, 1880-06-26
Brown, Mt Huntsville, NO., for tho
sNIllrticr Of Ills Ntother-
in-Lnw,
And Three Boys, Mann, Ohr,
and Snmnoet, at Cam
ton, O.
The LATTER for Assaslnnttng an Old
Man Named Wattmough.
Other 0riminnl Matters In Various Parts
Of the Country.
TRIPLE ENECUT1ON.
Esrtfaf f1ffus1feh N Jht Ehffada 1<I5ttN4.

C!.EfFstASD, u.t Juno :~L-t3tnfEG 2iAf1H Di1A.
tAvu Ohr, and John sammot, tho buy lnurdcrers,
to-day paid tho penalty VI their torri1lo crimes
by forfcting their lives on the gnilnws III stask
County Jail. at Canton. Narer before has that
quiet littte town witnessed 50 Rrcnt mn exoite-
inunt. Fully 1900 strangers were In Tho city.
With them came tnlp's circus aud aldod to tho
attraction for tbD multitude.
Lust night Canton WIS fn a fermcnt OF exctte-
mont; Dcniocrats celebrating Hancock's potnf-
nation With II Rroat bonfire upon the public
Hqunro, brl.ss band, music, spoaktng frnn tho
baud-sland, and Cannon thunderfnE within d rod
pf tho jail. MtlItla were stationed nbout tho
Jail In nil directions, nIld With tho booming 1T
cntlnon give tho city military appearance. All
night tug On tho walks and on fur sides Of tho
jail therp wns almost continuously stream Of
people. Meanwhile lnsIdo the jail nnothrr
sceno WINS trnnsplrlng. During tho loto part OF
tho night tho three doomed buys wGre llervoualy
pnctng the corridor, dropping nm occastonnl
word to tho spiritual advisers or indies who wero
in Attendance on them. Bammet unobserred
sccretei himself behind tho door, and, watching
an opportunity, attempted to
MAKE A bHEAK
through tho door leaslng to tho open mir n8 tho
turnkey entered. The effort Was frustrated,
and tho pr7soner locked in his coil. MAun wis
nervous md restless.
1t was About O'Clock tha nnorntnY RheH
Sa.ntnot and Ot1r r0tircd, and atcpt until after
o'clock. Mum awoku at o'tock, aud occupied
himself In prnylug until o'clock, Rt which hour
Snulsnet md 0hr nr0se, and seemed to bo ycry
much refreshed. Service OF communion was
administered to Sammot aud Mann by priest.
As tho minutes woro on, Mnnn and Oar e1bjb-
ltcd considerable nervousness, while SAmmct,
with scollalug indifference, paced bnok and forth
In tho corridor, singing and wh{stlIng. Mum
paccl ncrrolaly bnok and FORTH stopping now
and thon ut One OF the cell doors to shake hands
and bid good-by to other ptisonors.
OEta sAuKEn A CIGAR,
and stood at tho ontranco door, sticking three
fingers through the barst bidding Rood-by to
every ono who canlG within reach, md would
occasionally turn aud mike eo1ne remark to tito
othor boys. On tic whole, Samnot appeared
tho mnst self-possessod Of tho threet md cx-
pressed determination to 1lo game.
At 10 o'clock several friends visited tho
doomed boys. Ohr, though convors|ng freely
with tho priests, did not seek my spiritual com-
fort FROM them. Ilo Ind beca bnptizod In the
Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Before II o'clock tho streets around the Court
House were perfect Jim of people. It re-
auircd NIL tho efforts Of tho militia to keep back
tho terrible throng. The three boys for few
moments before tho tRtAl drop WINS to bo sprung
bav 9s ~ % se @
OIL earth.
About an hour before tho execution Mann
p!teousfy bcgRet 0hr tn confess. protesting Ills
tsianns1 9wn inn9cenco, but ohr sturdlly re-
throw himself OH the tinor and
FILL INTO A c0Nyu1Is1yE FIT.
Atu O'clock THO assistants, physIetans and
ows 0hr appeaTi a. sae raii,ns sf tae tHs eoi fI
fow minutes later and hndo .ood.by to the Wis.
ors sa'nmSt ny appeared on the trip and bowed
ii lie tho sherlr and assistants came upon
tho eeaiiold With tue three doomed boys. They
wsro San Baoro Sa y e Gst psRca tier wra fS
siorsy aud fromis. Xii Three boys s 1' ~ 'A'
DISPLAYED woNnKttruL NEnvR
1ossnoH s ,s% shcsp 4sa
At ll:46 Mann exclaimed, "Gpod-Dy, grand
nal nnd aucond later the trap Was hprung
Tho nceka Of NIL three wore broken br tho fall,
A!lh their bodies mover moved after tho fntnl
plunge Nam s tw!.sns4 sa, pmeryously m for mo-
ploto stscsess. 4.ftor tito o1pfration 1t twenty
boalcs wero n, cut " down Tno fes q thu 1 ah9so @
boys wer0 with them to tho last. Sinnn's gr1nd-
mi, from. Hudson, Ky, was With hin most Of
mothor living IN Chcn8o, but sho was fno
poar, y Wy said, to pay tho expense OF tho
Mis- ciertiny Meyer, daughter Of Judge Moyor,
who sentenced tho boys, hlls bron iaiefatlRablo
IN thoir t,chnlf. frequently visiting Gov. Fostor
tho roinafnod IN liz Jill Vii, tho doomed lads
nll night, and ktRsed thotn good-by When yho
lott this morning.
TIE NANN-oHn CRIME.
Tho crimes for which this youthful trio wero
condcnncd tn duhth nre In nuhy respects pc~
olliar, md havc awakened considerable lntcruet
Throughout THU section t,f tho cocn,ry: Az
years Of NK0. Tho OHGnsn for which Malu and