Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-05-29
Dyes Strength Forsakes Him,
and the Trap Sprung During
tho Prayer Of the Priest.
Both Men Dead After Hanging Four
teen Minutes.
IrrLroRAPHED ExplxssLr roR TEE COLI
HILL sEws.l

SACRAMENTO, GAL, May 20. - The
crowd outside the Jail has been dense all
the morning and people arc viewing the
jsil.yard from the tops Of the houses.
Very few have been admitted inside,
and the Court-house 10 locked.
Dye was visited this morning by
his daughter. twelve years Of ago.
The 'sosns was very affecting. BE
was also visited BY his thros
brothers and father. He appeared rather
composed. signed certain legal pspsr1
and babe his friends an afectionats
farewell. The Prosecuting Attorneys
wanted to see him. but he declined.
saying that he was becoming nervous
and q talk with them might bring up
rscollections and break him down.
At 11:45 the door OF the Jail was
thrown open and persons who had been
invited were admitted. At1:l5 Dye and
Anderson were taken from their coils to
the corridor. Anderson was accom-.
panied by his spiritual adviser. A. W.
MoEwen. Dye was supported by Sheriff
Drew and Sheriff Cunningham Of
San Joaquin oornty. and apparently
very weak. Anderson spoke pleasantly
to those around. They assembled the
scatfold together ; Anderson socompa-
MED by Deputy shsrifs Lee and Harris.
Dye placed on the right Anderson ON
the left. McEwen took aposition In
front. At the request Of Dye, his'brother
spsrry was present and witnessed the
execution. The men were strapped
and white robes placed over them. Dye
was very pale and silent and had to DO
supported. He seemed l~istlsss. His
eyes rolled round vacantly. Anderson
was calm. composed and steady. He
recognized parties in the asssmblass and
spoke to them. He was chewing tobacco
at the time. On the platform. besides the
doomsdmsn and McEwan, were Sheriff
Drew, e1.Sheriffs LaRue and Bugbey.
Of Sacramento. Sheriff Cunningham, Of
San joaquin, Sheriff Harris, Of
Santa Clara, Detective j. B.
Hume. Deputy Sheriff. Harris and
Leo and Chief Of Police Stevens.
Drsw's arms sncirclsd Dye. who could
not stand alone. McEwsn commenced
reading An explanation As to why
he was there. stating that hs had
been Andsrson's spiritual adviser
since his arrest. He then commenced
reading Andsrson's last statement.
As 1t was evident that Dye could not
hold out much longer. ~ he was failing
rapidly. Drew spoke to eK.Shsrif Bug.
hey. who requested McEwsn to curtail
the reading. The reading continued.
Dye was seized with q vomiting spell
and the reading had to stop. 1t
was commenced again and Dye
was again attacked. During the
reading Anderson ono shed tears, but
o recovered his usual composure.
The statement Is Of no public impor-
lance. It simply states that hs had
been q bad. hard. hearted man. but
since his arrest had come to seek
religion and to love Jesus. Sheriff
Drew placed tho DOS over Dyes
neck and Deputy Sheriff Lee did tho
same for Anderson. Dye was In his
stocking feet with his head uncovered;
Anderson in slippers. with Q straw hat.
The black caps were then adjusted. AZ
Anderson was being covered he shouted,
"Gsntlsmsn. good bye TO you ALL" As
the moose tiehtsnsd MoEwsn knelt In
prayer. Dye grew worss. Seeing this Drew
told the people on the platform to step
back and cut the cord at 1912. a. the
prayer was proceeding. emitting the
death warrant, a. Dyes nerve would
not hold him up any longer. There
was NO struggle with Anderson.
Dye made several c~onvulsivs witches.
The physicians felt the pulses
and In IA minutes both men were
pronounced dead. taken down and car
ried ON Q cot into the jail. Andsrson's
neck was d~islocatsd. Is Il had been cut
by the rope. There was NO color IN
Dyes face. Andsrson's body was taken
TO Bysrs & Fritz's undertaking rooms.
The body Of Dye was taken TO the city
~dispsnsary. where several doctors. at the
request Of Mrs. Dye, will make . post
norton examination, 10 hnd cut whether
his brain wa really diseased.