The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-10-13
TELEGRAPHIC
CRIME.
Another Batch of Misdeeds and
their Doors. -

Another Batch of Misdeeds and
their Doors.
Grayscn. Ks, 11.-Ellis Graft, who ia
TO be executed tomorrow, was immersed
In . stream ct this place by Baptist
minister. Great crowds we're present.
and lady presented him bouquet. His
friends and relatives have sent word that
they cannot endure the ordeal of q per-
sonai good-by, SO thsy sent him q fare.
we'll letter instead. His brother urged
him to confess his guilt, il guilty. he is
praying tonight, and protests innocence
in his prayers.
Cleveland. O., l2.-Jack gadford was
hanged to-day, at Fremont, for wife
murder, committed last October. He
made fierce fgh! against the officers.
CRIED, Let me 60, you hellions," and
shsutea Dlasph emy and obscene epithets
upon them. After baing dragged TO the
scatfeld ne tried desperately 10 bresk
away and Jump from the platform. With
much trouble he WAS bound, and the
moose ADJUSTED, the drop falling at FIVE
minutes past noon.
Wsrfaw, l2.--Nine students we're sr.
rested. charged with writing for the
Berlin, IA Russian was arrested
while sketching forts at Konigs berg.
San Francisco, Ito. j. Dewey, the
Englishman who came to Montreal from
Liverpool and obtained from Molson's
bank $Z5,0oo and other large sums from
banking houses OF Boston, and other
places, wss arrested here to-day on the
steamer Coptie, Just &c the vessel had
started for Hong Kong. Il is believed
hls supposed arrest at San Antonio, Tex,
ID turning out that it was bis brother who
was arrested. 1t Was concocted scheme
| TO. throw the detectives of the track.
| On purchasing ticket here he gave the
name Of Dalberi.
Charlotte, N. O., i2.-Appesls have
been taken in the cases of the persons
sentenced to be hanged here, hence there
was no execution to-day.
Sorlglnal, Can, 12.-The man who
murdered the Coske family was hanged
at 8 o'clock this morning. Fifty persons
Witnessed the execution. BE murdered
his employer, E. r. Cooke, Mrs. Cooke,
their SOD, and daughter. He made full
confession.
Toledo, O.. I2.-Carl Bach was han ged
at Bowling Green to. day for the murder
| OF his wife in October, 1854. The family
lived On farm near Weston, O., and
Bach and wife INDUCED in frequent
quarrels, during one of which oe attacked
and killed her.
Albany, NY, 12.-1na prosecution
rested in the case OF Lorin Sessions, ex-
Senator, on trial for attempted bribery
of Assemblymsn Bradley during tbs
Oonkling contest for return to the
United States Senate. Counsel for Ses-
sions Immediately moved to quash the
indie iment Bribery, he argued. had
| Tot been proven. He held there could
be no such thing as attempted bribery 10
this case under existing law, IS Bradley
had accepted the money, having no in
tension to vote as if was alleged he Was
asked to. Had he rejected the bride,
then there would have been an attempt
at bribery. The prosecuting attorney,
replying. secuted the proposition and
claimed that attempted bribery was an
ofense at common law.
81. Louis, 12.-It has been discovered
that the circuit attorneys Office was en-.
tered last night and the shorthand re-
cords Of the last grand jury, which IN
vestIRated gamb bling, were missing. The
photographic notes cover all the testimony
of ioms witnesses in the gambling in
vestigation and notes on other important
cases.
New York, 12-Mike Oleary, Shsng
Draper and William Bennett, are
charged by Thomas Hughes, mine
owner of Arizona, with swindling him
out Of $4,000, by pretending they had
arranged prize fight between John L.
Sullivan and Jem Mace for SO, 600 side.
Hughes bet $4,000 on Sullivan and de-
posted half the money. He learned from
Sullivan that no snch fight was to take
place, when he demanded the return of
the money from Draper. This was re-
fused on. the ground that he had forfeited
it because he failed to make the final de-
post Of IS, 600. Hughes then had the
man arrested. @ v
Grayson, KY, 14.-Croft mounted the
scafold att .05 pm. He spoke Of his limo.
cence ofthe crime which witnesses against
him said he had committed. At the con-
clusion Of this he sung Did Christ for.
Sinners Weep in . clear voice, then
prayed, followed BY Rev. j. p. -Pinker-
ton, after which the moose was affixed
and the drop fell ct 100. His neck was
broken and al 1.35 he was dead. The
crowd was orderly; no disturbance what
ever. Croft proclaimed his innocence to
the last without faltering.