The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-04-25

Mliliean was born IN the town ana arronuls-
sement of Saint Malo, department of lille Ell
Filiance, France, in the year 1881, and was
consequently 81 years age.
! On the night of the Goth of January, 1867,
julie Bulette, woman of the town, who
lived on ID street, was murdered in her bed,
by being struck upon the head with billet
of wood and smothered with pillow. For
some months no clue to the murderer was
discovered; but finally John Milliean sold a
dress pattern to lady in Gold Hill at tg-
ure SO low as to arouse the lady's suspicious
that he did not come by it honestly, and no
tce was given to the police. Soon after this,
Milliean was arrested for having been found
concealed under the bed of another woman
of bad repute, and the lady was brought up
and recognized him as the man who sold her
the dress pattern. The merchan: from
whom Bulette bought the dress recognized
the one sold by Milliean as the same pur
chased BY her, and which had been stolen on
the night of the murder. Other articles,
known to have belonged to Bulette, were
subsequently recognized, and Milliean iden-
tilted as the person who sold them to the
holders. Upon this and other circumstan
tial evidence, Milliean was convicted of
murder, and sentenced to be hung. The
case was appealed to the Supreme Court for
a reheariag, pending which 4 supersedeas
WAS granted, and finally the rehearing de-
MED, and the Court below ordered to fix the
day of execution, which it did by naming
Friday, April "a, 1868.
We understand that Milliean has written
out confession, but refused to have it even
translated into English until after his death.
All that is really known of him we gather
from a countryman of his who has known
him for some twenty years or more. He left
home at the age of fourteen, and most of the
time since has been andering about over the
earth, spending most of his time ashore in
America, but following the sea off and on for
several years during his younger days. For
the last seven years he has been on this
coast, most of the time engaged i'll the laun-
dry business.
Before o'clock this morning little clumps
of men nigh, have been seen about the
Courthouse. and by 10, B street was packed
from side to side. A delegation from the
Sisters Of Charity visited the doomed man as
early as o'clock, and remained with him
most of the morning. We were unable TO
gain admittance to the cell, on account OF the
density Of the crowd about the door and the |
remaining hours of confinement of Milliean |
being devoted to spiritual affairs. Among |
the vast multitude assembled IN front of the |
at 10 o'clock, We noticed quite a
number of ladies, and also great many Of
)
About 81 O'Clock perfect torrent of human |
ty poured into the city from all directions
Carson, Washoe. Dayton. Gold Hill, Silver |
City, and even the COW counties were largely |
Men came by wagon loads, in |
bugeies, on horseback and afout.
No very considerable excitement was mani |
Tested, however, until the start.
Some time before the prisoner was brought |
from the Jail, every available housetop, bal
,onv, door and window along B street, from |
Taylor to Sutton avenue, was crowded with |
he curious. When the National Guard |
marched down from the armorv 10 the Jail,
here was considerable stir in the crowd,
many thinking the prisoner would be imme-
liately brought out. but he did not make his
appearance for ten minutes afterward.
finally he was brought forth, and amid some
iibes and lcers from the
.ealiless and degraded, John Mi.liean step
,ed into the carriage which was to carry him
o the place OF execution. lie waved his
land and said goodbye" as the carriage
moved OFT ; the crowd swayed to and fro for a
and then surged down b street,
ostling and running-men, horses and
wagons in the widest confusion. y strong
orce OF police cleared the way for the prison
RS carriage and escort, aud vast multitudes
re ceeded and followed the doomed man.
sere thronged with people as far as the eve {
ould reach, and along the road beyond the
terra Nevada works the side OF Cedar Hill
ras black with people. The gallows was
rected Just beyond the point Of the hill below
he road, and before the head of the process
ion which accompanied the prisoner TO the
pot had reached the Sierra Nevada claim,
he grounds abou. the scatfolding were alive
18th human beings. Women, with children
1 their arms, hair disheveled and flying in .
he breeze could he seen hurrying across the 7
leak, burnt hills to catch distant glimpse
the horrid sight. {
The prisoner reached the scaffOld about II
clock, everything was in readiness, and he
scended. lie read his remarks from a man
script in French, and consequently none butt
lose familiar with that language understood
i'm. There were between three and four
lousand people on the ground, accor.ing to
le estimate of good Judgec, and hundreus, c
"a, thousands, could not get near enough
the ealOws to hear even what they could ]
7t understand. He said, in substance, that
was abuut to die for Il crime, but did not
~ that he or was not guilty; that he I
AIMED the Chief of Police for his convic-
on. because the Chief had drawn certain
missions out Of him leading to the inference
at he had committed the crime, which could
II have been drawn out by a Frcnchman-
1t studiuusly avoided all intination TO I
neither he was guilty or innocent. lie ex-
essed the most profound gratitude TO Sher
Mulcahy, Deputy Sheriff Gregory, his 4
unset, the family Of Mr.. Hall, the Sisters !.
Charity and all the ladies who had visited =
IN during his confinement. lie said he was
It afraid to die, and cared only for the dis