, 1879-01-30

buildings, nnrl frnm tho upper stnrlca
Of the Court.1Iuusc, the Jail stant1- |
ing Within 40 feet of where the
Legislature was in session. 1lopcs wcrc stretched
across the streets leading to the jaI ono block
In either direction, and euartl uf police kept
tho space elear. Tic Sheriff. htnlself presided
over tic ceremonies of execution, anil, n he
WAS The designer ad architect of Tic instrument
OF dcath, flc preferred To l,atl1o tic tcvcr work.
Ing tho drnp htnaelf. This lever was TN the
left side nns1 Just hack Of the drop, moftng two
isun supports upon which the platform rested,
arl worked like the tlriyng-'cycr nf 1ocomo-
tive. Powerful iron anrIngs grasocd the de-
srcnsang trap, which descended Will. lightning
ltkc rapfdtty, giving clear drop of more than
s!x feet. Tie gailows was very complete pierre
Of mechanism, alsl by repeated tttals worked 10
d charm.
AcnxY's CHIME.
On The if|:i Of July last, ut twenty minutes
before O'clock fl ttc afternoon, John hchey
shot anl killed. Utnrgc )"ggctt Rutll men
werc gafnblcrs, tl,c tattor nlaM wefl-o'do, tile
hitent partner Ut fnro games. while he employed
others, like Achcy, to do tic "ropinE III md
the real work Of iIccctng the victims. LcREctt
enjnYed certain reputation fn the community
outside OF arl distinct from Ills trade. lie was
comfortably off. 1lts wealth was rcckoncl hy
the thousands. md tho "jlnelinE IT tic guinea
healed tic hurt HAT honor felt" whenever Leg
gctt was named Or bis character called IN qt,rs-
t1on. lie WIS respectable, wcll.drcsscd. quiet
carefully guarding Ills business engagements. 50
TINT hc was recognized as II reputable citizen.
lIe Ind wlfo a,nl one child, 9 hoy, whom he
kcpt In comfortable style, living III handsome
honno two blocKs rostl, from tc spot ut Which
he met hts vtolcut death. Aci,cy wns the con-
stans ytsltant ut tic habitat Of Tie gan,blcr. lie
liau neither the mratts nor the strength OF char
aclcr to achfcyc foremost ptacc In ant sort OF
calling, md llc naturally fell into it,c p'ace uf Il
dccoy, q door Of tile dirty work of gamblers. a
''stecrcr." liz wns one Ut llIat class nf ncn
which is deemed the Legitimate pspy of It's bet
tere,-n newer OF wo.,.l us,u drawer OF water, as
to whom thu oil pruycrb or "llonur anlong
thieves" j'd not npnly. By Lie death Vt ILLS
tnuthcr Arhcy ramc Into the possession vi
soMg LITTLE EsrATE,
Which was purchased by his sister, Mrs. Nc
Duwell, .no.her oi kn,o Mcdowell, the variety
nctress, for something lGc T., 5U. Tllc hulk of
this money, after several daysf sprcctiIg, le in
Ycatcl III u faro game, with Lcegctt md att
other, who WIS The ,,anngrr of the bank. Leg
Rett, as Achcy cla.ns. Induced tAis inycttu,ont.
Tile ganle run but for two Or tllrca days, Wien
Its capital wns yery Hearty expended, anil in
fear Ut losing all Arl,ev Withdrew tl'e lttttc
bainnco still lto hf,n, whIcl, he atlMal,ucred IN
drink md dissipation. lfo BECAME CONVINCED
that tic losscs OF the bank wcrr owing tu culiu-
sion between Leggctt ult the banker, who Ind
ca,,splrrd TO rob llll. Filled with tl!s idea. ls
several times sought out l.cggctt, an.l finally
begged for IL loAn On tlle strength 1t tl,eEr
former relations. but thts tl!e boss gambler
cnnteniptuously rcluacd. saving mot u damn
bal IL