Daily Republican., 1879-01-13
MUNTER'k EXECUTION.

MUNTERs EXECUTION.
The shsvia Says the 8sps WAS Tasn.
| pereA With-Blanssv Net Dragged
Nor lnsess1o1s.
Sheriff Calhoun the syscutionsr OF
Hunter, in conversation with reporter
Of ths Philsdslphis RIoSrA, In reference
to the bungls made ia the execution of
Hunter, says:
at was not because there was any
thing new about the execution, that we
experienced that unpleasant trouble of
having to raise the unfortunate man
from the floor by hand, but" and here
The Sheriff became solemn and earnest,
lit was because the rope had been tam
pered with. This have every reason
to believe, and, in the course Of my in
vestigation of the matter, | have dis
covered that fifty persons we're in the
Court House at the time of the execu-
tion who had stolen their way in"
Upon being pressed tor particulars he
said that some Of the tickets were used
twice; that il, after the ticket was
handed to the doorkeeper and laid away
by him, about fifty of them were stolen
and handed to outside parties, who
passed in with them. After learning
this fact he became more particular in
his examination of the cause Of the mis-
carriage Of the rope.
Il measured the rope very carefully,
he said, "and had everything fixed to
perfection. noticed when we tied the
rope to the large upright there was
about 2 feet and a half of end left over,
with no chance for the knot to slip
But, upon examining this knot after
the hanging; | found that it had been
tampered with, and, where there should
have been two feet and half Of end,
there was but few inches. This was
just sufficient to let Hunters feet touch
the ground, according to my calcula-
tiOns."
w.s ursrpp nprccrn9
nv u.-, --
sciousness or being drugged at the time
OF the hanging is disputed by DR.. Nor
gan, who attended the murderer up to
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anu gave nun " '"'ie'p'on'u''
About twenty minutes previous to
this gave him spoonful. de wanted
more, but would not glveit TO nm
for fear OF making hlm intoxicated. In
medlately after the second dose Hun
ter pretended to be very drunk, but he
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Ihe mans control over himself
commit suicide last sunday night he
closed his laws. and We thouyht he was
diving. n. could control the circula-
ton of his blood and tho La.tinc of his
heart. He appeared 10 b. in A stunor
AMI Il was ,mnossibl. 70 ohtain his
nlus. from, the wrist. Even at his heart
the heats coulI not he told, b4cause
Hunter nrodnc.d an artjfcia, sound
and motion Of tn. breast and il was
three minutes al one time before we
could GOT the nuls.tions Of IN. heart
uJ nsvsr mot ths man. sonal Tb.r.
ia M donbt bnt that h, WAS badly scar.
ed, and that he feared the death which
awaited him, but no had nerved him
sslfsufficiently to make the last act in
he drama one of thrilling interest.
You can set it down for certainty that