, 1877-12-01
AN EXECUTION IN CANADA.


TORONTO, Nov. 80-John Williams was
hanged hero at o'clock this morning for tho |
murder Of his wifo At tho village OF Weston on
tllc I'D OF September last. The convict slept
we'll during tho night, and partuok Of good
brcakfast this morning. The execution took /
ptnco within tho |al Yard only tho laI! officials,
ciergynen, anil members OF the press being |
present. Tho prisoner. who was calm and col |
lectcd throughout, mounted tho scafrold With |
out help. When Ills feet touched the platform |
hc asked leave to sAy = few words, and, in & |
loud, clear voice, mado the following spoechs |
~ wish to nuke several remarks. I wish to |
think tic Governor, Deputy Governor,
antl all officers Under them, for tho klud
way In which they have used me. I
Wish to thank my counsel for the way
in which they defended the. nm happy that |
/ got fair ttla1, aud / slank tho public at
largn tor what they havo done for INC, also my
clergyman. That's ALL" lie Then stcppcd for
ward on to TIC drop platform. when Ills hat was
taken oiI and the black eap drawn over Ills face.
The minister commenced reading the service,
after which l,e repeated tha Lords Prayer. The
when the words "Dcfver us from, cril " were
satd, tue platform fell. and the body hung
dangling. There was not much struggling,
though It took ays M minutes befora lie
animation proved that tho neck had
nut heen broken, and that death had resulted
from congestion OF the brain and tho thorax be-
Ing crushed. The drop VA VA dve Feet. lie being
neck, and be was slowly stranglcd to death.
His Efforts 10 ra.se his hands and grasp thu rope
above, tis gatpInEs aud terrible struggles, gil
showed 9l tns posr ~ o. TUG
After tho body had remained suspended for
about bali mn hour tho jail surgeon held an ILL.,
qucst, Wien tho usual verdict pt straugulaton
was rendered. Tho, hauEman, who wore no
mask, was George England, An ex.whtskT dc.
tcctIvc.
John Williams was nbout b3 yeart Of arc; Of
medium hight, sparclJ but strongly built, and
twenty years, and WA tho father Of thirteen
children. When sober, he mas kind husband
aud ludul9cnt father; ont when on one Of bis
sprecs, III which hc inlnlged periodically, be
been on continuous spree for Two OF three
weeks previous 10 the murder, and Ind Inflicted
several brutal tlrashtng upon hts vile during
that time. On the da! that thsr murder took
crns with some boon-componlonst and they nil
returned to williams house 10 the even
INK. After supper his companions. retired
to hayloft, where they finished their
o'clork liz tile morning they were awakened by
Williams clAnlberilg Into tho loft, mud who
euoly said: II have done it thts time. h3ye
killed NY woman:n The @ men 'sIa Affected 70 dis-
remainder Of tho night in tho has.loft.. On tho
approach: Of Loylight, it was found that Will
ia,ns' story was loo true. Thu body Of Mrs.
Williams va found dsad @ IN pr n hnuss, horribly
and haeked pcyond all recognition. W,ll-
lans At once gave himself up, and:
after fur and patient trial, w9s found
numsfouslv aud lnllucuttally st{uel. were for-
wardcl to the Government. praying, ,that hts acn-
tcuce bo committed to imprisonment for life;
and tic prisoner believed, up to tho last mo-
ment, that tho Executive would modify h:s sets-
Mrs. Williams was Kood-!ooking woman, OF
slight figure, with happy face, and llght-brown
halr. Bhe was much respected ~ tho nciRhbor"
years. Tho case is melancholy ono, and
speaks moro cloQuently than thousand tenn
porance LECTURES against the great evils arising
from whaky@lrinkiug.
THE YETTEsADDATnsc SCHOOL
MAN.
Special DtsoaseA 10 5As catedro 7s1buns.
LAFAYETTE, Ind. Nov. 8o,-Dank-Exam!ucr
Lynch arrived Inst evening, auu has been busy
at tho Second National oil day. From his
knowledge Of the standing Of tho banks, its
business aud Essourccs, ho Is under M I'M
preston that Il should not have suspended, and
it u now probabio that BY rcdEscouutlng aomc
Of Its paper and realizing what cash It ean
from available resources, 1t will resume bustness
in few days. There u no excitement, aaA
business At other banks In the city moves on as
usual. G. T. Mayo, tho defaultlng Cashier,
MAS at the bank all day yesterday, aud
socmel calm and collected, but last night
ut his house broke down completely. llo fully
realized his situation. IIe hsa made all scsti.
tuition ID hla powcr, and turned over everything
10 tho bank, ,-hts bank stock, notes, and i'll hts
pTppcftY. The bank will probably sustain but
little loss on hts account. H,s maria was
b2hkiDK on hls own account He bought The
tnon used the stock as collateral security to
replace what hc had used Ia the bank. IIp dis
counted notca IN hls own name, using Now
York aud other Eaatern exchange deposits OF
| to tho bank for the per ecat interest received
| III Now York and pocketing tho dltfesence = In
| diyldunl profits. lie haa no bad babtis IN the
general acceptance Of tie term. lie had paa-
s!oa for tho society Of youths, particularly .he
melubers Of his class III eabbatn-schooi. taking
| thcm on excursions, making them many and
| expensive presents, entertaining them ut lis
| house and in individual casea making tours Of
thc Eastern cities and fashionable resorts and
| watering placer. lie Was not eztraysgaut IN
hta living, aud did not ~ has becn run,oEcd lose
hts nlouey in gambling in tue Chies2o grain
| markets.
THE ST. LOUIS GuaTOM-HOUsE.
8psetai nspdsea 10 7Ns CAtea5o Tribune.
| BT. LOUIS, Nor, So.-Though The fact that In
dietmrnts had been preferred By the United
States Grand Jury sgalust ThomaA Walsh, Cen
erul Superintendent of the new Ctistom'Nouxa
Building in this city, and william X. Patrick,
Lila assistant, WAS made public several days ago
the indictments wcra not placed on official fix
uutil to-day. Tho Indictments Charge thai
Walsh and Patrick add consptFe, combine,
confederate, and agree together aud with Ger
taln other persous to lefrsud the United etate<
out Of largo sum OF money, to
wit; the sum Of $4,000; thss. after
ward, on the 1st Of December, 1874, ln
pursuauce mud Ia order to effect the object o
iaid conspiracy, tho said T1onas Walsh, that
6uueEintsnuaut Of CONSTRUCTION Of tha uex
cuatom House. DID reccise from certain pes
solls. and caused to 10 uaed ln the foundation
Of !a!d building, 5,oDo piles; that, Afterwards
on tho &st Of December, tho said Walsh did re
eulTe Aua gtuse to b. used in the construction
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