Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-10-31

1s11 Is AootennY LIakas Tbs pu1Iie ere
aonpsEsanf VIII sIn dsla 3 cf I6s uluKlex
ard ne gubSEr1nn1 events watch tE4m-
sFiEe3 % deiag tbs execnEiaa q TIE
ssEEenes. Casa Wed1es1ay Srso1is
haped far aao4ha8 repxisss or connsu-
fatisn 81 TIE daash aansance 90 fupEia-
onmeae for life. A. tie tine appr0aeh-
iuG bis execakio1 I1psed into 9 few
henTE. however. he nlxsd he aaals
weuld B e1aetsd Hud Be prsFaEsd hin-
SIT % dis
On Thnrsaay his sylrituaI advisers.
Rsgerends Fraser Rn1 PexzlvaL weEs
s1th kfm for several houFE. aHd The IN
/ n1enos q their counsel seened % give
ham ecnEaae % meet his fate. make his
peace with Gsd and hse0me Esa1ncilad
% the tnegitahis. He said 70 AIR. Fra
ser thas be ieft himself II Gods hands,
aud. although his death was ataEibusa-
BE g tie perjury Of false Witnesses be
nov bors thea no maiise and would de
uifhcat . hard thought against any one.
ThsreseEand gentlemen made paKtie
uiaF poinf 70 fUpFess On him TIE terri
tls resails Of gong % bis grave withsat
oonfessing Il he was gully. 1st 20 al
thkir eutreaties be said be vas limo
cent sud had nothing e oonfess. Oar
NC Thursday niaht be slepa veil, and
The quisl demeanoE vas hardly consist
enf wish ths texFprs Usually experienced
By human beinR within fee hours Of
dissertation. He nuoke about 5 o'clock.
apparently munh refreshed BE- MS alam-
beFs. yef there vas haunted, wistf1l
look about TIE snnken eyes thai depict
ed his EuHeEine4 Wills The fseial mus
elos and lines around the corners OF the
msuth twitehed inoassanflg with nsFv04s
emotion. His misn vas NOS thai Of 3
man Who feared 20 die bus rather the
interpretation 81 intsuse grief and hn-
miliation, coupled with Al Unsuitable
longing for human sympatby. A kind
ward, friendly hand clasp. . sisters
farewell kiss. or q brothers embEass.
we're all denied him h this the last h0uF
Of his life.
Col. stevens, The AmeEicau OonsuI, 80
eompanied b. his deputy. we're in she
cell - ] o'clock yesterday moEBing, and
spsoule made the folloainR viii:
N zHE mAMR or COD, AMEx.
!. Robert RVan spronle. nov lying in
Victoria Jail and being about 10 die at
the hands Of The Law, DO make this my
last uill aad testament, thereby revok
iBR any other sneh viii or testament
that may have been made By ne. /
give and bequeath 70 my brothers An
drew end James 6pFonls all property be-
longlng OF By FiRhi appartaiuinR 50 me
N the United States Of America or else
where. RoEERT E. SPRoULE.
Viotoris, B. O, Oct. 'z9lh, 1856.
After signing the document be sat
wifh bowed head awaiting bis fate. and
a. each f0otsiep echoed through the
corridor glanced through the cell door
netvously, occasionally turning 10 the
other ibmafesof the cell. The mnte ap-
peal OF bis eyes Vividiy portrayiBR
every aaopized thought that flashed
through hia brain. A few moments be
fore tie appointed time be handed Col.
Stevens q small Testament, in which
vas 3 lock Of his hair. requesting that il
DO forwarded 20 Mrs. Etta F. GaIliok,
| Oakland, Cal.
As the clock struck the hsur Of 8,
there gas an ave inspiring silence
throughout the jail. ana each stroke
seemed TO convey 10 the little crowd OF
waiting spectators Ia she yard q sad re-
hinder Of ths unfortunate NAN whose
untimely end they we're about TO witness.
For the first time spFoule lost bis out
waEd calm and vas visibly affected.
Every echo Of the ulock pierced his
heart with the terrible conviction thai
/ bis last hour had come. He arose ne
chemically and tade fAFeweli to the
American Consul and bis spiritual ad
vieeFs, and summouing rev courage be
stood Fesolutely IN readiness for the
head iailoF, VINO as that moment ap-
| peared az the cell doar and said:
"Sproule. the time has arrived, and
the mandate Of the law must be full
| fllled.n
The prisoner vas securely bound, and
| passed oct into the corridor With dFm
step, followed By She iaileE, the Ameri
can Consul and his spiritual advisers
On leaving the jail and passing into the
| yard the party vas Joined BY the exeeu
toner, who followed just bsbind, wear
ing q black maak 10 conceal his identity
1 As the condemned nen entered the yard
be gaztd from right 10 left at the twenty
spectators present, evidently 10 quest OF
some friend or acquaintance, bot they
we're all strangers 70 his heart. and hiI
e5untsnancs changed 70 the picture OF
utter despair. Firmly be assembled the
steps Of the soafold and took bis place
/ on lhe fatal trap uisn remarkable self
control, although tbs apparent oaimness
was the result OF q strong effort, prob
ably the inspiration Of REORGANIZATION
/ 10 die like brave man II possible. de
Vas followed on the scat I'D By the
head i4ileF, Rev. Mr.. Frazer and tee ex.
/ ecutiOner. The scene was extremely
affecting, which the spectators present
could hardly gaze upon, and several
wsre even moved 20 tears at sight Of the
unfortunate man in all the abiect hoE-
Tor Of bis position. Silence waa oppres
stve while thoss present stood with IN
covered heads waiting for the presence
/ Of death.
Turning toward the head ialIsr Sproule
said: "Oan ! speak 20 the Sheriff
Beng answered In the affirmative, be
continued:
aMr. sheriff. 700 have not read the
death warrant yet.n
"It Il not neoessaFy,n vas The reply.
Can speak few moments faFthsrf'
-Yes; II you wish IL.
For 9 few seconds be vas silent, then,
speaking IN SLOW, measured tones, con-
tinped: MY friends, this 10 q very
solemn. solemn situation, 10 pass cut Of
the world 10 soch . condition. trust
/ thia will Be Al example and warning to
all who commit sin. The charge that
has been preferred against me vas
wrong. vas not guilty Of the crime Of
which / was accused. Eight Witnesses
| uho came % Victoria bore false witness
against me, wkich led 10 my conviction.
They know as well as / the wrongs they
have paFpelKated. / have nuthine
further 10 say, only goodbye 20 you all |"
TIE exeeationes then St. ppsd forward
and made ready 20 adiass the fatal
nooae aroaed the neck OF zee eondemn-
ed man, Who took ene last look 90 The
bl1s shy above. seeming 10 realize that
ne be4aties we're about 10 Be foEsver
oblissratSd 20 him. Saddeniy be cried
70 the e1esusioDes Don't sfFa1ele
me-. dcn't ssranRle me-" Tie moose Uas
adjusted. the head isileF descended
from the seafold and SpFoule ssosd
moiisnless, With bic hat In hts lsfe
Band and q handkerchief In the riQht,
w4iifBR for the sWfui moment. Kew.
NJ. Fraser commenced 10 prsy IN q
clear vsiee, TIE bead isiier ran ap shs
acaaold sesps and pulled ths cap ovar
tie pEis1nexss face. the sheriff save tie
signal. the exscationer pulled shs lever,
and 81 $40 O'Clock the body Of Robert
3 SpFoals was dangling IN the air. life