Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-29
The Swapping of :, Ezs,'s Heat! CfE -:
the Ac: OF Hanging.

The San Francisco Caro.,icts furnishes
the following description - : ho~gi! le
scene at the execution Of Marshal Martin
- Marlin. C,ll. on Januer- %: straps
were then securely 4 j listed about the
limbs. the lack cap drawn over the
head tho fatal z.cose fixed al"Hs The
neck 81 the doomed I4aa-tAe Whole not
occupying half 5 minute. An instant
more, the arm of the Sheriff went up. a
Ran III ;hs rear cut the rope which held
The lever i'll place. the trap gave Wa, and
the body shot down with a terrible force.
The scene which followed almost beg
gars description. The body shot str, i 1t
downward. The rope stretched ~ith a
s1tlden elastic-iike spring. the black cap
few into the air at least eight feet. ard
sp;.;te.in. the blood in great spots over
the raue, the wh!tewashed wall, the trap,
the chair. in which the doomed man sat,
All tIlc Sheriff boots, 1t rolled away III
one corner OF The enclosure. The body
uf the poor man fell TO the ground with
: great thI !, and two red. cevser-ike
It's spUrtei up from the neck and tell
down on tie ground in torrents. !
closer look. and then the hoTrOr-strIckeI
faces Of the spectators showed that the
awful nature Of tLe occurrence hal burst
upon them The poc- old mans head
LAD actually been liked from his body.
anil w2a even then lying in the black cap
where il had rolled il the corner. IT,
Iaasl!--s trunk lay weltsrinG in tie blood
which poured from the meek. NJ .
vorI was spoken. After the first tLril.
=. hgrEor strong men turned away sick
sl.,.. =; .Le horrible sight. TLa faces on
tZe platform were biIEei.=i and -L5s;lT.
Llle pgvG Sheriff w:,=' as White - c;ia!E.
..-; lie W., Conl and collected. and Ill!
la,..-.. "a .l.si.IEr those around him. Or.
uolbEook. who Was present. first em2;isd
TIT. black cap Of lis sicas-ning contents.
lie lifted tie cap at tie top and tine
head rolled away over the grouE,i ike Il
tlnroE-haIl. The ropo had severed the
TX - c,-ariv - thoU-h it had been
done with u knife The veItebT.e ha,i
actually been pglled away from what The
t.o,-e- called the atlas. The Iarynx, the
arteries. the ten1ous were all torn apart,
the latter, only, showing stra gglin- ends.
Death. It i hardly necessary to state.
was instantaneous. From TIE time the
the ieatileSs trunk struck there was not
even quiver Of the little Singer. The
body lay like :. lump Of lead. The Lc--
rible remains were a: once placed IN
coffin ami hidden from sight. No blame
IS attributable 10 SheTiE Ivy :c- ti.iz
terrible miskap- Ihc rope Vas = JUS
81 iu. q. IA. u >iC feet, and it WAS sad
ll-gs t:sis VS. 80 more til II j. u--.-..!v
-.v,r. ~ H5!h-ook. who made q c.i,i-
ss' .g:.-.l ;tI1Ii OF the Remains, t,--ti.i-.i
p. foEe the Co:Crer's ja:v, later IN the
day. that, taking into consideration Tie
physical condition Of the iIan-i:s soft. |
tl..bbv -: AMI * ven &C.. ,.oE ci lis .
--isIsc1l..-T sySteI.I-gt 80. I,os IT ali siu,I-
-..E ia; a. :.ecb sLca,i ave way Any
i.,I NJ, vcJi.I have =. l.-si the spinal
saIf. y.,Ul,: have Teen sure 10 Lav-
d., i---t what VS. done. TIE muscles /
a.. tis= -.ec!, Were found to he soft AMI /.
C. ..,:I..ys,d- AID Il JI,i, IL. body ueieh-
ell sHr ci.r LUu,i.,,t and for,y-three /
.,5;l-!S sill J.,e I.-cl. W.; incapable OF /
@':I .'o.tius' l.