The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-18
HANGMAN'S DAY.
Several COld-BlOOded Murderers Pay
the Penalty

Several COld-BiOOded Murderers Pay
the Penalty.
CLEVELAND, Oct. 12.-Jack Rad
ford was hanged to-day at Fremont,
for wife murder, committed last Octo-
Der. He made a fierce fight against
the officers with cries of "Oh, let me
go. you hellions," and showered bias
phemies and obscene epithets upon
them. After being dragged to the
scatfold he tried desperately to freak
away and jump from the platform.
With much trouble he was bound and
the moose adjusted, the drop falling at
five minutes past noon. Radford
spent last night carousing with the
guard, drinking whisky, talking
about horse races and telling indecent
stories. While standing on the gal
lows to-day, pinioned, with the moose
about his neck, and a clergyman Of
ferlng prayer, Radford discovered
among those in the Jail Mr.. Green
slade, father of the murdered
woman. Then ensued an indescriba-
BILE scene. Radford made furious
effort, strapped as he was, to rush
upon his father-in-law. The sheriff
and his assistants had all they could
do to hold him. He raved and cursed
everybody. The hanging was sue
cessful. The body scarcely quivered
after the drop. He was cut down at
the end of twenty minutes. The heart
stopped beating in thirteen minutes.
LoRINGNAL, Oct. 12.-Mann, who
murdered whole family, was hanged
this morning shortly before the hour.
The column of the procession was
headed by Sheriff Merrill and Rev. Mr..
Phillips, Mann's spiritual adviser. and
marched through the court yard to
the gallows. Mann preserved his
calmness of demeanor, and assembled
the steps with a strength of purpose
and of nerve rarely shown by a mortal
passing through such an ordeal. He
stepped upon the fatal trap door with
tirmness, carefully inspecting the pin
ioning of his legs, and wore cheerful
, smile, said goodbye to his attendant
and nodded to the newspaper cores
pondents. After an impressive prayer
had been offered by the Angeli-
can minister he dropped into
eternity. The executioner did
his work cody, and twelve min
utes after he had touched the fatal
spring he was pronounced dead
Mann died apparently without a
struggle. He is credited with having
said: 1T is but a short step from a
sinful world into an eternity of love
above" About $50 the body was cut
down, and the inquest is now pro.
crossing. Fifty persons witnessed
the execution. He murdered his EN-.
ployers, r. Cook, Mrs. Cook, theirSson
and daughter, and made full con.
fession.
CINCINNATI, O., Oct. 12.-The Times
Star Grayson, KY, special says
Koehllis Craft heard his death war
rant read this morning very calmly
He says he will declare his innocence
on the scaffold. The gallows are in
an Enclosure thirty feet square ant
twelve feet high, at the base of hill
from which the whole interior is Wis
able except the lower portion. Sew
eral thousand people are present. NJ
indications of disturbance.
Craft mounted the scaffold at :0i
p. NJ, spoke of his innocence and saiC
the witness against him had com
mitted perjury. AT the conclusion O.
this he sung hymn Odd Christ o'el
Sinners Weep p in clear voice, theI
prayed, being followed by Rev. MI
Pinkerton, after which the moose wai
adjusted, and the drop fell at l: 20 ant
his neck was broken. At 1:35 he wa
dead. The crowd was orderly ant
there was no disturbance whatever
Craft proclaimed his innocence to tn
last without faltering.
TOLEDO, Oct. 12.-Carl Bach wa
hanged at Bowling Green to-day, TO
the murder of his wife in October
1884. The family lived on farm nca
Weston, and the pair INDUCED in fire.
quent quarrels, during one of whicl
Bach attacked and killed his wifi
with corn shucker. at the ensuing
term Of court he was convicted ant
sentenced to death, but was granted
new trial on writ of error by the su
preme court, and was a second tim
convicted. Shortly before 10 O'Clock
this morning Bach was informed tina
his hour had arrived. He declared h
was ready and walked firmly through
the lower corridor of the jail and u
stairs to the scaffold. He spoke brief
ly, attributing his death to the pei
sistent efforts of the prosecuting at
torney, whom he said he forgave. TIL
priest kept up prayers in German
Bach responding and showing no sig
of fear until the moose was adjusted
but when the black cap was draw
over his face he trembled violently
The drop fell at 1905, the prisoner
neck being broken and he dying with
out struggle. Twenty minutes late
the body was placed in a coffin and re
moved from the temporary structur
in which the scaffold had been erecte
to the Jail. The execution was private
LITTLE Rock, Oct. 12.-The Ga
zette's Monticello, Ark, special say
Bill Washington was hanged to-da
for the murder of Calvin William
three years ago. Williams wife ant
Ceazar Pitts, also sentenced for as
sisting in the murder, received a re
spite a few days ago.