Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-17
HANGMANS DAY.
George Harrison Dies on the GaIows
at Shreveport, La, Confessing
His Guilt and Repen.iag,
Sampson Roland and George Solomon,
Both ColOred, are Siraugled to
Death at Donaldson, ALA.
john Dacey 1anged at Woodstock, III for
the Murder OF n Chicago Alderman
Daring the Election OF ~.
speolai 10 INC aasollo

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SnRNYKPoEr, La, July To- George
Harrison, colorod aged twenty-throc
years, was hanged here to-day at 232i
O'Clock, Inside the jail yard, there being
bat few persons besides the officers Of
the law present The fall was seven feet,
which failed to break his neck lie died
of strangulauon, being pronounced dead
IN nine minutes. He was calm and com.
posed on the scaffold, having nothing
whatever TO say, He had during the day,
however protested religion, being bap-
tied, and had expressed his Willingness
10 die, firmly believing he would be saved
In heaven, The crime for which he to-
day paid the penalty with his life was the
killing Of George Allen, colored, on the
4th OF January last, near Morning Star
In this parish, by shooting him with a
double-barrel shotgun lie and his half
brother, Frank Degraffeneyed, were the
next day arrested, aud Il few weeks later
tried for muruer, when George was found
guilty as charged and Frank sentenced
10 the peultentiary for life.
IN n.LINoIs.
DOUBLE EXECUTION.
DoNALDsoNYILLE,L La, July i6.--Samp-
son Roland and George solomon, both
coored, were hanged here to-day. In
February, 1884,, on the Houmas planta-
! ton nine miles from here, Roland shot
and killed Benjamin Grersdori, while the
latter WAS under the Influence Of liquor
The trouble between the two, 1t Is be.
Aeyed, was caused by woman.
George solomon stabbed and killed
Henry Smith, colored Solomon had beer
! living with woman named Amy Hill
who was Smiths god-daughter, and haC
shot at her several times. Finally sh,
went 10 Smiths house and Solomon FOL
lowed her. He was denied admiltance Il
the house. An alteration ensued, an,
resulted In the stabblng.
WOODSTOCK, Ill, July 10 -Jame
Daoey, the murderer Of Alderman Gayno
Of Chicago was hanged here at 1880 to
day He made no speech and wn
moderately composed, though during tn
morning he screamed almost contnu
ously and had TO have his limbs bound I,
, prevent his making an assault on any O
his attendants
; The political feud IN the aBlood
NINTH ward Of Chicago, noted for
bitterness with which its aldermanlc cleo
lions hay been carried on, result q in th
murder Of Alderman Michel Gaynor b
Q james Dacey. Dacey was a worker {
u hoilt reputation III INC WAlN4 Iit M
!, always been one OF Gagnor's frmest az
. h. rents and the two were good friend
; until Alderman John Foley died and IN
time came 10 chose his successor. Dace
1 wanted Jaynes Murray, plumber, I
, have the nomination, hut Gaynor took II
The canse Of w. II. Mahoney, Tn
fight which followed was bitter /
the extreme. The primaries were he'll
week before the regular election, an
Dacey was so abusive at the polls tia
Gaynor had him arrested and locked up
The next day he was fined, and his hatre
for the alderman Increased. Malone
was successful at the election, which oc
Cured on May Is, 1884. That nigh
Gaynor, Mahoney and a number OF othe
politicians were drinking ina saloon, A
they stood at the bar Dacey entered
walked up to Gaynor and offered hi
hand.
81 don't shake hands with you,n sal,
) the alderman, Shut you can drink with IL
II you wish" With this remark Gayno
4 turned laughlngly away. For secon
Dacey stood motloaless. He then dre'
| revolver from his pocket and fred
bullet into the back OF Gaynor's head. TIL
wound proved fatal. Dacey was convict
, ed Of murder, but the original sentenc
was stayed 10 determine the question q
his sanity. He was adjudged sane by
medical commission, and 1t was ordere
that be should be hanged to-day,