The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-01-26
JUDICIALLY CH0KED.
Two -Bloodsd Murdsrsrs Expiab
Their Guilt on the Gallows.
uIstery of the Crime tor which They
We're swung Oh-Three Lives
sacrtaced For Eiahtssa
Dollars.

uemneu men spent the greater part OF
yesterday In prayer, bidding farewell to
their parents during the afternoon. There
were three priests In attendance. Preps'
rations for the execution were completed at
an early hour this morning, the gallows
having been erected In an enclosure III
the rear OF the jail. The crowd In the city
estimated at 5000, was orderly. Twenty
i've deputy sherffs and ten city guards
were on duty. Am ong the visitors were
the sherins Of vigo, Knox, Gibson and
Vanderberg counties. The doomed couple
passed sleepless night, and ate sparingly
Of the excellent breakfast provided them.
Prayers were held In the Jail during the
morning.
THE DEATH SCENE.
At l1:lO the doomed men, very pale,
walked firmly up the stairs to the ga.
lows. Anderson shook hands with
friends M be passed by attended by
Revs. Asbury and Woolson Of the M. 4,
Church. Rev. Mr.. Asbury read hymn
and sang ''Sing to Me Of Heaven, - Auder.
son and Snyder joining. A vehement and
touching prayer WAS then made by Snyder,
who said among other things, Have
mercy, o God, upon the man who hangs
me to-day; and may ho meet me In
heaven. +" Anderson succeeded In making
himself heard remarking, "Now I'm ready
TO meet my DOOM" Just before the drop
fell Snyder said: al am sorry for what I
have done and am willing to 60" Ander.
son rsmsrked: 1--WE are thankful to the
people for keeping the moth Of until We
had Il No to repent" At 1l:17 the men
we're pInionsd, the caps were adjusted
and the trap was spruug. Both necks
were broken and no contortions were
visible, death being apparently iustantane.
Gus.
SNYDER EXPRESSES HIS SORROW.
At the Jail the prisoners we're located In
separate cells In the upper corridor, whore
an interview was solicited. Anderson was
asleep In his bunk ct the time, but Snyder
was seated on the door at the iron grated
door, bis head bowed, and bis whole bear.
Ing melancholy In the extreme. He said
he was "worn Out" and did not care to
talk shout bis crime, - the papers had
psrsistsntly misrepresentsd him. ''I'll
Just say I'm sorry for what I've dons," he
broke out. ''Me and Anderson killed
vsnwys, and ! was forced into
by Anderson. Me and him had
run together great deal. We
was both hard. vanwye came from over
In Kentucky aud met us around the HON.
iny mill. He wanted m to 60 into the
show business with him. and showed me
some tricks be could do. Anderson and
him had some trouble before the murder,
bat made II up. Ne and Anderson started
up to the bridge to 10 In swimming aud We
passed the mill on our way. We saw
vauwye and asked him to 70 with US,
After We got there Anderson and him gol
into quarrel and I helped Anderson. u
The above was Snyder's version OF the
crime. Anderson's story was Just the re-
verse. Snyder's father 10 dead, and hil
mother works out. Anderson's parent,
live here. His father 10 cooper and bear
good reputation for honesty and In
dustry.
ACoLp.BLooDgp CRIME.
Snyder and Anderson were hard cases.
They were addicted to drink and spen
most Of their time At the disreputable house
OF Maud Davis In Mt. Vernon. It wa
there that the scheme to kill vsnwye, WHIT
was little better than either OF the others,
was concoctad. On Thursday night
I August 18, they planned to commit tb
| murder, but did not execute It until tn
following day. Anderson suggested It
| On Friday morning the two met ct the foo
| Of Main street, found vanwye near th
hominy mill, aud all three starte,
for . swim, gong to point on th
| river Just above the creek and irol
bridge. When they had stripped
vsnwye refused to enter the water. An
derson, after coming out, and be got 4
boxing, when Snyder hit their victim will
| stick. Anderson then closed with Van
wye aud cut his throat, Snyder assisting b.
holding the poor follow In position. The!
took SIC from his person then threw bin
into the river. Snyder and vanwys had
terrible struggle In the water. Wounded
q be wss, the cut across the throat almos
| covering bis head from his shoulders, Van
| wye fought like demon. Anderson re-
| NAMED on the bank ignoring bis scoc m
! plice's sppesl for aid. Loss Of blood final
| y told, and vanwye dropped helpless be
meath the water. The murderers thel
walked about mile up the Evansville road
threw the bloody knife away, bid vanwye'
hat in corn6eld, divided their plumber an,
separated. On Sunday the body wa
found aud the guilty parties were arrested
Each, believing the other had confessed
made clean breast of the whole affair
Snyder, accompanied BY Mayor Smith an
others, we're driven In bus to
log, where the knife was found, and als
pointed out where their victims hat ha
been concealed.
TIE TRIAL.
A severance had been granted aud th
ssso Of synder was taken up hrst. F. p
Leonard and W. H. Gudgell represents
the State, while n. w. Pearse took charg
Of the defense. Judge Parrett presided
Insanity WAS pleaded In behalf Of the de
fsudaut, but failed utterly, and on Sept
q the Jury returned . verdict Of guilty, be
Ing out I've minutes. On the following da
Andsrson pleaded guilty and both wer
sentenced to DO hanged Jan. Is.
The Rowell Trial
BATAVIA, N. r., Jan. D.-At the open
Ing Of the court 10 the Rowell case Paine
resumed his seat on the stand. and detaile