The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-08
DECAPIrATIoN BY THE ROPE.
Murderer's Head Severed From His Body
A Condemned Mans Farewell to His Victims
Husband.

A Murderer's Head Severed From His Body
A Condemned Mans Farewell to His Victims
Husband.
Washington, April 2.-James Madison Wyatt
Stone, mulatto, 36 years Of age, was hanged TO-
day for the murder Of his wife, Oct. 5, 1878. Al.
berta the murderers wife left her husband and
with her two children and her sister, LaviLia
Pitcher, went to another part Of the city. Stone
often visited the hOuse aud quanelled with bis
wife and her sister, whom he accused of taking
his wife away. On the night OF the murder the
children were asleep and Mrs. Stone at work in
the same room. Lavinis Pitcher was down stairs
Stone forced open the door and attacked Lavinia
with a razor chasing her into the yard, and cut
her throat. Mrs, Stone then ran down stairs to
save herself If possible. Stone turned upon his
wife, inlcting deep cut on her neck and then
ran away, but was finally captured, Mrs, Stone
died, but her sister recovered and was the prnCi
pal witness against the criminal in September
last. On the 9th he was convicted. Stone was
born In Westbrook, Me-, Nov, 3, 1874,
The gall ws was located in an iucosed space
and was 20 #. high with platform 10 II square
and a drop of about feet. AT 1l0 D. m. the drop
fell. The body fell to the ground, and 1t was at
first supposed that the head had slipped through
the noose but sOon thereafter the head which
had been entirely severed from the body and re-
mained in the moose, also fell, The body was
subsequently, buried
Windsor, VT. April Edward TatrO, who was
hanged this afternoon, was convicted of the mur.
der Of Mrs Charles Butler at Highgate, w., on
the I'd of June, 1876 He was employed by Mr..
Butler and during his absence made an assault
upon Mrs Butler which resulted in her murder.
Her husband was present But refused to see Tatro.
At 1:5O o'clock the procession started from the
hospital, where Tatro had been confined for the
past week, to the gallows. The Sheriff read the
death warrant of execution, and asked Tatro If
he had anything to say, TatrO said!
"GENTLEMEN-I stand here guilty of the muir.
der of which l am eharged-the murder Of Mrs.
Charles Butter. pointing to Mr.. Butler, who
stood near)-I done the deed through his own
money. Mr.. Butter took me TO wO Tor him
when young boy, Mr.. Butler has testified that
he never got drunk but he was under the nfu.
enc Of liquor most all the time feel sorry Tor
you, Mr.. Butler Cooking straight at him and
pointing with both hands,, for our dead wife,
whom respected very much. She was lonely
woman and | never had any evil intentions
about her Ill that night | done II through eX-
cess of drink and at the insi9aion Of Mr.. Butler,
who stands right there (poinunR again to him
Oh Mr.. Batter, do you remember what your
mother said to you when lying on the bed there
She said, %, Charlie after all have said must
die leaving you a drunkard + Good by, MI B 1t
Ter, good BY good dby. l hope you will forgive
me. Good.by."
At2o'coCk the boys hands were tied, and Ia.
tro pointed his bound hands towards Mr.. Butler
and said, "see that, Mr.. Butler?' Toe latter by
this time was covered with perspirauon. Tatro
dropped 6 feet and inches, but his neck did not
break, In IA minutes he was dead.
Louisville, Ky, April 2.-Rohert Anderson,
white, for wifemurder, and Charles Webster,
cOlored, for ielonious assault on a child, were
hanged O-day, Anderson is the first white man
who has suffered the cath penalty in Kentucky
| for ten years.
Macon, Miss. April 2-Andrew Macon James
Brown and Samuel Boiler, all negroes, we're hang.
ed here to day. In consequence OF the rain only
about 5000 persons we're present.