Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-04-03
How the MardeFGrs Died.
They all Die Protesting Their
 Innocence of Murder
Reckless in Life They go to
 Death the same.

tory, expatia'ed their crime on the gallows. We give the following ac~ count of the hanging taken iron the Tonl6stone Repu6lican of Satur day last:
 HOW THE LAST NIGHT WAS PASSED.
 The prisoners last evening regaled Themselves with hearty supT CT of oysters and other dclicacies, furnish ed by the sheriff. A Republican re- porter visited the jail at midnight and found the doomed men restless and uneasy, being unable to sleep, which they attributed to the hearty supper eaten, the remainder of the
 remainder Of the night was passed iH a similar manner, the hoIr"r of their situation evidently being fully realized, and only occasionally re- lieved by short'periods of disturbed slumber. This morning
 AT AN EARLY HOUR
 Will Baron, with his shaving uten- sils, was admitted to the jail, and the prisoners were submitted 10 hi. tonsorial manipulations They were then dressed in neat suits of black, furnished for the occasion by Sheriff Ward. As they were being attired in their grave clotiies, an oc- casional grim joke at the appearance of some of their comrades was in dulged in by the bandits. The rev> erend fathers and Mi S Nellie Cash> man were in constant attendance, and the forenoon gradually wore away, the prisoners bearing up bravely, and converslng 'lpon ordi- nary topics with the greatest on- chalance. At the request of ihe prisoners the death warrant was read in the cell by Sheriff Ward, and was listened to altentiyeiy by the unfortunate mon. The reading was commenced in clear, firm voice, but when that portion was reached commanding him to hang until they were dead the listening men standing before him, it is no discredit to our sheriff 10 say that his voice became tremulous and husky with emotion. The reading was finished at 1::55, when the sheriff said:
 Boys, you have requested the privilege of going to the scaffold free from straps and manacles. This privilege I grant you. but each of you will be taken by the arm by an off1cer.''
 I'd rather be strapped than pack up to the scaffold," sad Sample.
 "So would l." echoed the other four.
 The sheriff assure d them that they woulk be allowed to walk from the jail to the death trap free and un- trammeled, after which some strong coffee was served, stronger stimu- lants being refused.
 THE CRIME EXPA1IATED,
 Over 500 tick cts of admission to the jail yard to witness the execu- ton were issued by Sheriff Ward, and they were nearly all represent ed. The gate to the. jail yard was thrown open at 12 o'clock, and in a few minutes the waiting multitude was ininside the yard At exactly 10 the funeral procession emerged from the jail in the following order: Sheriff Ward, Rev. Fathers Galla- gher and Jovenceau, Omer w. Sam pie, alias "Re d, escorted by Sheriff Paul.of Pima county; Jas. Howard, alias "Tex," escorted by Wallace 1 Corbctt; Daniel Dowd, alias Big Dan." escorted by Deputy Sheriff Bob Hatch; w. E. Delaney and Dep uty Sheriff Crowley, of Wilcox; Daniel Kelley, alias "Yorkey," and | Deputy Sheriff Fred Ward. The procession moved from the jail door to the foot of the gallows, and the nine steps leading to the rlatforn were ascended in silence, the prison CTS marching to their doom with light spriagy steps, their coun- tenances beaming with smiles Five chairs were awaiting their re- and after being seated the broad brirned sombreros n ith which the
 DOOMED AND DARING RUsTLERs were wont to shield themselves from he inclemencies Of the weather while securing tho mountains and mesa, were quickly exchanged for he horrible black caps. The pris- oners glanced an1 iously around, 1rst at the crowd surrounding them md then at the dangling nooses and other ghastly parapherralia which were to be the means Of their death. Delaney, Kelly and Sample recog- ilzed familiar faces in the crowd md shouted out cheerily, 'Good- ,ye-" A series of hand sbakings | ollowed bttween the men standing ID the very threshold of death and { he attending officers and priests fter which their arms and legs Fere quickly strapped, when Sheriff , Yard said: Stand up, boys"
 The i've men arose as with one ac- ord, and the chairs were removed ' rom the trap on which they had c cen resting. Sample, who occu> r jed the west end of the scaffold { len said, In a loud and firm tone of a oiee: n 'Gentlemen, before die I wish s