The assassination of Abraham Lincoln : flight, pursuit, capture, and punishment of the conspirators . His collar, cut verylow, showed the tremendous muscularity of his neck, andthe breadth of his breast was more conspicuous by themanner in which the pinioned arms thrust it height, his vigor, his glare, made him the strongcentral figure of the tableau. He looked at death as forone long expected, and not a tremor nor a shock stirredhis long, stately limbs; and he died without taking thehand of any living friend. Herold, the third condemned, although whimper-ing, had far more grit tha
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln : flight, pursuit, capture, and punishment of the conspirators . His collar, cut verylow, showed the tremendous muscularity of his neck, andthe breadth of his breast was more conspicuous by themanner in which the pinioned arms thrust it height, his vigor, his glare, made him the strongcentral figure of the tableau. He looked at death as forone long expected, and not a tremor nor a shock stirredhis long, stately limbs; and he died without taking thehand of any living friend. Herold, the third condemned, although whimper-ing, had far more grit than I anticipated; he was in-quisitive and fiippant-faced, and looked at the nooseflaunting before him and at the people gathered wore a grayish coat, black vest, light panta- THE EXECUTION. 20^ loons and slippers, and a white affair on his head, per-haps a handkerchief. He was visited by his mother anda poor ignorant woman with whom he cohabited. Hewas the picture of despair, and died ridiculously, whis-tling up his courage. When General Hartranft ceased reading, there was m mmu^^m. VIEW OF THE SCAFFOLD WHILE THE OFFICERS ARE ADJUSTING THENOOSES AROUND THE NECKS OF THE CONDEMNED. a momentary lull, broken only by the cadences of thepriests. The Rev. Mr. Gillette addressed the spectators in adeep, impressive tone. The prisoner Payne requestedhim to thus publicly and sincerely return his thanks toGeneral Hartranft, the other officers, the soldiers, and 204 ASSASSINATION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN. all persons who had charge of him and had attended Gillette then followed in a fervent prayer in behalf ofthe prisoners, during which Paynes eyes momentarilyfilled with tears, and he followed in the prayer with visi-ble feeling. Rev. Dr. Olds followed, saying in behalf of the pris-oner, David E. Herold, that he tendered his forgivenessto all who had wronged him, and asked the forgivenessof all whom he had wronged. He gave his thanks tothe offtcers and guards for kindnesses
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