, 1875-02-17
CRIMINAL CALENDAR,
Two hlUrdcrers 10 Be Executed AZ
TIomaston, Me-, on tie
goth Inst.
Throa Of o Band Of Vigilantes Killed
By Their Intendad Victim,
Record of Minor Crimes.


IoSIqSt Mat4.l Feu' AA'-4AG eAacutlon qt
Naino murderors. Wagner and Gordon. will cor.
taiuly take plaoe on Friday tho 26tl, inst Ii,
refusal OF tue Legislature 10 RlolEh tho de.,b
penalty removes oil chance for hope, and tbs
two condemned mon will he executed in .bs
State rr1son yard at Thomaston, hotwoen thu
hours OF II and u a. t1., by Shcrin Tortoy, Q.
Knox County, who ia horo in town. Wagner h4
boon In his coll since last fall, and IT'LL
cliugs 10 the idea that something is 10 Inter
vene to eayo linn from tte ggl1oWs hotwith.
standing tho ahprlE and Warden 1lce Rssu,a
him tint theEo is .lo posBib|e lopc. lie tsaui
sleeps woll laantfests 10 special concern lot bis
fate. aud lns not expressed any wish to ssa /
minister for Spiritual consolation. lIa ati}l H..
Aerta lis iunoceuoe. and endoayora to cast I'LL.
picion on Mrs. Iiontvont, the third woman vhvu
ho half killed after le had murdered two othen
lie has written aeyeral lottesa TO his mother ia
Prussia, aud las had several iettors from her. Il
IL believed that ho will meet his fRte stolcL1
and not lnaxe my ounfesston.
Gordon, tho other murderer. clung to tho b.
list that he, would cscapo the gallows until h
was lust weuk informed Of the refusal Of tue Lss
iHlature to abolish tho death penalty. Hs vi
then notified by tEo Warilon tllat ha m,ltt pre-.
para tn mppt Ais fate on tho 18th inet. lIa vi
completely overcome BY thus withdrawal Of III
hope, and at opco took To bis bod, md passed
wakefut hight, The next day ho appeared pros.
trsted, and for the iirst time sinee Ills ssuteue.
llo showed deep feeling. I1e expressed
mitch Aortow on account OF BIZ
mothor. asserted his Innocence. and wanted
tue execution postponed six mouths, but he Fas
| giyon to understand that he must diamlas sf
| hope Of oscapo or poatponoemont, and pFepMs
himself for tho execution. f1o has as yet msds
| no rc4ucss for Clergyman. It ia tl'on9hths
| may completely break down aa TUG hour taf BIZ
execution approaches. shariil Iorrey baa g1Ten
nrdesa fol-. tue construction or the GALLONS tot
the execution Of both n'1raorers At she esms
time. and ho Will be asRlatad BY uspuI
Sheriff lross, who hung Hartt5 feR .yaaH
| ago. The Execution Will takn pltts
III the. prison yard. at pol1E
| Whero II cannot h9 witnessed frQm outstde tb:
walls, aud only the twelve witnesses prordsa
for by Law, boaidea tho gunrd, W1lI 20 present
There lavo been many applications to ths Slela
to be admitted to tho prlson-yard to Wltnesn 1hs
| execution, but that o!iicer refuses &ll Fequeel
| outside Of tho two Physicians already selected,
chaplain, end fcw actual reporters, duly "
credited,
LNI1Ah = muM1EHtS''S I ~ ,s FEm law ,,
1ANRFpN, L. l., feo' 1o'~eoal7 '"o .aul'l,
sluee two rohca lnaiana were snos, sna oos u
them klied' on tao 1anAsoa lno.ea t'osetst.sa .'.
by sapsco e'onx 1palahF. unenacs u |aA
k'nd' comnltteu pY ohe lna1aa On aaoNas'
have not heretofore been punished 10 ~
courts, hut, under Tho late revision Of tn
unitod States laws, tho Attor,ey. General bold.
that tho Uujted States authprit,es have iurlsdis
Inn nyor Mi offonaea coYnmitted IN tue Indi,a
cnt,rtrv whnthor tho nartiga IMPLICATED ste, u
| . sts.i ,,l.jt. t.s.. =. Tssfnr. o,caA