The Dillon tribune., 1881-06-04
Assembled.
The Demon Douglas Done to Death.
And Ends His Earthly Existence ny
Elcvating Elnxation.

And Ends His Earthly Existence by
Elcvating Eluxation.
Yesterday, at II O'clock, the decree OF
the district court concerning John s. Doug
las. who murdered Alice carp near Ster.
ling, was carried into feet and the majes.
| ty OF the law vindicated by the Judicial ex'
ccution Of the tnaleactor Probably no
one in his terrible position has received less
sympathy than the criminal who has Just
| expiated his crime upon tho sallows; ana
probably no one has deserved It less The
murder which he committed was l,er'strat-
| ed under circumstances Of such cod'blooa-
ed atrucitv and fe,idishness that, SO tar from
commissioning the unhappy condition OF
the prisoner, the popular verdict was a.
most unanimous that for such wretches as
he the law was too inercitul. His crime
was Of so recent occurrence, and the details
thereof so fresh in the minds Of our read
crs that there is no need to repeat them
now. Since his conviction, the prisoner
has never denied the justice Of his sentence,
| and, verbally at least has been anxious for
it's execution. His sincerity on this point,
however, is open to strong doubt-and MS
| attempt to secure the means of escape, to-
gcther with his persistency in playing the
insanity dodge until finally assured that
there was no hope that It would save MS
neck from the halter, gave emphatic denial
to his assertion Of his anxiety to die.
Whenever he was not trying to dc',de his
keepers into the idea that he WAS no" com.
FL, "'e~ti', he has bee" deeply and, appar
emily, devoutedly engaged in religious ex.
ercises. One day this week, he told II WIS.,
itor that; since his incarceration, he has
read the Bible throughout, and the New
Testament three times, and for JUNCTION and
tervency his petitions to the throne of grace
would eclipse even the oily eifusiOns Of the
Reverend Stiggins whom Dickens immor.
talized. AS the intervals between his de-
votions have been filled viii, blood curd-
ding recitals of his former crimes while
cnacting the several yulrs OF murderer,
hank. ,,bbcr, burglar, horse.thief, and i'.ae-
ell only knows how many more, only to be
subsequently denied, in toto. !, Is likely that
his assumption Of the part ot a contrte sin
.,er was OF a piece with his alleged anxiety
to be hanged. BE this rs it may (and w
do not wish to appear as the judge OF hi
,notivel nothing that he has said or done
has removed from the public mind the opin
ion that he was ''bad man, wit, all t ,a
the term implies, and that the execution
!. yesterday, apart from being just retribn
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