Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-04-19

tective Len Harris, Sheriff Ward, of Cochise coun ty, Deputy Sheriff c. Ii. Nosburgh and Deputy N. B. Appel, lost no time In preparing the criminal for execution. Casey was on the scaffold at four minutes past one o'clock. The leather straps were at once wound round his legs, and while this operation was in progress he, still seated.
 SPOKE AS FOLLOWS To an eager crowd. His voice never faltered:
 "I want to make few remarks. I did kill Mir. Holbrook, but I did it under the impulse of the moment; I had no intention of killing him. I be- lieve in all my life never did anybody any bodily injury before, and did not mean to do It to him. I forgive every body and hope all forgive me. want 70 make 8 statement in regard Harry Sinclair. He had nothing to do with the shooting. He is a young man, and hope he will get out. He's got no friends to help him. hope you will do something for him. I die Catholic and resign my body to the care of the church"
 Not a sound was heard in the yard when the speaker arose after his re- marks, and permitted the leather bands to be placed around his arms.
 Just before the rope was drawn around hls neck he exclaimed:
 "We all got to get here sometime boys; all have to get to the jumping off place"
 When the rope began to squeeze his neck, again he called out:
 "Nery uncomfortable necktie."
 At the last moment, just as the black cap was drawn over his face, the desper- ate man called out:
 Turn her loose; good-byew
 And Sheriff Paul cut the pulley rope. This occurred at seven minutes past one. A soul was ushered into eternity n almost n second The body dropped about eight feet, and there was not a movement of the body,
 NOT CULVER Of the muscles. Casey was in fact a dead man when the rope that held his body became taut. Dr. Fenner was in attendance, and the following is his di- agnosis of the death:
 The drop was at IO7 D. m
 13e. SO beats per minute.
 l:3, 70 beats per minute.
 l:;O. too fast to count.
 l:ll, 52 beats per minute.
 ll2, 45 beats per minute.
 l:l3, too feeble to count.
 lli, very feeble
 l:l5 very irregular.
 l:l6, tho same.
 l:l7, the same.
 Ills, bo beats per minute.
 l:l9 no pulse.
 1:20. slight flutter.
 l:zO13, dead.
 THE INQUEST.
 Immediately after Dr. Fenner an- nounced that Casey was dead, the body was cut down and conveyed to E. J. Smiths undertaking establishment Coroner Smith summoned jury for the purpose of holding a formal inquest. ac- oording 10 law. The following named persons were present: Troy McCleary, A. l.. Walker, F. w. Martin, 4. Kyger, '. Hulsapple, ". P. Woods, R. Reus- bury, Gus Katzenstein and John Lam be. The verdict of the jury was was Tn accordance with the facts above stated.
 THE sCAFFoLD used on this occasion Is the same on which Harper was hanged in May, 1881. It is in n good state of preservation, and is considered one of the best for its size, on the coast. It certainly did it's work well to-day, although the skill exhibit cd in passing a soul painlessly into the great beyond, is certainly more the ex- perience of Pima cOunty's sheriff, than 10 the construction of the death struc- ture. The scaffold was not set up and ready for its wo-k until half hour be- fore the hanging. W. J. Dougherty, and his carpenters worked upon it all day yesterday and thIs forenoon.
 CAsEY's cAsKET.
 In providing tor the burial of Casey, the county allowed Undertaken Smith, S25 for expenses. This would procure only d plain wooden coffin. However, last evening Councilman Cronley called upon MT. Smith and authorized him to prepare a fine velvet covered casket with silver mountings, and he would per sonally pay the difference. In such burial bed the remains of Casey now lie at the morgue. The body Is profusely strewn with fresh flowers. Hundreds of people are now viewing the face of the deceased, which has but slightly changed by death.
 HIS FAMILY.
 Casey has always been particularly Teticent regarding his home and rela- tives. Yesterday he expressed q desire that he should die leaving his folks in ignorance of bis fate. His father and mother reside in Kansas. On account of having a disagreement with his father he left home in 1877, and has since been on the frontier He acknowledged that Casey was not his true name.