The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-08-26

son of a b--w and like expressions
TO the lookup and placed inside,
apparently benumbed. The crowd
around the opening
BECAME so PACKED
that Officer Salmon came out with
his pistol in hand and requested
them to keep away. The crowd,
taking advantage of the unlatching
of the door, swung it wide open,
when the prisoner, making the most
Of the opportunity presented by the
open door, plunged through it head
foremost into the crowd IN a vain
epdeaYor to escape. He was of
course captured insJantaneouslY and
thrown violently to the groun1,
struggling, kicking and striking con.
tinually; while Frustrated he was
kicked, stamped and beaten until
his face was ma 8 OF
BLOOD AND BRUISES.
During this time a rope had been
sent for, which soon arrived, and
was quickly fastened around the
doomed wretch's neck he Was then
dragged to shed so1th OF the hall,
the rope was thrown over a
beam, and willing hands took hold
Of the other end and drew him up
from the ground, not relaxing their
efforts until a complete state Of sus-
pension had been effected. The
rope was then fastened, amid the
cheers and jeers of the congregated
multitude, and the body of Harry
was left swinging IN the air. I'm
mediately upon being suspended, he
raised his arms and clutched the
rope with his hands above his head
as If to relieve the pressure upon his
neck; but this aVailed nothing; q
man quickly mounted carriage
which stood close by in the sh ed,
kicked first one hand, then the other,
and made him let go. Upon relax
ing his hold he gas ed paroxysm-
ally, showed slight tremor OF mus
cular contraction, his arms dropped,
and
HE WAS DEAD.
Death, however, was not salts
factory; his crime had been so hei-
nous aud unprovoked and its results
SO disastrous, that the Infatuated
throng wanted to drag the body
through the streets. Nowhere could
there be seen even suggestion of
pity; one man called out, Lets
take him down and hang him out
side where everybody can see him. y
and one who seemed TO be one of
the managers OF the affair replied
''Never mind; he's comfortable
enough where he is" 1t was evi~
IDENTIFY the intention to make sure
work of it, and no chances were to
| b3 allowed.
The multitude at this time must
have numbered fully 1000 persons
but everything went ahead without
interruption or delay. There were
but few women, we are glad to say
as the proceedings were OF a ma.
UuTe which should restrain even
curiosity i'll the female breast
so far as actual witnessing
OF the affair was concerned.
About this time DR.. Benedict had
concluded his post norton eXamin-
alton, nd the body of
THE DEAD CAPTAIN
was borne through the door at the
rear of the drug store, upon which
the immense crowd which had con-
| gregared at that point gave vent to
acclamatiOns long and loud, Iol-
| lowed by expressions of Indignation
and threats of vengeance. One in
dgvidual, in the heat OF the occasion
said: 81 say hang; who goes with
me?" eliciting an almost universal
81" They then proceeded rapidly
to the City Hall, but upon arriva
found they were too late to accom-
plisk anything of practical nature
the prisoner was dead. H0Wey er
the feelings of revenge were no
| quenched, and the dead
BODY WAS CUT DOWN,
dragged out of the alley and shor
distance down the State road, WheI
May or Jennings appeared upon thu
scene and ordered a cessation o
hostilities, which order was at once
, complied with,
! 1t has since developed that tn,
assassin went into the store Of Mr.
: Thomas Carter after leaving the
: restaurant, and procured the guI
: there, paying $40 in cash for it. L
seems that he had some money a
the time, and more was Afterwards
found on his person, so his state
ments about having been "cleaneC
!, out" at Ogden were untrue.
,, After the inquest had been hell
on the Negroes body, at 4 pm. it wa
handed over to Sexton Taylor ant
was Immediately taken off an(
buried.
THE VICTIM
of the assassin's bullet, Captain
Andrew Burt, was one Of the mos
efficient and highly respected officer
that ever held a public place in thi
or any other community. Being
placed in a position which at tiae
required the exercise of prompt ant
even severe measures, he wa
nevertheless always as merci
: full and gentle as a du
J regard for the responsibilities of thi
Office and the welfare of the com
, muniLy would permit. He was borI
, in DumfermIine, Fifeshire, Scotland
] on the goth of October, 1928, ant