The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-24
Standing Wide Open to Receive His
Soul. But Says He Don't
Know Where lie Ia Going lu Two Other
Places the Gibbet Bears
Its Crep Of Human Fruit for tho
Sins Done In the
Body, Bat They are Sna,ched Straight
othe Summer Land.
Some Other kilograms of Importance,



CALVERT, March 23,--lSpeclal.l To-day
Fred Il. Waite expiated the crime of ,nur-
der for killing A. d. WISER the isier Of
Robertson county. The prisoner last night
slept we'll, after a, hearty supper with
bottle Of champagne. This morning, aI,er
breakfast, the death warrant was read TO
him, which he received without trenor.
and when told he had only tgo hours 10
i've said he was ready whenever the time
came. Meanwhile he wrote out will ex-
pressing wish TO have his body buried in
the Franklin graveyard, reyoking the sale
That he had made OF his body some time
before to the doctors Of Bremond. - -. -.
Last night before retiring he expressed q
wish to have violin played for him, which
request was complied with by Professor
Donell, and he then asked thar no minis
ters be brought into him, as he desired
none.
At 1880 the sheriff and deputies left the
lail with the prisoner for the scaf,old. on
Gallows Hill, about three quarters of
mile south of Franklin, and, on arriving.
the prisoner mounted the steps as calmly
as IN any every day scene OF life.
upon being asked by Sheriff Jones If he
nau anything, TO say, he made long
speech, somewhat different from the usuaI
dying declarations on the scatIold. saving
that the citizens OF Robertson county Knew
what he had been tried for and had been
condemned to DEATH that he had no fears.
as ne knew not whence he came and knew
not where he was going, that he Thought
that justice had not been done him as he
had not intended to kill A. d. WISER when
ne struck him, but only wanted to keep
nun from being able to hurt him. He then
read ms last Will in regard TO his body.
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short click of the hatchet and Fred nj
Waite was launched into the great oeyonS.
Az l:22 he was pronounced dead by Drs.
Britt, Casslngton and Meade, and was then
placed IN neat coffin and carried Off and
puried by Sheriff Jones and posse, Sheriff
Jones, Deputy L. b. Jones and I. NJ. Rein
hardt deserve great credit for the manner
IN which everything passed Oft, as they
hau done everything possible to add TO tho
comfort OF the prisoner, and at the time of
tne execution there was no hitch whatever
III tha proceedings.
The history ot the crime in that nm ,ho
morning of May 25th, 1882, Waite and
compton, both white, and Wyatt Banks,
colored' carried out plot they had made
10 escape nom the Robertson county iail.
Upon Ad. WISER, the iailcr, and brother
OF sheriff Bud WISER, carrying the break
last 10 the prisoners he was struck from be-
nlnu ny waite with piece Of iron tubing
tnat had been torn from waste pipe.
Upon being struck Wyser, attempted TO
draw his pistol, and said stop"
1t was then that Waite struck the fatal
blow and three prisoners then took Wyser's
pistol and watch and fled They werc our
sued by, the citizens enmasse, ana we're
caught the following night,
they were arraigned for trial July I'd fol-
lowing and although ably defended were
condemned, Waite and Banks TO be hnng,
ana compton to the penitentiary for lie
waite and Banks appealed and the de-
clsioh OF lower court was affirmed, Then
tney Appealed for u communication TO tbegoy-
ernor and Waite was refused bnt Ranks
was granted n respite of thirty days from
to-day, and to-day Waite met his doom ns
calmly as any man could,