The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-01-21
TOOK 4 DROP.
Three Murdsrers Expiate Their
Grimes on the GalIows.
A Frenchman Creates a Sensation
at Bismarck, Dakota.
A Baby Roasted Alive In an Oven,
At New Haven, Conn.
l.a1inE the Penalt1.

NEVADA NO. Jan. 1O.-deoIy b
Stair, who Is to hang here to day, YVES
visited by his father about O'Clock last
night, after which the son spent most of
the time writing until 3. m. when he
went to sleep. He swcke at s:15 and
partook Of light breakfast, after
which he was shaved. Large
crowds OF people surged through
lhe streets all the morning tramping
between the Jail and galloWs, which is
erected in the eastern part of che city In
. revine In q natural amphItheAtce,
about q mile from the jail. Trains
from Sedelia and Kansas City arrived al
0:30 bringing hundreds of people to
witness the execution. Il will not take
place till II or O'Clock.
Stair spoke from the scaffold for thirty
minutes, protesting his innocence and
the innocence OF the woman implicated,
saying they were victims of ciEcum-
stances. The drop fell st / 81 p. m,
and in fifteen minutes the body was pro-
nOunced IiIelesS and turned over TO his
father. Ten thousand people witLessea
the execution and good order prevailed.
AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS. Jan 15.-Charles Wilson,
colored, who killed river steamer mate
for refusing to pay him his wages, was
hung this morning at 7:45. He was
calm and brave and emphaticallY pro-
tested his innocence OF the murder,
claiming that the deed was committed
IN self defense.
The body hung motionlees for q time,
but soon tie limbs began TO Jerk and
contortlOns of the most horrible charac-
ter followed. During the struggle for
life by the swinging man his hands be-
came loose and after several attempts he
succeeded in grasping ths rope above
his head with death grip. They soon
were, however, disengaged by the at
tending physicians. who held them by
the side OF the Struggling form until
death ensued.
CONFESSED.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, Jan. ia special
from BeileYille, Illinois, to the Post
Dispatch says that Noah Morrison. thu
negro who brutality killed his wife OIL
the 10th of April, l1S5, was hanged Their,
| at IL 80 O'Clock q. m. He confessed
| the murder of his wife, and stated thai
he killed another woman In East 81
Louis six years ago. He walked brave
iy to the gallows, his limbs were pin
toned and the black cap drawn over his
head but while the fatsl moose was being
faint. After partially revIving, the sher-
| if and deputies held him IN position.
The trap was sprung and the limp body
fell; severe writhing and struggling fol
lowed and the scene was q very painful
one. Death finally released the strug
| Cling wretch and the body was cut down.
New ORLEANS, Jan. ia special TO
to the PicGytLRe from Lake Providence
says: William George, colored, was
executed within the enclosure of the
parish Jail to-day for the murder of Peg.
gY johnson, August 10, 1882. George
assembled the scafrold at 70 :25 He pre-
sented fine specimen of colored man.
hood, being six feet in height and very
muscular. He appeared perfectly self
possessed and his tace bore quiet smile
After religious services George delivered
| a ram bling speech for fifteen minutes, thu
burden of which was that he was bound
heavenWard, He acknowledged tina
he feigned insanity during the trial anC
at the last moment he cried out, al die
kill Peggy Johnson" AS the rope wa
being adjusted, he laughed aluod as If il
defiance of his doom. The drop fell a
rs and in seven minutes he was dead
his neck having been broken From
some cause his neck was gashed anC
blood was spattered all around.
After the customary inquest the body
was buried in the jail yard. George wa
SO years old. He lived In Vicksburf
from 1855 to 1870 and took an active
part in the political troubles in Warner
county, Mississippi. He went to Kan
sas in 1875 with others az q pioneer emil
grant from Louisiana, bat returned here
in 1878. He was pension agent an(
he preached that he would be leader o
his race.