The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-08-10
WoInan--Kiner Strang|ed.
Bryson Pays the Penalty Of His Sc
duction, Treachery and
Murder.
He CRATES From the Halter and
Half COnfesses His
Guilt.
He Goes For the Hill-ClevelaMl-F Free
Trade and I4OW-Wage
Organ.
Bryson Executed.

Organ.
Bryson Executed.
BOULDER, Aug. "a small delegation
of Helenaites arrived last eve to witness
the execution of Bryson. Detective Wal
ters and Officer Best represented the Off
cial department and Harry Collins and
Sam Delestry the press. There are also
aldermen Donley, Herman, Richter and
o. B. Nolan.
Shortly after the arrival of the Helena
train Bryson's father arrived with Sheriff
Halford to see Bryson. The interview
lasted about twenty minutes. The elder
Bryson requested private interview with
his son but the sheriff refused it and re-
ferred him to Judge Blake who was tele-
graphed to, but stated he had no author
ity to act.
The preparations were all completed
yesterday. The gallows constructed is Of
the simplest kind consisting Of two up
rights and cross bars. The rope runs
through pulley on the cross bar and is
attached to the drop weight. The con-
demned man will stand on the bare ground
and be jerked into the air by the drop Of
the weight, his neck to be broken by the
rebound. The sherift's officer will stand
out of sight behind board screen while
cutting the rope holding the drop. The
rope has been completed and stretched
400 pounds for several days. Bryson is
spending his last hours quietly but ner-
vously, still anticipating the communication.
He requested sheriff Halford to sit up
till o'clock so that a message from the
governor might be received. This re-
quest was granted willingly.
About o'clock Rev. Cutler and Mrs
Reeves arrived at the Jail to conduct pray
er services, in which Bryson joined.
After that he again asserted his limo
cence and expressed great hopes for :
comm utation. He then prepared writ
ten statement reviewing his case ant
comparing the evidence on both trials
ana wrote his theory Of the murder to b'
published later. The jailor brought hin
some oranges. He talked freely witt
him, saying that he was looking for
"hoist," but If the other way so much tn
better. He then sent the other pris
oners some cigars, telling them to sn1ok
heartily the death warrant.
BOULDER, Aug. Q, 10 a. m.--Bryso
!: made final disposition of his chattels
giving them to his father. Rev. Wicke
and Mrs. Reeves came at 10 O'Clock fo
the final religious services.
The governors dispatch was first rea'
to Bryson, after which sheriff Halfor
read the death warrant i'll the presence
Messrs. Harlow, Brown and DelestrJ
Bryson greeted all with hand-shakin
and spoke pleasantly to your reporte
He resumed his religious worship. II
looks haggard and ghost-like.
In conclusion he said: II must sa
l that the territory of Montana in hangin
George Duncan Bryson commits jud
cial murder, breaks the heart Of the mo
noble father and mother in this world an
dishonors the most honorable name
Canadian history. Some day God wi
clear up this mystery. He will no dou
reveal the guilty ones and they will
justly punished. How, gentlemen of tt
|, jury, will you feel when am vindlcat'
= in this statement and my name shall
II. sent forth another victim of circumsta
tial evidence? VIII this nation contin'
to convict men on the same principle
will they immediate them?
=. BRYsoN's SPEECH:
" "Let me say few words to the pre-
~ of Helena, the Independent especially.
- have yet to see more bigoted parts
newspaper. 1t stopped at nothing, ev
Is defaming my father and belittling him
the eyes Of the public. The very I'll
editorial introduced myself as a thi
IL. burglar aud highway robber, and to c
all, murderer. 1t printed that article
- the ,,ncorroborated testimonyof one Fra
II" Griswold, now y discharged employe
the Pacific Tea company in Minneapol
How honest in principle must have be
a. that respected and renowned man,
editor of the Independent! What an
md ample of morality and uprightncss
px former, who, at the time he reported
= the authorities at Helena, was SELL
=" coffee at 25 cents a pound and putt
12115 cents Of the money received in
own pocket You people stand aror
me today, some out of mere curios
les les, others out of sympathy and others to
ent their sworn duty. AS slight admiss
take little advice, strangers, avoid !
M 1n.. company. 1t has swayed nations, ye
has ruined some; 1t has ruined me
bowed my head in shame. The only
N solatiom I have that in any way cons'
H. me, is the knowledge that in the fut
my relations, though smarting from
injustice done me, will be grasped by
hand and greeted with the exclamat
,rr vonr brother was innocent and some