Daily globe., 1879-05-17

Ropes-Other Executions and NIiscella-
neous Criminal Notes.
JOHN I, VESTS ExECUT1oN-oFFICIAL BUNGLING
ST. LOUIS, May 16-A Boonyille, No., dis
patch says: John I. West, for the murder of
tramp last October, was executed to-day on the
old fair ground near this city. The drop fell at
fourteen minutes to IL clock, the rope broke,
and the body Strengthened out and turned over,
when he was picked up, another rope retied
his neck not being broken. He died at Just IL
o'clock. Vests father from Chaplin, ILL.,, was
present at the execution. There were about
1000 people present.
Another account says When the trap was
sprung the rope broke and the culprit fell to
the ground on his back, but was too weak to
rise. His groans and the gurgling sounds of
strangulation were terrible to hear. He was
picked up as speedily as possible, raised on to
the trap again, and while being held by four or
five men, was dropped second time. This
time he swung, and in eleven minutes was pro-
nounced dead. After reaching the platform of
the gallows West spoke nearly half an hour to
the crowd present, reiterating his confession of
the murder Of Shinn, reviewing his past life.
and appealing to young men and women to take
his fate as warning.
TRIPLE HANGING.
RALEIGH, N. c., May 16.-Henry Alphonse
Davis, white, Henry Andrews, white, and Louis
Carlton, colored, noted Chapel Hill burglars,
were, to-day, hung at Hillsboro, county seat of
Orange county, where their numerous crimes
were committed. Each of the prisoners pro-
claimed their innocense to the last. Carlton
spoke an hour and said his salvation was sure.
The parting between Andrews and his sister
on the scaffold was most affecting, and moved
the crowd of witnesses to tears. All were firm
and showed no signs of wavering. The hang
| iup tool p1o at O.20 ho1l ho&ob bad
The ropes around the neck of Davis and Carl
ton were too long, and their feet rested on the
ground. They were raised and the ropes re-
tied, causing death from strangulation. A ter
rifle thunder storm prevailed during the whole
proceedings, and the scene was wild and ter
rible. At least 5000 people were present.
OFFICIALLY SHOT.
Provo, Utah, May 16.-Wallace Wilkerson,
who shot Baxter, in Tantic about two years
ago, was executed here, to-day at noon. He
evinced great nerve and sat in a chair facing
the guns, distant about thirty feet, without
either bandaging or closing his eyes. His wife
spent last night and up to within a half hour
of the execution, with him. The scene of part
ing was very affecting. He made speech, ex-
pressing thanks to the officials and Others
stating that he had no i'll will towards any, but
one person who swore falsely on the trial. He
hoped God would forgive him. He bade all
good-by, shook hands with few officials and
others, and then took his position in the chair,
and at the signal from the marshal the three
concealed marksmen fired. He leaped from
the chair exclaiming sOh, God,'' fell forward
on his face and continued breathing in gasps
! for twenty-seven minutes, when the physicians
| pronounced him dead.
REsBNTENCED TO HANG.
AUBURN, N. Y, May 16.-Bootherton, aged
So, who murdered his son-in-law in 1877, and
whose case has since been in the courts was to.
day resentenced to hang July 1lth
HANGED HIMSELF.
BosroN, May 16.-Henry j. Cross, city treaE-
urer of Salem, hanged himself to-day.
/ THE 1ND1ANApoLIs MAn ROBBERY
INDIANAPOLIS May 16.-The money and
registered letters stolen from the postofice
yesterday were all found this morning among
some rubbish in the basement of the post Office
building. None of the letters had been opened.
Edward Stewart a colored porter employed in
the postoffice for many years, is under arrest
for and has confessed to the robbery of yes
terday morning.
San Francisco, May 16.-Charlcs NJ. Peck,
bookkeeper for Redington & Co., wholesale
druggists, is ascertained to have absconded on
last Monday. The amount of his defalcations
is not yet known. Cause, stock gambling.
RAILROAD scALPERs MULcrED.
HARRISBURG May 16.-The cases of Jacob
Tansey and VIM. d. Jack, convicted on the Sd
instant of ticket scalping were called to-day
for argument upon the consiitutionallty of the
law under which they were convicted. The
court declared the law constitutional, and SEN
fenced the parties to pay fine of $40 each, and
the cost of prosecution, and give bond in the
sum of $500 for three years, not to deal in any
class of railroad tickets.
, CHICAGO CUSTOM HOUSE CASES.
CHICAGO, May 16.-The testimony in the Gus
tom house conspiracy cases was continued to-
day. VIM. Cooper. time-keeper at the custom
) house, testified Prussing had reprimanded him
for hurrying up the idlers. He is still in the
, custom house employ, and of one hundred
and sixty live men in his shop ten are patchers.
} He believed half of the basement is defective.
The third story was by long odds the best.
The work done on the custom house su-
perlor to any other work in the city. Always
, reported idle or incompetent workmen to Pruss-
. ing, who sometimes discharged and sometimes
retained them. ldling was very general. Pruss-
ing had instructed him to report direlection
and ldleness. Prussing attended faithfully to
cutter on the building, testified the greater
, part Of the stone in the lower stories was ut
, terly unit for use. He confirmed Cooper s
testimony about idleness. Had written Secre-
, tary Bristow complaining that Prussing was
s incompetent and complained of him to Potter
. Had asked to be appointed superintendent
Was expelled from the Stone Cutters associa.
: tion, he believed, by the influence of Mills.
!, QUIET EXECUTION.
4 New ORLEANS, May 16.-An Iberville parish
q special says Robert Cheney, colored, was hanged
4 here to-day for ravishing Amelia Voight, in
t june 1873 The execution passed off quietly.
q HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
WHEELING, w. Va, May 16.-At l O'Clock
9 this morning as DR.. Sullivan, druggist was
U returning home, he was assaulted by man
supposed to be Thomas Lest. Sullivan wa.
knocked down, and while prostrate, two con-
federates of Lest came up and robbed him
of his gold watch and chain and five dollars
!, in money. Lest was arrested this morning
= and was held to answer for tie examination
in the sum of $4,000.
!. DISTURBANCE BY STRIKING MINERS
,. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. May l6.-At Brazil, Ind
;, the striking miners surrounded the Morris Goa
q shaft, this morning. and tried to prevent th.
), miners from going to work. The shaft bein.
"a inside the corporation, the police board swor
- ~ in extra police, and escorted the miners insid
- - the mine, roughly handling several striker
IL who attempted to interfere. The striker
;e threaten to make stronger resistance to-mor
n row, but the police board intend to have suf
al tcient force on hand to prevent any furthe
trouble at the mines.
PEDDLER ROBBED.
WHEELING, W. Va, May 16.-A bold robber
occurred at Burnesville Pa, YESTERDAY.
,f peddler was making his way to the above tow
- when he was stopped by two men. The me
:" asked to look at his wares, and on being r.
re fused threw the peddler down and rified b;
y. pack and took from his person 300 in note
al and silver. Charles Anthony and M. Hueht
r. have been arrested on suspicion and held fo
trial.