The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1886-01-20

ADJUST tue b!aCh cap SIAN "N"cl ana ,
was granted permission to make
further remarks and spoke few
minutes, making another appeal for
Nannctte Osborne and closing with !
the words God bless YOU ail." AS
the black cap was being adjusted he
began singing II am going to join
the angels" and was >,ngin. wher
the cap was placed over hi tace.
THE NECk WAS BROKEN.
With deer sigh the condemned
man braced himself on the trap, and
at I:2S Sheriff Hill sprang the trap
and Stair was hurled INTO eternity.
HIS neck was broken by the fall and
lite was pronounced extinct IN cIghr
minutes.
Star was born in Wayne county.
Ohio, and was s. years old. HIS
father bid him good bye at 1880
O'Clock tins morning. HIS last words
were: "Tell the whole truth, Stew
art, and nothing but the truth" His
father left with the body at 6:3o this
evening Tor hl> home at Plymouth,
Ind.
ON riE WAY 10 THE GALLONS.
AT I2:4o Stair accompanied by
Sheriff Hill and his deputies arrived
at the scaffold. Just previous TO his
arrival wagon drove inside the
ropes with his coffin. The deoth
warrant had been read TO the doomed
man in the jail just before he started
to the gallows, and he had his final
interview with Nannette Osborne,
which was very affecting. He was
conveyed to the scaffold m closed
bus duly guarded by corps OF
deputy shcrlffs on horseback. Judge
Burton and Prosecuting Attorney
Blanton were with HIM in the bus
I and on the scattold. He ascended
the latter with firm and easy step
and was then pin,oned by the sheriff
A prayer was then offered, during
=. which STAIR maintained dignihet
s composure. throwing An occasions
{ glance upward toward the rope.
IS FOR A CRUEL CRIME.
|" On the night of August S. 1855,
= most cold.blooded double murde
e was perpetrated near here. |aco
r Sewell, aged S years, and his so
Is Mack Sewell. aged Y years. who s
g the time were camping near the tai
i'll grounds, IN the western part OF tn
Ct city, were the victims. Suspicio
\ soon fell on II. S. Stair and his wife
or paramount Nanrette Osborne. .wh
were frequent visitors at the Sc We
a camp. While in this city old ma
III Sewell was taken sick and the Stai
he had often sat up with him, givir
to him medicine, and in this way h.
.ir gained his confidence. The murd
was deliberately planned. Prcvio'
" to the killing and on Wednesd
ict night, August :, Stair was seen
on depart from home and wend his W
he toward the camp. Arriving the
4 he waited until the boy had tall
on asleep, when he stole up to HIM q,
OIL struck him a terrible blow with
ou hatche,, completely crushing
ed skull.
d: The groans aroused the father, WI
vas although in a very weak conditic
for attempted to crawl from the wag
cr. near bv IN which he was lylrg,
he was dealt terrible blow "
-. the already bloody hatchet. 81
then returned to where the sensel
boy lay and cut his throat from
to car, and going back to the wag
the murderer made sure that the
man was dead. He then came
of
town and made hasty preparati'
to leave.
an WHERE THE MURpERER> WENT
an Stair and hls wife then procee:
ice. to the camp. where they secu
i'll their plunder,two teams, two wag
ther and shout $40 in money and