Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-13
A DESPERATE MURDERER.

| CLEVELAND, Oct. 1z.-Jack haoIOrd was
hanged to-day at Fremont for wife mur-
der, committed last October. He made a
fierce fight against the officers, and cried
| ''Let me go, you hellions," and showered
obscene epithets upon them. After being
! dragged to the scaffold he tried desperate
! " to break away and jump from the plat
foom. 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 stories. While
standing on the gallows to-day pinioned,
and the aoose about bis neck, and clergy
man Offering prayer, Radford discovered
among those in the Jail Mr.. Greenslade,
father of the murdered woman. Then
ensued an indescribable scene. Radford
made furious effort, bound as he was,
to rush apon his father-in law. The sheriff
and assistants had all they could do to
hold him. He raved and cursed every
body. The hanging was successful.
The body scarcely ouivered after the drop
fell. 1t was cut down in twenty minutes,
the heart having stopped beating in thir-
teen minutes. About $50 witnessed the
execution.
MURDERER's FATE.
EORIGNAL, Canada, Oct. 12.-Mann,
who murdered the Cooke family, was hang
ed at this morning. Shortly before that
hour solemn procession headed by Sher-
iff Merrick and Rev. Mr.. Phillips, Mann's
spiritual adviser, marched through the
court yard to the gallows. Mann preserv-
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steps with strength of purpose and nerve
rarely shown by mortal. In passing
through the ordeal. He stepped upon the
fatal trap door With firmnsss, carefully in
spected the pinioning Of his legs, wore
cheerful smile, said good bye to his
attendants, and nodded to the news
paper correspondents. After an impress
sire prayer had been offered by the Angel
ican minister he dropped into eternity.
The executIoner did his work coolly, and
nine and half minutes after he had
touched the fatal spring the murderer's
heart ceased. Mann died apparently
without struggle. He is credited with
having said: SITS only hop, skip and
leap from sinful world into an eternity
of love-" T lis morning he joined heartily
IN the devotional exercises, singing with
great zest and sweet tenor to the hymn,
ssAbiGe with me-" About $50 the body
was cut down. The inquest is now pro-
crossing. Fifty persons witnessed the exc
cution. He murdered his employer, E. R.
Cooke, Mrs. Cooke, their son and daugh-
ter, and made full confession.
WIFE MURDERER HANGED.
TOLEDO, O., Oct. 12.-Carl Bach was
hanged at Bowling Greeny Ohio, to-day for
the murder of his wife in October, 1881.
The family lived on farm near Weston,
Ohio, and Bach and wife indulged in fire.
quent 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 a new trial on writ by the
supreme court and second time con-
victed. Shortly before 10 o'clock
this morning Bach was informed
his hour had arrived. He declared
he was ready, and walked firmly
through the lower corridor of the jail and
upstairs to the scatfold. He spoke briefly
attributing his death to the persistent eff
forts of prosecuting Attorney 1roup,whom
he said he forgeve. The priest kept up
prayers in German, Bach responding. He
showed no signs of fear until the moose
was adjusted, and when the black cap was
,, drawn over ais face he trembled violently.
The drop fell at 1905. His neck was
broken and there was no struggle. Thirty
minutes later the body was placed in cof
|. fin and removed from the temporary
structure in which the scafold had been
erected, to the jail. The execution was
private.
CRAFT, THE ASHLAND MURDERER, HUNG.
| GRAYsoN, KY, Oct. 12.-Craft mounted
the scaffold at :05 p. NJ, and spoke of his
Innocence and the crime the witnesses
against him had committed. AT the con
clusion of this he sung the hymn, s'Did
Christ for sinners weep?" in clear voice
and prayed, being followed by Rev. J. h.
Richardson, after which the moose was
! affixed and the drop fell at I:20. His neck
was broken and at :35 he was dead. The
crowd was orderly aud no disturbance
whatever occurred. Craft proclaimed his
innocence to the last without falteriDg.
ARKANSAS HANGING.
MONTICELLO, Oct. 12.-Bill johnson was
hanged to-day for the murder of Calvin
Williams three years ago. Williams wife
ana caesar fltC5, dlSO SeHtouCcu lOr dSSlSt-
| ing in the murder, received a respite few
| days ago.
EXECUTED BY GOOD CITIZENS.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Oct. 12.-On .Wednes-
dey night near Russellville, this state, two
drunken negroes wantonly shot and killed
Dick Winlock, white man, who was also
under the influence of liquor. The ne
eroes were arrested and boasted of the
crime. Last night mob took the negroes,
who we're named Nelson Cooper and Sam
Daily, from the jail and hanged them to a
| tree near the town. The mob is alleged
to have been composed of good citizens.
GLOVE CONTEST AND FREE FIGHT.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Oct. 12.--Hial Stod-
dard and Owen McManus had knock
out with soft gloves tonight for 500 8
side. Stoddard had the best of it after
the first round. At the beginning of the
| third round McManus fell and Stoddard
| struck at him. The umpire for McManus
claimed a foul, and general fight fol-
lowed of seconds and friends, pugilists
and participants. Stoddard was struck
several times. McManus did not take part
in the melee. The police cleared the
stage, but the fight was not continued.
| THOUSAND ARMED sTRIKERs.
BRADFORD, Pa, Oct. 12.-Twenty- -four
detectives sent out from Pinkerton's New