Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-07-07
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c,eenhock Candidates.
cvv HAvr, July 5.-Gresnbacksrs
...,;nated A. P. Tanner Of New Lon
sm Governor, and b. c. Baker Of
r.,.sord for Lisutenant Governor.
Warrington Neses.
v.sruorox, July 6.-Ths Baltimore
+. ohio Company propose to lay two
..h,.. under the provisions Of the bill
-, IN the House; one landing bstvesn
n,sm and New York, and running to
r,o,snd. and tho other landing near
y,rfolk and running to Portugal BY the
.,.rss or Bahama Islands.
p1oorts to the Agricultural Depart
u.o. show crops excellent in all dirsc-
tons
K.sson, from the Sub Committee Of
.as Foreign Affairs COMMITTEES, has pre-
,,r,d favorable report on the Mica
,,ooa Canal, which will probably como
ID early next session.
I, 10 now discovered that the Knit
Goods bin, which was passed to correct
an srror, vas itself in error. a. It desig-
Mates tho wrong section Of the law. It
r;ll Be smended in the Senate.
Strong, ono Of the Jail guards, was
;n,srvievsd regarding the execution of
Guitsau. Strong was manager of this
execution. He pinioned the condemn
d. adjusted the moose and black cap,
and remained on the gallows TO lower
tho body after the physicians pro-
nounced life extinct. Strong affirms
that everybody who witnessed the exc
eu,ion knows that the hanging was
skilfully done. After describing the
pinionine. ETC., Mr.. Strong said: "Ws
nat the knot exactly in the right place,
fight behind the left car. The knot
.lvays works backwards, and as long
a il works back it is all right. DR..
Young says it is better, ,ss it gets back OF
ths hsad and breaks the neck. As long
70 the knot does not como under the
chin,it is all right. DR.. Young says If it
", right behind, it would work all the
tetter. He had drop Of five feet five
inches. The rope touched the scaffold,
md that would give him, when the
azsin was taken out and hauled taut
from above, about two inches more,
making the drop Eve feet seven inches.
Hs fol- all Of that. His lead was clear.
Yeu may know BY the way he fell be
must have had pretty good fall. II
bis head had come of, he would have
bad TOO much fall. Twill 70 forward
and take my oath there was NO delay ON
ny part. Tho cap was tied quickly.
What did was done right quick. His
lnsss had to be pulled together, for he
trsmbled % after had passed tho rope
around both legs. ! Ipassed IL between
Tho lees that made them 30 firm that II
vas impossible for the rope to come Of.
lvas certain that no mishap would
occur like that ono In Kentucky,
where mans legs got loose
and hs climbed up. They had
b kick him Oh. The way put the
fops on 0uitsau was each log separate
and crossed between. II could never
come loose. l never had anything to
dsvith any hanging before coming
hare. Grady was the first man fixed
The rope for and his neck was Q clean
break. He did not struggle At all. just
worked his shoulders q little. Jenkins
va the next. Barney Wood never
novel johnson struggled moro than
any Of them. Tom Wright did not
struggle very much. He weighed 236
pounds whom he vas hung. Henry
Young struggled very little. Stone did
not struggle long; his bead came OF en-
sirely. Ths rope vas sunk In this mans
neck worss than in the cases Of Bedford
and Omsaan. They drew their knees
up . little, 0uiteau went down and
lunR tor little while before moving.
do mover knew what hurt him.
CsAGre ssisnal.
"AsHrsoroH, July 6.-Joiut Resolu-
s'on passed authorizing the President 10
eau Conference 10 6x the common
primo meridian.
After the naval appropriation bill vas
passed whitthoms. a. . matter of per-
sonal privilege, said Robson stated sb-
solats untruths in prsfsrring charges
against him. He charged Robsson
sisa sharing in the swae Of Cottell 4
Ce' while hs vas Secretary Of the Navy.
ns concluded With: "All the rssponsi-
"'Ay belongs to me. I attach to the
iossnsad Of Robson falsshood and per-
Jury. Robsson aaid be would leave the
country 10 judge Of the man Who reooe-
ausd his portrait." The matter hero
dfoppsd.
.ne nouss resumed the Naval Appro-
asloo bill, and adopted the amend
@san adopted In the Committee Of The