Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-16
THE MOOSE IN DAKOTA.
Especial Telegram to thesGlobe. !

ton Gilmore. the young Ohio man, was |
hanged here in the Jail yard this afternoon.
The hanging was private. only officers and
reporters being admitted. The president
yesterday declined to interfere. and Gil
more this morning gave up all hope. Two
years ago Gilmore was employed on a
stock farm in Dakota with a Mexican
whom, for some unaccountabie reason, he
killed. He was tried three different times,
the defense depending mainly upon the
plea of insanity. His parents are wealthy
Ohio people, and twas shown that he had
been cratic and eccentric in his &C
tons and conduct since his
youth. After the third conviction
an appeal was taken to the United States
supreme court, which sustained the verdict
OF the lower court. The lawyers and
friends of Gilmore then appealed to the
president to interfere, and the execution
was three times postponed, but finally the
chief magistrate refused to grant a par
don or to commute the sentence, and the
law took its course.
James Leighton Gilmore was but TWEEN
ty -one years of age. In the spring of 1881
young Gilmore and Mexican named
Ortez, were employed as farm hands near
Deadwood. In quarrel over some trivial
incident. Gilmore drew revolver and shot
the Mexican dead. He escaped, and under
the assumed name Of James Leighton.
travelled about until fall when he was
captured and convicted in the territorial
courts OF murder in the first degree. He
received his sentence with astonish-
ing GOODNESS, remarking that he would
take his medicine as easy as any
body ever did. He was sentenced
| to hang Nov. is, 1881, but through
the efforts of his brother. prominent
! lawyer of Stubenville, O., he obtained a
| respite and new trial. In this second
trial an attempt was made to establish his
insanity. In evidence many strange
| things were related Of his
| childhood. During that period he commit
! ted many unaccountable criminal acts of
| petty nature, and frequently ran away
| from home. On one of these occasions he
was found by brother, who is an officer
in the United States navy, in New York
city. At another time he was found in the
Newsboys' home in Chicago. He has
travelled the world over, having spent much
of his erratic life at sea. The Rev. Joseph
Buchanan, who was principal of the public
school young Gilmore attended in Stub
| enville, made affidavit that he did not be-
lieve that the young man was of sound
| mind while at school under him, and much
other evidence to the Same effect was pre-
scented. Nevertheless he was a second time
convicted. The case was appealed, and
the appeal decided against him. A respite
was granted from Nov. z, to Dec. Is, and a
strong effort was made to secure executive
clemency upon the theory of his insanity.
but it was represented to the president tina,
the man was a second Guiteau of a most
diabolical character. and upon that hypoth
esis he declined to interfere. Young Gil
more's family is one of tbs most respect
able in Ohio, he being apparently the soil
tary black sheep.
JEALOUS MOKR HANGED.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
SEARLE, Ala, Dec. l5.-John Redd, col
ored, aged twenty-five, was hanged here al
noon to-day for the murder of Lucy Lee
caused by jealousy, IN September, 1881
He choked the girl to death, dragged the
l
threw it in. He was convicted three time.
and narrowly escaped lynching. Th'
execution was private though a large Grove
was in town. Redd said he was ready t.
die. The drop was over four feet.
HANGED.
l MANSFIELD, La, Dec. 15.-Peter Thorn
as. colored, was hanged here to-day in pres
ence of 1900 people for the murder O
Dick Bright, also colored. The condemned
man acknowledged his guilt -
REsPIrED.
Laura Bright,sentenced at the same tim,
as Thomas for participation in the murde
of her husband, was respited.
ONE YEAR IN THE PKNITnsTIARY.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.]
CHICAGO, Dec. 15.-''They have reached g
verdict" it was whispered about the crimi
nal court room at 10 O'Clock this morning.
A bailiff was seen to come in and speak t.
States Attorney Mills,and enough TT thsil
conversation was overheard by those stand
ing near them to give rise to the words
Discussion was rife as to what the verde
was. Some thought it would be guilty
with short term of imprisonment. 9th
ers-and they were in the large majority
predicted an acquittal. In few minutes
Theresa Sturla came in and took her, &C
eustomed seat. Judge Gardner took his
place and Immediately asked: HHas tn,
jury agreed upon verd1cts"
3They have, your honor" responded or
fcer Webb" ..t...-
"Let them be brought in," said the Judge
and the jury came forward and took thei
seats. s*
81 desire no demonstration of any sort
whatever the verdict may be-" said Judg
Gardner. 81 have given instructions tina
bailiffs should be stationed in all parts O
the room, and any person making tn,
slightest demonstration will be arrested
and punished"
The jury arose, and in response to tn
question:
"Have you agreed upon verdict p
Foreman James Dale responded that the!
had. and handed it to the clerk.
"We, the jury find the defendant guilty OF
slaughter, and fix her punishment