Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-05-06
.ailg empire,
Correspondence Of the Denver Nsws.l
From HdahOe.
The Execution of Siode--Aiofui Scenes
the AWderer Hung,

VIRGINIA CITY, |. T., March TO-
y A Slade has been terror in this com
lnunily. lie has been keeping aransh on the
Madison branch Of the Missouri River, about
ten miles from here, but spent two.thirdl
Of his time in town, aud while here he wal
always drunk, He had with him OF all timeI
gang Of desperadoes, who feared nothing
and never observed law, order, or the coun
sci Of any one He frequently slapped law
abiding citizens in the face and threatened
to "bore them through, fhis wish, whateveI
IL might be was not gratifed. The citizens,
and Vigilance committee, sent him word
when he was sober, that law and order should
and would be preserved, and that If he did
not abide by this rule, which Is considered
imperative by them, he would soon suffer the
consequences Early this morning, Snde
and company were drunk--not dead drunk
but crazy drunk-and abused every one, call
ing them opprobrous names, and daring any
| one to take II up-Papers we're issued for his
arrest, aud while be was being arrested, the
warrants for himself and others we're torn
up, and vengeance threatened against the
Court Before other warrants could be issued
hc went to the Office OF the Judge and called
him son Of a b-----h aud said some peo.
pies days were numbered, and thus abused
the most respectable citizens among us At
forty minutes past three p. NJ, a company Of
about three hundred men, all armed, marched
from some place unknown to myself up
through jackson street, and halted directly
ia front of the place in which SlRde was. A
guard was put around the town, and also tho
boildinR that Slade WIS then 10. Business
was suspendedi crowds gathered the streets
were full, old muskets and rifles glsteped,
and still no excitement prevailed Gangs Of
men could be seen ia every direction, but
hardly word was spoken, Ninetsnlhs OF
the people knew nothing Of this affair, nor
what the people were about to do The ques
ton would be asked in every group of men,
"What is the fuss2" who is dead?" etc. Al
half past four Sade was arrested and con
dncted to ravine AZ the edge OF the street.
whore lol and behold there stood before him
andus, newly yerected Ralows, for this spe-
cie loocason. The hills and streets, house
tops, and every vacant spot in sight, was Gov
cred with men, women aud children The
crowd conducted him before the soaifold, and
asked him IL he had anything to say before
he should suffer death All was quiet and
still as the grave. Not a word could be heard
from any one, except the cravings Of the
prisoner to sea his wife About an hour pre-
10 his ranch Tor Mrs Slade, but this was not
known TO the committee, and therefore bis
request was not granted. He was made 70
mount the stand, and given ten minutes to say
what he pleased. He cried for Judge DAVIS
Lawyer Sanders and others. Judge Davis
came forward, and was asked in the most en-.
treating language by the prisoner, to plead
with the people for an innocent man The
prisoner said that if they would allow him to
leave the country, he would Immediately do
so, andgo anywhere directed Judge Davis
told him 1t was not in his power TO do any.
thing 10 save him. Again and again, he
would ask time for his beloved wife to arrive
He said that he had business matters to ex
plain to her and asked them for GOd's sake,
to give him time for her arrival His legs
now trembed, his face was pale and his
whole frame was nervous He was now Ger.
tain his lime had come. The rope was placed
about his neck Rnd his arms bound, aud again
he cried, "for God Amighiy's sake, let me
see my own beloved wife Cries of "let him
see his wife" from every quarter could be
heard, and rush TO the gGllOws was looked
for Excitement nov prevailed aud a gen.
eral fight was now anticipated In an in.
stsnt, about three hundred guns we're leveled
on the crowd and in an instant more every.
Thing was as still as the hush OF midnight
The prisoner was still begging for mercy, but
all TO no purpose, Hang him they would aud
hang him they did, while be was still asking
a few minutes longer and without bis beina
bindfolded, the trap was sprung The fall
was thirteen inches, and his boot toes touch.
ed the ground After hanging for thirty one
minutes the rope was cut, aud the body con
veyed 10 the Virginia Hotel
The crowd still remained in the street, but
not 3 word was said by any one except the
aforementioned Naylor Thompson. who swors
vengeance against the perpetrators Of this
deed. A dozen or more OF the guards vent
after him and marched him TO the galows,
where they were about 10 deal Il out 10 hin.
but BY the interference Of some men, he was
let loose He will probably be banisbed. At
six o clock and before the corpse was laid out.
Mrs. Sade arrived She ia lady who bears
an excellent charncrer here, and is thouRht
much Of by all her acquaintaness When
she rode IN front Of the Virginia Hotel. she
alPhted and was conducted 10 the room In
which her dead husband lay yet ignorant of
the fact that he was dead As soon as she
saw the body, she cried out that God might
punish the murdereFs of her husband Her
feelings can better be imagined than descFib.
cd. aud the sympathy OF this community s
with her, She asked friend Of Slads why
be did not pull out a pistol and kiil him,
before he was hanged
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