Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-31

cRrHKs FoR WHICH THEY wxRx KxBcurKp.
LOUISVILLE, Kr., July sl.-Charlss Dilger
and Harry Smart were hanged ss 6el O'Clock
this morning in the jaii yard. AZ $50 O'Clock
Father Brady and Father Nicholas gave way 10
the deputy sheriff, Henry Bell, who read the
death warrant 10 each Of the men. They stood
in their cell doors, both handcutfed, and list
ensd sstssns,sely 70 the reading: The line Of
o'clock. Both Dilger and Smart walked firmly
mp the steps, Dilger leading the way unassisted.
Father Nicholas read the service of The Catholic
church, the crowd maintaining Q breathless
silence. Deputy Sheriff Ragisnd meanwhile
took bis place near the trap rope. Both men
were very pale during the reading. At the
conclusion Of the service Smart and Dilger
bsde goodbye to all the turnkeys. They then
took positions on the trape Smart laughed
he stepped upon the fatal door. Deputy sheriff
Pike pinioned both with leather bands at 6
o'clock.
ONE SLIPS THRoUeH THE MOOSE.
The rope was cut at 604 O'Clock exactly and
both men shot down through the traps. Smart
turned round and probably died instantly. but
Dilger slipped through the moose, the rope
catching him over the chin at the lower teeth.
He was seemingly unhurt and was drawn MP
the rope until his shoulders came through the
trap, when the deputies took him by the arms
n
was brought into service, and when the moose
was adjusted Dilger asked: whats the mat
ter?" He was told ''the rope has slipped the
knot" He replied: ''This shows should not
die" He placed himself upon the trap the
second time by making hops. The drop was
again sprung at 609 and he strangled 10 death.
pueER's CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
were Q fitting climax to the career he had led
On the night Of August Is, 1855, be walked out
of Tho cafa NJ fba pncl;ochavo fhaafar ~han
it was closed for the night an hour or two
after the performance was over. He went di-
rectly to the home OF his mistress, Buggy
Burns, on Lafayette street, where he met his
victims, Policeman Bosenburg and Jones. A
short time after entering the house he began
beating the Burns woman, and Rosenburg and
Jones, hearing the screams Of the woman went
In to arrest him. Dilger said he would not sub
init 70 an arrest without a warrant. A moment
lalter-about o'clock in the morning-blows
were heard by those on the lower floor. Those
below upon reaching the second floor found
Jones and Rosenburg lying dead upon the floor
with deep gashes on their heads. Dilger i'm
medistely left the house and was captured some
hours later.
sMARr's CAREER.
Harry Smart was born near Evansville, Ind,
and was in his twenty-seventh year. On the
evening Of July 5, 1855, Harry Smart, his wife,
Ollie, and Meisner Green and Belle Ward
Greens mistress), whose correct name was
Mary j. Rannalls, left the city, ostensibly for
Madison, Ind. 1t was announced that they in
tended getting a shanty boat and float down
the river, buying provisions and country pro-
duce from farmers along the river. Why the
original idea was never carried out will likely
never be known, but on July 8, 1888, the deck
hands on the steamer Kangaroo discovered a
"foater" near the water works and towed it
ashore. The following morning at o'clock
another body was found in the river, both
having been weighed down with rocks and
their throats cut. These were identified as
Meisner Green and Mary J. Rannalls. Suspi-
cion pointed to Smart and his wife as being the
murderers, as they were last seen with the
murdered couple, They were arrested and
clothing belonging to the Rannalls woman
found in possession Of Mrs. Smart They
were duly tried and Mrs. Smart was released,
but Smart was convicted on two counts and
sentenced to death in one and to life imprison-
me Mt in the other.
Smart was pronounced dead at 6:ls and Dill
ger at GA am. Their bodies were cut down
at 6;2S and turned over TO their respective rels-
tives.