Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-24
,,zeeutson OF Mayors at oakland

he iaii MANY climbed trees IN oIGe' 70
overlook the nigh fence butt AROUND en-. eii5
;ail-vard and completely inulnS inc s.s'IioI'i
from outsiders Those INSIDE the jan 'liu
about 400. 81 ~ minutes p''2S
- tIe condemned man and an escort OF
,,,I the execltioncr emerged from
40 roar iaiI door and descended the steps
ioa5ing 10 the iail-yard Majors crossed
sLa rr9und between the lilii ana the scai0fu
In droopins head When he reached lhe
scatfold he continued III tins do"ncasI
mood until placed on the trap, When, aiter
Id sDneared to be considerable effort, ne
raised his mead and looked at the peogie
gathered in front OF him at the iool OF lHc
scaff0l6. This he was evidently unapIe -
Withstand for long, and soon raised ms
ewes so as 10 overlook the spectators anu
gaze into space. On me Trap me- w.
siipb+ swaViug OF ms body before ne sue
caeSed IN gaining perfect equilibrium. be
zorro he left his cell his arms were fastened |
tn his side. He was accompanied 70 inc
scaffold nv his spiritual advisers. Iilere
was no attempt 70 make an address non
his last standing place on eafth, ana lI'tle
fine WIS consumed in strapplng ms less
together adjusting the rope around ms
neck and springing the trap Inc Illne
that elapsed between the ascension 10
the fatal spot and the signal Tor CuIuiis
the string that sprung the strap was h1i4iy
Of Minutes duration. He placed ms
foot ON the steps leading to the scaftold at
eleven minutes past II, and AT Twelve MN
IItes Dast II he was swung of. Deputy
Sheriff Lewis, of Alameda county, acted as
cyec1tioner. From the moment when the
neoDle from the neighboring housetops ana
trees caught sight OF the vlcum on the
scatfold. there was continuous Jeerlng ana
ebontina until he passed from sight below
the level OF the scatlold flooring AS the
body came to a sudden stop on reacn1hS
the end of the fall, the neither LInps pehI
nj the knees slightly and were somewhat
drawn toward the upper portion OF me
body. In eight minutes after the drop, lie
1pas pronounced extinct and in sixteen
minutes he was cut down and placed IN one
of the rooms of the County Jall building.
There were no leaye-takingS OF any klnd,
as Majors wife was too i'll near San Jose
TO visit him in his last moments, and ne
had no others interested in him. The
body was cotfined and removed from the
ial to an undertaking establishment on
Washington and Eighth streets, from
whence it was taken to Mountain view
Cemetery, where the Rev. DR.. Akerly SAID
burial service. -
There were but two executions in this
comfy previous to this one, Amden and
Bauney. who were hanged at San Leandro,
and this was the first legal execution IN
Oakland.
SAX FRAxclsco, May 23d-A man who
registered himself at the Main lodging
house, G14 Kearny street, under the name
of " MONTGOMERY, was found dead III his
bed this morning He was about - years
of age, and followed the business OF piano
PLAYING in underground saloons, where az
was called Lee
The Question of Holding Open Primaries
SAN FRAYcrsco. May 23d.-The Execu
tive Committee Of the Democratic STATE
Central Committee met this evening, anC
hoard ARGUMENTS by representatives Of the
Democratic Clubs OF the CITY against AoI0
ing open primaries under the Porter law
as demanded by the anti-boss clubs. Ih
committee decided that it had no Jursdic
lion IN the matter, and this IS considered a
equivalent TO an acknowledgment that
has none in any question OF locai poAuCI
The Cotton Case.
SANTA Rosa. May 23d.-The examination
Of Nr. Douty was resumed tins morning
The minutes Of the Western DeVelopmen
Company of April q, 1850, were reterre
to in order TO explain the Wllicut transsS
ton about the Southern Pacific main cor
tract with the Western Development Com
pany.
dating subsequen. 20 the se-t-eAent:
The objection was Overru.ec and the nilf
utes read.
Mr.. Dontv continued While az Office
of the Western Development Compan!
after NJ. Irwin left, he received no lnstTu'
tons from either Hopkins, HuntlnStol
Stanford or Crocker Previous to Apfu .
I87q. The Western Development ComPan