Iron County register., 1882-04-27

confinement he has hecn visited by different
| clergymen, who talked and reasoned with
him, but to no avail. He talked freely Of his
crime, without manifesting the slightest emo
ton. He seemed to think that the Governor
would pardon him, but could give no reason
for SO thinking. 1 visited him in his cell last
Sunday, and conversed with him in regard
to his crime. He told me that his victim and
himself had always been the warmest friends,
and that he shot him while in a sudden pas
sion. He also stated that he was ready and
willing to die.
The town officials expected large crowd
in to witness the execution, and twenty-five
Marshals were appointed to keep peace. The
Mayor issued proclamation ordering all
the saloons to be closed and kept in that
condition until the following day. Thursday
evening there was fully three hundred strang-
ers in town, and early Friday morning small
squads containing four or five wagons could
be seen every ten or fifteen minutes coming
i'm on all the different roads that lead to Rola.
BOhannon was to be taken from the Jail at 10
O'Clock A. NJ; and fully 1,50O'people, princi-
pally females, and from the most remote
parts of Rusticdom, could be seen around
the jai1, cdging their way through the living
mass, and continually pushing each other so
as to secure Il commanding position. At ten
precisely the doomed man was taken from
his cell and conducted through the eager
crowd to a close carriage, accompanied by
the Sheriff and his deputy and the Rev. Bond,
and he was driven to the scaffold. The
crowd followed, and in short time Joined
the crowd assembled ut the place of cXecu-
ton. The doomed man alight,d from the
carriage, and firmly walked to the scaffOld
and ascendcd the steps with that air OF in
difference that would be noticed on person
attending an opera. A short sermon was
delivered by the Rev. Bond, in which he en-
treated all men to let liquor alone. A hymn
was sung at Bohannon's request, and the
majority Of the spectators joined in the sing
ing. Bohannon was then asked if he had
anything to say. He arose, and, with firm
and steady step, walked to the forward part
of the scaffold platform, and, in clear voice,
said: 81 have been brought here to-day to
be hung. am not guilty of the crime.
request all of you gentlemen to let liquor
alone. / am thankful to the Sheriff and
TAILOR for their kind treatment. / expect to
go to Heaven, and hope to meet you in the
better land" His limbs were then tied, the
rope passed around his waist (and, strange to
say, he assisted in putting the rope around
himselO, and his hand tied. The black cap
was then pulled over his head, and the rope
adjusted. The Sheriff then asked him If he
was ready, and his reply was in the affirma-
tive. The trap fell. The fall was TX feet,
and his neck was broken. After hanging
fifteen minutes, he was cut down and hand
ed to his relatives. The crowd then dispersed
toward town to secure their dinner.
Until O'Clock p. NJ. the streets of Rolla
were crowded. Every part of Rusticdom
within n radius of seventy five miles was well
represented. The principal part, as said
before, were females, who brought their
children with them. They used the side
walk Tor pallet, and there lcisurcly rcclined,