Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-10-18
RADFORD AND BACH
Participate in Public Neck Tie
Party
To Pay the Penalty of their Fearful
Crimes.

FREMONT, Oct. 13.--The execution of
John Radford, which took place in the
Jail of this quiet little city to-day, was
the cause of large and interested gath
ering of people. The crime for which
Radford was tried and sentenced to
death was the killing of his wife, Annie
Greenslade Radford, on the morning of
Nov. 4th, 1882. Radford had married
his wife against the wishes of her par
ents, as he was man of great violence
and he had always been known to be n
wicked man. He promised better deeds
and Anna made him her choice from
among number of other jealous adj
mirers. This marriage was consummat-
ed some ten years ago and they lived
together happily for time. But, his
old evil spirit began to show itself and
Anna was driven with her two children
to seek shelter under her fathers roof.
Action was began for divorce and an
injunction was served on Radford to
keep him from disposing of his proper
ty. When he heard of this he went to
the house of his wife, found her up
stairs, dragged her down to the back
yard and threw her with great violence
on the ground, the act producing insen-
sibility in the woman. He then drew
his revolver and shot her twice, once
in the wrist and once in the temple, and
after making sure that she was dead,
walked gloating away. He was subse-
quently arrested and sentenced to death
by hanging He took his death SEN
tence calmly and for one to see him
among the prisoners in their cells, would
not have picked this man out as one
sentenced to die in a few hours. His
last hours he spent in pleasant chat
with reporters and friends and of the
anecdotes related, those told by Rad
ford were the most humorous. He
walked to the scaffold with bold firm
ness, which seemed almost desperation.
He was calm until he espied his father
in-law in the audience. Here he broke
out with oaths of the vilest nature,
heaping abuse upon the old mans head
until the Sheriff had him removed.
After the proper ceremonies, the trap
was sprung and 1tadford was dropped
into eternity. He went onto the scaf-
fold at 1907, the trap fell at 1918, he
was pronounced dead at 1924 and was
cut down at 1928. His remains were
placed in coffin in the corridor and
the vast assembly allowed to pass
through the Jail and view them. He
presented a sickening appearance. His
face was black and swollen and from
his eyes blood had protruded and clot-
ted, which gave to their bulged out ap-
pearance frightful look. Around his
neck was darkened mark which
showed where the rope had done its
work. His remains were carried in a
hearse, unattended by friends, to Belle
vue, where they were inferred. 7y-- =
BOWLING GREEN, Oct. 13.-The exc
cution of Carl Bach, for wife murder
took place here to-day and attracted a
large number of spectators. His crime
is still fresh in the minds of the people,
and when his brutality is brought to
light it is no wonder that he had few
sympathizers among the people. He
surprised the Sheriff by taking him into
his cell and showing him case knife
and piece of tin hidden in a niche in
the wall; with which he intended to
take his life and cheat the gallows.
When placed on the scaffold he said in
a low, scarcely audible tone in broken
English, concerning the priests in at
tendance:
II give my thanks to these good faith
ers, they bring me to God, and what
ever l have done 1 only mineself to
blame for. The witnesses against me at
the trial they sweared to lies, but for
give them. The States lawyer Mr..
Troup, brought me to the gallows; he
made them lie about me, but 1 forgive
him. forgive them all"
At this point he would have broken
down, and just as he uttered low sob,
the trap was pulled and the doomed
man eXpiated his crime.