, 1876-06-17
CRIME.
Execution Of the Murderer Bill
Lee at Oquawka, III.
Details Of the Crime which Ho perpc.
tratod, and for which 10 Died.
The unnkcrlng. Of L1ght.I1caded O1uaw.
kians to Secure lila Photograph.
Bold and Successful Robbery Of q
Peoria Bank Yesterday.
The Recent So-Called Duel Near
Denver, Col.

The Recent So-Called Duel Near
Denver, Col.
THE oqUAyv1tEE EXECUTION.
Epseta, Dt.paseh 10 7ns Tribune
MONMOUTH, ILL.,, June 1G.-About 5000 peo-
pic assembled to witness Lees farewell to mum
lane matters. Ono hundred Wcro admitted to
The execution, but the fence surrounding tho
gallows Was only 10 feet high, 60 those outside
could plalnly Wow the sccnc. Within the past
few days Leo gave up all hopes Of escape, and
sont for tho minister and mado pcaca With Ills
maler. Ills fayorito song 1as. "Must jesus
Bear tho Cross Alonet" Ills bravery and Self
poa,csston loft him entirely when led out On
tho scatfold, and he trembled like an aspen.lcat.
Les's remarks Wera:
Of life, and l hope you will DO warned in tins.
When drinking. rcmembcr me. and prepare to
msst s ne high Up in heaven BY ths dazzling throne
Whisky and women brought me hetn,-ros good
womeht but prostitutes. Lot my fata be d VAIN
ing 10 all young people.
As the ropo WIS placed arounl hts neck tears
rolled down his checks, aud ho cried, " "lsemcn-
her, young men," The culprit WIS 30 Infected
while speaking that he had to be sup
ported. As the b1nck cap was slipped over
his face shutting out earth forever, Ills Inst
. words were: "Farewclll Meet mo iu heaven"
The Rcy. Taylor then prayed, and, rs "nmen"
was uttered, tbs Sheriff dropped woight Of
$40 paunds and Lee bounded ~ feet into the
mir at 30 o'clock. His neck was broken. At $50
life was extinct, aud at 3:0a tbs body wins cut
down and delivered to his brothers, Lewis mud
DR.. J. q. Lee, who will convey IL to Fairfield,
H., for burial. Ho left his "Life md Confcs-
sion," which Ia still sealed, and will be pub
4lSno" ny naS ofotne1 ~ epceuaaIlot''
LEES CRIME.
committed on tba evening Of thu OH dav nj
Novor,ho~ 1se+ IN ,,ouso ~ sh,,na r.o,a, ~,
-o,. no - .o"o. ~ eAa.1o Auo"a
G.,, a. inc "4unooas, 9, M sa.aasea @ 10 henderson
nearly opposite Burlington, In. Lee YVES the
nronrtctnr of thu fou1 cstahl,ahmcnt md ,vo.
icancr.;5-, ~ +be roost hcort,oe. .nd hr,,t,,
type. 4 young gir, named 5essis necarty bud
been IN inmate Of tho baguio three days, when
she gained tho ill-will Of Lee, and was beaten
, By hlI1. The next day Saturday, Nor, Ui he
sloes, ind, returning to bis dcn, put them on,
and remarked with a lcnliah Er1n that be
thought they would fix her. He went
up 70 Jessto's room, and, bccoming enragcd by
and beastly embraccs, he shot yolley of oatfs
OF be +. and syore he would knock tho brcnth
from her body md then satisfy his horrible pn-
slops. He tGen struck her TO the floor, and,
H.
anfi rr,,iished mi her frail llfe. M h1tnpan
bel az saw this danee . OF death; but
tbs piercing and pitiful plcaaings,
p,nycra. and shricke Of agony
# en- tho yictinl aud the ciiracs Of tho demon
Lee, rang through tho sinful chambers OF the
house, and blanclcd the cheeks Of the half-score
.of inmates who knew their master too well, md
dreaded him With fear that nearly chained
thclr heart -thros Soon, from the awful clln,,,-
her. sli nout,da wcrc etIIlcd, cxccrt tho mutter-
1nrn nf thn inhntnan yrrctrh. md ti,c FEARFUL
rrssah " of honcsI T,1nn III, IN inor ~ vas m.
lncInd nnI r., onnnormI 1raooinr hv
toSAsu, nno Lfe appcnltu, utassuE by
one 1901 uac mntllateu rena!nH o1 Ile unterla-
Eate @ woman. Down stairs a stalked Lee. WIZ bis
jng sound behind him, leaving q crimson trail.
Ihe frtghtful procession OF tic living and the
dead pissed Cd to lie kitchen, where the latter
Hs5 s1;tb ~. h'aoSu wt,.l W., 1bs1n ,n w.
rsu Msea - n.7 o1uy w q, ~" LEY, g., ~ ' eao
Gseaenco 1I heiplesa witnesses, btanpcu upon
the mansied 1of1n three Times, breaking the
neck, tearing oil IN ear, and bursting out tho
ht bal ta