The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-13
DROPPED TO ETERNITY.
Foua MEN HUNG YESTERDAY.
uI.sraestal Conduct of Hardened Ohio Criminal
on the BrIak Of Dsath-Ths Slayer Of Family
Who Said It was OnIy "lOp, Step and
Leap to World Of Love-"

Who Said it was OhiJ "nop, Step and
Leap to World of Love-"
CLEVELAND, O., October l2-Jack Red.
ford WIS hanged to-day at Fremont for wife
murder, committed last October. Hemade
a fierce fight against the officers and cried:
"Let me 90, you hellions," and showered
blaphemous and obscene epithets upon
them. After being dragged to the scrai.
fold he tried desperately to break away and
Jump from the platform. With much trou-
ble be was bound and the moose adjusted.
The drop fell at 1905.
Bedford spent last night carousing with
the guard, drinking whisky, talking about
horse races and telling indecent stories.
While standing on the gallows to-day, with
pinioned arms and the moose about his neck
and clergyman offering prayer, Radford
discovered among those In the jail, Mr..
Greenslade, the father oil .he murdered
woman, and then ensued an indescribable
scene. Radiord made q furious effort,
strapped as he was, TO rush upon his faith.
er.in.law. The Sheriff and his assistants
had all they could do to hold him. He
raved and cursed everybody. The hang.
ing was successful; the body scarcely
quivered after the drop, and was cut down
at the end OF twenty minutes. The heart
stopped beating in thirteen minutes.
There were about $50 witnesses to exc
cution.
ANOTHER WIPE MURDERER.
TOLEDO, O., October 12.-Carl Bach was
hanged at Bowling Green, Ohio, to day,
for the murder Of his wife in October, 1881.
His family lived on farm near Weston,
Ohio, and Bach and his vile INDUCED in
frequent quarrels, during one OF which he
attacked and killed her with corn.cutter.
At the ensuing term OF court Bach was
convicted and sentenced to death, but was
granted u new trial on a writ OF error by
the Supreme Court, and tecond time
convicted. Shortly before ten o'clock this |
morning Bach was informed that bis hour
had arrived. He declared he was 10 ldy, and
walked firmly through the lower cor
ridor Of the Jail and up the stairs 10 the
sca1old. He spoke briefly, attributing bis |
death TO the persistent efforts OF Prosecu- |
ting Attorney Troup, whom he said he for. |
gave. The priest kept up prayers in Ger
man, Bach responding. lie showed no
signE OF fear until the moose was adjusted. |
When the black cap was drawn over his |
eyes he trembled Violently. The drop fell
at 1905. His neck was broken and there |
was no struggle. Twenty minutes later the |
body was placed in cofiin and removed |
from the temporary structure in which
the sCaftold had been erected to the jail.
AFAMILY SLAYER HUNG.
LoRlalNAL, CANADA, October l2.-Mann,
who murdered the Coake family, was hang.
ed at O'Clock this morning. Shortly be-
fore that hour the solem procession, headed
by Sheriff MerriCk aud Rev. Mr.. Philips,
Mann's spiritual adviser, marched through |
the court yard to the gallows. Mann pre-
served calmneas Of demeanor and ascend.
ed the steps with strength OF purpose and
nerve rarely shown by mortal In passing
through such an ordeal. lie stepped upon
the fatal trap door with irmnesS, carefully |
inspected the piaioning of his legs, wore
cheerful smile, said good bye to his attend.
ants and nodded to the newspaper CORES.
pondcnts After On impressive prayer had
been offered by the'Anglican minister, he
was dropped into eternity. The exeeu.
toner did his work cody, and nine and
half minutes after he had touched the fatal
spring tie pulsations Of the murderer's
heart ceased. Mann died apparently with
out struggle. He ia credited with having
said, ut Is onlya hop, step and leap from
the sinful world into an eternity Of love-"
This morning he Joined heartily in the de.
yotional exercises, singing with great zest
sweet tenor to the hymn "Abide With
Me-" About $40 the body Was cut down,
The inquest Is now progressing. Fifty per.
dtTed his employer, K. W. Coake, Mrs.
Coake and their son and daughter. He
made a full confession.
ELLIS CRAFT HuSG.
GRAYsoN, KY, October 12.-special
trains were run on the chesapeake and
Ohio and Eastern Kentucky railroads to.
day, bringing not less than 1900 people,
black and white, young and old, to see the
last act in the life oil Ellis Graft. Other
thousands came on horseback, in carriages,
buggies, wagons, and on foot, and the place
has a gala appearance. There is soms
drpnkenness, but no apparent desire to
create disorder. Crafts family and
friends and the Rev. Mr.. Pinker.
ton, who yesterday baptized him,
all united in pleading with him to confess
II he was guilty and not go before the bar
OF God with the added crime Of deliber,
ate lie upon his soul, but to all he replied
that be was innocent and had nothing to
confess. Public opinion 10 much divided
as to his guilt. At midnight the preacher
left Craft alone with his guard, and he
slept well until daybreak, when he ar sc,
washed and ate hearty breakfast. During
The whole morning crowd surged to and
fro in TIE jail yard, anxious to get even a
glance at tte doomed man, but none were
admitted, and much disappointment was
The death warrant was read to hln at 10
A. N. He listened calmly, and at the con-
clusion said, with some feeling that he was
innocent Of the crime OF which he was con-
yicted. His brother then bade him an
a alFectionate farewell for the last time, and
left the prison. Craft then quietly dressed
himself, and at 1880 P, N. the proct saion
moved from the jail TO the scaf)ld, headed
by the Sheriff and Feveral armed men.
Graft walked ney', supported by his spirit,
ual advisers, and the rear was brought up |
by another squad Of men, armed with shot. 1
guns. He ascended the scattold firmly,
and after the usual religious exercises, and
e further statement of bis innocence from
Craft, the trap YVES sprung. II
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