Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-12-29
MURPHY HANGED TODAY!
sprEon ON THE eAlLows
INCIDENTS AT THE scAYFoLD ,

cision of the Board Of Pardons was read
to him. Ho curses the officials compos-
ing II, individually and collectively.
There is great apathy on the part Of Car
s~onitss regarding the execution; seem.
ingly they take no interest whatever In
the matter. II will take place shortly
after ~ NJ. The scaffold has been left
standing since tho 18th inst. But few
strangers are in town and the probability
Is that the execution will not be wit
messed by many outsiders.
IL A. M.-Gsneral Clarke, attorney for
Murphy. has just had q farewell inter
view with him. during which Murphy
offered Clarke his body as a reward for
his past services. The offer was not
accepted. General Clarke expresses
himself rs being more than ever con-
WINGED Of Murphy's insanity.
IL N.-Murphy is now attiring HIM
self for the last time. With the exsep-
ton OF Gen. Clarke, he has received no
visitors this morning. His suit Is the
same one that was worn On tho 18th
instant by him. Namely: black pants
and coat, white vest and shirt and green
necktis. He will DO taken to tho place
OF execution at about 1890 p. N. The
time Of his execution may be late as he
is quite liable to make a speech OF some
length.
1880 p. None or two old friends Of
Murphy's have been admitted to inter-
view him. but he evinces such a bad dis
position. causing tho Jail to resound
with curses upon the mention Of any
displeasing subject, that tho Sheriff has
given orders to admit nc one. In Of.
teen minutes he will be taken to the
scafrold.
3P. M.-Murphy was taken from the
Jail by Sheriff Swift at twenty minutes
to one o'clock. The funeral cortegs
consisted. OF some Ave or ak carriages
and bugsies. Slowly il marched to the
ssaffold. Arriving there, some 1000
people were found on tho ground; peo-
pie Of all nationalities. Murphy jumped
from the carriage in which he had been
conveyed. and walked to the foot OF the
steps with u light step. In mounting
to the platform, no ran up the steps
much ahead Of tho sheriff, who
was compelled to detnin him by
the hand. lie then seated him.
self in a chair and the Sheriff
proceeded to read the death warrant and
other Court orders. Murphy paid strict
attention until tho words dead, dead.
dead. were pronounced, when he burst
out in a laugh He then called for q
drink, and wine and water were given
him. After tho legal documents were
read, Murphy was informed that he
could have an hour in which to address
the crowd. He then rose from the
chair and standing beneath the moose,
struck tragic attitude and said;
"To the President Of Nevada:
This, (poinsing upward to the
noose) brings me TO the end. and this
Ito the book in his handy Informs me
that I shall never die. Much more was
said In the same strain, when he ceased
his attitudes and gssticulations. After
thinking for q time. he spoke OF his
trial and called on Sheriff Swift and
General Clarke to witness that II had
been unfair. He then spoke in bitter
terms OF Judge Wright, who had been
appointed as his counsel at first. Get
ting excited. he commenced the use Of
profane language, but when remonstra-
ted with, he promised to do so no more.
He then spoke very highly Of
Gen. Clarke and said that no wished to
God that Clarke had not come to him Mt
all. He then returned to the subject Of
his trial. and said that Judge Wells he'd
sworn falsely against him. His next
thsmo was religion; he said he didn't
believe in tho Bible. nor in Tom Paine.
nor in voltaire. but II no were to be-
iieve in either. that ho would prefer the
latter rather than be a Christian. He
then reviewed the facts OF the murder.
going over the ground ut some length.
speaking Of bis gait on that occasion. he
said he was walking the street. "dsvil
may care" and then said: 1.-THE only
way to meet your God Is devil may
care" Then he spoke Of himself and
his everything from gunnery to boxing.
Then he spoke Of Somers, who Is 10 be
hanged on Thursday, and said. "For
Gods sake, save that young mans
lifs." He then read a composition Of
his " ON the death penalty. Several
times he drank and said. "I've drank IL
all my life. and I believe I'll drink il to
the last" He picked up one Of two
books on S~piritualism, written by
Andrew Jackon Davis and Judge
Edmonds, and read an essay
ia the ultimate destiny Of nan lie
called for o chew OF tobacco and another