, 1881-01-08
THE CURTAIN DROPS
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,,a.s aasi Murphy, ezpis'ei hi erine IN
tie iaI y:ri today a. 2:24 P " by
h,.r..in. H. the murier oi / D. French
near HroYr-r, j. th:s en',nty, On the lo;h
"a. If June. The t,c-s IA he case have
already b rl uade ruh!ic. i; T'il be ~
n,... asr.d borrower .tat french Was
.s;l,ltv- Us ol shot fired By Murphy
and striking him n Tie head IN the might
: a.. aS-vc date. The transaction "r'
e,:rr.r, i. he prs ,'r-s - Z. Henderson,
il . pr;rri--., wines, far the pro-, ,ru,!on
o1 lie -rh. Ma-,.ny '4m,';a. .ly took
= 'hv a-d-n ale, h.ilg tie fatal SHOT and
camc il s.na days lat-r AMI voluntarily
surrendered himself : crowd US formed
10 Iyach hnn ~ II ;4,a immca ately Gf,
,g7 ,'1r preliminary rSamina;io" out the
cot, ale i.5,cI he PT;sdn-c 50 y m the
crna-v f..'. ". r., h h-r a ~ sI-ce Sean
confined "a November f;h, ai,ec a :iial
Il several days th= ia ) brought IN a w
l!:c- Of murder in the fr,; dcgre', after
her. out less Ihan one hour Defend,
ants couusrl gave Hotiee Il appeal - the
suor,,,a court cf de state. BIZ: lid not
perfect Il, sns the prisoner some tine
back .sTe up Ill hope and prepared t"
me-, his doom. Dur.n~ the trill and
subsequent thereto, and also through the
rrs!i,aiaa-.es e his execution, Murphy
reY,r showed tie White feather and met
i,-s end with = degree Of fortitude aud
bravery worthy f a Letter death On
III. SATURDAY preceding his execution he
engaged IN 4 snowfall battle IN front OF
Tie iail. II. WAS attended in his last mo
mehrs hy Father Conrardi, of the Catholic
church. The night preceding the day "f
execution he spent with Father Conrardl
IN relisiuEs e.-eTciscs. and your reporter
WIS sen. f,r abou. DAYLIGHT +" see HIM
and found Murphy prepared for his end.
He had eaten hut lIltie- Just AT P. u
Murphy entered tLe jail yar,l, aceompa-
MED iy FAlL1q GoHi2rdi and Sheriff Mar
TIA. H. Ma dressed in = ,lIcE cloth sat
II clothes aai Hh.ts ahirE ahi collar,
Uiit, srli. uCclt.e aai embroidered slip
p,rs. IL mounted the scaff1ld alone and
firmly. having only the necessary attend
ants. Here rciiziuuS exercises We're gone
through. and ~ TIE conclusion MGrphy
REQUESTED l. Is Cox, editor nf the East
O!sg,n'aa, 10 rad the farea III aidr s. he
hal prepared IL this he confessed
having killed French. but stou;lJ accused
the prosecuting illnesses al false swear
iu.. lie thanked the lawyers for their
services in kis behalf #nd expressed his
Gratitude to Sheriff Martin for his a'tcn-
tons and a'so to ElthsT Conrardi for at
temin. 70 his spiritual necessities luring
his ,as- l. urs. He imp!ored tbs fnrgi,e
ness u the fanly Of his victim and asked
lie pardon ~ Ggl iiEi1h'y. This being
C N; l..ci he stepped upon the trap and
had the rope lrc,d around HIS neek, sug-
9, stag 10 The sheriff that il ha drawn
tishtrr The work Of rin!"ning him then
began. when be requCStc: ~ he psImit ell
to shaka hands VITA The sheriff this was
done, his arms p!moned. i black esp put
on lis I'D, and at signal from Father
Canr--,li the trap WAS sprung BY Muir
phys own rcqnest the drop hat been
made SIX feet lis neck was broken by
the fall and death Was SO instantaneous
that not the slightest quiverinS Of a mus
Gle was perceived IT, a few moments he
was pronounced dead by the attending
physician, and 5he body was cnt down.
Murphy was born IN Ireland in lSi9
When he was two years .ll his parents
cane Ia this country H., left school
when very young, and At eleven years of
age was compelled, hy the force nf clrcnm-
stances, 10 earn his OWN living by the
sweat Of his bros He lived in Peunsyl
vania till 1867, when ne came To this
coast and res;d d at different points in
California. until about two years since,
when he came to Ortgln.
In personal appearance he was about
FIVE foot eight inches IN height, and weigh
cd 100 ponnds hc had black hair. mons
tlchc and chin whskcrs, and the loss of
his nYht eye disiisnred his appearance
hu: taken altogether he was
quite a good locking man He never d
MED killing French, hut e'aImel t. the
last that Tie fatal shot was accidentally
fired in . scutlie with Frencf. This is the
frs lcga! execution CT white man eyer
happening in tmati:la county, and only
the second G av;ction. One Brown was
sentenced To lie hang d in 1866. but the
penalty Was commutei To- Imprisonment
10. Ike by the governor, bU' the conVi",
finally made his escape from tie pelilei.-
tisrv. Tire Inii.ns We al-o Lang
here iJr 1879