, 1877-01-19
CRIMINAL NEWS.
Execution Yesterday Of Daniel Price,
Negro, at Warrenton, Mo.
The I{itleotis Scene Witnessed by
Vast Throng Of People.
Extraordinary Procedure Of the 0ulprits
Counsel at the Eoatfold.
Shocking Instance Of rarenial lahrmanity at
Wilton, AasS

Spfcfds Uftpdtch 10 1Hf 7FlaHHs.
ST. Louis, Mo, Jan. 13.-At Warrcntot,, Mo-,
this morning, Daniel Price, afull,ooacl ncgrn,
aged 81, WIS hinged for tho murder OF Samuel
Taylor on July 70 last year. 1fo Ind bCcn living
In adultery with TaTlors wife, and the two coll
spIrcd 10 kill tho husband, The wife Is serving
n twcnty-1ve.ycar sentence IN the Pcnttenttary
for the crime, and Price Is III hts grave At f.alf
past o'clock this morning tho incfos'lrc
vas made nro1nd the scaffold IN tho jatl-ynrl
by stretching . halfinch rope, which
was nttacl,ed to locust trees, mid
tho ends mule inst to tic fence
on the south and west sides. Tho fatal rope
was adjusted to the t,cnm Of tho scafIold. In Il
few minutes Cook. the Deputy Sheriff, stepped
forward on the platform and addressed the
crowd, reminding them that tile reputation of
Warren County was nt stake, and, rs law-abtl-
Ing citizens, he cxhorictl them to maintain per-
feet order. The yard was perfect jam OF lil-
man beings, among whom was BpsfnkllnE Of
women, mostly co1ofed. They all appeared rs
jovtal rs though tl,cy were al picnic, cracking
Jokes aud seeming t0 enjoy tho situnton hugo
ly. AL four minutes past o'clock the prisoner
was 4ecn approaching from the tail. Ia cotnpn-
pany with TIC Sheriff mud Deputy Cook.
Trieo wnlkct! pretty firmly toward the
gratYold, and mounted the strps with but little
show of nervousness. Ncatling tile dcasll-war-
rant, Deputy Cook turned to tho condemned
and askri lin kindly II llo Ind anything to tay.
Tile prisoner. evidently very mitch afTccted re-
piled: III 1lavc nothing to say, Mr.. Cook, except
ttlat asu an innocent mnr." At this point,
Mr.. Stewart, who 20 ably defended the accused,
advanced to tho front Of tho platform and I'D
dressed the crowd rs follows:
FEttnw. .EIr,zEx4: Y0u arc now about 10 witness
FHfI fIF - - =
fcM!etl with all my ability. nn Ut wlO.e innocence
l,nso not thc ttant doubt. ! teil ynu, fe!tos.
citixenr, lllht in tho execution Q! thiA man The
most tclnous crime-that Of executing nn innocent
inan.
During the delivery OF this address tho doomed
man exhibited M Cnlot!un, hit stood gazing
stolcnlly ON tho cruwd Gc!nw. \ white hantt-
kcrecs was tied over Ills clcs,Eltld the black rap
adlustc'l. During this tryngg, secnc t'Etcc ker.
urtns he sts,,k lIans with tic ottlrcrs thanking
them fur their kindness. Thcn thu trup WIS
sprung aud 1)anIct Price dropped with dull
thuf, nild hts spirit tGnk It's flight to other
clisncs. The body te!1 II within an
inch Of tho ground, tho toes not
clearing 1t by more t'an that distance. Although
*trnCEletl hut little, an.l In twenty minutes the
physician pronounced life extinct, death having
cnsllctl hy stsangulaton. TlIe remains were
taken cl:urro nj l,y sunlGnt0oFtel relatives Of the
deceased, who prepared tho body for lnrinl 1t,
Tic old rtncksicy Hravcyar1s, tn accordance
with a request nlase by him a few Iays stufc
TINT h!s hotly mEaht rest beside bis wife. The
ths grounds, so1no other disposition will he
made OF tho corpse. At noon tnost Of tllnso
who came to witness tho hanging had taken
lunch mud left for home.