, 1883-08-11
jUDicl6USlY IEHKED.
s!cPGEssos. IaE MIaBEREH. CLIr.s
TIE CoL3EN sTnRs.
Being EooSei b. Vi g'nes SsMnsItiec
He sQs"ais like 4 Pig ca Ike scsffsid
.--T ans 's,n 60 fiaus Sw Etey Tir>t-
The Co-oecr'> Jrry and their Verdict.

From the Dayton Cl~oaie','s Ssnlsy extra
We take the tOlloEinE full sud authentic
aecouat Of the lyuchrng of the wretch
MePEsrs5n, which osccrrei At thIt pace
last SI,lElsy night:
For se-e-al days rumor3 have been rife 4
the probable iyDeaias Q; J. F. NcPaerson ii
he secured stay OF proceedings IRON the
-oar.. but Is there WAS Sc mg IA talk We
were inclined to tLiak 1t all bosh. l; was
noticed yesterday, however, that a great
naIy P-ople were On or streets who seemed
% lie ergIsed IN earnest conversation
wherever = sqasd would coBsregate. Ia the
evening tne streets ve.s alive gi;h people
la: very little was s-id ID regard 70 the
mc.ieE,rs. A. about ten o'clock body #
masked 'sea, .UaiLerng about sky persous,
took POSSESSION oi the pab.ic squsrs and
Placed guards aseGni the scafJ!d and
tl-aHeh5gt the squ're 10 prevent outsii rs
rom !-'eTisgIUE- ! poCtic2 Of the crowd
lhoa demanded sduit,alce into the lai.
gard anI upon refusal of the iiilOr to open
;t5 door, = crow5ar was procured sid the
i,,r pr.-& CYaa. The jd guard began
shlo;ia-, the IRE teIaE returned by the moo
Who then grabbed the guard a-d h,li them
X. ...s so.S u.s done. George F. Church
aho was e,.iug IS d,a.h watch, locked the
is.. Lcc- oc the fire. alarm and threw the
Key arIeG the steps. IS the mob enter d
80 fs7l tre> -sn.a- ssgj 70 iis guard We
a.. 90. here 20 break .ae law bat = taiti It.
Tat appe-l don't 60" The al Tas ihtn
gr,t,e, INTO and McPherso1 taken out and
as ,.ed upon tie scitfold, bis shackiss ST. I
upon his f.es, ana The rope was placed
around his neck and made lest ovcr the
ceam. A - mounted the scaffoIl he ex-
claimed: ''B,; - God srl innocent Tou
a-e hanging az Innocent man" lie begged
pi.eogsiy fer mercy slJ a..eI them 10 b-ag
UEnb5y f,s:.
He then offered Ep prayer. when, as soon
as = as through, he vas pushei of the
ss,Gy.d. The rrFe was either 100 long or
e'se it s.iirved, NsPhe.soa sI!a:-g The SIDE
u the ;r.g Is ne fell, and ais t-et reached
rre r-oUni. >.roug hapds grssgcd tae rope
al lis ? n.irrous boiy ssuus e'e-s between
the h.avsls and earth and be wos literally
s-ang!s,: 20 lsa,h. By this tiae the streets
ueiz 'uil OF reop!e, all eager to see the exc.
cua.oD, hat The ,i,!aates k.pt them out Of
he gard unt,l all signs Of HE NeTe ,ztlnct.
t. 5.ly Was then gwen to the i.l grari
ara tie coroner ~ a-rrci. CIon ti> asr;ve
TAG body wcs cot so@n ard lie summoned
mr. vIo r,n3cled = verdict g flows:
tye the undersigned co.onsF's jG.y, sun
nc l... Z, rLcuue illo til cause sa4 ,irrum-
gaprl5 q -;ding tire Gea:h OF James +.
N,paaT-u',. 10 Id 'ha. tie sa: jams +.
Mcfa.rsgu cane 20 his death by hanging
.iI ssra--9.aJop the person or p6r'' n5
:sus:r Ii .;s,Ih usny u q: cc-2 - t'.5 Jury.
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7. \ LFcNAEp,
C. : CaGERvE, y,,-,,r
L0vIs N,UN".
DuSrTH ". SMITH,
=. u. WATTr
The body vas then taken tc ths aGdsrsaS-
ior establishment # kimball ( Martin anG
laced IT, colin. Ills neck was t,rnd to
zoe rot broken. Taa remains accompanied
ay tire .11oE aud children were taken to
po-n.roy rol. in srmea5 to.dsy-
Tas LOB, unlike most naas, did their
yo,k coo,y aad .ystemati,aily, only hanging
.;o one who was hkely to escape The c'nze-
lueucss q his great -, leaving The oth=rs
% be dealt sl;a II. jirec,sd.
V DO rot belie~sin lynch law. and think
.il7s !. shoull b. discouraged, hut lis
.p-is;n- Was genera, tarOaghoas The country,
.cs=m-n being heard 70 leave Town laG
( ar TIE execution was over, tae s7aad {;
ii !. horses lolis rounding cns o areS. lar
4,eht march o. cavalry. Thas ends ano.E,r
.u.p,=r IN the great tragedy. TIE ahove
var-ian Is Is near a. We can arrive ar the
.acss ~ d.ICens iaqo.ry Ard - think ae
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