, 1876-01-07

snoot on tho Huhject Of t,r murder at MI to sny
u,o 1Io denied It, but when hts tris! cam" o.
contcssoi to III, srn:h Of Myers ssassmens, q,
avail. Tho Supreme Court "as .?pealsd 10 but
refused 10 set AFtdn tho verdict Of
strrpEn IN THE FIRST nEonEE-
rtven In tho court below, even III tte caso ol
Wvera, whn waa only AT accessory. hetoro tho
iact. Which in ronnaylsania ~ ho;1 ~ ,sa, US aS
t'ov. Ii.rtranfs promptly s'gned slo ,o!a dsatn.
tho d.y VI execution. irea: Efforts Woro mhoa
to get |
but to do purposo. liz ctlleasofeI 80 atone .os
h,a crime, anil accepted tuo consolation Of tho
CRt,,nlic Church. through Father DecH, Hofthy
clergyman, who was III constant Aucaaaaes
uuut, lin. murray refusod to have any minister
come nnnr h!u'. aud remained - inlae! to tno
yery l,st tomo.ls Of his tto. Murray WAS botn
III New iiavon, conn. an3 wss 56 YEARS OK aRo,
aud by ttade catpentcr: Myers Tts oosls III
tlcsmany, And was Just Us ycasa ol ago yesief
day. lila las relatives llyng in this country. but
Murray lad uono.
TIE LAST NIGHT.
Tho Two doomed uou spent last night IN thctf
coils, attended by = tmrliuat adylsoe. M!ets
! molc Will bcqstoath1n9 his tody 70 tatnoe
Narr in order TO haye It buried In Ae- lhiEo-
! mcuA's Calt,tlio chsnclynrd. IL tho 'aht seh-
tcnres ,e ~. tho t1thfnneab of his conieaelon'
| nud thaunH th:a3 who hayo t'ltsteste1 theni-
seIyen in lila brha1f. Murray. who ia all in!ide',
| u,allltinoI tho sanlc calm !naih osonco - usa
! .iwn,a done and dccla!ei tbat .tsheF1u ilfo
would be "A much Of nurio'sr y no nsnsea
| hIa, nh hs il ,rurekeuted 10 be-. An attofnpt a.
uuicjdo vas feared OH thu t'art OF Aa'says 90 he
waa claacly watched; ous ho slept good ana
quietly. ,
1,vn.d lark md Eloo1ny q tsi:z1ing rain mud
rd,aiIs OF .uus alternating, but 1t clcaEcd Awhy
sol..r ut II o'clock. 4 largo crowd aEscInbled
outside tho Jail. Nhlls awaiting tno anal esohs'
AZ az n,,ortea afIcs IL o'clock the PROCESSION
| =, IL n nlH
| yord. hasded by Sheriff Flfe. aud mAtchoa to
| the uALLowa .-
amid tue oppressive siltnoa oi tha aEeSs"tnn.a. n
wuo lifted their hats rs thoy .approachea, Thu
| SbtrilI Raccuusd the etcpH, followed " EA1Aof
| Lack in ca1socls and durpce. lnmedaasely ~
tcr camo tic doomed ,>esI, aIyeEd t!at. asI SluE.
ray next, oach accompanied y nap"'S 1pef,n I,
Myers y as t,rcssod iu pa1n black SUIT, pals ou
iliu,, hs ar,us closely plnlonea to hla s!ue ana
, n cruciix in his Aauta. Father beck nserso
II Aos You. bofLro uon am 'aese p'osen'' M
you guilty of fnuraoF
. "Aso yoa guilty OF robbery In connection viii
u this easo:."
.no YOU forgive yout cneu,los and hops 10
!, Fl do. aud 1aye nothing moro 10 SAT. but t
q retu, tlatlas for wLnt has peou dono lof hle.
=. pur,pg this colioquY Murray stoou erect o
y tie platfurln With jauntY black cap OH u
o head Iouls ng aret,,d with calm, soarehlag oJe
Int not bctraytng tho laask tresnpr or nersons
nosb. ,rhe Sheriff asked him X Ao IN
II snylhinc 10 eay, but he replied "foshluE'
- Yhe kuus waa theu carefully adjusted ey ~
~ ShcriM and deputies, aud mouiens atter ~
u can VA. placed OH each Tho pftest hcse to+k
ual falowoIl Of Myers, aud long. easneRt ssahe
10 ut Murray, vs. II he still lopod he might nttt
s,u1e word OF mayer; but ilono cscared h's ~
The officers OF tho laa now Rhouk Tie handa
!. tho rrsoness for the last tlnao, aud slowly O.
80 sce,jcu tho Ecadod.
= An in.tnnts quiet ensucd. 80 terrible that
ID sep,ucu NJ IL nv otio leAat.ca. 4 sAsrp cut
~ -. sounusG, md suddenly tho drop 10
IL aid tue botfics OF Murray anu hJei
ut with q dull thud, ~ero sUirKing in tho mr. M!'
nj ray struggled but ver5 slightly. Ain :cf hasa!
al | cy.leptIY bocn brokuu by tho shock. anu Il
rnot having atrucx uirnctly unler his loft oh
lie twitehed signify aul dtcw up his feet, ta!
ing them juwatd. Myers suffered terribly. y
OF treast le1vlns aud Ills breathing. boln4 pa
H. fuIy audible to those present. Ihs urop Il
II. precisely ut ten minutes past H. Attending Pa3
-, icAus watched each mans pulse carefully q
70 ctosoly, no1 10 twenty mtnntcB pf1nonhcca 4
nd entirely o1tino:, deputy liamm tslon ascoutl
M and unluoaed the ropes, letting tho 10
,ty eulptjts town inlo tho arn5 Of tue O.
no ccfs who placed them IN col1lus which ~
-. Whiting Tor them near tho foot Of tho soauo
1cf flouu1ELE DETAIL
cd. Murray looked ehsaty md pale. while alye
tB, nyea yctc starting from their BockDts. pscHo
ing 4 turribio appearance. Tbs coihna ~
Then removed to lilo JAIL aud wofo Inspected
tho BhostN1 Bpccia jury, ~ required by u
10y Thus onda nnosher chapter OF crime SUD rahl
ct" mont.