The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-24
In GENERAL.
Jack Ketch and Ills Moose Matinee
Yesterday.
Tho Terrible Struggle OF q DoemeA
Man for Freedom.
Ferdinand Ward ~ Ready TO "rell
Il ALL"
Prison Doors Have no Terrors for
Ulysses, Jr.
What the Mlssi Onarles Did Last Year
la Heather Lands.
A Terrible Accident 20 the st. Louis
Express.
And Ulher Tales Of The Telegraph.
Tho Terrible Struggle OF q DoemeA
Man for Freedom.
Ferdinand Ward is Ready TO "rell
Il ALL"
Prison Doors Have no Terrors for
Ulysses, Jr.
What the Missionaries Did Last Year
Ia Heather Lands.
A Terrible Accident 10 the st. Louis
Express.
And Olhcr Tales Of The Telegraph.
The Hcmpcn Harvest .


LITTLE VALLEY, n. Y, May 23.-Charlea
b. Clarke Was hung to-day for the murder
4 his wife.
SAN FRAscItco, May 2}.-Floyd l.. May
ors was executed here 10 day.
The condemned man made a desperate
attempt rt escape. Possessed OF immense
strength he oyeTpogered two death
watches aud the jsiler, who happened TO DO
In the cell. Wrenching the keys from the
jailer's grasp, be dashed through the door;
across the jal.yart to the street; but Just
as no thought he had succeeded he was en-
oountered by two liremen who had been at
tracted by the noise. They recog-
Ss'd ensned MSI' a0a 80 a9GRss tepSe ''tSs ,Sst
Majors arm was broken and rendered help
less. lie was conducted back TO bis cell.
From that moment he abandoned hope and
sought the consolation OF religion. Up to
the last moment he proiessed his innocence
OF the crime. In conversation with j. B.
Renowder, brother OF oae vi the murdered
men. he said: you may draw the life
blood from my arm, aud with this pen L
will write my innocence OF Hll connection Of
the crime In my own blood" As he spoke
he appealed 10 heaven 10 witness the truth
of his statement. Floyd l.. Majors was i6
yesrs old, born near the home OF Garfield
In Ohio, graduated at Ann Arbor
college 10 1870 and began the practice Of
law, but afterwards Joined the Methodist
ministry. Alter preaching for several years
he went to the Pacific coast, and settled in
Los Galos, where he became owner OF ho.
tel. The double murder for which he was
executed WAS committed a year ago. He
| planned II, leaving the execution, however,
10 two tools named Jewell ana Showers.
| They were both tried and oonvic' ed, but
before this oil tho facts In the case be-
came known aud the agency Of Majors
became known. The murder planned was
that of w. Z. Renowder, an cid man liv-
ing in cabin near Los Galos arc the pur-
went there they found not only Renowder.
but friend named McEntire, both of
whom were killed. Majors went there the
same night aud SET fire TO the cabin. He
gave Jewell aud Showers n bottle OF whisky
and 50 for the deed. At ten minutes be.
was led from his cell to tho ecsttj!d. Al.
though Ht.ll suffering from the effects of his
late desperate effort TO escape, he walked
| the entire distance with firm,
unh!nching tread. About 400 persons
had gathered in the Jail yard.
The roofs of surrounding buildings
were covered with people to witness tao
execution. Ho mounted the lolfiold with
ont assistance. and took mp his position on
the drop firmly erect. IL was expected he
would make n parting speech, but he re-
| fused to say d word, maintaining through
out q stolid silence. Twelve minutes past
II O'Clock, tho bolt was pulled and Majors
fell with dull thud. His neck was clearly
broken and in eight minutes he was pro.
nounced dead. In sixteen minutes hia
body was cut down and placed in a coffin
for delivery to relatives. Within the JAIL
ward not a sound was to he heard. An
awful silence prevailed, only broken by the
jeers OF the crowd outside when II was
learned that Majors had ceased TO live.
CIYcIHNATI, May 23.-The Times. Stars
Stars Waverly, OHIO, special saws: La1au
Stevens, the third man convicted of tho
murder OF Anderson Lackey, near jack
son, Ohio, was hanged here to-day. 4
large crowd was in town, though the execu-
tion was private. Stevens slept well. He
made n confession this morning to rela-
tive of the victim, saying he had planned
hanging took place at O'Clock.