The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-05-24

tllCIuress assurances that he had bet
liter uus go, as Absalonl w. Ford
I was armed, and had beeniinformed
of Bazee's threats, that he wanted
Ito see Ford. de said that Nc
II Clure WAS going TO Wash Ford's,
+ to return d borrowed horse, when
lIhe tihe lprisonerj shot Bazee. He
said that Bazee was advancing Cd
iihim, with his hand 90 'liis knife,
4 and.cursinghim, when he,shot him.
latter twice warning Bazaelto stand
hack.
/ He said that iheimaaet tins state
.ment fully realizing That Inc must
die next day; TINT he Ihaa no lun
kind feeling towards any one: chat
The was prepared itn die, and only
regretted ileuving his wsfe and
young children zunprepaved for.
he eat supper Thursday might
as usual. and at midnight f.ll
asleep. and WAS asleep Eesterdmy
morning ill just after sunrise. He
eat only a piece0fbread and drank
a cup .of coffee for his breakfast
Yesterday morning. ut moon we
visited him -again and rold him his
fellow convict, Heeman Mcclure,
had recently written TO Jour Parrish
Judge, earnestly requesting the,
Iatter'to induce Ford if possibleI
to make o dying confession, as
lit would he important if true. He
replied he had madelat true confes-
sion 10 us Thursday might, and
that he could make no other.
BY noon orer one Thousand pee
pie mad assetnbled at Lake. Charles.
BY one O'Clock P. NJ, the ,scafold
was ready, being the same used for
lGuidry's execution here two years
ago. Ford heingnnahleto fsearhfs
weight ,en Eiiis leg broken in two
places some two mouths ego in his
sattemptito escape from the Hen-
ilerson county, Texas, Jail, after it
had tbeen back shetinthe attempt.
tocaptnre Iiimahere, was aRnpof'tedi
con either sidelbv sheriff ID. IL. Esy
tons and .aeruty sheriff q. b.. Lyons,
land in his stocking feet, dressed in
white. wearing a dark felt hat and
Shaking cigar, SLOWLY llimped from
his eell so the scaGSsia ten tfe east
side eli .tAe jail, on She ouai4 lseuse
senare. Though he mast ff;ss'e sllf 4
sered iEtense physical pain from
IytlMs first vstfort TO walk on hisllusely
broken leg, his face was ccaam saWfl
composed, and showed RIO taace sf
|paiiinorepcntofanxiefE Arriving
Irsnlthe sscaffold, fifteen feet stboNeI
tire ground, ac WAS assisted unto a.
schair and She death warrant was
read aloud, atfthe request of the
sheriff, lby Thad. Mayo, deputy
clerk of our district cenrs. gheE
sheriff then asked him III Inc had
anything to say. Hereplied calmly
that he had not. The Catholic
priest, Father Kelly, then read OH.
1.-THE scaHold thelritual forthe dying.
During all this Ford's face did not
change color, and Inc retained his
calm yet grave expression of conn
ttenance, locking alternately at the
sky and atsthecrowtl around him, and
twice drawing a long Whit of his cigar.
The prayers of the priest si,eiag ended,
the sheriff made movement ito adjust
the moose sas,nnd Eord's neck, hut no
tticingithat Ford'slhat nottbeen removed
ihelhandedltlle moose to a,depnty slserifi.
-standingl by. and removed Cords hat
AT that trying Romeut, with the fatal
moose jnst before his face, Forda look
of perfect composare never wavered ).
The sheriff drew the hlack cap down
over the tauietfac sof the condemned,
and atjrstedlthe oseafonnd hislneck ].
Then two assistants helped Ford TO his
feet. He said in q lpw. cain. hut per