The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-02-05


The great chest, had 10 eject On Reinsssd:er.
and the tears began To trickle down hi.
ebeeks, . Wienem held him tight By the
haad and eoatinued:
''Go into ny cell in the Jail % sooa -
the execu,ios 10 over and you will end .
iissle-a little hook-a Bible-ihe same
from which have gained much comfort
there i . email lock Of my hair between the
a. leaves; see that sise hair il not Lost give,
both to ny sister; they ere al that have
but che will appreciate them; tell her 10
rad The Bible; il will do h~s Roo.l and help
10 su-aa,n her in her great affection"
Here wienem turned aside to lissen for
moment To . few words in Grrm,n from
Father Br.un, and then resumed
TELL my si.ier that you uere With me
when The trap fell and that
IDIED LIKE MAN.
Tell her. for knov che will be glad to hear
Il. and il will Be eonaolsiion to her; 90 and
ne her frequently; Be all the s~i.ssnce you
can To her; remember she il slmo.s alone
in the world. Oh, IL could only rrpay hes
for the help che has given mel Will you
Be friend TO her, HenyT
II sill," answered ReinsssdIer.
After expsrsaing desire that Reinsaadler
would Be- - good . Christian - he VA
good hearted. wienem gave his friend IN.
other hearty shake Of the hand and stood
waiting.
When Captain Mason had finished and
folded up hn papers. the prisoner shook
hands again With R~inss.dIer and the spir-
itual attendant. He then stepped upon
the platform. raised half dozen inches
shove the trap. During the reading Of she
death warrant the
TEARS sPRAH0 TO HIS EYEs
several times. bot he conquered his emotion.
and vher. having kised the cruci6x. be
s,od On the trap. he Vac perfectly cool and
collected. Captain Macon pressed the Pris-
oners hand .gsin and .sain.
A leo words passed between the tvo men.
in which Aason expressed his regret that
duty compellrd him to execute the senience
Of the law, and wienem replied that he IN.
densood il and did noi blame the eapisis..
He v.s then faced to the north, the cruel
6x Wa placed to bis lin for the last
time. One deputy knels down and pinion~d
his knees, while At the same moment snOth-
er placed The hood Of black cambria
over his head. The test had come and
Wieners siood in his shoes - solid - =
rock. Ills face va out VI s'ghs. and the
form Gas molionles. bat the b nda tightly
clenchsd, we're il fuli view. What were
really iev second., seemed minuses, while
the hocd vac being pressed in under the
chin aud srou d the back Of the neck.
Then the moose va put over the head aad
slowly drawn tight With the knot under
the left ear. A whispered consuIsasioo Of
half . minute followed, the deputies took
their places, and then ensued IN ugly
sound Of pounding - they kicked oG The
support hinges. When these we're open
wieser's Life hung literally
~ THREAD.
Marshal Mason glanced about him. saw
all vas right and then nodded. AZ S:2l.
the trap swung down With bang. which
vss followed By The ooce-hesrd, neves.so.
be forE"ssen thud. When the man shot
down il - in The same s,xid erect form be
hsd s.umed When The cap va thrown over
hi. hesd. snd The hands vese clenched. A
The cord jes. ed. The hands opened and Aev
upwards - Ear - the elbow fsssesiass
vould permit. They then fell back By The
sides aud hung there swollen almost to
bunting With the coaee.sed bIood.
There ~ m movement or tvischinR ap-
parent in the lesa. and after tvirlinG
around half Q dozen times the limp form
came n stand ssIll.
ISLAND hack r shouted the police around
the sead"ld a The crowd pressed forward
With . morbid curiosity 70 be near to and
to watch the ssrusyles Of the dying man.
There were . Sev Who turned their head.
and moved in snoshes dirrctioa, painfully
Impressed 9th the sad spectacle, bas the
m.jonsy displayed no de:'c.ey Of feeling.
and in spite Of The police nrslem . seose OF
more rushed down the sseps Leading to the
ac.6old.
Dociom Robinaon, Renick and Cutler
sdvsnced to the dying man. d.. Cutler
holding one wrist and Dr.. Robinson the
other. The pulsaiious vere interm,siens.
and a nj the pulsssioa ceased.
Al S:S3 The body vss cut down and
plsced in the MorEue, but the greater por-
ton Of The crowd semsined shout the Jail.
yard until pereop'orily ordered N leave.
The reverend Genslemea Who reoainsti
viih she uniossunsie n.n until the drop
fell STOOD together ioe {. iev minutes 1t the
corner Of The seaircass leading to the plat
form, and exprr>ed, in reply TO one o.
too inquiries, their melancholy sasisfacsion
that Wiesem had
DIED HAPPILY.
II. d. indeed. sad spectacle. " remarked
Rev. Father U,Shea 70 1sns. man - be
g.sed upoa the mosioalea buiy, and The"
TUNED to look upon the curious erovd
The prie-ss stayed until life vss pro
nounced extinct and then withdrew.
The asr.aeeoeats Of the exeeutioa t. |
aelf we're eooplese. The death senseace BE-
ing carried out With precisioe. and the
Msnhals preparations % The sca6old b.
ing most coopless.
Later shs body ~ taken in charge By
% usdesssker, and will Be barssd quietly
70 day.
TIE father Of VILLAS wienes., in eoa-
vessasioa 9th reposses, sai6 thse IL be