Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-03-01


air of gloom perva4ce The interior of the
/ jail and Alien and AcCafty hung theif
heads 10 siisace. Oltsiie OF tho jaI yard,
In the drixs'ins rain. was d crowdpi eafi.E
Gus lookers ops, anxinds apparently 10 each 7
. accting glaace Of The unesftauaie ran
who was so soon 30 espiste hs cFissa on
the gibbes.
Mccall had prepared written statement
wlfch-he. designed should aasa, published in
our columns, after his death, but for some
reason unk upwn TO US be las. evening de- |
stroyed The same Evidently he wished TO /
hide, Ii possible. alItfaca OF his past life. |
Al half past nine, everything being in |
| readiness, the condemned man babe fare
we'll to his fellow prisoners, and left his /
lpfison house'fo the last time There were !
present al this time, L. d L. Pcore, repre- |
sentias tbs New York Herald Bryant re-
/ porter OF q New Ensiand journal; Dr.
WILSON aud the Taylor Bros. OF the Dako. !
ta Herald, and Phil X, Faux, representing
The Pgpss aud Dakoiaian; Kew. Father OAK
acher. ] a Curry, his assistant, L. 81
Marshal Eurdick and Deputies e. p. Ed.
lnunds, H. c. Ash, Ii ]. Stanley and Geo.
HD. -Ma,hieson, special guard.
f Upon leaving the jail, Marshal Burlick,
I with Deputy Msrshai Ash, occupied light.
carriage, aud led The way, They were fol
i lowed by carriage containing Mccall,
! With Rzy. Father Daxacher and his assist.
4 hal
L Edmnnds.s hf,d oufself This mouruful
Train, bearing It's living victim To the grave,
was preceded aud followed by a long line
Of vehicles of every description, with hun
dfeas on horseback and on foot. all lcsding
north, out through Broadway. The rain
which was falling had mostened the earth
:, and deaaaned the sound of the carriage
wheels, Not a word was spoken during
the rtde of Two miles to tlle school section
north OF the Catholic cemetery. Mccall
. still continued to bear up brayey. even at-
: Ter the galiows loomed In fall view At
; ten O'Clock precisely the place of eNecu'
!, ton was reached Sheriff Baker and Mar
!. shal Leeper had charge OF police regiila-
!, tions a, the ground, and had so efficiently
, discharged their duties Ia this respect that
ia there was no crowding or other unseesni.
y conduct at the scafod AS soon as yaassi
/. bic after reaching the ground the prisoner
- mounted the platform OF the Gsliows, &C
= compsuied BY Deputy Marshal Ash, Here
he evinced the same Hrmness and nerY,
that hare always characterized him sine,
his arrest and trial. He placed himsclf ii
- the centru o! the platform facing east an.
i. gazsd ous over the throng without exhibit
: Ing the least klteriDx; not even qnive
). of the lip U. s. Narahal Burdick, witt
Il Deputy. Ash, Rev. Father Daxacber an,
!. his assistant, Mr. Curry, were the onli
~ parties upon The platform. Immediately
:, The HINTS of the unfortuhs,e cuiprtt wcr
;, pinloued, Il hen be kncit with his spiTitna
ad counsel, farming his face toward heavcl
- his lips were seeu to move In prayer. lUE
ba on BsiAz hc kissed ,ae crucifx andlafie
er, ,Ae black cap had been placed over hi
:. I ttnec, The q. S, Marshal placed the noos
aroand his neck. He then said; wai
n one moment Marshal until | pray Maj
!, shal Buldick waited uutIl b. had uttered
!, prayer and then adjusted the moose, She
q he said draw 1t tighter, marsha. All
!. was HOW 10 readiness, and the ASCENDING (
s. of nearly one Thousand persons. seemed i
i, hold their breath. II was an awful me
I'll ment-ths single step between life an
!. death. At precisely fifteen minutes afta
m Ten O'Clock the trap was sprung, and wit
=. The single choking expression Oh God.
~, uttered while the drop fell tho body {
a John Mccall was dangling between heave
aud earth. The drop was fbar feet an
everything having been carefully arrange
- there was but = brief strnggle with th
=. King OF 1errors.
!. The gallows was frame eight by te
i, feet square. The platform In which th
~ trap WAS arranged was eight fee, from th
/, ground The entire structure from two fe.
- above the platform 10 The ground was clos,
- u boarded up. 20 that Il Vas impossible |
observe the last death strnggle Of the vi
al fortunate man. This arrangement retsec,
- credit upon Marshal Burdick ana evincs
& tho prudencs and care with which ever
l.. part Of his painful duty was performed !
connection with tho iast fscting hours
John Mccall, =
~ Twelve minutes After the drop fell, DR.
IN D. r Etter and J. n. Miller, were admi,
cd to the interior Of the gailows and Q.
"A. amlned the body, pronouncinS life extinc
=, AcCalls head wsa inclined In droopiu
=, position toward Ills breast his hands we
~ clsnched and blue. In one Of which ",
= still grasped the crucifx After hangiI
,sv ten minutes longer, The body was G
-, down and placed ia neat walnut CON
-. Alter which !. was removed to tho sou
west corner of the Catholic cemeter
where In full view Of YAnkton. two mil
III "a y