Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1880-10-01
EXECUTION OF TIM coxxEn.
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ing execution Of Tim Connor, who was
sentenced at the last July term u
court at this place for the killing 81
William Luderlnan, at Leesburg, III
February last; and the general verdict
is that he deserved his fate. He en-
tcrtaincd hopes until about a week
ago that the Supreme Court would
grant new trial, but upon the receipt
Of telegram announcing their decis-
lion not to interfere, he became the
most profane and obscene in lis
Language that human could conceive
of for day ar twoaflrr the announce
neht but last Sunday Bishop Tuttle,
lof Salt Lake, who arrived few days
previous, ON his Episcopal visitation,
with some of the ladies of this place,
called upon him in his cell, and after
singing and praying with him he be-
came very peniient, and begged the
Bishop to lemain with him until the
END, but Lis duties would not allow
h M To do So. But to the n nor Of the
ladies of this place he it said that they
filled the Bishop, place most nobly
and truly, administering con.olation
10 bia IN every possible way, both III
singing and reading prayers and
scripture adapted to the occasion.
Through their instrurcntality he be-
Came one of the most penitent men
tiat | ever Saw in my life. They
were indefatigable in their exertions
with him from day to day, up to his
last moments.
visited the prisoner in his cell
yesterday, the. 10th, and interviewed
him at length, but the most that
CLEANED from him would he unimport-
ant to the public, SO | will omit tic
greater portion and give what he
stated in his own words: "My name
is Timothy Cennor; am 81 wears OF
age; was born III Arthur Township,
wellington county. Canada West;
came to the United States in 1851; to
Idaho in 1877. / never committed
any crime before i'll my life, as has
been alleged. | did not have fair
trial; if | had would not be where |
aun. | did not intend to kill Lnder-
man; | did it to save my own lite, as,
! e shot at me first and wounded me in
the side.r
He said he torgave every living person
as he hoped to be forgiven. The ladies at
this juncture came in. and more solemn
and impressive meeting never witnessed
in my life. Many of the Indies were
dressed in weeds of mourning, which
showed that loved ones had gone before
Amongst the number was Mrs. Jesse Caleb,
whom the red fiends deprived of her
earthly protector during the Bannock war;
and Mrs. g. L. Shoup, who lost one of her
darlings lew weeks ago, and many Others
that | did not know, but were no less
worthy. They came in a little after s
O'Clock and remained with him unuil the
hour arrived. There was great deal of
interest taken in the affair, as the MOLE of
execution was to be different from any
practiccd on the coast. Instead of drop
ping from a scaffold, he was ierked up
from the ground by weights. The scat.
fold was constructed by TWO sills placed |
parallel on the ground eight feet apart IL |
feet long, SxS, with two upright posts, Sxs,
16 feet long. with a cap mortised on top of |
the posts, SxS, 10 feet long; about cne-
third of the distance between the posts |
there was shiye inches in diameter, |
mortised in on top of the cap, SO the edge
was about level with the cap, and bolt /
put through the side of the cap and center
of the pulley, then an inch and quarter
hole bored through the cap and perpen- |.
iicular with the edge Of the pulley; an
.ther pulley was put in the same way
within about one foot of the other post
md hole bored through the can as he.