The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-05-22
CRIME.
EXECUTIONS on THE l6rH.

The execution of John ]. West took
place at BOOnville, Mo. on the 10th. The rope
broke and the body fell as soon A. the drop
was sprung. The prisoner fell to the ground
and his groans and struggling gurgles were
terrible to hear. He was picked up and again
dropped and in seven minutes he was dead.
He died Just at IL o'clock. Henry AlphonsO
Davis. Henry Andrews and Lewis Carlton were
hanged at Hillsboro, N. G. The ropes around
the necks of Davis AID Carlton were too long
and their feet rested on the ground. The were
raised and the ropes retied, causing death from
strangulation. A terrific thunder storm ragged
during the whole proceedings, and the scene
was wild and terrible. At least 8.OOo people
were present. At Provo, Utah, Wallace Wilker-
son was executed. rifles being the instrument
of execution. Wilkerson evinced great nerve,
and sat in q chair facing three guns, distant
about thirty feet without either bandaging or
closing his eyes. At the signal from the mar
shall three concealed marksmen fired. Wilker-
son leaped from the chair exclaiming, 20,
God" fell forward on his face and continued
breathing few gasps for "a minutes when the
physicians pronounced him dead.
RETRIBUTIoS.
Two years ago a man named Edmunds,
who lived in Livingston county, KY, ran off
to Arkansas with neighbors daughter, leav-
ing q wife and family behind. A short time
ago he started back to his former home with
the woman and . child, and when near the Mis-
sissippi river killed and buried them both.
On returning he took mp with his lawful wife
The bodies of the murdered woman and child
we're found and identified. and search was in
.tituted for Edmunds. An officer from Ar
kansas has arrived at the home of the murder
err, arrested. and took him back to the scene of
his crimes.
THE RIVERS DEAD.
xl-oo ,.,o kta hoI,, &c IN
unknown man was found in the river near
Hillyard station, on the Ohio. The body
was considerably bruised, had a suspender tied
around the neck, and had heavy stones in the
pockets of his clothing. Parties resident have
reason to believe the dead man was Isaac NeH,
of Ovilla, Ind, q justice of the peace, who,
after collecting 1900 At Columbus started for
Hillyard in a buggy with another man. Since
that time Neff has been missing. and it is
feared he was murdered and thrown into the
river.
SHOOTING AND CUTTING
At Frankfort, Ky., Mr.. Hall, a pIomi-
nent citizen, and . man named Stephens, had
q difficulty. Hall met Stephens on the street,
drew . pistol and fired when Stephens wrench
ed the weapon out of his hand and stabbed
him four times with . knife. Stephens could
have killed Hall with his own pistol, but
after disarming him stepped back several
coming down the street. when he called 70
him to come and arrest him, and gave himself
up.
An oNfohfoSAiL "oAAN
Mrs. CASTILLO, a lady who lived neal
Easton, village II miles from Leaveuworth
was waylaid. raped and murdered on the after
noon of the 18th. She had left her home on
| an errand and WIS returning when she was IS
. r;,S cr,. on ~. he.d nd Sns,r
| 81. ,, th. tbro.t She v,. v;dov And
Lac. Al, children Mrs. CasteIl,, had lived
80 E..ton for tven,v xe.r. and VA. well
,honaht 81 hy he, ne;ghbor,
soo 40 -..--F.
wv Az
.,.rt ~ 81. Ion;s has hfought Action ag.in,,
nv for ALLEGED untype and malicious com
| .orv, .nd claim. 500 OD1 d.mapes- The GRAND
nv ,cvereIv crn.urcd Jpdvc Jone,' off;cia
.c,. .nd h.a The n,oceeding. pnhl;sbed IL
full
STRIKERS CHEcKNATEp.
An attempt was made by strikers on III,
r,o,n;,. ~ The 18Th 10 n,erent certain min
~. t-,,,e ,,,;nc 10 wo,t IN The MORT, cal .h,f,
which il in the corporate limits of Brazil, Ind
An extra force OF police were sworn IN to pro
tect the wofkmen, ana tne ponce use" ~
stnkers very roughly
AroRrrR's PACK.
The thief In the Indianapolis post-offic
steal has been found Edward Stewart col
ored man. who had Tor many years been EN-