The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-08-29
BADLY HUNG.
A Youthful Murderer Breaks the
Rope.
Frightfui scenes Under the seaffold

a boy named Freeman, nineteen years
old, was hung at Dayton, Ohio, recently.
The Cincinnati Commercial describes the
horrible scene as follows:
In the meantime Deputy Sheriff Free
man adjusted the thin moose about the
prisoners neck and pinioned his lower
limbs. "James Murphy, goodbye, and
and may God bless you'll observed Pat
ton in whisper. handing the black cap
" a deputy. At this moment the repre-
sentative Of the Commercial succeeded in
obtaining admittance to the little
audience Of physicians in the
rear OF the scaffold; and
took up his position Immediately to the
left OF the trsp-door. The next instant
the sheriff pressed the lever with his foot,
the drop opened as though in electric re-
| Spouse, the thin rope gave way at the
crOss-beams above, aud the body of the
prisoner fell downward and back ward on
| the floor OF the corridor, behind the scat
fold screen. MY God, my God - cried
Freeman with subdued scream "give
me that other rope quick" 1t had been
laid away for use rim case the first rope
should break" We are told.
The poor young criminal had fallen on
his back, apparently unconscious, with
the broken rope about his neck and the
black cap yelling his eyes. The reporter
| knelt beside him and felt his pulse. Ii
was beating slowly and regularly. Prob.
ably the miserable boy, thought then, II
he could think at all, that he was really
dead-dead in darkness, for his eyes wer,
veiled-dead and blind to the world. but
about 10 open his eyes upon another
| The awful hush Immediately following
his fall might have strengthened this din
idea. But then came gasps and clicked
sobs from the spectators; the burrying
| of feet, and the Mortified voice OF deputy
Freeman calling: For Gods sake, get
me that other rope. quick ~ Then 8
| pitiful groan came from beneath the black
cap.
MY Godl On, my Cod"
"Why, | amt dead-l amt dead ~
"Are you hurt, my child z" inquired
Father Murphy.
"No, father. I'm not dead Pm no
hurt. What are they going to do viii
me =
| No one had the heart to tell him. lying
there blind and helpless, and ignoran
even OF what had occurred. The repor
ter, who still kept his hand on the boy
wrist, suddenly felt The pulsatIon quicker
horribly, the rapid beating OF intense
tear. The youths whole body tremble'
violently.
"iiis pulse is 100" whispered physi
clan.
| Whats the good Of leaving me her,
in this misery" cried the lad. TAX,
the out OF this, tell YOU"
In the meantime they had procured IN,
other rope--a double thin rope, with tw,
noOses-and fastened II strongly Ovel
the crOssbeam. The prisoner had faller
through the drop precisely at l:44l PIN.
the second moose was ready within ioul
minutes later. Then the deputies de
scended from the platform and lifted IN,
PROSTATE body up.
Don't carry me-" groaned the poo
fellow IL can walk-lct me walk. :"
But they carried him up again, Father
Murphy supporting his head. The un
fortunate wanted TO s&e the light one,
more. 10 get one little glimpse az IN,
sun. the narrow world within the cor
ridor, and the faces before the scaffoId
They took OF his CHASTITY mask while tn
moose was being readiusted. His iac