nature and ipstinot, and the frequency of his imprisonments for petty theits rather hardencd than reformed him, and | gave him a relish for crime which coon brougut him to the verge of the scaffold. ‘The unfortanate victim of the crime was Willle Jett, a clerk in the store of F, W. Payne, situated near a place called North Bend, on the Rappahannock river, in the lower part of this county. Jett was a mere boy, and | the negro George Miller was in the habit of sweap- ing out the store, br.nging water, rapning messiges: aud periorayng other services for him. Both cierk and menial were quite tamiltar, the latter being ive- quently the recipient of small favors from the for- jer. On the very day precoding the night of THE TRAGEDY Jett had generously lent Miller his shotgun to go hunting, besides iiberaily supplying him with ain- munition for his amuse.nent. At this very: time, With the basest vatitude, of which only a tien could be capable, Maller, who was intimate wath the habits and customs of Jett, had agreed, with others, to murder his benefactor and rob the store. It was the night of the 20th of March the murderers se- lected to carry out thei horrible purpose. George Miller, in company with William Taylor and Warner Taylor, at the dead hour of midnight, crept stealthily to the lonely store in which the doy Jett slept. Miller knocked and aroused Jett, who, recognizing the voice, at 0 arose and opened the door, ME Jer asked for 8: erosene ou, Urging as ao excuse for eunumely our of lis Visit the sickness of a cniid, and as Jett turned iis back to procure the de- sired article Mailer dealt fim a murderots blow on the head, which 3 lollowed by several others, until the mangled body of the boy lay bleeding aud insensibie. The poor little clerk disposed of these negro fiends then PLUNDERED AND SRT DIRE to the store, after which they departed with their miserable booty. Soon the flames arising from the building in Which Was the boly of Jett, still living, cast a Jurid glare upon :he heavens; bub so remote was the place from any habitation and so lonely the hour that 1¢ burned tothe ground, with its uncone scious living inmate, without beg observe by a human eye. Dut there was au omnipresent eye upon the murderers, and the blood of their victim did not cry tor vengeance in vain, NeXt day there Was a large crowd collected around the aébris of the burned store, out of Which the charred boues of the poor boy were taken. Tue excitement became iu- Tense, and such an appalling event occurring in a Peacotal heighbornood spread like ware, causing horror and Usumag in every housenold, Everybody clamored for vengeance, but there was as yet no clue to the murdeters. Atlength, however, &@ chain of Gircumstinces Were establir that fastened tue damming evidences of guilt on the murderers, and led to their . aS ARREST. Warrants were issued, and a ‘party was at once organized here at the county seat, and, being mount- ed, they started at once ior the scene of the outrage. ‘The omicer and party arrived near the den of thieves durimg the atteraoon, and such disposition was made of the force as to Msure thelr capture. One detachment approached the houses of the guilty Pages, while another took @ detour to the bank of the Rappanannock in order to cut off the retveat of any of the murderers who might attempt to escape. The shades of evenimg were now fol- lowed by the da of night, an Lthe avengers of Inocent bleod but resolutely, awalte | S01e LiULY, opportune ecircumstauce preparatory to a regular - It well advance or a-saull on the desperadoes, wes they halted, for soon the party at the river, hidden by the branches of overhanging trees, Were Startied by the Qui sound of muled vars, and, looking out sharply, they dixcovered a boat slowly making its Way, WLD the dia outline of two men above its unwale, When apout twenty yards distant they atied the boat, and the two men justantly sprang into the river and struck out for the op- posite shore. But their pursuers were hot to be foiled, Two shots were discharged at them, but still Chey continued to swiin, and now it was leared tiey Would escape under cover of the thick dark- ness, At this juncture, with great mt epidity, Cap- tain Spitiman waded, or rather rau, Out into tie river until he reached the boat, into which he got, and called to the men, whose heads alone were above the water, to surrender or he would shoot them down, About the time the detachment sta- toned at ihe houses heard the. lining at the river they made a rush lor the doors, and they saw A MAN RUNNING past them, whom they fired at, but without effect, and he escaped in the darkpess Uirough the woods. ‘The; once hastened to the river, and, by the com- bined aid of the entire party, the tio desperadocs, Who were still endeavoring to escape, were secured after a striggie of several moments in the water. ‘These were found to be William Taylor and Warner ‘Taylor, both athletic and powerlul negroes, noted in the county ag desperate chavace ters, So fearfully excited were the people and the captors that it was with the greatest dii- culty the oiieers in charge coull restrain them from iynéhing the murierers, one of Whom was wounded. ‘The third and principal, George Maller, was the man who rushed from the houses and was fired at; but the following ay he was captured, together with all the parties concerned in this savage and barbarous deed. Upon exammation the boat was found to contain large quantities of EVERY VARIETY OF “MERCHANDISE c usually required at a country store, A fearful thunder storm now broke upon the party ofeaptors, but notwithstanding inis a portion of them went to effect the arrest of the remainder of the gullly per- sons before tune could be afforded for escape. In doing this they had to make a circult of several Let me ask you all there is any man who can say that I did shoot ae plea? | | the night, ced by any of them Next day all a | b . Wiliam Taylor, Warner Aner hoeria shai Grtisecetand euben Hail, 1b wasn. George Miller made gi 4 A CONVESSION, And this fact perhans saver lis neck from the hang- Fan's hater, as ihe Srate use| his confession as ge ,o8 the trial, He said that Witham Taylor and t msi visited the store tiat night, and he fonnd na ngant Imindneing yuung Jett to admit them o: ey Prele t of wanting some oil. When the doo ceeape (hed they rushed on Jett, who endeavored to voaten dough another door. He was pursued and po over tie head with his own gun Until he be parte nsensible, Te was then dragged back mta bho s ore where they left nim still breathing. One of yn a saune lerers then went ho ue for the other partied in carrying oi the booty, and alter takin, all they desired a “keg of Kerosen oll Was open and the contents emptied on the floor, Miller them applied the torgh and they alt lett, Warner Taylor was gia Ume posted on'the watch ata cross roads of all the criminals took lees lace bere Jett. ‘The evidence was dear enaranganage, 2: z ©. 8, Hunter, a young and Promising lawyer, ap< peared for the Commonwealth, and the prisonerd were ably de‘ended by Mr. Mason, who displayed @ good deal of nerve and boldness in the defence, ag the eatire community were ful of tnodignation, and felt outraged that any defence should be made for such murderers. During the trial the court roont Was constant y crowded by an excited an) deoply Juterested audience, Sentence of death was passea upon William ‘Taylor, Warner Taylor and George Milier; Fanny Taylor was sent to the penitenti; for aterm of four een years, Mary Taylor and W: liam Green fora term of eight ie and Reuben’ Hill was acquitted, Governor Walker commuted, Miller’s sentence to imprisonment for life, upon the: recommendation of the prosecuting lawyers, and’ Warner Taylor was respited tor sixty days, which, expired Lo-day. NOT RECONCILED TO FATE. 4 Up to last night the condemned man conld not be brought to realize his awful proximity to death. | Woen exuorted by his spiritual advisers and the, jail o.ticials to prepare to meet his Maker his per, sistent reply was that he could Lot bring his mind totearonit. During the last three days Taylor lay on his miserable pallet, with his face constantly | dowawards, eating nothing and replying i mono- syllables or by a shake of the head to the few quetions that were put t> him. hie had constantiy protested his mnovenée, and fre- nenuly refurred fo the fact (hat hts brother, William Jor, had declared it on the scaffold on the Lith of June last. Among the people, too, there were many Who beitevel that Warren Taylor was the victim of illegal testimony and the excitement in the count at the time of the ww In order to move all doubts as to the possibility of a further respite or commutation Ot sentence, Sheriff Rogers yesterday, in re ly t> @ despatch to the Governor, re- ce.ved the intelligence that no further action would be taken in the case of Warner Taylor, mn this * ‘was communicated to the condemned last night he groaned in utter Aoapaly and writhed as if in agony ‘hroughout the night he was restleas, Byes, en- deavor to court “navare's sweet resto! failed. Low, feeble moans, with occas:onal ejacuiations of: anguish and the dismal clanking of the doot man’s manacies us he turned over again again, Were trequeatly heard by the guard durin, fancier cay suiuguied.fecbly through the arested of another day st: uzgles eebly thro M bars of te cell, when Taylor fell into a last earthly’ doze, trom which he soon after awoke, VISIT TO THE CONDEMVED. ‘ About nine oclock he was visited by your core respondent. [le lay a3 usual on his pallet, with hig’ features half hidden m a pillow. A heavy chain extended from his icft ankle to a staple driven in| the centre of the floor, and except a water bucket — and a rude seat there were no other art.cres in the | cel, which was low, contracted and gloomy. in reply to qaestions propounded ke stated he had no know.edye ol the crime prior to the tt M Was perpetrated, and he was ignorant who the perpetrators were until he was arrested, He accounted very sat factorily for humself the night of the murder, and said that he was sick at he that night; that he visited his brother the day after- | wards, and was on his way to his owa home when captured in the boat with his brother and the stolen oods. He frequently called on God to witness thaG ; ie Was inuocent of the crime as the child unborn. Tne man spoke with a terrivie earnestness, and though his voico was thim and very) fé@ble, hs utterances were made wih greal effort, and they came fori. spasmodically betweea long-drawn and heavy sizhs that seemed almost te choke hin. His emaciated form quivered with the effort of each expres-ton, his cheeks were sunken ‘and had that paie hue so peculiar to negroes when uader the Influence of some appalling terror, hig, eyes were dull and heavy, the whites bel yellow and jaundicel, his long and bony finge Thervously cluiched the ptilow, and altogether he Was one of the most abje:t spe :tacies of haman tul-ery and Wretchedness ever bveueld. It was be- lieved he would not be avle to w.ik to the scaffola, Which was the saree rade structure on whicn big brother paid the same te:ribie penalty for tha: same barbarous and inauman deed. , INSTRUMEYT OF DBATT. Tt was looxted north of the village in @ hollow, and around 1% was sight railiag, inside of watch only privileged persons were aduitted. There was the usual plitiorm, xbout ten feet high from the ground, surmounted by a gallows six ee trom which hang dangling m the air the tradit hangman's noose. Near this was the black Cap, and | with the drop supported by a prop. ‘Thess aceees) tuted the auXiiluries to the terrible machine of! death, A LARGE CROWD PRESENT. " The morning was elear and beautiful, bat by, mid jay the rays of the sun poured down with the jut slerab ¢ glare avd fierce stcus.ty of the trepica, Notwithsianding wus, lange, crowds of people were present to witness the dying agonies of a fel ow creature, perhaps unjustiy dcomed to suffer death in one of its wost terrible forms. All the available seats around the scadell were occupied durh the moraing, and tnrongs of spectators surged aud trom the jail, looking at the ghastly scatol@ and eageriy awailog the advent of the condemned, , People from the section where little Jett was born, raised and afterwards so prutally murdered were largest in attendance, perhaps ac.uated by a desiree for vengeauce, aud only.to he gratiaed by wat ing the dying tortares of Lis supposed murderer, RBLIGIOUS CEREMONIES—EXTRAGRDINARY SORNES. Aout eleven o'clock, as is usual When a negro } executed, religious services commenced fm iront the jail. Prayers were offered, and exhortations made by pre: while tue trembling victim Oo: the scafuld gat with cosed eyes and an avject look of despair immedately be.ind the preachers — stand. Fortunately be seemed tranquillized by. these religious eitoris in bis belalf; bub the morning wore on and the fatal nour fast approaching. Justat the conclusion of the de. Volions the mejanoholy Wall of wu woman was hear@ on the outsKiris of the crowd, 10! ed by the wild~ est and most hearirending lamentations, which came from tue sister of Warner Yaylor, The poor creature appeared demented. She tluag her handa wldly above her head and walked bane the “Court House green crying and sbriek- ing in a most piteous manner. Her words were agonizing as she exclaimed, “Oh! my pocr brother—the last one 1 have! Oh, my God, wi shall fl o?’ Taylor's wife was more composed and did not exhibit her gricf ta so violent a manner.” She entered his cell this morning and after assisiing him fo dregs took a last and amfectionate lurewell. ON THR TRAP. . At one P, M. the condemned was led from the jal, surrounded by an armed guard, aud, contrary to ex~ pectatio., he had summoied suficient fortitude to. March to tke scasold. He was habited ina long: black shroud, and, arrivii at the scagoid, he firmly ascended to the platform, where he took @ seat aml: a solemn silence. The sherlit thenread ths death warrant, respite, and the telegram of the Goveruor, saying that the execation should be proceeded with. ylor was then asked if he had anything to say, when taking calm rmons delivered ers of both races, he arose, and, after a survey of the crowd, said:—‘Gentlemen, is this jus- ticey Is this justice? I dont think it is, taag I should be hung on George Miller's woo, He swore against me to save his own neck, and I say that I am innocent now.” Taylor then sat dowm again, Durmg this brief specch, which fell upom the crowd with start.ing eiteot, ‘Daylor twice her, Vously clutched the nouse for support, which wed dangling at the side of his face. HUNG. All the ceremonies preparatory to the tragic event being now concluded, the Sheri lata his band on tie shoutier of the coude.ned and told him to stand up. His hands were then pinioned belitud his iy Sha his ankles were aiso tied together. A deputy si then adjusted the noose with agood deal of care przcision, after which Sherif Rogers placed t lack cap over his features {nd he had taken his glance at this beautiful earth. At seveateen minutes ast one o'clock the«drop fell, aud the body of Warner faylor was suspended in the air, Aggin there was heard the wailiag of two Wwomen—is sister and ulece—who conned to veut their grief in lond cries and piercing shrieks. The fall Was about three feet, and there was @ few convulsive heavings of the chest, after which all was still, Im tua the x ce nelog properly adjusied, the knot remained at th ear, and the neck is said to have been broken, Guity or innocent the soul of Warner Taylor was iw eternmy, and there are many Who strongly incline to the beliel that he was innocent. After hanging twemty-eignt minutes Iie was declared extinct by br. 'T. L. Hunter, ateending physician, and the body Was cut down, INDIANS ON TRE WARPATH. Attack on Stage Travellers in Nevada—Tince Passengers Killed and Several Wounded. ELKO, Nev., August 6, 1870, To Tu Eprror OF THE HERALD: — ” ‘Phree coaches of Wells, Fargo & Co,, when about eight miles from Hastings Pass, en voute for Austin, were stopped to-day by a party of Indians, number- ing eighteen ov twenty. Three passengers wore killed, and the driver and several others severely wounded, Among the passengers were members of a troupe from the East—Dupreze & Benedtic who were to open to-night at Austin, Mr, Chariet Reynolds was wounded in the foot, and is now in town, and is not expected io recover, Mr. Daproze is lying at Pieasant Vailey, six miles from here. ‘Two of the troupe-are missing. I could not ascer+ tain their names. ‘The killed were a Mr. Nichelsor a miner; Mr. Heinrich ana Mr. Dougherty, ‘Dre AULACK IS Supposed (0 have been made by white max ¢ prisoner sald he was ready 0 go and pre; mies thrown one of the heaviest rains ever expe- Gisguised as Indians; bat | doubi it 3 phe India Gre Guile troublesome about hers,