, 1876-01-08
Exhibitions or Remarkable In.
difference to the Ills We
Iku,ow Not Of.
Ono Of the 0u]prits, Who Murdered for 90
Cents, lakes 8toica1 Speech.
Tho Flogular Daily Calendar of
Crime.
TENNESSEE EXECUTIONS,
MILTON M'l,KAS,

"~o sp'uss 6tart!eu 6uE OF lsA deukl quiet tho
han kiug Ut alllsou McLatn. couy.otol at tue
mu fder OF ThaldouA loFa Oh alo 25tn day of
Ap7lt, 1874. Tho execution occurred IN lhe
Fosked Door bottom, Cd .te left-hau,l s.tto oi
tie Nov Olleans. et. Luuis i ChIcago RllIroad,
opposite the north end Of Liberty street. Tao
RsllowH y "a trcc'ed in ysow VI shs citr, north
aud east: Wills dIsn,a&, dseArY EXPRESSES samD
extfnded 10 tho aouth aud west. ILcso was q
large attendance. many c,1ntug from great dlB.
tauces to Nltaess tie siclen!n8 and boirLbIe
spectacle.
THE GENERAL CHARACTER OF MLEAS
waa strabgs. snd even hard ono. lie recaivcd
dsalh with Indifference, aud seemed to thtnn
lhat ho II would die but ouce.n It WAS bin fur-
tune 10 toll, evon ln chlldhooJ,--lis parents be-
longing 10 thss poorer class that always tAbo.cd
for daily b1esd. Ho Hasl always ecceutrsc. aut
seemed to hnse morose, surly disposition, that
nsde him little caro- whether i,o Injured anr QUO
or not uo waa regarded ~ = dangerous aud
cruel mAn.-oue tAas would hhooe smother down
upon rho slightest progocation. lie was burn ia
Guilford County. Moth Carolina, in 1855. aud
came 10 Madison CsuntY, Tennessee, 10 1867,
In 1868 be married, sud now ieaves wits ant
txo Little hoys.-oue 6 aud the other 8 scaEs OF
aga. Ho was very poor, and lis family were
sntlzeT depsndens MON him Tor support. For
= while ho worked In jackson at btickIayiNg, and
afterwards tu1k 10 farming neer a1odo1l. wLee
be MAS living ut the timn u tho killing Of Iopo.
Mclean uai III his employ q negro named
George lied. eltb him he u2a to lie contrJ-
versy, fu consequence OF which lo ordered Red
20 teavs hss place. This oIcurioa II iex days
Defurs tha muIder. The pekr1 weut over to Bae
p"pe, and WAS employed by TIM. Ou tho NON.
lug Ut tho killing, popo went. with the negro.
over to tho csbsn 1t bad occupied on afcLean's
farm. to assst litn IN moylng his household
goods over to biz own f4rtn. McLenp was
etsndIug near, holding in hla bands double
bartaIsd shotgun; but 10 DID not seesn tu bo ID
\ p1rstcuially.bad huinor. and uei.her Ut the
moo SUSPECTED foul play. Some remarks, Of q
p'easaus nature. paaned then Mclean eroke
10 The negro. George lied i; and theut tuluiug,
With ~ oAlh TO Thaddcuu Pnpc,
RAISED AtB 0CN AND Yinrp.
hitting him III tue n2nt hlIo 4ljor. At which Pope
tlruod. wl,su Hcltnn tted tie otter barrel
striking Pope In tho breast Tbs gun vas load
cd With squirrel and buox+hot, wrapped III nav
du1oest.c IN oFdtr to nAke II asr,ks ss Que bullet
Tho Wouuael uau staggered nd fell mud, IN q
tew ehoEI hours. wxs I corpse. He made ali atl.o-
norton statement. SAYING tuat thefe had been
nc u.ihon1ty between hin and a1c14eao, and that
hs aAs shut wltho It cnapch for detenpo. alc-
t.o+n eoemcd to hare ncitler remorBo nur fsar iu
sega1i to tue murder; aud, on being nskod the
nowa by uo'gsbos. on that iata, day. .ep,ed.
II 1shos Thai Pope. this morning.. Ho u,ade n,
efrust 10 escape Lut alter tho H.!hng. returned
At hls homo. wlofe ho rena'nea until nz-
res ID, Raon sf.or tho nu1de~ and
lodged ID tho County Jsl's wncro 10 remsined
until tho Bep.ou,per term Of tlsv Circuit Courr,
1874. when 10 " % tried, aud convicted Ut mur-
dor in the tirst desree. A motion WAS l1ime-
d,ately mado for 6 new trial, which WAS gralted
eli account VI srfotB ~ t1e record. Fur another
long sweIyo months Mclean laneuishcd in tal!.
shltinX to 20 oTer agtsu With tie Rnre Testimony
that could bu, land HIN 1t the ga.loAs. Iii
August, 1a7b. he was ngnia put nEop tr'ai. at
sue uuoclal term Of thu uour: aud lie wAs sgnIu
A3judgol guilty. aud
SENTENCED TO nE HANGED.
On this trial lie pns fJ1th ~ adefougo Tho plea
OF iuBsn.,y, and cIaluled that lie was sometimes
Affected WITH liver-com iallt, hs Mulch tltue ho
used powerful nedlcluos to 'eleve himself. aud
tle~e 10 affected httn that be Was not 'espon.
alLlo for nla actions. After the second strdic:,
he made another motion fur lew 1rlul;
which being oyerrutad, hs caae Ma spnsaed
to tho Supreme Court Inst tribunal a.ilr.nea
the dooieo Of :he lowor Court, aad n.'po!utcd
the dRY for execution.
Tho utter Indifference and cAreltesneHa OF the
psaBuuol during his trial as tu his tate, excited
~utaar on att sldes, Wha>e >eyar tet!tng ssllred
bis inueru,oss Boul. he gHve no sign. Tho un.
1uivetlng ESQ. the unbAucLea chech. tha erect
sud tIem fotm, gave no tuIscn save Of utter it,
| ditfereuLa. And III "a hc appeared wheu aBkfd
what ho bud to say WAf tsutcHce OF DEATH
sh~ull not bo paAaed upou lin. Tho Court wsa
ovat. aud Inc doomei man's dav. "o.o "uul-
bu,od but hs PASSED OFT with tho oticesB in
charge. eating W appIe with tho le!tsa Of q
schuolboy just ont Tor Tue hu,,d.ys.
NE WAS ISrEnflEWEp
| In hls cai', and clastuod thai he d not hayo d
far tra!, bu. could point out 10 tcht.na1y that
| was not trus. though be said III tna course 0t
| The interview, vii killed flat Pope at ~. IL
| ass done npdor tue suhusncc Ut ono Of those
| strauEA inDu,ses that como upon no when ain
| uot uyHs1l hut When disease aud tned4c.nB arc
| mors pJAer,ul than leasuU." bpoa ting of his
| execution, Le 1truuelY maintained ilas ho was
uot alr4d 10 die, sud ho ploaorred death to lm-
prsoumeot II. hfo. La al1ays tcatel With III.
difference ministers Of tue Gospel WHO visited
uim Or tute osted themselves il his wol!tars
but In sa,ls Ut bis indifference. they uttered
| players IN hin coll, ~hlch. IL they touctte'i
h!s oalloua heart, 'ly no aud h1s God
xsrs x.re g., OF tas tas:: C., le Gd .[. no, Of
uo,lfy the rseois OF tho rr;ron. Or
| RuuInist.f to h,s Uauts IN Any wav; aud ho
proudly scornsd the pity Ana Indignantly re}cet.
I'd tho synpathv Ut bis foow-rae.,. Esun hle
wile'e teArs did noL mosc hln,. While sho aLrd
bitter drups Ut aRuny standing aud Eaz!ua at
| hltn on hos viAlts, b!s ares wosc dry ku1 harJ,
| aud lIa voice steady and enlotoAess. 1t "ss .
| curious sight To sec tho weak woman ttautl, nq
petoto lls iron coll. giving Nay III rca1i, enl'ns
70 ~ 10 her pI:iabIe REIef; sud then 10 Ioak
within. and beh0ld tho t1Au Hlo'u the hEano" OF
an ful ieAtl, hovsred o.eE. sseru and tm!nDva-
bls. The w,Io t4At would have HoJ.nud Inn II :
ulm eruly delaht+ aud she could onlY turo III
hsr hDpeless y % 70 tho two little ouea 81 500.
| 10 bo lnaue tatlerlesss tut theY could rot rcsl
lse thu fsct lhat thai tAthe.'s lRuumluuus dtatl
wlll boyor oyes thsm throughout tIielf pufortu'
uate lives.
Uu lhe scatYotd to-day bic1.ean acknowledged
tbe killing OF pops. Lus sala ~ bud no rogtsth
shout 1t.
Hls mock was not brotan, aud hs died iron
sti iaugulatson.
PRANK SCOTT At MgArHts.
MxxPHls, Tenn., 1su. 7.-Ftank acost col
orao. who murdered lssnaotn Fb,pps. IN oil
uog.o, ou Wolf 1liver bltdRo Oh Christmas eyau
lux, 4s74. for about 90 ceuts Which tho lasto
owed him. explAted hls crime oil the xa l.'"s il
tue fail-t.rd 10 cay. lie "as bEt IT. Gul4tto
4ud showed 4nn.lataksh.o tr4csa Ut lud!k'
blood. LaH. week ue joined thu Romau cattt:
Church, mud bur htcu coassantsy atsended y
franciscan Frian snd S|sters OF Mercy. IL
| staadf4Htly maintained that he killed 9hrps II
sr,i.delen.e. lie sfopt pouta!y last psxhs
40 hearty breakfast, al.u e1pFessr'
hla rsa1iuohs to din. hna arpea1e
Gute toyIai. lis wss atteuded tu the scsuo
~ FrlAr h.oy .ius, 4ho hRa administered th
last ltles OF tho Clutch to bin. boma a.tn
poodle, mostly pegfoes. were conRregate In th
etseets sd ou lhs houAe.to1,s ~ witussa -
execution. Ns made = shot spsech Oh gu
se&uo'd, say'u9 Us WA eoarto:ad gu t.l.s o.tu.
IL eoucutiou, hs " I'd t4o cords "efs o!ta9t
| i..u :. 1u. .nd ha h..t tnthAr bn bRnH1QK. ~