Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-04-29
HYMER HANGED.
THE TRAP SPRUNG AT TEN MINUTES PA ST TWO
O'CLOCK ON TUESDAY LASr-sCENEs AT THE
EXECUTION.

| EXECUTION.
A correspondent at Winnemucca sends us
the following particulars of the hangine; of
Charles Westley Hymer, who on the 9th OF
May last murdered I. K. West in Paradise,
Humboldt county:
The hanging took place at Winnemucca
Tuesday afternoon at ten minutes past
o'clock i'll the presence of large crowd OF
| spectators Long before the hour set apart
| for the terrible scene the court yard was
crowded people who had the usual morb. i
curiosity to view the taking of human life by
legal methods.
HYMER's APPEARANCE.
The doomed man made his appearance about
half past / o'clock, coming from his cell &C
| companied by the Sheriff and his attendants
and his spiritual advisors, Revs. F. M. War
ringt0n and W. A. TreuG.'ale. He was quite
cool when he mounted the steps, and as ne
reached the level of the trap lookea calmly about
him and then asked the Sheriff to proceed
with the execution He had been shaved a
few hours before ana was dressed in a
plain but neat suit of black clothes.
The Sheriff then proceeded to prepare the
victim for the drop Hymer removed his coat
and was bound after the usual manner with
straps which were passed about his knees and
kes and also around the arms which were
securely fastened behind him. All this was
done while he was standing on the ,p, and
during the work of the Sheriff and his attend
ants Hymer displayed the most remarkable
GOODNESS. When all was ready he asked
if he wished to speak aud before the black cap
was drawn delivered the following address
which he had written in his cell just before
leaving it.
DYING DECLARATION.
" Friends am now standing on the verge
of eternity. As dying sta ent, permit
me to say that though was noser yet made
perfectly conscious Of the fact nat am guilty
of murder, in the strctest sense Of the term,
yet l ana perfectly willing to confess that III
the deed | have committed, aud in every false
step of life, | have violated so far the srdi
nances of God and man as TO be willing to ex-
plate them all with the sacrifice of my life |
The more subtle qualities and attributes of
justice in it's absolute sense are known only |
to the Supreme mind himself, and therefore |
to the hands of One stronger than man for |
love, wiser than man to judge, and mightier
than man to save, commend my whole cause,
and bidding you, one and all, farewell, and |
asking your prayers in my behalf for better
future, let my sad fate serve at least as an ex-
ample for all hayward and non abiding youths.
Into Thy hands, Oh God, l commend ayself
and all am, for Jesus Christ's sake. Amer "
Rev. Warrington then made a prayer and
Rev. Trousdale read a portion of the Episcopal
burial service.
When this was finished the black cap was
drawn over his face, and an install later the
trap was sprung at ten minutes past o'clock.
His last words were, Oh, God My friends,
good bye" After the fall the body was con-
siderably convulsed, but at twenty five min
ates past two life was pronounced extinct by
the physicians. After the body was cut down
It was placed in handsome coffin and taken
charge of by the f. Their and sister of the de-
ceased, who were with him up to the last
of leaving the cell