The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-04
NOTEWORTHY NEWS
The Kansas stoehmsa s,ill In Session
PROCEEDINGS.
Trap and Trigger send tho Guilty 10
Glory
In the Usltsd states aud In the De.
nlntOu.
A Promlsent Coton Nan NJ Shreveport
Commits Suicide.
The Labor Troubles are Growing Seri.
Ous in.Psnnsylvanis.
Rveryfhiss Qnies ~ Cincinsati-rhe
City Well Protected.
And Other Tales of the Telegraph.
The Labor Troubles are Growing Seri.
Oss IN. Penasylvanis.
Rvery'hisx Qaies ~ CincInsati-rhe
City Well Protected.
And Other Tales of the Telegraph.


PiruBgas. Pa, Anril 3-Qeorge. Lliai
"B.be' Jonrs (calored), tbs boy murderer
convicted OF killing Jonn Foster, also col
0rsd, was hanged in the county Jail yard
his morning, Ia the presence OF several
hundred Spectators. The doomed boy met
lat night from . o'clock until o this motn-
Ing. wh'n he arose and par.ook OF a hearty
brcakia't. He then drsseed himsslf Ia q
new suit In which TO pe buried, aud rs he
stood he ore the looking-glass asked II the
snit titrd, and wasn't he a we'll built hoy.
Father Ward then Administered spiritual
con.o alton, aud promptly at III O'Clock the
sheriff sud deputies arrived ana notified
him his hour had come. He quietly
arose, and al sr his arms were piniJned,
march vas taken up 10 the scstioId. rne
condemned sxnip,ied no Bgls of isiiiug
courage, and mounted the gslows With o
firm s'ep. He tnen shook hands with Fa.
ther Ward and Sheriff Mccall. In reply TO
tn question: sbelhsr he had anything to
say, br vht, er, d, No" WEep the uOOsa
Gas pleced around his neck, he raised his
cha IA HsiiBi To is proper adjustment. The
white cap vr- tlen placed over his head,
snd n. ll:l1 IL me trap was sprung and
Jones lHaBnh-d toto eternity. He dled
nom Atfsneuiation, and physicians pro-
Hounced iih' rxtinct q lew mOmenis ait
the drop tell 1hs nody was cut down aud
All he nlfisd ~ the ctineterY.
The crime for which Jones suffered dea.n
was COT, mitted on April 4th, 1882, and was
murder ni most cowsrdiy nature. Foster
ives standing 1T the corner OF Wood aud
Water streets, talking TO friend wnen
Jones quietly siipped mp behind and shot
him in the bick. Foster linsefel three
months snd tasn died. Jones fled % Erie
Pc .Ylvinia. but w;s arrested md brOugit
back. Al the coronsr's irQuest Jesse Car
a 4 4. 4
The lstter was acquitted, while Certer was
convicted as accs ssorv but about ten days
rgu was reEpited Tor two mo1ths, Jones
h wing made confession exoneratiag
him.
WIssrPIo, NAN April Sat Regina
n W r., John and George Stephenson
we're executed this morning at 3 o'clock
Tor the murder OF old man John McCsrty
ut Troy on the l4th OF June last. The
prisooefs were accompanied to the scailOld
by their epiritunl asvisers, Deputy sheriff
O. bson. Colonel Harcnmer and others, in
GLIDING u guard OF eight mounted men
The prisoners ade full confession oi their
guilt and acknowledged the justice of the
ssntsnce. After the usual formalities had
bssn observe observed the -, pip,ionihng .l,.,oh a o.
the cxecutionsr, who was masked,
drew the patent slot bolts. TIE condemned
fell about nine feet and death WAS slmost
ntsneous Tho prisoners appeared TO
think the authorities would not execute
them, bus on seeing their collins this de-
lusion was dissolved. They were also made
aware that a telegram had been re-
ceived from their father asking for
the bodies after the sentence
OF the law had been carried out. They
sought religious consolation with great
earIesiness, and while they stood upon thu
drop repeatedly kissed tbs crucfix held be.
fore them by the priests. The punishment.
even by the Indian and half breed popula
tiop, is considered just, and will produce a
most ealutary effect