, 1881-01-08

Thomas Dies Game but expires Hard.
He Spirit ~ofted to that Bourne
from, uiici 40 Trdrf,er
Returns.
4. J. Fhsma> Expiaie> de Crime of Mu-,isr
on The CasiovS---t Brief Review of
Previous hlngin.> In waiIa
Nxiia toanfy.

Considering the great excitement OF the
days Of gold" when the c1unty seat was
the headnuarsers Of the great upper country,
and when the gr, at rush aEs.ed to I've snc.
ceeded by Al INN anse ia:lux OF immigration
seeking new homes IN tai, bountifui north
western couut-r, that the expia,isn upon
the S1llows to-day is but tie third one. and
of that number euly one being white man
Is no mean reflection upon the fair NAM OF
W ala " ALA county. And when We take
lu'o consideration that even IN each instance
neither OF the parties could claim any resi-
d-nce m our midst VIC consider Wa'la Walia
county Entarnished OF tAe i1ul crime of
murder.
TIE FIRST HANGING
In Walls Walla comfy was that of Lung
Vow wko shot one An Nun in the back on
the llth OF Novemher. 1872, aod who died
the following day Lung Tow was tr:c,l and
sentenced by ,Igdge LEAFS. ard paid the pen
a,.T Of the law on the callows The lltn day
ol July 1879,
yHR sEceSD ;.
To hang for the commission Of c---. ei'''---
murder wss Muse Muse. ;he Iadian. aLls
Red Money, who killed ons James Corrig:e
With al AZ killing him ins:hntanccusly, He
wls tried. sentouced and ssp;at.i his crime
ON the scatfoid on Friday, "a Eta ef August
1874. The history oi the
TURN AND Ltsr
Unfortunate v,ctin Of the rolie is sill fresh
in the minds of our readers bat brief re-
hearsal OF the proni:nen, features CT this no.
turidus eri,ne n,ly rot be 1ninteresting: in
January last there arrived in .hl, tit- f~ar
persons, two men aud their wives. They
registered and stopped few days at the
Star hotel on Main street. leaving Waila
Nalla after 4 short stay. long enough To
make some purchases. the party ~ newt
heard of at E.,C, Ross place GA the T"uchet
oa Tic ~ Of February. + On tae Oh Of Feb
rrsary Thomas anu tie 40 wn"'su taruei gp
at Washrucna Springs at the residence ..
Mr.. Bassett The following morning the
three left for Spokane Falls. On the 9Th OF
March Thomas retIrned - BasSetts With
only
ONE WOMAN.
Here several suspicious circumstances oc-
e,,rre,l which attracted Mrs. Bassett's at.en-
,ion, especially when the mail car ier reported
the finding Of the body in :he Tonchet, she
noticed Thomas turn pale and avoid CONVEX
sation But every thing rr-.- over. ! q mas
dd considerable tradirs with the BasSorU-
who brought him and his wife to Waila
Walla and from this place they lett immeil-
ately for San Francisco. On the
FIFTH or MARCH
Harvey Shaw, IN going along portion OF his
farm, discovered on the banks Of the Touchet
nu,'e holy sud on examination OF the same
ne found that most horrible murder had
been committed. The heard AMI hair OF the
murdered man Va closely cGt, besides 4 bull
let hole in the heal. The body was brought
to toan but after several days Of close scrn-
tiny, Identification Iroved a failnre. About
the Isl OF April, 1850, news OF another mur-
der. the details OF which were even more
horriore rffan tina. OF the Touchet mur,ler,
spread like wild lire through the country;
a.
partly covered with hrl,sh feet lied, bullet
Wound in the head aud hair cut short, was
found near Deep creek, Spokane coanty.
The similarity OF the crime on the Touchet
with the one Oh Deep creek seemed % give
SOME LIGHT
o. the former mystery. The avengins sririt
was on the trail OF the mu. ierers, The miss
ing man, the missing woman, the bonds, the
aliases, the hurried flight AMI stunning con-
yersa;ion all eliminated IN tfaeinf Tho'nas
aud wife ID Hans,s ci:s. no, at which place
tfney we're arrested =, y.ha Justice On the
18th Of A,ril, 1880 The prisoners arrived
here on the night of Tuesday, May 25th,
1850, where an immense crowd assembled at
the depot, though the hour was late, to see
the prisoners. When safely jailed the COM
muuity breathed easier 70 know that justice
would I've vindicated. In the 18th of last
November Thomas vas arTaigue'i before
Jndee Wingsrd and after several DAYS hear
ing. defended by the ablest of couhse!s, the
jury found him guilty of murder IN the
FIRST pEGEEE
/. On the 9th OF the same month h. Was SEN
tencel to be hung, and on the 9th INST
Sheriff Thompson read TO him the death war
ran. naming this day for the exc .utinn al the
same. The doomed man has since his incar-
ccration IN the co"nty jail bpth before and
after his sentence, maintain ii a stolii indif-
ference As TO his fate.
PRELIMINARY ARRANGEMENTS.
Yesterday afternoon Thomas was shaved
and his hair cut and he arpelred IN very
good spirits. Lster in thc day hi. vas visited
hy Father Duffy and the Sisters Of Charity
who, during his confinement, have been very
kind tu the pri~OHcr. The noise made IN
erecting the sea oil did 10. ,e,n t. depIess
hun in the ieast as far ths-se who were
present could see THIS morning h. Vas
d-cssel IN new broadcln.h suit I.reseatel to
him by Father ID DIffy an he appeared quite
cheerful. when he was visited by his sister
who remained during .he principle part of
tho morning.
IL TIE JAIL.
LIST niyht Thomas made his last request
tha. lie might be psrnittel t. remain with
his wife during the nigh, in company with
Father Daft The request was granted aud
daring the night thcs seemed intent upoa
m lkins the best of the t;me IN conversation
aui listening t, spiritual advice from Father
DafTy. Tnis N ,-niig Thomas thanked Sher-
f Thompson for his kindness during his
iac,rcerat on and hoped he woull continue
ito use h:s wife IN the same manner as before.
In parting Mrs. Thomas vas almost frantic
and her cries OF grief were hear;rending. 1t
MAS only by force that the officers of the law
were enabled TO detach the wife from the
buxh,nd And then she fhrev herself down