, 1874-04-30
THE GALLOWS.
Execution OF Stephen Hood, ut
So Cleveland. -"
History OF the Crime.


Special D4spatoh to Tbs Chicago 1t7bAhe.
CLEVELAND, O., April 2O.-stophen Hood, tho
murderer, waa hanged In tho Cuyahogn oo''nty
Jail to.day. IIo died protesting his innoconco,
Though loss atronuo,lsly than at tho tlmo Of his
trial, and In wny to confirm tho universal
opinion that bo was guilty Of the crlme for which
hs suffered.
THE HISTORY or TIE CASE
Is briefly as followa: On tho morning OF Thurs
tlny July II, Inst yoar, stophon Hooa, coloroa
whitcwaahor, living Mt No. "a Webster street, In
ehis city. sons his son, Frederick Hood, agod
years. and uroonborry Hood, aged u years, an
ndopted son Of Ills wife, to aome grounds in the
northeastern part Of the CITY, whore 1nenagorio
had exhibited tho day before. Tho boya went
buforo daybroak, In ordor to DO first on the
ground, aud gather up auy money that might
have boon dropped there during tho exhibition.
Who're Hood Joined tho two boys about daybreak,
and, after tho place Ind boen thoroughly sonrch-
cd, took them away or miles In Houthoast-
erly diroction telling tnem that It WAS holiday.
and that they would oil 70 fishing. just outside
tho city limits, and In tho direction Of Nowburgh
ia dense wood, or tbioket, Of some 40 aoros,
into which Hood entlood the two boys, and
led them round IN and ronnd to g'ye them tho
tho city. Finally, when oil yere tired Hood aat
pop.bottlo filled with wlitaky, whioh ho presented
to tho boys. The younger boy roflsed, but
9reenherry, the s11bAoquontly.mu one.
claims that he waa considerably afroctod thoro-
stopped. Hood thon aont Fred to = saloon 'eus
which he said was near, and ordered him to haYo
the bottle tillod with whisky: The boy oboyed,
aud was gone sono time. Whom he returned,
Greonberry was missing, and Hood would moi
ALLOW my search to DO made for him. With some
eyedye answer as to his whereabouts, the man
took Fred to his homo on Webster street.
Suspicious or foul play wero aroused In tho
minds Of tho boy and his mother, and tho police
wore informed: After inquiries md question:
ineB, Sergeant Morlo made up hB mind that tho
Hoods arrost, and, with Frou and an officer,
went in Hoarch Of tho missing boy. After long
md totleomo search, through bush aud thfokot,
mud aud swamp.1and, they at last reached tho
away after the whisky. Tho ground had boen
searching to fnd tho dead body Of tho older boy,
Greonberry, buried under t5 or 20 inches Of
1eaycs and rotton fragments Of wood. Tho body
lsy With its face to The ground tho right arm
twisted around belind, with tho hair Of the hoad
and tho garmente on tho body completely satu-
rated With blood; snbso'quont examination re-
vea!ed tho fact that death was caused by blown
received upon tho hoad by some Jagged or rough
,nssTannont probably piooo Of board or rough
W0NAbn c4Ab.
- At tho Coronor's request whioh followed,
Hood waa put upon tho stand, and told wild,
improbable story, tho substance Of which was,
that he had sent Greonborry to Pittsburgh BY
man named Late Ue Was committed to jail,
aud, on tho 18th OF December last, came to trial
before the C,yahoga County Ohurt Of Common
Pleas, Judge Il. F. paiuo presiding. After a
dull and unintorcsting trial, lasting only four
days, he was convicted OF
MURDER IN TIE r1nor DEGREE,
and sentenced to be hanged to-day. He has
beon for years low, brutal man, and has often
Threatened to get rid of'his family and return
South alive His wife has made several attempts
to enable him to brcak jai! aud once, about tho
middle OF March, Rucceedod in Smuggling somo
SAWS, 1os, and aeils into the Jail, eouooalod In
rico pudding. 4 fellow-priaoner expoaed the
tiuemcnt:: No ono doubts bis guilt, and fow re-
gret HIS fate.