The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-03-18

tue nuuSet anu soon tne suffering Woma
was left with her husband aud loved onei
donbly shocked by the crime and the n
trlbution which was about to be mete,
out 10 the brute who had caused It. The
there was brief consultation among th
stalwart Kentucky farmers who had hin
In charge, and they moved off down tn
pike couple OF hundred yards or 80 from
the house to
A CONVENIENT TREE ~
by the roadside where they called q halt
The mob came on hooting and bowling
crying again for the life Of the man, anC
demanding again that the leaders hurr,
upthe hanging. An examination, how
ever, showed that the tree was not salts
tactorily located, and It would be difficult
TO drive wagon under It in position tc
be used as scaffold. Seeing The bulk oI
tho crowd impatiently waiting their move.
ments, the Regulators, with the victim in
charge, moved on down tho pike another
hundred yards, and for
THE GALLONS
another tree, upon the north side Of the
road-a huge oak, with stout branch,
whose twigs had been cut away, as though
In preparation for the event-which pro
jected out over the pike. Here they halt.
ed, and prepared for the tragedy which
was to follow,
ny COMMON CONSENT
there was no form Of trial, no question as
to whether or not the man should be
hanged; they simply went on making the
preparations as Il BY common consent, or
with the understanding that that action
was part OF their business. Kline was
led to the foot OF the tree, and man sent
up to prepare for tying the rope. It was
then discovered that
TiIE ROPE WAS MISSING,
and a man on horseback was sent back
after It It was found In the hands Of some
one in the mob which was still lingering
about tue first tree in the darkness. They
were notified to come forward to the final
stopping-place, and did 80 without q sec.
0nd invitation.
During the absence OF the horseman in
search OF the rope, the men In charge OF
Kline again piled him with questions, and,
pressing him pretty closely,
AblNb SHOhEu fluHT,
saying that he ought not 10 be treated IN
this way, and that II It were not for the
crowd he would whip the man whe was
talking to him in this manner,
Said he: "l'd like to meet YOU ON n
prairie alone. I'd use you up in Just
about minute"
"No, you couldn't" was the reply, ~
wish you would; I'd like the chance to
whip you myself"
PRAYER"
The quarrel being quieted down, some
one asked Kline II he wanted TO pray or
wanted any one to pray with him. To
tins nc made no reply, when some irrev.
erent scoundrel in the mob, which had by
that time come up, began PRAYER for
him, opening with "Our Father.n and
ending with an allusiou to 1.-TWO pairs"
whereat there was a divided sentiment,
some Of the thoughtless taking 1t as rare
Joke, and others, who had begun to feel
tho solemnity OF the occasion, crying out
shame" All this time Kline stood oui.
etly, not tied or in any way restrained, at
tho loot OF the tree, closely surrounded
by the eager mob, many being armed
with guns and revolvers, and as much nm.
able to save himself as though fettered
and incarcerated in the strongest prison
OF the Commonwealth. BY and BY
TIE RopE CANE.
An open buggy was driven up, and prep.
aratlons for tue execution were renewed,
Tho rope was new one, large and strong,
and was thrown up through the wind
and driving snow to the man who had
climbed the tree and sat astride the limb.
waiting for It's coming. He caught il
cleverly and wrapping it about me huge
branch, let fall
TliE DANGLING MOOSE
over tho heads OF the excited mob. T.e
moose WAS not tied in q very skilliul man.
ner, butstrOngly, and with evident inten.
ton OF insuring its work. ThOn there was
low call for light and considerable de.
lay oCCasloned by failure to produce one.
Some one suggested breaking the lalnps off
a ctlrriage which stood near, and Tor
time the partial destruction OF the carriage
seemed imminent, but lantern having
Deen produced this was abandoned. The
light brought, the knot was completed,
and the moose pronounced ready for Mr.,
Kline's neck.
THE sc6FFoLD
was an open buggy. 1t was driven up.
drawn by one horse, under the tree, and
Kline elevated to q place beside the seat,
and moment later upon the seat itself.
the mud and snow from his coarse boots
the cushions as pall upon Inc
Scstold. Even at this trying moment
when he was placed upon his scatiold Z
MS cooLNEsS DID NOT poRsAKE HIN,
and all the hootings and jeers Of the mob
as ne was elevated to his position failed TO
make him finch or move muscle. "See
him tremble," said one, hut he did not
trembIe, except perhaps, from cold. for
he. were only q thin coat and vest, light
shirt, no overcoat, low paper collar, and
was tll-prepared to resist the searching
wind and wet Of the stormy night lie
gazed around the crowd as he was lifted
TO his place without III Inurmur, and Quietly
submitted to having his hands tied. the
iatal moose meanwhile literally dangling
before his eyes and at times striking against
his lace and touching his slouoh hat,
NoW HE LOOKED,
Tho hands tied, his hat was removed
disclosing bald head not badly shaped
black hair rather long and standing we'll
out from the head, dark eye.brows and
dark complexion, black chin whiskets, a
nose slightly Roman; but upon the face
scarcely sign of tear, not a tremor no.
ticeable, he calmly awaited the fate which
he knew could not be averted. There was
an effort to blindfOld him, but this was
abandoned. Then the rope was nut
round his neck and slipped down tightly
and drown up from above 80 that there
was little "slaCk" left to allow for the drop,
Then
THE HANGMAX,
a broad.shouldered Kentuckian, whose
face below the slouch hat could not be
discovered in the darkness and snow,
mounted the Iuggy beside him and pre-.
pared for the last work, Tho work OF fit.
ting the moose was allow, and in the dark.
ness and wet from the rapidly.ialling
snow, very annoying, and the crowd be-.
came impatient, but it was finally com