The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-02
Ia Double Drop at Louisville
| To-day.
Anderson and Webster Pay the
Penalty of Their Crimes.
Three Men Take Tumble IN
Mississippi.
Stone. the Wife Murderer, Swung Oh
at Washington.
Special to the Star.

Especial to the Star
LOUISVILLE, KY, April 2-6 A.. M.-The
ewes of Robert Anderson and Charlie Web
lister, the latter colored man, opened to
3daylight this morning for the last time on
1earth. Every preparation for their execu-
Etion has been completed in the Jail,yard,
where it is to take place, and all hope for
krespite or Communication of sentence has
q been entirely abandoned bv the doomed
iimen. The execution will only be witnessed
Fby about fifty persons, including officers
ciergymen and reporters, and view Of the
scaffold can only be commanded from City
Hall. Mayor Baxter has directed Colonel
B Weatherford to put officers at the doors
and admit nobody to that building except
\ the officers who belong there. Colonel
Weatherford will have a strong force OF
j police about the Jail building to keep the
] peace, From present indications, however,
/ the streets will be crowded from block to
\ block. Sheriff Hamilton has notified the
Louisville Legion that in consequence OF
the affair being private, he will not need
them.
THEIR CRIMES
The crime Which Anderson expiates
upon the gallows to-day is the murder OF
his wife Margaret in April, 1878. Mrs.
Anderson had been out washing, and re-
turned home late in the evening. Shortly
after her husband came in very drunk,
and demanded portion of the money she
had earned by her days work. She re-
fused to comply with the wish. and quar-
rel was the consequence. Anderson be-
came furious, and drawing pocket-knife
inflicted several wounds IN her neck. The
woman ran bleeding into the street, where
she fell from exhaustion, and notwith
standing the most careful nursing, dice
after nine days suffering Notwithstand
ing his enormous crime Anderson was sale
to be an intelligent Woodworking man
and when sober was a loving husband anc
affectionate father. He was arrested, ant
after tedious trial was sentenced yea
ngo to be hanged.
Charles Webster, colored, was convicted
of the crime of rape, in company with on
George Washington, upon the person o
Frances Otte white girl under twelv'
years of age. The details Of the deed wer
most fiendish and brutal, and Washington
who was at once identified by their victim
was executed for the crime in 1878. Evi
dence accumulated to involve Webster a
Washingtons acc ,mplice, he was duly con
victed and sentenced to be hanged las
\ June, but appeals for respites were granite
untilhe date Of his execution was finall
6xed Tor to-day.
N THE FINAL DROP.
~ LOUISVILLE, April 2.-Robert Anderson
white, the wife murderer, and Charlie
IN Webster, black, the ravisher, were hange
M in the jail-yard at 8 o'clock this morning
|sI About forty persons were present Th
&l nublic was deceived as to the hangin!
thinking it would be at noon, and so onl
n few gathered about the Jail. Neither
the men slept during the night, but bot
" were very firm on the scaffold. Anderso
gave the signal himself with handke
"A chief he held in his hand. Anderson die
alb ,ut ten seconds later than Webster, bot
being pronounced dead within twelve mil
utes after the drop.
Their bodies were delivered to the
friends. Nett er man said word on I'll
vcaffold, less than quarter OF an hol
4 passing from the time they left their ce
4 until the drop. Up to the last the me
denied their guilt Anderson claimed th
{SI he did not intend to kill his wife. Webst
q denied that he took any lart in Tavishii
X Frances Otte, alleging that his partner
\ the crime George Washington, had borl
III false witness against him. There was gre
d sympathy expressed for Anderson.
u EDWARD TATRo IN VERMONT.
III BosroN, April 2--s A. M.-Edward Tatr
Il the Youngest criminal ever executed
H Vermont, is to be hanged this afternoon
\ Windsor for the murder Of Mrs. Charl
I Butler at Highgate almost four years az
when he was less than twenty years of af
Tatro had not previously been regarded
vicious. and his motives for his crime C
only be inferred from bis own conflict
statemepts: /. He confessed to the act
murder, but claimed not to be responsib
beine under the influence of liquor. 2.
killed Mrs. Butler to avoid some disaster
himself, in selfdefense; and 8, the dea
of Mrs. Butler was the outgrowth OF
agreement with Mr.. Butler, whereby
former was to have certain undue pri
leges with the lstter's wife, to enable
husband TO obtain grounds Of divorce.
THREE MEN IN MISSISSIPPI.
MEMPHIS, TENN, April 2-Intelliger
from Macon, the county seat of Nomt
..,& &l,a mi nf nj