, 1875-06-26
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T1irce New England 1Iur-
dcrers swung Out OF
tho World.
Jc1n 7. Gordon, Louis Wagner,
and J. Fl. Costley Meet
Their Fate.
Gordon Attempts to Stab Himself,
and Is lIung Whilo In
sensible.
Tho Awful Crimes Of Which These
Wretohes Paid the Penalty.
Gorlon Slaughtered Brother and Ills
Nife and Infant Child.
Wagner Killed Two Norwegian Women
for $40 In Silver.
cas:loy Murdered His Mistress an9 Hid
Her Body.
k.ccncs at the Executions.
Tho Awful Grimes Of Which These
Wretohes Paid the Penalty.
Gorlon Slaughtered u Brother and Ills
Wife and Infant Child.
Wagner Killed Two Norwegian Women
for $50 In Silver.
Gas:loy Murdered His Mistress an1 Hid
Her Body.
k.ccncs at the Executions.
WAGNER AND GORDON
At rIIflHA4T11N ME.


WAGNER AND GORDON,
At ruoMAsros, M.
spts,a! D,s,asel to The Ca,eaao Tribune.
TroMAB1ox. Mo.. Juno 25.-Tha reiterated
raae, tons Of Wagner proved Of no avail. and at
uos1i to-day he was corpse. Tlia morning, for
tito int timo. l1o did ppt appeas to DO as cool IS
lie hid shown hImscif. but stated to tho deputy
WHO brought hin, Ills breakfast that ho did not
believe bo would DO par!oned, lIo renewed b!s
cvn,,u.iona or f.,tl, II tl,a ,ntcrnoa,tlon of o1
,t,'n se',,a - IT,, tro, ,i,. ,,ams n. 49,
WHO soaio save n1'h lFoh the Ba4o"s' LIZ po'-
siGtc.a in Lis innocence.
,Noe1op, on tho contrary, could not a1ecp. His
faco ,raa barcar,1 and llauehs.]. anil hia rhgte
tr,n, tramt1o1 ,nosmod,ca1v. III contd nat
itana s.oh'llen hpaeais'u'eas ~ sou mo1 ~
cat MY bfoaR1ast, LUZ Repf nls peo. ue lou sne
deputy who waited OH him that ho should en-
dcaynr to bear up as wotI as 10 could. uo con-
tuuel 10 declare his Innocence. Chaplain Mason
a''en 1oo po'n p1'Sohcts. "as1u, t,,, "ep.' hua
Gord'n appeared very weak. Whom Deputy
Enltsan Re1d wont to GoEtlon's coll to dress him
,Iaon,,a ~, lie ca1, unor '''~ @'''>'
'''o3''s w 1se soA Ae'
AAFi"o stAo"Eo AlA'I"S
In tho region OF tho heart The wound WAS per
a,,,r,.co,ntn3 o,/ .,choa in lencts which hv
s""s oasua' ~ 'asuo H t"' ,.a " .,t....e. ~
Eone u'aecooosa"ae "a, tnea"e' w u'u oo.a'noa :,
possession OF. Tho butt OF the blade mas bound
win p'eeo ol c'ot''' LIS aooso1s "o'o sa,,oo
had pronounced tue Wonhd mortal. tordou
,s', ~ as', NJ. sa.a;'s,, - H. daat,,
rsnt. M .croune M THAR 1cneth and tt,e tins IL
r.a,,,1 a,ns,,n,a w.. ,,,roneo1 vii, shar,y
e,e ~oaN. co"su@e wan u'sPsuSoa "''n, 0ovl. -,
tn r.rra,t for his a4scutior IN hia
l,nnd. which satisfied him. When all was
III yo MineBs, tho condemned men wore taken to
s.ls lace e execution aeroxa the yard. Wagner
form Of Gordon was borue BY two deputies.
(;or.on WAS etill aonselees. and had to be held
up.
IT wAs 4 HORRIBLE a,au7.
The nrms wero putoped and tho legs eccuro1y
tod, Gordon moaued fearfully. bit still ro-
,uaInoa uncUnHc1uua. WAGNER nrcaeryed hia
cl.ar. cteristto cooncea, and gazed about without
1!inc!.tug. While Coo don wab belng tried, Wag-
t.4r nd. " Poor Go.t1ou you arc almost rons \
1ioatorwar1ls remarked iu clcar voice, "Good-
bs, sIr. Smith" Ho was thep asked il
\ Lp Ind ANYTHING to say IA his parting worts.
}whcn lo rotnhrsed TIT Lo bad told the truc
Ietory, and diel a. i,noconr A man "a ever liyed
Hle also hoped TINT so,ne tlmo the proofa Of his
Innocence woull 10 catab!ished,
THE nIAcx cars
Tortrnnto mon. wSsn 1i.,s xss aono w II Gborirf
Torryy said. "aIay Goi h.yo merry On YOUR
suuls," placing bis foot on tho fatol loycr, aud
At psseisely seven minutes 10 IA there
r,nasunod ~" nn;n1,,r al lii, III
md ha.rv ,hnI .Sst n.r,sd ~ =, i,vo,, a"s1
eI,u,,f1nr s1nonV tio.a nrcsnnt ,nd n.us.H ,ha
storsost hcsr,s to ousils The drop wss fees s
'ehea; a's.ra ara x., pnon.n,. ,xa,.,r.xron.
r.., toi Couon m"uus ns9!e Ahu toeu etoeo PCT
.tty . ~ s''. 1nu,5 "a1 uot 1"snRo W tuu!t
snasnIea slnrt ,rna ti,au asro nnt t,o.a.
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