The Daily Dispatch: may 20, 1861., [Electronic resource], Execution of Richard white.

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Execution of Richard white.

--This unfortunate man suffered the extreme penalty of the law to-day at twenty minutes past one o'clock. He seemed perfectly resigned to his fate; expressed forgiveness towards all mankind, and asked the same from man and God. He was attended by Bishop Lynch and the Rev. Mr. Moore, of the Catholic clergy, who administered to him the last sad rites of the church.

When the hour for execution arrived, at the proper signal the weight dropped; but owing to some derangement of the noose, the rope slipped from his neck, and the prisoner fell a distance of about two feet to the ground. The second attempt was more successful, and he died without a struggle.--Charleston News, Friday.

The Daily Dispatch: may 20, 1861. Richmond Dispatch. 4 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. may 20, 1861. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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