Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-26

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DEATH BY THE ROPE.
TWO EXECUTIONS TODAY.
PIPER HANGED TN BOSTON.
FROST SWUNG IN WORCESTER.
ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
What the Chicago Tribune Says.
FROST SWUNG IN WORCESTER.
ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
What the Chicago Tribune Says.
The GALL0ws IN aAssACHu-
SETTS.

L&tcuttO0 OF R1RpT.
BOSTON. May &.-The exscution of rhos
w. Piper, formerly sexton OF the Warreo-
avenue Baptist church, IN this cite ts,s,r
place at the Charles street jail This m ,rains.
second trial for the murder OF Mabel Young.
child OF nve years, In the tower of the
warren avenue church, on the sd OF NAY.
1873. he stoutly denied his crime before aud
after conviction, but on the sth OF this
month, after a series OF false confes sions
nnally acknowledged that he not Only
killed the child but murdered Bridget Lend
gran on the 5th OF December, 1875, and at
tempted To XIII girl namedt Mary lyman.
besides committing other crimes, Including
lncendiarism and theft. He attributed MS
tendencies 10 the use OF liquor and narcotics
PIPER's GOODNESS.
Piper passed the night calmly and cclleet-
eoIy. Retiring room after the departure OF
MS pastor, which was about 10 O'CLOCK he
slept until nearly this morning. He break-
tasted lightly, and passed the hours Inter
vening before the return OF his spiritual al.
wiser In meditation and prayer, and while in
the company OF the latter manifeStet the
same wonderful GOODNESS that has charao
terized his demeanor for the past few davs-
soon aiter 10 O'Clock be was conducted 70 the
parlor OF the sheriG's residence, where brief
religious ceremonies were held, there being
present legal witnesses, physicians aud re-
porters. During the services Piper OCCUPIED
a seat on sofa, in reclining position. He
was very pale, but manifested no emotion.
except when reference was made in the
prayer 10 his family.
BOSTON IDEAS
He was then escorted 10 the platform as
the last words OF the exclamation God have
mercy upon your soul" was uttered. The choir
having been removed deputy sprung the
trap, the body fell a distance OF nearly elght
feet, and after spinning around violently FOR
a few seconds remained perfectly motionless,
the fall caused instant death. Toe drop fell
exactly at 10 As. and after hanging nfteen
minutes the body was examined by physi-
clans and life pronounced extinct. The exc
cution was conducted with great decorum
and the crowd OF several hundred which
hlled the galleries maulfesting a deep appre-
citation OF the solemnities OF toe event. Out
Side OF The jail there was a mob OF several
hundred, who hailed the announcement of
the execution with applause. Piper's fune-
raj will be held at the residence of his family
at Boston Highlands, and will be strictly
private.
Execution or SamueI j. Fro~t.
WoRCKsTER, MASS May 26.-samuel j.
Frost was executed this morning In this
city for the murder OF his wife's brother,
Franklin Il. Towne, on July 4th, 1875, In
the barn on the farm owned by Towne.
that he killed Towne in self-defence, and
has been apparently Indifferent 20 his fate,
refusing all counsel or advice, and until
within about two weeks has refused TO be
has been visited by G. M. Lamson, but has
SHOWN NO REPENTANCE,
and has been disposed TO talk upon subjects
entirely foreign TO the matter which his
spiritual adviser was trying TO impress upon
bis mind. Politics has been his principal
theme, and checkers his amusement This
morning Frost was calm and determi ned, and
walked without aid 10 the scaffold. He made
no remarks. The fall was so great that the
head OF the unfortunate criminal was
jerked from his body and hung only by the
ligaments. the blood squirting ia every d.
rection over the scaffold and floor.