, 1874-02-02

Tho Hanging Of Marshall Martin Mt
k1nrtinex, Cst1.-TEac Trap Falls and
tho Mun'A IQcnu ElicY from His
f1nIiY.

k1srtinex, C11.-YEac Trap Falls unk.
tho Mn1l'a IQend ElicY from His
1ody.
From the San Francisco Chronicle, Jau a.
Marshall Martin, the accompico Of Tho woman
Elizabeth EiHohor iu tho murder of ller ilus-
band, Valentine EIschlcr, nenr Antioch, III No
vember 1874, suffered tho extreme penalty Of the
Inv yesterday in tho jail-yard at MARTINEZ.
On t1e platform were ton spccia! deputies bo-
si1es Deputy 5horifls uunsaltor anl ClasAen. Of
San FrauclBco. III front Of tho platform, como
distance from It, stood sou'o fifty gentlemen,
including physicians. who were invited 10 bo
exceedingly short. Martin was placed in q
chair, while tho Shoiiir rend tho concluding
portion Of thu death-warrant. Dr.. Hartcl then
offorcd up forsent prayer, and at lts conclu-
sion Martin wnH requested to stnud on tho trul,.
As ho did 80, lie said
GENTLEMEN: I uant yon all to understand that I
an, hers to dis but a,l innocent NM .tonl
deserve thss. Ihe woman that caused ne 10 do this
deserves death ihousand Htnea mora than lido. That
ia al have to Say.
Straps were then securely adjusted about the
limbs, tile black cup drawn over the head, the
fatal nooso fixed about tho neck, tile wAolo no.
occupying halt s. minute. An instant moro, tho
arm OF tue Sloritf went up 4 man i'll the rear
cut the rope which held tho lever in place, the
trip gaye wny. aud the body SHOT down with
terrible forco.
The scene Which followed almost beggars de-
ecriptiou. The body shot straight downward.
spring, tho black cap flow iuto tie dir at least
feet, aud spatterfng the blood III great spots oyor
tho rope, tho wlitowasod wall, tho trap, tho
chair in which tho doomed man sat, mud tile
Sheriu'a booth, 1t rnllcd away in QUO corner of
Tho iucloBure. Tho body Of tho poor n,nn fell to
the ground with great thud. and two red, gsy-
ser-hko jels spurted up from the neck and fell
down on the ground in torronts. closer look,
tators showed that the awful nature Of tho &C.
currence had burst upon them. Tho poor old
mans head had actnally boon jorkol from Ais
body, mud WIS oven then lylng in Tic blact cap
where it had rolled iu the corlor. Tho headless
trun! 10y weltering In tho blood which poured
from the mock. Not word was spoken. After
tho first thrill Of horror strong men turned away
sckonod at the horrible sight. The facos on tho
platform were blanchod and glaRtly. Tho pour
shoriff was ~ white as chalk, but lie was cool
around him.
Dr. Hobrook, who Was present, first omptiaa
tue black cap OF its siclening conteuts. He lift
ed the cap At the top and tho lona rolled away
had sevored the mock AZ clearly al though It had
been dono With knife. Tle yertobra hul ac-
tual'y boen pulled away from what the Doctor
calod ths atlas. Ihe larynx, the artery, the
tendonB we're all turn npart, tho litter, only,
showing struggling ends. Death, it is hardly
necessary to state, WA instantaneous. From
tho time the headloss trunk struck tho ground
there waa not even qIiver OF tho 1!ttlo finger.
The body lay lite lump Of lead. The horrible
remains were at once placed In coffin aud hid
den from sight.
No blan,e ia attributable to Sheriff Ivory for
this terrible misllap. Tho rope was adjusted for
fall Of si1 feet, and It was said thas ths WAS no
mora than is usually given.
Dr, IIolbrook, who made critical examination
OF tho romnins, testified befors tho Cororno1's
jury, later in tho day. thnt taling into corsidera-
fion the physical condition Of tho man-his soft,
t}abby tut. and tho weak condition Of his mus
cular syBtom-it was not at Ill singular that his
neck should giyo wny. Any fall which would
have brolsen tho spinal cord, would hnye been
pretty sure to llnyo dons just what wah douo.
rhe muscteB Of the neck were found to be soft
aud contracted, and though tho body weighed
but 143 pounds, still tbs neck WAS incapable OF
supporting it.,