The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-03-05
Cannon having been popular leader

cIOpO OF lnOlRuaIlon rose RAPID ?
and with ominous portent. There
was standing-feud between the
rusty looking miners and the fiashy.
dressed gamblers the homicide woman
belonged TO the latter class, and woman
though she, was, it was resolved tha,
she must die. The crowd continued
TO increase and gather resolution and
fury; the woman had not only murder.
ed a popular miner, but she was the
wife of one Of the hated tribe of gam.
blers and die she must Some oi
the more humane citizens offered to in.
tstere and stay the horrid proceedings,
but they were at once intimidated and
put down. .one or two of the more demon.
strative having been driven out OF the
village In fear of their lives. A lynch.
court was summoned, and twelve jury
men eagerly responded. One or two
lawyers volunteered for the prosecution,
but none tor The defense. There had
been Fourth OF July celebration the
day before, aud the ehed, something
like campmeeting preache-'s stard,
was still there; and to that Judge
Lynch and his court. together with the
prisoner, repaired, and the trial began
A leading physician, DR.. Cyrus D:
Aiken, who died recently in Downie-
vile, an honored citizen, was called as
witness, and wishing to save the poor
wretch, gave his opinion that she was
eucien'e; a howl of incteduIity was
raised and he was driven from the stand,
had to fly the town, and burst not
return fot two days. A certain Mr..
Thayer, from Nevada, undertook to
make speech in defense of the prison.
er, but he was kicked of the platform,
and the crowd below opening a gang
way, he was beaten of the ground,
driven across the river, and fled up the
hill. leaving his hat and mule behind
him. A certain man with q white
bandage on his head, took an active
part in the prosecution, aided by a
young lawyer who thought TO gain
popularity with the miners. The trial
lasted four hours, a rope having been
thrown around small enclosure, like
. prize ring, and every now and theii
The crowd would make surge, break.
ing down the ropes and intetruptinc
the proceedings. Nobody had the
TO face the furious mob aud
speak for the woman, who sat with the
and cooIness of an Indian wsr-
rior in council. The Hon. John b.
Weller, who wac then running for Con-
gTess, was at the hotel overlooking the
lynch court and vas requested to go
nut and speak to the people, but he de-
;lined. As the delicate condition OF
The prisoner had been suggested, COM
nittee of doctors was appointed, who
look her into an adjacent house, made
Al examination and reported to the
sourt that the statement of her situa-
ion was untrue. She was then found
,nilty, sentenced to be hanged, and
given four hours to prepare for death.
All alorg the prisoner had borne her.
self with the Etolid fortitude belonging
o her race. In the interval the DOOM !
ID woman made her verbal will, gave
lway her little property tor the use OF
Ter various friends, and then was ready
or the awful moment when men trem-
'le and pray but not so that little IN
arnation OF human heroi4m, as she
ooked out st the preparation Of the
caffold.
The gallows was Constructed on a
'ridge over the Ynba river, at the
over end of tie town. In the middle
he bridge had two uprights and d
'eam overhead-almost ready made
caffold. A piece ofscantling wac lashel
cross from one post TO the other, about
onr feet from the flooring !; the rope
nd moose were in place a steplaader
vas procured for the prisoner to ascend
Q the fcau,ling, WHICH answefed the
'urpose of 4 rude trap. The prisoner
nd her few terrified friends came down
he street in melancholy little cotipa.
y, and up on the bridge up to the foot
t the galFows. There she shook hands
nth and took IsaYe Of bsF friends, and
scsnded the ladder with a firm agile
tep. Standing on the narrow rcaut-
ing. while q dead silence prevailed
Iith the, vast crowd of spectators, she
box off mans hat, which she had
to wegr 10 the gallows, and
deliberately and skillfnliy SHE'D il over
he heads Of the crowd to its owner
be lat was ot stray, and sailed on the
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