The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-03-22
UECTTTox oF 5AaEs MALONE

This uzfrfanzte beiEg xzs exseuted yts terizy. ky United States NxxhaI ". " Sszzdefsr, in obedience oE an order of the District Coart, JEdge c. A Twsei preS- ding. st the June term ef 1877, fsr the kill inx uf one Ri<h4rd L. LA~Ier. soldier ut Compszy K. 18th Infantry. af Camp No jsse. ca the 10th of JaHUzry. is76. Tke scafold uas erected in rhe j@zl yard, and is rke same oze used ar the exaczflsa of N. Abales. f1r the killing of Mexican, oa the Verde river, nez-iy three years zga. Al frum the jzil ta the sce4Fold, and was attended by the Rev- Father Becker. Rev. A- Gilmore. Rev ID. B Wright the Marshal and oae or sEo others He ascsas3ed the steps of the scz6ola wIfho1t assistance, bgt apparently with greztiuwazd e@osion- Inc death wzrraat wzs read by Marshal SeAa- defer, after uhich Rev Nr Wright read q lengthy statement of the pzisoaer. made os Thurslsy last ia which ee denied h&xlng killed his fellOw sssdier. Laxier; that thE eTideDec against hIa was perjzrsd. aud th@' he onIy knew Of the killing bF aeci6eu. ali of which he could have prvvea if kS had been allowed 90 tO do bar wzs dissua- 6ed from 60 doing by his co11sei- who. bi ei2imed, were incompetent, etc His eenfes sioa exU2erasss Eth, K0w serving life sea tezce ia the penitenti2ry &t Yuma. and fixes the great crime upOa James Henry sec a nzn by tne nzm= of Wilcox fell0x sol diers. He stood ID heroie4liy during thl time the sentence of death and hS co1fe< sion were being read. oeeasio1AIly remark iner 10 rhe Marshall Be sure and make good job of if-
 Ab0Gt 90 persons witnessed the exe eatioa, Asd aERong thse present we nctiee1 u.anJ with tear zsoisse1ed eyes- Just beflrs the cap was b be pat over his face 12d ths moose adjusted, he expressed q desire tS shake hands with several soldiers Thel passed up she sczEoId, sad he gave each 1 hearty fGrvweH shake of the hasd- his co1n tenA7ce bearing forced sad smile TAs Marshal thea pIscrd the cap over his facs whea he requested ii to be removed, and ssxesI for stinslzz1ng drink ard an opPor tunity to bid SaerlE Bowers farewell. rs marking good bye BOxers since can ds 10 good in tkis woEid maybe can iz anOtbsr- These wsse bis lxss w0Esis c1 earth The cap EsS oaee 1nre placed. the ascss drawn around ais neck and st Jast , Oiel0cs and IS minutes fhe Sig14l W1s gwen tns trap fell and young, robust, healthy fcru hung between hezven ard earth, to pay tht penalty 0f past srring czreer- He died n the fAirh of the Catholic Church, ard zithou tear Or uurzgr. Aftsr the trap wzs sprung the physician in charge, DE- GOOdfetlOu assisted by Dr- Airsworsh- took charge o the body, and has kiDdly furnished us wIEs the eAaRges until life left the b0zty- TEs ts three minutes slight struggle and ets0T st rssYir1tS0n; 5ls to niEgtes. paEse i3i : minutes. p1l<e loss al the wTSsS. bat hear still bsariEg, q minutes. heart ceased beating Ioriered taken down aE 9 miautes and tn eadp1 the sad snd painfaI task whsei devOlvei upoa Marshal Sc1ndsfer to per form NOs missnsove or single isclcen ocrzriEg la the premises The ysctlm VII bold and faced death like true hero
 He has mother and brother Eving a Is3 East I1th street, New York City.