, 1874-11-10

lia lifa and t1nmnrjhd al mn II In Henk through
tac rIinenton pmat. f1i]Ico to II. ii, N. Thla,
occurrnd ahont two ,tova .i,cforo tho nurtior, III
ths forcnnon ~ ia tiny n lie hou,l-
oldo Hamilton wont tn tko houso OF ono
Fahorty antno . mijos away. and asked
Mlp, TIahorty ~ inv lad a royolynr rhoy
looking 1t II ho wnntnt, tha hnl'ot.mouidg, but,
Oh lcating tbat tl,orn yorn eomo h,,Ilnts already
moulded liz leciuoi IN tnkn Han, mi jcnyo Tho
mol,Idy Uamllton thon ali"J for cana etatinc
he wanted tito revolver to dofnnd hia 1ifo with,
11e told ono or two otlera tIlo antnn thing. IIo
returned to I1atlock's. About noon bo aid bfru,
Unlock wont up-statrn together. woro tlloro to.
cethor awhile, whon bilo camo down. aayfnn
that Hamilton waa sick, Whou dinner WA
tcnty oil ITO together. Aftnr thinner MrB, I1a!-
lock took all tho children md wont nfter blaclt-
berries, lowing Hallook mud Hamilton at homo
Stacking hay.
Near j O'Clock In tho afternoon somo mop at
work In an adjoining fold, on tho aouth Of tho
pInco, heard tnreo platol aotH, two Ia rapid sue
cabBon, thon two cap suarB thon another ehut
A little boy, named jewell Hinge. at work . quar-
tor Of a milo north Of HnllooIs toalfacd that,
locks stablo, aud looldug up he SAW nhl'ock
running toward tho house, and Hamilton purBu.
Ing him! that ho saw Hamilton shoot at Ilalock
twice whllo thoy were running, and tho laster
foil when near tho house.
Shortly aflor tho murder Hamilton mont on
horaeback to tho place wtlclo Mrs: II. and tho
ohildton were, aud told thotn AallocR wan killed.
The no'ehbors hoasing Of the mardor. gathered
in, and suapecting Hamilton Of committing 1t.
ho waa pioulptly arrestcd. To inquliies. ho do"
Mod having shot q pistol that Guy, but aftcr-
wards admitted having discharged rovolTar
back Of tho fold. Search boing n1ato through
above atairs, botwceu the quilts oftho bod. When
found 1t had boon frcBhiy shot from two bur-
rolls; In the uoxt two tuleB tho caps Ind latelg
boon burst; tho fifth bnrrei Ind been freshly
nj n Nn h1tfnrnhFH:
1allock's rifle waB found hidden out IN stack,
and Hamilton Bail lo Bocroted himself because
Halloc!t'B lfo had been Threatened, and lie WAS
afraid tho'other wonid shoot somubody.,
but corroburatlvo aud strengthening int its la
turo, "aH glyon On tho part OF tho STATIC.
After being out about aD hour aud II half, tho
Jury 1otuinc a verdict OF "Gu1lty Of murdor III
tho arst dogroe!"
About tho middle Of October namilton mnde
= sworn confession Of his guilt IN which ho ac-
knoWledBod Ills llto!t relations with Mrs. Hal.
lock; lid the blame thereof upon her. aud
charged her with hnviug induced him to commit
tho murder. ..
TIE EXECUTION:
An in1nense lumber Of people gathered to
witnets tho execution. ........
at l1::3U O'CLOCK ?. MT preparations Werc matte
for COZ ycy'ng tho prisoner; 10. the. scaflo!d A
posao of forty men, under charge Of Col. ". Z.
llobnsen. woro placed ~ front Of tlo jul to keep
back tho crowd, and otherwise preserve order.
vehiel'o was driven up aud halted in front of
the JUL. The Sheriff then appeared in Charge
Of Aamil ton. mud tho prisoner, with r. irm
atep and .scrone connlcnance, cntcfcd' tic
vehicle. Tho shorlR aud the Prisoner snt
sido by eida. soseral othor pcrsons Ind neata IN
tue conveyance a1louK tlem the Hoy. l.. llal!Qck,
Judge u. Btlyce, mud others. NO sooaor Aad tho
prisoner nnt escort stated t1an grand rush
WAS n1ado oy lhe people !or tho execution
ground. ~ ON mo- JAZZ TO tl'e hcflh"est eotner
Of Tue aqua'e, at least 20 yards te street from
alde TO side waa boa or puopIa. tho great 1nass
Of whom, az if actaated by common impulse Or
pane, TOOK tue aouble qulck. AZ that momeht
only QUO thought, ac1uatcd, them-to' got, an
aaTynntaSeoab T1E @ ostlon. ,.o.,o+,..
III nho ncenoM % t was slinstea M neaF tne .1os M no
south OF the Bcafola itsee raLhor abruptly torn-
fng kind Of Mphitheatro. 80 shat one. stat,dlug
on ltB top could geo distinctly. Tho majority Ut
tho crowd assembled Oh tho hillside. Willie tllo
1mmel.ae crowd w!s sure!ns like some great ainly,
or aa tho huge blltows OF tno sea, towar! tle OK
ecusio... tug mos; , lntonae emotion M and excite.
tnent prevailed. lie windows or housea. along
tho route wore flied. with women, Loo tender in
Lcart to witncsB the awful apco:acle of acath,
excitement hcaVinE III tho broabts OF many men
was 10 great as to.depEl'o tlcm Of ptosouca OF
mind. ...-.
rounns M to sea
" and wa assisted To-. night The s9eu1 theti
led him forward, followed by ministers. aud
! numoer Of. phy.sio!nns and tho 1nournfal
co'tege entered tue l!eloaure, marched. partly
| arnund tho scalTold and assembled tho steps.
Hamilton walking wiki tlrm tread ThuBo
on .lle platform wore accommodated with chali ..
tue guards forming. q aa llow square around the
scaifold. Sheriff Grahata and tho prisouer then
stood mp. wle tho former read tue orapo-bordos-
cd dcat-war,ant, tse lwl sonor standing B'lonlly
hat in hand. and apparently following tno fatal
lincso the manuscript III th q steady oye There
wasa compression Of tue ll;s. however, that show.
cd an inward struggle. Gu bolng askcd'lt ho hud
anything to BUY ho to?A: drink OF water.
stopped forward and mnda these hliof ronarks:
"Ladiea mud gentlemen, have boen brought
here to-day to bo executed I hare nothing to
| say regarding MY crime. I; know that haso
heon wicked, but beloyo ms, sins arc forgiven" "
(As these words he bcra.,io gr<atly agltatcd,
swaycd moment, and bold his hut before bis
laco.) Tho officers Of tue ctn'rt and all persons
have treatod mo with uniform ElndncBs. George
Graham, tho Shcritf, las alw at'a t1eated mo as
gentleman. Lope all wall fsl1istve mo, ns for
rive ALL have nothing moro to say. Thank