, 1880-04-03

pAssea ny THO Kentucky Legislature, the culprlta
"es' .'laEod IN tic 1nlt-yat atD d clnck In tito
'Iorni'1e.: l!''tt' men 1nHsud ii sccplcss night.
INT inet llior fnto with considerable ctrcc uf
fr1nncsa.
ING execution took plnco quietly, nntl only tho
Shcf'Ha oasecra. Il few Of his fr1cn,ls, and tho
hewsphror representatives wcfo present.
4 aAD RcENH,
He1"ccn7 Ind o'elhck n solemn md iinrrca-
Hivo sccs1o wHs occurring In tho jnlt,-tho lust
fcl'R!btH services FOR tho. coI,tle1n,iel, mon on
eNrsfl. A1'ershns Six children nutl Lis tiaiikh.
icf-tn.iliR, a1d Webater's two stnters md Tom
"at3tflst chllm Ut his md u lNtun companion
VI Aniier tnys, wOfr tftere, and thelr Rrpans
nnd s"l'@ "f grief, rnlngling With tio sacrcd
hnhKs Afd fcrVcnt 1,r1,ycrs, i1lule Il sceAe too
hcart-refting for pencil to pteture.,
Titn gxtsCtiTttN.
Al tito rcar Of tho scnI1oA was sn,n1 cactnct,
III shiet tho sl,cti's Deputies werr stntlduc,l to
aI'r',x Tho trnt ht given aHnnl. All thugs le-
lnE III Talness. Sheriff lfn,ntDn wont utter tho
pt1s"ncrs. n1d tloy soott' nprentstl Mt tho t9ll
tooF Just Beneath tho Bcntru1d. Tic door wtb /,
UpuilGd arftl Anderson entered, uttefltlef by his
spiritual lriscrt tho ltev. n. .. urrtt, Ut tho
First1'rcHbytes1nt, Church, MID tlle scv..T. q.
Mrns, Ut tho Chestnut Strcet Methodist Church:
htld Webster, bofig ncca,tipnnc1 by tic lluy. Il.
q. Uad,ltc And tho 1tev. 4. ltratt, Of tho urupn
md Fifth Strrets llhptiet Churches, nstxitted
tho scafrold with brAve n,.d fttc stcrs f they
wcre golngto their lIbcrty iliatead ofte tliotr
Gnt1.
After ashnrt pryor by Tho Rcv. r. y. Gucr-
rant. tho criminals were plnced aiIs by side TN
the ttatp-door. Just btfurp the blAck t1r was
put OH Anderson lle chilled Sheriff. iiutnilton to,
him, and
witfsPE1.Ep Ttits INQUEST
| to him, which request WIS Ht1t1ited: ~ hold q
hu tfs,f III
let II fall, then cut'tho ropes" Attivp minutes
nfter 0oolock Anderson lot fnll tho handkerchief,
tho fure wis ut. tue tra, gw nek, md the souls
Of t,1p eriinAis, IN cxptatIon Of their criIneH on
earth. wcrc set ntar1fs Upon tho ocean If cter-
| nifty. Webster died Without n struggle, but
Anderson died much harder, with 1nany cu,-
ts1lctInK. c0,lvuls!y0 movements Ut tl1o lnbs.'
III lcaH tl,nn fifteen minutes buth wcro pro-
iso,lnccl .1ead. at 0.:p they wore lowered III
tlent wooden oOff1nB The body OF Anderson
wns cnrretl tn tho horle Ut Ills Blister, and TINT.
/ 1f Webster Win tn1tcn chnrgo of BY tho inenbors
Of tho 6rccn Street 1In1tlst church. OF which
his sisters ware members, R,ld which ho joined
| Inst "Wednesday. Webster over Blnco hIs con-
ription always eald ho wns innocent. and tho
| Inst words that hc uttered on Garth wcro
| to 4 member Of thp prcsa who nskcd htm:'" Arc
you guilty Or innoeont2" to this he wthouthcs-
tuition rcplIcls II. nm nnocont." There Rro
many in this city vito firmly believe tl'at lc wis
l
They say that though p 1,ny have been III COM
| pahy with Washington tho day tho terrible
ot1trng1 OF lttttc El,.ilcus Otto wis committed,
| yctl1o might liz innocent for MI thnt, nnd they
say tint ho gtscs to tho scatrold II victim to eyil
company, und: a. vIetinl 0k cIroulnstaltfal ovi-
destcc.
,Istonr ~. oF TUE MEN AND 1hEtN CRIMES.
victctl for ri,ping Ft1!nucs 0tte, nn11.year-old
| chilli oc Gcr,unti parcnts, ,1cnr Louisville, Tuo
decd wns committed aiout 6 o'c'oek On ti'e
evening OF tho 10TH Of October, 1878. 1qfc girl
WIS strstying in tho woods ut n considerable dis
m tso nm, W ~ ~ s,,| ,,,ass a,;, In ,,,,r
s Nv" UT mie any .. H. so saat's ns,a III" ool
cott1pllshed his hcllish design: lie then held
tho Rlrl awhllo tho ottior ylllnirt proceeded to
commit the sa,uc ilcndsi. act. Tic chilli 'rceos-
nseta one OF tne seoanrols ~ as u eolored mn,
""borck": lax ,' ,vr,"" -" nscat
aonxil,c ip s"yr,' 'nvs aftcr sIo % rr,u" ,sas
committed: Washington WIS tried, convicted. and
hanged at Louisville on tho :lst Of 1'corunry of
onIy | crime m wns Il, huldi,,u tho sjr, Wills Woti.
STIR raslstled her. hut ,''s story WIS not credited
in tho east, ia tho girls testimony was eo.,eu.'
%s %s ,1.s; attempt t 70 cxe." sctt, H.
! ""1 .."IN visa '''o '.7"u' '~'''...'eN'o'A -
! nyolu bud cbinInny nui lrlnk, aud iii express
| sion Of confidence tint tho Lord Ind forgiven
hI, is u,y,,aao mi flint h., uh,,tt ft;,i rcat II,
t..!'" @ w %,..',: ~" :. ' ~ ~ 49,. a ~, 80,
llea'en' Mhi'o II Was evioeht u,at' no Aea ~
sRye hf1sc1f, hIS stAteHtnnt sorEcd to bh0w that
Webster WIS equally guilty with him. ar,<l other
eirclustunt In, uyitlt,,fts left no doubt pf tho lat
turs puniiolty, Seycu sYitncssra trst tl,rI tint
10th mrn wuro sccn together nbout thirty yards
i frum tho 'plhco uf tho crime both before md
nfter lid deed WIS committed Il III. Hines
s'voro i,e snw tic Rirl lcHyu tic plncc, tllId
aisu saw tho twU en!urcd mon running from
| there. others fully identified Webster us lilo
cotutMlninn of W,,shtuEltn tho evening In p,,es-
tlon: thu officers Who inalc. tic arreat
w,tv.. ani wien. nrcustci hv: cried dit,
| "Ynlf nre rI,lfiu Il, nrrpHt. mo nboilt
that l:une," WI,u,t nskot how lie KNEW this, l,o
rnt,iIcd fhat Lt+ ind tlrnn,t IN tlif vt f,rf...
yipiis Like his tSunnufII0n iii crime III. tnnif-
t,ifnrI Mi fhrn,tun tint hn nn1v titfT tho t,irl