Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-07-01
a Double Execution
Wagner aud Gordon suffer the extreme pen.
atty OF the law.

ItdueE VII see - gwen III lne form OF ues-
patches before and after the execution.
In the forenoon. Wagner was a good deal
excited aud cried for the first time. Gordon
WAS continually weeping. Through the fore
noon no one was admitted 10 the prisoners save
the deputy warden ". ii. Rice, Warden Rice
and the chaplain. Religious services are being
held in the prisoners cells. No chapel exer-
cises will he held. As il is thought Gordon caa-
not stand it. They will be taken directly from
their cells 10 the gallows. There is no sim OF
"A confession from either.
At five minutes TO eleven Gordon ATTEMPTED
suicide stabbing himself nearly to the heart
with shoe knife blade which he concealed II
il not known how he procured and secretel
the knife. DR.. Walker Is attending him. lie
has never in any way intlmated such AN inten-
ton, and the chaplain who had Just left hun
thought that there was no possibility of such a
deed. lie was searched a week ago to-day.
GORDON STILL LIVING Al Hos.
Gordon is still living and possibly may live.
If lac lives the execution must take place. Cor
don was found ~ the deputy who went TO
dress him. The instrument was the b AIDE of
a shoe knife, without handle.
The blade with which Gordon stabbed him
self was tHo inches and half long. \ rag
was wrapped around the end t. form an i'm
perfect handle. Ii was probably thrown up 10
In cell by some Prisoner from The corridor hc-
low.
~agnlr Will be taken out Immediately and
hanged. Gordon i unconscious. Tie was stab
bed between the 9th and 9Th ribs. three inchc,
bc.ow the left uippie. Pulse 80 to 20.
Promptly at hali-pa>t ten the doors ware
thrown open and The sheriff with hi, assistants
filed into the guard room.
The dcpuuc, were conducted into War len
Eices Ollie. a:den Rice had Just come Fl ON
the cells OF the Cond, mncd meu. and stated
that Gordon was very weak and de- ponding.
NagHcr WAS >tIll very much excited. No
one had had Access TO the prisoner, except the
Warden. Deputy harden aud the chaplain.
On account OF Frustrated condition of Gordon.
Gordon Won i not De- able to ar up under the
lengthy ser, ices originally intended To have
been cOnduct-d IN the chapel. NcHhcr of the
nien ate anN breakfast. \ that was neccs-ar,
to niof IN the prisoners n to the >crN ing Of The
death Warrant wa, done by sheriff Torrey IN
the cell.
BOTH MEN ENECI IT'D.
Wagner and Gord,n have both suffered the
extreme penalty OF the Law .-GoTduu being un-
c"n~ciou, throughout The eXecuiioG-W agutr
dN lus apparently icarlc>>y. There were macy
anNiOu, inquiries at tie ground, WHERE an
EXCITED CROWD
was gathered =, TO The condition Of the man
Who had at cmplcd suicide. Fruai Tie ii lie that
Gordon stabbed himself To the time lie wa>
hun. hc Wa, perfectly unconscious. II was
discovered upon undressing him that he had
previously attempted 10 sever thc icmoial art
cry III n leg.
WAGNEE'> MARCH 10 IIIE sCtTFuLp.
At inrty-i,ur minutes past eleven o'clock
Wagner Was rIuion,'i and t,k, from hi. coll
Ia the -hrr.h, Mr. Iotrry and h deputy Mir
tFu>>. The Tart r WA sIclih y Len Harris
w. hung. When Wagner stepped from H.
cal be wa, supported ~ TWO officer ami there
wa SAL. tu. NOT wr4A expression on hi
Lace. II soon recovered Alm-. H. however. ana
T. the moment Of hl- death hi face wore II,
pleasant smile.
"oEloN BORNE ~ ms DOOM.
Meanwhile There wrr. many con ec.ur,, in
tn guard Dom il To " lat would b. done with
toT,lun. while there were those who inclined
10 the belief thar hr wA- "piat iug pn>,um''-
p!obahlt based ON the report OF an officer who
me IRON AjS.ccll. AMI who. when asked.
how l. GIrdpu*' >ail "pamu him, hr Isn't
IA - bad hurt A. a. ought % b. -
" HE procession OF Witnesses started To fol-
low wagner through the guard room aeru-,
tie prison ard and u the galiow., it was seen
That iuur men were hIlng.n. the unconscious
Guriyn from hI- cell. Tia, upper part of hi,
bod, w4- naked and bc,m,Arcd with blood
W I-u'r walked firmly T. the allows :. p~
and hi >,n>cir>> companion was bpruc after
INN. III tp'k hi position upon the trap, h-
t.ye toward the east.
GORDON ~ TIE sCATFuLD.
Gordon Wa laid upon the trap, but after.
wards hflcd AMI seated upon an old box
brought from the prison.
REMARKABLE GOODNESS OF WAGNER.
The moose was placed around each man,
neck. Wagner continued TO show wonderful
pluck and mi 81 pllciIly Al the officers who
adjusted thclropc. lie was is calm ~ " lien
LAW him IN hl> cell last night.
= SAD SfGdr
t1f'lun WIS continually supported by tho
men around him ana n wa, plle a, a corpse.
Etery lew seconds he uttered deep groaus
His pants slipped down from hi. waist and
partially showed the bloody wound upon hi,
thigh.
WAGNEIs LAsI WORDS.
Wagner ~ he stood there. looked rour,l il,
hiN companion aud sand in clear yo'c.. tai. u(
enumeration. Poor Gordon, poor Gordon
you Re- most gone" several times afierward,
before the black caps had been drawn over
their iae"s Wagner turned AMI looked with pity
al Gordon. Then Wagner spoke up ami >ail
TO the Young deputy warden, Good bye. Mr.
Rice. good bye" Then to Gordon sgain. saw
Ing Were gone
lie next spoke up in a luud voice and bt,lr
farewell t. the oyer>ecr Of the prison shop in
which he had worked, seeing and rrcosuiLlny
hun among the crowd and at some distance
from the stll0w>.
Al ten minutes To 'wtl," sheriff T,tr.y STEM
ped up 10 ~ -.D. ai. .-....l l.i i, .i. had any
confession to make or auytbu-s 10 >av. MrE-
ner spoke a. follows IN firm and clear. a.
though no; loud voice, WHAT ha.er, >ay |
have recorded IN my true >tur, and The penrlr
VII hnd IN That the truth. hope in the holm
Of God: for believe that there l. nGod; Ibr-
li''Ne IN Ia, holy law; ~ Iii, commandments,
That j. All nave 10 say
I.'E BLACK CAPS
were then drawn down. sheriff TORY step
ped forward again It ninc minutes Of twelve
ana pressed HI foot against the spring that
controlled The bolt The trap frIl suddenly
ca u l.f Ia 4. 1