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WM, SA.l`TDE:E S, Faelirtor.
",riCTRSDAY, JUNE 19th, 1890,
il& W.144,07: 11G IN,
'Wimale has been • hearer from
eigilin., He caused himself to be inter-
•ei:wed lay a representative of the New
Tesit Reran?. regarding the result of
the recent general election ie this
ppro'viece, which he pronounced a sig-
essilicant indication of the growth of the
• i°enueercial Union movement, and the
forerunner of a vietory for his fad at
afise next Dominion contest. As. far as
see, are aware, the only constituen;y in
'which. the trade question was intro.
lanced was in Dundas county, by Sir
iill:lhard Cartwright, and there the
Liberal candidate was defeated. If
.2r. Wiman w curd .take the trouble to
'study the history of Ontario and Domin-
kizl general elections since the present
Denainion Government took office in
,STS, he would discover that Mr.
,'d„e-Fat's successes in the province aid
rtiat in the least degree influence the
elbetors in their attitude towards the
...Dominion Government; that each Lib-
'rival-detory in the proyinee was fellome
teaS by a Dominion victory throughout
Amada as 'a whole, even Ontario re -
earning a majority of members to sup.
pert Sir John Macdonald and his col-
leagiles, both in 1882 and 1887; and if
the. Apostle of Commercial Union-
-which means the handing' over of the
f'�ii affairs of the Dominion to the
oantrol of the United States Congr•ess—
"svelong enough he will have it demon-
strated to his satisfaction that Mr.
Illawat's triumph of two weeks ago
cies not mean a triumph for Mr. Laur•
ser and his lieutenants.
EXECUTED.
D.
Henry Smith was hanged on Satur-
day for the murder of his wife on
;Regent street, London, on the 18th day
c*t
February last. The man had been
&i.nking during the day, and search -
tag for his wife, who was away from
ane. Returning in the evening, he
Band the poor woman at the neighbor's
and they went home together. After
e neighbors, who accompanied the
lthappy couple home, left them the
;king deed was done, and the only
erTIdeuce of it was circumstantial—the
luting of the mutilated body of the
hac'er woman on the floor of the cottage
a.few hours after, when Smith himself
eve the alarm of her death.
About 200 people were gathered to•
gaiter in the jail yard Saturday :norn-
2n g to witness the last act of the double
tragedy and the place was surrounded
Is'} a.large number of people, the trees
x' the vicinity of Thames street being
crowded with goys, who were there en-
abled to obtain a glance into the yard,
Brat owing to the position of the gallows
against the south wall of the building,
•fe aween two of the buttresses, it was
Isompletely hidden from their view.
The ministers who have visited
S,raith during the past week believe
that he died a sincerely penitent man.
He had many of his neighbors and
lends in to say good-bye to him on
Friday, and also bade farewell to the
fail
officials ou the evening of the same
R;1y,. It was at his request that Rev,
.sir- Hill remained with him Friday
weight. Several ladies have taken an
interest in his spiritual wilfare, and
'Wks. of a religious character have been
given, with other,-•:indly aids. Fre was
y
very fond of one of the hymns in San-
iiey's collection, beginning, "Mournor,
1.Vheresoe'er Thou Art, at the Cross
There's Room." Shortly after six that
:morning Rev. Mr. Neale, the clergyman
at present occupying the pulpit of the
Congregational Church, called upon
the prisoner, and remained with him
until the execution, allowing' Mr. Hill
to take a walk in the open air. An
ekl Testament in the prisoner's cell
tnN how earnestly he had been study -
Tug the
tudy-
zug'the book, and on th,e flyleaf in the
pr'isoner's handwriting were marked
several passages which had most im-
Iressed him. Among others were
3�ttl e cxiii., 42:—"Lord, remember me
when Thom contest into Thy kingdom,"
marl. John villi,, 36:—"If the Son, there -
fare, shall make you free, ye shall be
.free indeed." His spiritual wants have
Gecha attended to by the Bishop and
1?3ertn of Huron, Rev. W. T. Hill, Rev.
W. H. Porter, Rev. Mr. Cuarles and
ather•elergymen, and Smith seemed to.
drive much comfort from devotional
er7cr•eises; A short time after being
sentenced he made the foregoing con-
Sleeken
onSessi cn to Rev. W. T. Hill. The only
time that nervousness began to be evi-
;lrerzrsed was on, the morning of his last
on. earth, On Friday he seemed
selaxiewhat distressed, but spoke intelli-
gently
ntelli-
ently and quietly to the officials and
either3 regarding his food and other
%mae:tters.
It was precisely nine minutes afte^;
•t ght o'clock when the prisoner was
' 7a'mat.glit out of hie cell. The summons
erne a serious 911oek to ,:him, and he
Shea,nk and trembled and had to be
,iscppported by the, wards. Rev, Messrs.
Neale real walked at the r
rti ,K e -va • ed c 1 cad of
,Aes procession and, were 'followed' by
the Sheriff eta 'Deputy. Sheritl`, the
flesvernor of the jail, anti the prisoner
with his arms inioned behind.bis beak,
ti the Walked Mr.: Hill nettedortions
ref the 23rd Psalm, At the gallows, the
condemned 'Men was first placed with
his face to the wail, while his lower
limbo:were strapped together. Ile -sass
then Need around, 'ends as the noose
was adjczstecl ins staggered, autl would
have fallen only fees the assistance of
the officers, After adjusting the noose
the 1liangman drew the black cap over
the face, wild es he did so the prisoner
groaned and uttered the prayer, "God
have mercy," Those were hishast
words.
Tho confession was read by Rev, Mr,
Hill in an audible tone in these words:-
}messes seeerit's Ooeteaseiox.
Men and Brethren;—It is.with shame
and confusion of face that i stand be-
fore you es a condemned criminal, I
confess to you as I have done to my
spiritual advisers that I was the cause
of Lucy Jackson's death. 1 struck her
just once with my fist, She fell on the
stove, and I don't know whether it was
the fall on the stove or the blow that
caused her death, My heart's desire
to God is that all limen under whose
observation my case may come will
receive from. God the sanctified use of
my transgressions. Please pray foe nae.
Before leaving this world I -Would
say in all sincerity that Ifreely forgive
all mankind for auything they may
have said or done against me, and
would say in all firmness that 1 have
received the utmost kindness from the
jail officials. • A special debt of grati-
tude is due the Sheriff for his fore-
tbought in appointing such able and
good men to be with me since my con-
viction. It is due to them to say that
they have been to a great extent the
means of my conversion to God, for as
Christ shed His blood on the cross for
the greatest sinner, I now have the
assurance within myself that Christ
died for me, even me.
(Signed) 'Malay SiexTra
Then there was a slight delay while
the hangman went up a ladder to
examine the tackle. This slight hitch,
which only lasted a few seconds, was a
terrible trial to the nerves of every-
body. When he came down and gave
the word Rev. Mr. Hill began the Lord's
prayer, and at the words "Forgive Us
Our Trespasses" the drop fell. The
prisoner was standing where he had
been placed, a little distance out from
the centre of the pulley, and so he
swung sideways into the air, as the
893-tb. weight drooped. It was a well
directed affair, and the victim's neck
was broken, although Dr. Smith stated
that the heart beat for 10 minutes and
45 seconds after the jerk. The drop
fell at 8.13, and the body was taken
down at 8.40.
The body swung about 8 inches
clear of the ground. At the instant of
suspension the signal was given, and
the black flag was run up to half-mast
on the flag -stats' over the main entrance
to the Court House. The death was
remarkably free from convulsive moye-
ments of any kind, and the new style
of hangiug appears to , be quite as
humane as the old-fashioned drop.
The usual. inquest' -as held by Dr.
Flock. It is not thought that there
was any consciousness cfsufariug after
the first shock.
One of the spectators fainted as the
drop was pulled. He recovered in a
few minutes, however, without any
serious effects,
THE GALLOWS.
is a simply constructed affair of two
upright poles and a crossbar, through
which the rope is strung, to one end
of which is attached a 398 Th weight.
The condemned man stands between
the poles, and after the rope is adjust-
ed a little pin is pulled out that releases
the weight, which is suspended in the
air, and as it drops the body is jerked
into the air. The rope runs over two
pulleys.
Tun HA\GMAN
is a cool sort of a fellow. He stood
around in the yard before the execution
smoking a pipe and never during the
whole proceedings did he attempt the
least sign of a disguise. Ile looks hke
a brawny, good-tempered Englishman,
with brown hair and ruddy whiskers.
He is apparently no novice at the work.
He left on the noon train for the east
on Monday, and attracted considerable
attention at the station.
BIOGRAPHY.
Henry Smith was born in England
in 1526, and was about 65 years of age.
After corning to this country for a
number of years he kept a hotel near
the Proof Line toll gate, known as
"The Poor Man's Home." After that
he was engaged as a gardener on the
Higgins estate, back of the Carling
farm, and subsequently he went into
partnership with a man named Reddick
in the cattle raising business, but "this.
venture resulted disastrously to both.
Since the failure of the cattle enterprise
Smith had followed the occupation of a
market gardener, living on a piece of
property on Regent street, which he
worked, and where the deed for which
he suffered death was committed. Al.
though he was known to drink freely
he was seldom seen sufficiently under
the influence of liquor to be unable to
walk steadily. He was married about
22 years ago to the woman who died
at his hands, she being his second wife.
By his first wife he had five children,
all of whom live in England, and by
his second wife he had one song W. II,
Smith, who is now a young man about
20 years of age.
THE STeriv OJ TrrTS nano.
Henry Smith . and his wife diel not
live happily together, and whatever
reputation the man may have borne
outside, most of the witnesses at the
trial agreed Out he was unkind and
cruel in the treattnent of his Wife: Mrs,.
Smith aplears to have left home on the
day before her death and remained
away till night. Hee+ �' husband Spent
g
most of the 18th looking for her, and,
ee it wee ,prebably cold week driving
arolincl the eountry, he toAlc fregnant
drinks at the hotels that they pressed.
Ile Wee aeOornpanied iaa 'tire Sereh ger
Mr, Middleton, the .elder and'.ou'their
rettxi in the evening Mrs, Smi:tli was
found to be: at the Middlefons' house.
Her husband greeted her at first
affectionately, and thou finding her un-
willing to returnalone with,hiedhe
threatened to break every bone in her
body. Mr, and Mrs Middleton, were
both at the house after the Smiths'
return, and were invited to come back
later in the evening .by the wife
request which was seconded by Snaith,
and which was quite a point in the
prisoner's favor. Perhaps.ifthat inci-
tation had been accepted the Smiths
might have been alive today, On such
little things do human destinies depend.
But no one came and the hours of
darkness in the lonely house by the
river witnessed a tragedy the full par-
ticulars of which ere known to Him
who never slumbers nor sleeps. The
next known of the terrible event was
was about eight o'clock the same even-
ing, when Smitli carne to the barn
where ,l\Ir. Midclleton's son James was
working and told him to come over,
for "the Misses was dead," The sight
that met the view of that little knot of
horrified neighbors who gathered at
the Smith cottage was one that will
not soon facie from their memories.
The body of the poor woman lay on the
floor with almost all semblance of
hennanity beaten out of it, and the tell
tale blood stains were on the husband's
hands and clothing, and sprinkled over
the room and all its contents. The
arrest, the inquest, the arraignment,
the trial, the sentence and its "terrible
execution followed with the law's usual
deliberation, which seemed almost to
emphasize the awful features of the
end of the tragedy.
198'AR t11AGI-if n.
LAMPORT.—DICT..-In Exeter, on the
12th inst., by the Revs Jasper Wil-
son, Mr. Samuel Lamport, to Miss.
Mary Dick, the former of Crediton
and the latter of this place.
DEATHS.
SANDERS.—In Stephen, on 12th inst.,
Miss Emma, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs, Samuel Sanders, ,aged 23
years,
MOINTYRE.—In Exeter, on 15th Inst.,
Catharine McIntyre, aged 67 years.
BIRTHS'.
WooD.—In Elimville, on the 15th inst.,
the wife of Robt. Wood, oftwins—
son and daughter.
HEiDE_-IAN.—At Sodom, ou 19th inst.,
the wife of Mr. Edward Heideman,
of a daughter.
ATKINSON,—In Biddulph, on 4th inst.,
the wife of Mr. Thomas Atkinson,
of a son.
EA-vnlxs.—In Usborne, on 9th inst,
- the wife of Mr. HawI.iee,'oi h soli.
STANLAlua—In Stephen, on .the '18th
inst., the wife of °redick Stai,lake,
of a son.
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