Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-17
STRUNG UP SUCCESSFULLY.
Various n auglags, With Little Biog-
Il rapby OF the Hangees.

r PnoKNEYvLpE, Ill June 16.-James vaughn was
hanged here this afternoon. The execution was
private and inside the JAIL Only clergyman and re-
porters were admitted, but large crowd throBged
the streets. Vaughn was much depressed yesterday,
but recovered his spirits and slept well last night
Hs ate hearty breakfast and walked manfully to
ths scatfold, meeting death firmly. he dropped six
feet and died after few struggles. The galows
was TN old-fashioned rope and trap. No demon
stration was made by the crowd.
Vaug I'm murdered William Watts, inarshal OF
Tamarara, on August 5, 1881. Vaughn was uruAK
and Watts attempted to arrest him when the Tor her
plunged kuife into the liter'S breast and turned
to fee. Watts shot at him. striking him IN tne leg,
and thsn fell. dying almost Immediately. vaughn
WAS captured after short chase and taken 10
Plnckneyville, tried and convicted. he was conslo-
cred hard character. Vaughn said ne woo!o Eli
Watts IL he ever attempted to arrest HIM, apu AFTER
he was captured remarked that he was man OF MS
word $50. ca e>f s>~. 3 =
ALBUQUERQUE, N u, June 49, Milton Yarber-
ry vas hanged here this afternoon for the murder
OF Chas Campbell. This execution was IN q vacant
space adj oiuing the town. Crowds came in yester-
day, and to-day thousands were present, including
Mexicans, cowboys railroad men and miners, ihere
were. numerous fights but no Interference with the
hanging. =
sSterizsd his life. de marched to the scsffoid with
. determined step and never hnched when the rope
was placed about his nscE. Some IN the crowd
cheered. The drop was five feet. he alea witn q
few struggles Ysrberry was ABOUT 1orty years OF
age, native Of Texas and was acowb,y rough and
a gambler. 70 5.- ..,......-.
Al this place he got into difficulty with
freighter, killed him aud fed to Fort Smith, Ark.
Here he Joined the notorious desperados, Dave
Rudabaugh and Dave Matthews and Joined them 10
the robbing and hold-up business near this pace.
Yarberry shot and killed drover and then they
parted, Yarberry fleeing to Texas. Later, in Arksn-
sas, he killed man he thought was detective, but
who proved to be an inoffensiye traveller Notning
was deae about the murder until Yarbsrry boosted
about It. When ne fed from the authorities
in 1879 he went 10 Las Vegas,
aad, in connection with Mexican,
woman who went by the name of Steamboat ran
dance hall. This was failure and YarbeIry left.
About this time the freighter vas killed and robbed
of several hundred dollars twenty mites from Las
Vegas. YarbeTy vas suspected, but there vas no
proof. He next turned up at Albuquerque, became
constable and killed Henry Brown, of Tennessee,
but was acquitted through the incspac-
ity of the jury. Soon after he
shot and killed Charles Campbell, a
carpenter employed In the Atlantic Pacific ysrds.
Hs did not even know the man and shot him In the
back He boosted OF his deviish deed, but the bet
ter portion OF the community became aroused and
he was fualy arrested and tried for his crimes.
Thus another of the gang of "Biny the KID has
passed in his checks. i