The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-04-10
EXODUS OF NURDERERS
From All Earthly Sights to the
Judgment Of Eternity,
FOUR MEN ARE EXECUTED
Ia Pennsylvania fcstertlay-Ta3 lor
Dies Peacefully ut Wuyncsburg.
Bartholomew Swings or with
Oaths on His Lips.

WAYNEspuEd, Pa, April 0.-Zacl
Taylor, the second man condemned fol
the murder OF McCausland, the Ale.
gheny county drover, was hanged in the
Jail yard today.
For several days there have been
many strangers in town, and yes.
terday the streets looked like 4 circus or
political meeting day. Zach Taylor, the
condemned man, slept most OF the night,
but was quite nervous. However, he
kept up remarkably well. Tho only
time, until he went upon the scaiTold,
that he showed any sign OF breaking
down waa when his wife, who had been
with him for two weeks, started for
home on Monday morning last. Both
wept bitterly, snd tho scene was very
affecting. The Deputy Sheriff was at las,
compelled to take her from the cell by
force. From that time on Taylor has
seemed in good heart and protested his
innocence, and yesterday, when the clr.
penters were building tho enclosure, he
looked out the jail window, talked to NIL
present, and told them when they were
through that he wanted 10 shake hands
with them and bid them farewell, as he
was going to heaven to-day.
In the Sheriff d Office yesterday and
this morning was bright.eyed little
boy, who at once attracted attention. 1t
was Jamie Taylor, the S.year-old sou OF
Zach Taylor, looking at the scafIold
which would soon make him iatherless.
Many persons talked to him and many
gave him money.
PROTESTS HIS INNOCENCE.
AT an early hour this morning Taylor
ate quite hearty breakfast, shortly
after which his spiritua! adviser, Rev.
James A. Maxwell, arrived and had n |
conversation with him. After PRAYER
and singing Mr.. Maxwell left the Jail for |
a short time and another minister was
admitted.
AT II :05 the procession moved from |
the Jail to the scatlold and took the
chairs which had already been placed
there for them. When asked il he had
to say, Taylor said:
Gentlemen, l am innocent OF this
crime. God knows l am innocent. | |
never saw the man in my life. am in
nocent, and want you men to listen to
what say. God knows | am innocent
| have nothing to fear before God"
Rev. Mr.. Maxwell then offered prayer.
alter which Taylor kissed the Sheriff |
and all the persons on the platform. The |
Sheriff then adjusted the rope and put
the cap over his lace, and the next in.
slant sprung the trap. 1t was Just II 10
when Taylor fell, and in twelve minutes
the attending physicians pronounced |
life extinct, and the bodyswas cut down |
and handed over to his brother.
BODY TAKEN TO MAsoNTowS.
In about thirty minutes after the exc.
cution the body had been placed in a
coffin and loaded into the same wagon
which carried George Clark's body 10
Masontown, and the funeral procession
had started to Taylor's former home,
Masontown. The coffin was furnished
by the county commissioners, and was a
plain but very respectable one. On the
plate on the lid was engraved the name
zach Taylor"
About 200 people witnessed the exc.
cution, among whom were several ladies'
who looked out OF the windows in the
Sheria7s house.
Taylor funeral sermon will be
preached at Alasontown tomorrow BY |
Rev. Mr.. Maxwell at II o'clock. Men |
who have seen many executions, and
who ought to be judges, are loud in
their praise OF Sheriff John I. Goodwin
for the way in which he conducted the
first two executions in Greene county.