St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-27
DESERVED HIS FATE
The Murderer of Charles Watson Ex-
plates His Horrible Crime.
lspecial Telegram 10 the Glohe. m

Especial Telegram 70 the Globe.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Nov. 26.-In the town
Of Argenta, just opposite here, Frank Casey.
negro, was hanged to-day for the brutal
ana unprovoked1 murder of a lad named
Charles Watson, on the 9th Of DC
toeer last, Casey committed one of the most
oioodthirsty and brutal murders on record.
Ills unprovoked, murderous and deadly as
sauit upon his boy victim has scarcely par
aIlei. and the circumstances connected with
It are horrible in the extreme. The bloody
affair occurred on the night of the 9th of Dc
tober last at a low dive situated on the river
bank in the town of Ar
ienta, opposite here. The place
is notorious as the den Of general bad char
aeters. The victim, Chas Watson. an in
telligent young white boy about twenty wears
old, and stranger in the community. was
employed as a farm hand on farm a few
miles north Of Argenta.
On the afternoon af The 9th he, in CON-
pany with two others, came to town for the
purpose Of getting supplies. After dark
they became separated. Watson
about midnight, in his search for his
companion, walked into this disreputable
Z
of the inmates, a depraved mulatto woman.
There were several present, among them
Frank Casey. Something Watson said to
the woman offended Casey, and he accosted
him. The two eouversed a few
minutes, and together started to-
ward the bar. They had proceeded
but few steps when Casey suddenly sprang
at Watson and Selling him by the throat
with his left hand, forced him to the wall.
Then drawing a long bladed clasp knife
which he had concealed in his sleeve, he
dealt him seven blows in succession
The keen bladed knife descended
on the neck and shoulder. and
the understrokes laid open the abdomen.
/ The inhuman wretch released his victim
only to push him toward the door, and con-
! unued his murderous assault by stabbing
him in the back Reaching the door he
| finished his work by kicking his slaughtered
victim into the street. The butchered
boy sank upon the pavement,
shrieking in agony. He was carried
into saloon. An examination showed his
body covered with gaping wounds, through
which his life blood slowly trickled. The in
the abdomen. The kn life had entered the
shoulder and sunk its full length into the
chest, and long, sweeping cut in
the back had almost severed his left
arm at the shoulder Weltering in his
blood, but conscious, the unfortunate boy
told his name and stated that his parents re,
sided in West Virginia and that he had a
cousin in Ohio. lie refused to give their
address and begged thap his fearful fate be-
kept from his parents.
Casey Immediately fled from the scene of
his crime. Running back through the
building, he darted through back door and
disappeared in the darkness. The screams
of the dying man aroused the citizens, and
an organized posse was soon in pursuit He
was chased through the streets and
alleys, and finally surrounded at a railroad
station, two miles from the town, where ha
had gone to escape on an outgoing train
He iourished his knife and deiied lis pur-
suers. They, however, sprang upon him,
and he was overpowered, disarmed and con-
veyed TO Jail. He was Immediately brought
to trial, which consumed but eight hours.
In ten minutes the jury found him guilty of
murder in the first degree. Three days later
the court passed the death sentence, and to-
day on the gallows he explated his bloody
murder and suffered a death he richly de-
served.