, 1873-12-30
THE GALLONS IN CANADA,


James Cox, for Il DOtlbln Murders
Thrco L'vcs for u Cup of Ten.
Herald. '' 1''' ''~
Bronton, alfas Cox, convicted at the last Assizcs
Of the ln!lsder OF Mrs. Payne. md tito boy
Doughty, in tho Township Of Dummer In Noyenl~
bor, 1872, suffered tho extromo penalty Of tho
Inv this morning. Through tho trying ordeal Of
plnounG his arms, etc.. ho passed. without tho
least sign that ho comprehondcd the natuto Of
tho proceeding. lie aseontlol the first few steps
OF tho stairway leading to tho platform iu
tlmi0 and hesitatng manner, when ho sud-
denly quickcned his paco TO n run, but it
Wy was evident W this ploco Of brayado was labor-
was directed whore to stand 1Io asked tho
6hcriff, in tremulous tone, win you allow
me to dfo Oh my knses?" and Was answered,
" Most certainly" uc was thon asked II hc had
anything to say. md answered he l,nll not, bnt,
raising big eyes to heaven, with Il look aud VOICE
OF exceedingly great forvor, he prayed, "God be
merciful unto mo, and cause Thy tace to shino
upon me aud bring mo to tho everlasting rost."
Tho Roy. air. Fish "aa then asked to repeat Tho
Lords Prayer, tho condemned hlmHolf continu-
ing to pray, aHd when ho bad uttered tho words,
"Thy will hc dono," the bolt NUS drawn, and
James Cox WAS launched into eternity.
Tho crimo for whicl, tho wretched criminal to.
daY paid tho forfeit Of his life was one Of pc
briefly these:
~ MAicH u la5t year 1nlB man, calllng Him.
self William Dreutou, though Lis real nafno wua
Inmea Cox, appeared ut Dnmmer. n rural town.
ship at somo little distance from h.s place, sock
lug employment. a farmor Of tho neighDorhood,
named JeIomah Payne, met him, urged him to
entor his house till a storm thea raging had
passed, fed him, aud went with him nome distance
to guido him to u short road through tho wools,
Tho stranger thus befrlondcd WAS destined by
tho mysterious providence OF God to stain tho
thrcsiiholl Of tho house which had received him
witt tho blood Of tho beloved wife OF his losnit-
able host. Alr. payne's tather-in-law gave Drcn-
ton work Tor some weeks, mud on the 1st of A1ay
tho atranecr was hirod by Payne for hix mouths.
During the time lo worked on tho Payne torm
his conduct WIS that Of III ordinary, inofonyiyo
man 20 was quiet aud reserved. Tho only
thing odd about him, us 1t appeared Oh
tho trial when Il was sought to provo
his insadity was the FREQUENT expression Of
stomach. That docs not sutlce to ac1ut u
criminal in Gnnada, whatever it might have donu
in New York in the palniy days OF emotional in-
Thus things passed quietly 10 tho 14th of M
vembcr, 1872. On that day Payno went to the
house Of his nearest neighbor to sllpcriutonl thu
running Of horse. power attached to n throHh-
ing,n1achino. leaving, after breakfast, Lis wife,
Of "a, mud Dronlon, At u quarter 6oloro ii E1nma
Tamlln went to tue house, remaining thoro till
table bad not been. spread for dinnor; Drenton
aud tue boy wsro at work banking u root-houae
o'clock thoro is n hiatua i'll this history Of
blood. though What thon trauspirod can oasily
bo read In the light Of subsequent circum-
stances. At 2 o,cloe9 payuo was uccosted by
Brenton, who aslsed hin, to 'cono homo anl
Eottlo With him, lis tine having about expired.
Payne said lie was very busy then, but would
pay him next morning or TINT evening. Lem
ton asked when ho would bo home. 'sNot till
Sed ths s rssbns So %o ~ ai'ee eoa aas ow
md give mo somo dinner. won't you7" persisted
Brenton. "Nonsonso, Williarn," answered his
employer; "tlero aro enough of thom Ut tho
ney9 ,,ao~ sot me t9 do a u nGntoa , ye s
Payne wouldn't give linn anything to drink but
milk. and had refused him toa. Half an hour
aftcrward the machinery broke down, aud ut 5
o'clock Mr. paync, having been unable to repair
garden gate by two friends al,d ncighbors. Thoy
budo him good day n,ld paesed OH, but had only
gone d few wards when they were called bacl by
his yell Of mingled establishment. agony, and
nadna1., boaring the ctaslIo i'll hs arms whore
in. n baby WIS etill stln,horiny. III The garden
walk. partly Oh the threshold Of the door, lay
tho dead body OF Mrs. payne. Her brains had
sido her, and hor throat lad beou cut from cur
to car. There WIS no sign OF q struggle, nor
any disorder in tile house within. lIor chair
stool beside the cradle, her knitting hud been
dropped it. Tao tabic was not for tlreo,
and tho cups Ind boen filled with milk, thus
showing that Bronton's unnoticea words rs ho
passed away from pnvno continued tho Glow 10
tho savage -dood. Search in tho root.horse,
whore Doughty and Dronton Ind been working,
revealed the body Of tho boy, whose head lal
conyu]siycly across l.ie heart, M It in yain at-
tempt to hold In the blood which llud g1shcd
from tho would in ILLS throat, a wound Which
scomed ratller to hayc been n,alo by
l1it Hin hos hs I'm IIOFn ~ 1t,ff
On oxamining tho house it VAS found that tho
murderer bud rcaped but lttlo booty from 10
much bloodslea. 4 pookosboo!s containing
about 81: rod covered book, . pair Of BLANKETS,
paltry spoils which cost three livos-thoac Of tho
murdoror'e victims, and, subsequently, Of tle
murderer himself.
It did not tuko long to institute pursuit. Tho
1lalf an hour aftor the murder lio mot two farm
ely, aud when they ao1 hin, intending to offer
him employment, picked up a stone and thrcat-
ened thom. lie llad stout stick aud bundle.
an aartsp sps to soo snay armsr gao A. hn
through tho woods to d back road. Ao asked
tho way to Warsaw, and thon re-
fused to acoso1mpany q tGatnster who Of
roacllod this town, whore tho constablcs, who
had boon appraised of Ills approach by telegraph.
were iu.waitlng for hin,. nHu arrested him, Dur
ing Ills confinement Of nearly ycar Drepton
affected nladnoss; but WHOM l4e was brought IN
for trial. on tlo 28tll Of October, tue modical Ok
perts testified directly tllat o was only sitnuiat-
Ing, mud oyordoing It. I1a counsel obtained a
doay OF ono day to procure evidence, othorwiao
the trla! from arrnig1,mont to sentence would
only have occupied ono sitting Of tho Cout On
The 2ath tho case wont to the Jury, Alr. Justice
Wilson olIarging the jury TINT tha defense ind
failed TO prove insanity and tllor duty was paI1,.
Conviction and sentence followed speedily. md
to-day the droal sentence Of tho law was carried
out, i tespite Of two weeks having beon granted,
the Hill being tho day Of execution originally
BY tho Court.