Richland beacon., 1873-04-05

..sot where she hal f. en-. ard
:.:I"t aFFr'a b. i her to flash L."
van { au, h 49, remained 10 GO.
Ua.iu4 -a-t>arG himself that
yah ".F,tN WAS rtAr.
ua Starred for Wa.-ohv.hc NH lie
wa he ,;olrcd d; the .hoa7c Of .ln-
rpa i..,.zcr, an cX-cune.ahie, ar ";c-
~;red % surrender himself, stating ,ta.
he had accidentally Killed 4 woman.
Filler smiled knowing smile, and
told hin that Shade was the present
constable, and he lived a few rods
further on. Tnrpry gave himself up
to Shade, who, without disarming
i!im. brought him to Salinas. Here
he Liu5,trcd about the town, and &C.
,uaily made public speech telling
how the accident happened. Il was,
however. deemed best by the Sheriff
10 take him to Monterey, where the
Jail was more secure than the one here.
IN the mean time Mrs. Nicholson's
body had been taken to Watsonvillc.
The news of the .atrocious murder
spread Ike wild fire, and the whole
county became frantic with excitement.
The two witnesses, O'Neill and the
bow. testified before the CorOner's jury
to the facts as they have been related.
The excijement thercupon increased.
Dispatches came from all directions
urging speedy Justice. y mass
meeting in jacksonville passed rcso-
Iutions denouncin- the murderer and
then the whole male population of the
town came to Salinas with vague bat
determined purpose to do something
desperate.
\ CRY FOR VENGEANCE.
At The funeral a gray-haircd gentle
man rose and eulogized Mrs. Nichol-
son, concluding with, az you permit
this murderer to 90 unhanced for
twenty four hours you are al cow
ards" The speech had its effect
Citizens i!ocked 20 salinas from all
quarters, bnt finding the assassin had
been removed 10 Monterey, hundred
men went over there, as the sad, TO
help the Sheriff protec. Tarpey. Thcv
took with them an crder from the
Judge directing tae Sheriff TO bring
The prisoner to Salinas, that his eX-
animation might take place. The
:>ncril DELAYED uajil he finally receiv-
ed dispatch from the Judge direct
ing him to keep the prisoner in Nor
terey. The crowd, which had been
augmented to nearly five hundred,
thereupon bound the Sheriff, and pro
ceeded to break open the Jail.
Everything was done svstcmatical-
", and without noise or confusion.-
When the door was broken open 2
few of the crowd went to Tarpcy's
cell and told him to prepare to go to
Salinas. lie cOmprchended matters,
and begged piteously for life abiding
10 his wife and children, and bis wick
ed, sinful life, and his want of prepa-
ration for death. lie protested that
he had shot the womal accidentally.
but the hard coun,enances Of bis exc
cutionerS never relaxed.
PREPARING FOR DEATH.
"Come, Tarpey, get ready TO 20 to
Salinas City," was all they said, and
while they were bidding him to pre-:
pare, the poor wretch began to pray
in loud voice, confcssing his sins,
calling on the saints and the Holy
Virgin to protect him. This scene
lasted several minutes, but finally half
fainting, and more dead than alive,
Tarpcy was picked up and carried to
the wagon. "A pine box and long
hemp rope lay in the bottom in fGll
view of the doomed man. The crowd
at once formed in procession, ia bug
gies and on horseback, and started for
Salinas. The prisoner was closely
guarded to protect him from the mob.
Fully five hnndsed people followed,
including Tarpey', mother, sister, and
brother-in-law. and Mr. Nicholson
The former did not seem to realize the
state o; things they learned it, how
ever, before long and started back to
town in horror. Three HliEts out of
town the wagon drove under a pine
tree, and the leaders of the procession
called a halt. One of them tod Tar
pey that be had committed a horrible
murder, and that it was the unani-
nous sentiment OF the community
that be should suffer punishment at
once. He would be given half an
hour to arraS &c his worldly affairs
and prepare for death. Tarpey again
went on his knees, and in agonized
tones
BEGGED TOR His LIFE,
but he YVES cut short with the stern
announcement that be had but thirty .
minutes to live, and he had better
make his preparations lie then
seemed to grow lrmer, and asked TO
make q will. 4 lawyer from the !
crowd wrote out a brief will. In il I
TarPey bequeathed 81 600 to Niehol- .
son, the husband Of the murdered; wo-
man. his gold watch and chain to a
friend, and all the resi- Of his property
some $40, 900, to his wife and children. !
Farpcy then began to pray. and to !
protest his innocence Of Intentional
murder, wher his time bad come
He only said We'll, I'm ready. bu.
you are committing murder" Tar
pey then sank on his knees ard pray
ed while the rope was being adjusted. /
Mr.. Nicholson wished to hang Tar.
oey with his own hands, but this re-