Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-03-12
draws Execution

We learn from the Wtnnemucca silver
State Of the 5tb that when Clarence Gray
was informed that tAe beard Of pardons
had refused to commute HE sentence, he
paid no attention " the remark, but kept
on raying The 81 riff then read the dis
patch from Gaveruer Adams, and held the
paper, on which II was written, up before
Gray's eyes. Gray then exclaimed. "That
settles it." and for an hour .r more con-
versed with friend and the sheriff as ra-
tionally as at any time since be has been
in jail. He was particularly anxious to
know how he had played the lunatic. lie
also stated that man who had saved his
life in st. Paul, Minnesota, murdered
Scott, and he Gray hid lest he would pc
suspected OF having committee the deed.
lie attributed his failure to prove himself
insane 70 Sheriff Fellows, who, he thought,
GU ght to have heen nvinced weeks ago.
He said he suffered Il great deal while
trying 10 PLAY the lunatic. lie was u m,.st
frozen aud Starved ~ times.
A strict watch WAS kept on Gray last
night to prevent HIM, III case he was 50
disposed, from taking his own lite. On
Tie NOR. ing vi the OH gray arose, nlaue
his ,uiiet, dressed ia u new suit ut clOtnes
purchased for him by the sherift, ave
louera ely hearty breSkas-, and pcnt
consld r.Dle part OF the morning III con-
versa.ion with his counsei,.J y. II. Mac Mil
Ian. Long before tine time appointed ior
his execution crowd collected III the
courthouse hal and blocked the way Il
the sncritfs office. Al Tie appointed Aour
the Jan 20 All Enclosure III the courlhohs.
yard, where the scuhuld WAS erected. at
walked with u Tim step, and Was accom-
panied ny the sheriff aud deputies, aud
his counsel, J. Ii. Macmillan.
only persons having tickets signed by
the sheriff W re aulnltled in.o the ina .:
uIe. Gray Was led on " the u, p, when
he was asked 10y the sheriff Il he had amy
tnlng to say. He replied: Il woulA sd.
d lew words in regard to my attorney.
am nol guilty OF TIL. crime. Ihls mai
HIS done more for me Tan anybody. IL
didn't have anybody 10 furnish him witt
my money, because diun't Ii We it, NJ
folks will help him aud pay him III so-..
way. want to say OF him tina. he is tn
best friend OF any man 1 have ever seei
know many men, Dut none hat eve
: Helped a friend as well as he did. / al
: about to die for another mans crime, bt
i, cause it would be too late to do anythin
g now. Ii any man wants TO find trieL
he viii lind INN in MIR. Macmillan.
any man can 40 him lavor, do 1t for III
sake. He is the best friend l ever saw.
believe this i. all have To say"
Mr.. Mcmillan then sh ok hands wit
Gray, ANA said "GJrdby," and Gray SAT-
! MIR Macmillan God bless you tor VIII.
It you have done for mu."
3 The rope was then placed aro..nd h
r neck, a,.d the black cap was pulled Owe
his head, and at HIS the drop fell; |
IL 20 Dr.. Hanson pronounced life extinc
and five minutes later the body was c,
J, down. The neck was broken, and Ora
70 died without apparen, struggle, except IL
j. conclusive twitching OF the muscles.
10 In twenty minutes from the time he WI
led on the scatfolG Gray's liteless Dody WI
in coffin.
The crime for which Gray suffered Il
l. extreme pe.,alty of the aw ON the galloy
st to-day, was committed at Paradise City, {
ic the night of December cath, 1884. II
"a victim was X. ii Scott, an old resident al
~ respected citizen of this county, who
=, store Gray en.ered for the purpose of 70
:" berry.
r. GEoRGE p. HAKr aged 10 years,
ne months and rs days, died Of typh