The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-04-04
Mrs. Eeaker Atenes for the Cruel Mur.
der OF a Little Girl.
A DusAy Mulabto Named Beaver
Swung OF at Leesburg,
Virginia.
Execution OF Oliver Bristow, One OF
the Murderers OF Farmer Nc
DoweN, OF South Caxolina.
THREE HArEOTN&S.

Mrs. Meaker xscuted at Windsor, Vt, for
the Murder of Her Niece-6same TO the
Last.
WINDSOR, Vt. March 5e.--Mrs. Meaker
was hung at 1:35 this afternoon. She per-
sisted to the last that she was innocent. Mrs.
Mesker ate hearty dinner. Her son
Almond was left in his cell. Mrs. Meaker's
arms were pinioned before she left the cell,
and the procession moved to the gallows,
where she was seated in chair, and evil
IDENTIFY did not like the crowd. After prayer
by the Chaplain, the Sheriff handed her q
paper with these words "Emeilne Meaker,
if you have anything to say why the exc
eution of sentence should. not take place
You have now al opportunity" This was
done on account of her defense. She was
calm and pale. and set with, closed eyes.
Goodbye, Mr.. Hull; lave nothing more
to say, only forgive you for hanging me-"
Her legs were then tied, she standing all the
time. She showed no signs of trembling,
and said: May God forgive you all" The
drop fell at half-past one. After hanging
thirty minutes she was taken down dead.
She died without scarcely struggle.
The doomed woman slept soundly last
night, and after breskfsstinGy in accordance
with request made yesterday TO see the
gallows, was led out by the Sheriff TO exam
inc il. She closely scrutiniSed every part
Of the structure, ascended the steps of the
scs fold alone with q firm tread and without
emotion, and inquired of the Shsrif if she
would be required to climb the fatal stairs
unassisted at the final momert. The drop
and its mode of working was looked upon
with an air of morbid curiosity; and cycling
the trap she asked: rs that the pleeeP
- -
visited by the chaplain and manifested the
most stolid indifference, but later on was
visited by Sheriff Atherlon. Size inquired
after her husband and daughter, and then
with much agitation said: Tell them l am
to be murdered to-dsy. l am IN innocent
woman" She alluded to her oo1's. confess
sion as a lie, and said he had brought her to
the gallows. When Atherton 5ose 10 leave
she began TO cry and kissed hio right hand
twice. and sending her love 70 the folks at
home she cried, Good bye, gSei' bye" as
he let.
Her husband and daughter refused 70 ret
ceive her dead body and would not uEake =,
farewell visit before the execution. Mrs.
Meaker was but forty four years Old and
was married at the age of eighteen to z. @.
MeaaSer. She, with her son, committed the
murder of Alice Meaker, in Waterbury,
April 23 1890 Mrs. Meaker took the girl
and her weak-minded son in a wagon OF by
d lOEtly TOdU lutO Tue WOOoS, lO-SSO usT VIC
tim, to drink poison and placed her body In
a swamp, pressing it down with plank.
The character Of the woman, IS otherwise
revealed upon the trial, showed her TO be
monster in the tyranny and violence OF her
control over those within her r3seh-
At Camden, s. c.
COLUMBIA, March 30-At CanaeD, s. c.,
this morning, oliver Bristow ,ooloYedA was
hanged as an accomplice of Joe Wilson.
also colored, in the murder of r H. No
Dowell, well-to-do farmer add highly es-
teemed citizen of Kershaw County, on the
seth of November last. wilson ives shot
and killed by p ferryman whilst endeavor-
ing to maze bio escape across Gatewbs Ziver
in North Carolina. Bristow slept soandly
last night, but ate nothing this morning
de assembled the gallOws at ten Tnin1tes past
L 1o' clock, protesting his innocence TO the
last. The trap was sprung ot. twenty min
utes past ID, tie fall being four feet. Bris-
tow's neck was not broken. The eKsoution
Yves private.
A1sPsst Swung ions
WAsHIHToss, March 30.-0hsrles Wil,iam
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