The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-07-17
TRAP AND TRIGGER.
FIVE FEARFUL PENALTIES PAID,
Red Handed Mur,icrrrs i.U'h nu' NJ
Nan Go 1" Death N''h the stale,
,t-rruiA ped lie "a their
I;lasphcmnuS LIPS,
: rripl" Execution.

~. >Nrrn, July n, special.
Thomas l.. Thompson, lurk W"muu-
killer aud John puNi, were hung hose
to-day in the rourI-hnu.c onrlu,ur1 uu
the same gallows whore uyrg i!ly nIhors
have paid the penalty III capital crime
during the past ten years. rEr rN,rl-
ton MIS- conducted ,u quietly
,~t many people ia. ,i"y
taken place. Thc three condemned
had midc no religious demonstration
ml'l very recently, aud ulc al them,
John Davis, made no effort, uf Huy cun-
sequence ON behalf OF H., ~oW.. After
listening 20 the reading
oF 1EEiH DEATH WARRANTS,
bidding their comrades iu the prison
farewell, the doors were swuu" open al
il:l5n and the "ondcunc, Hru marched
forth. dressed In new suits of hlarK
alpaca clothing, {" death: their
spiritual advisers accompanying them.
They assembled the steps l"Hdin" 10 Tia"
death traps firmly aud took seats on th"
platform. Rev. Mr.. Borne first went
through the ceremonies of his church
with Thompson. and nj III" conclusion
bid him goodbye and lett the scene.
Rev. l.. Il. Butte, Of tn" Methodist
church, then made u .cw remarks, after
behalf of the CONDEMNED. Next, Roy.
Mr.. Moore, ,colorcd) at In" baptist
church, came forward, and in behalf
of Womankiilcr, said he had boon re-
qucSt1d 10y him TO state that he
WhSGUIITN, AND wNN NEEi ""HHN
for what he had done; Hat he was Will
ing To give up his life % atone for the
deed, and did not think he had been an
Justly dealt with. Al jack" request u
hymn was sung. and then the minister's
bid them goodbye. and took their de-
parture. The three men then stepped
firmly on the trap, amt
Thompson made II few r"mark :
touching his religious efforts. lie
was very firm and showed not the least
sign of fear. The Indians had nothing
To say but stood firm and erect "hl!u
their arms aud legs were being piniuncd.
The rope, were adjusted, the black cap
irawn over their hnHdS, the trap
sprung, ana :hr law had been via
Of six feet. and all three of thcir mCckS
were broken. They were pronounced
pulsclcsS in fourteen minutes after the
drop foil auG in slNtpcu minutes were
placed III their coiliIs. Thompson lrit -
seated statement with his SviriiunI adj
wiser. which was found IL contain a
statement nj his ease and was simply II
repetition Dl ms evidence on lil' NtHil't,
stating ha; IN" deed WIS done in SELF
defense.
N"OTGE& A,'OI. -.
FOET SMITH. Ark., Juli l.. Three
United states prisoners were executed
here to-day for murders committed in
The Indian Territory. VhUlIrs J."
Thompson, q white man. iuiun Davis, On
ful-hlooded Cho"taw Indianj and jack
Womankilirr, alias tairntrhcrIr fu!l-
blood CherOkce). The drop Tell at y
O'Clock. All died without Il struggle.
Thompson was executed for the murdr"
of his partner, james q. lIolloran, in
the ChickaSaw nation last December,
Davis for the murder of William liui-
lock. Il white man travelling through til,
Choctaw nation in May, 1881. Ne
waylaid Bullock in tie WoJd". ~ho'
and robbed him. WomankilIcr while
drunk found N old white man asleep =.
tine woods, murdered him without prov
acatiOu and then robbed HIM. All three
admitted the killing and Ia" Indians
gave no reason for their crime, but
Thompson claims to have killed his part
ncr in sclf-deicnSc. He made that state
mcnt on the witness stand and IN his
last confession to II minister. bu, Strona
rifcumStantial evidence against him
caused his conviction on The ground that
he murdered his partner for his interest
in their property. Three other prisoners
were to have been executed to-day, but
the President pardoncd one and roin-
mutcd the sentence of the other two 20
imprisonment for life.