Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-04-11

Miss Emma Dunn. l board at ]. D.
Landis'. Have been at Roberts house
four or five times"
Carter left the town, but was caught in
Harrisburgh several days later. He had
been arrested for riding on freight
train and had written to friend here,
w. H. Cooper, who informed on him.
Constable Josiah Waters went to Harris
burgh aud brought Carter here, who after
hearing was committed to Jail. The
trial was he'd at the December term of
Court as stated above.
AT THE JAIL.
Things moved along without exciting
nuch interest until the time of the exc
cution drew near. About 200 tickets of
admission were issued by Sheriff Slime
man, and most of the holders were pres
ent, they being admitted at 1:30 o'clock
through the front entrance to the jail
and conducted to the yard on the South
side of the Jail.
THE sCAFFoLD
Stood near the Northwest corner of the
Jail, about ten feet distant from the build
ing. 1t was temporary wooden struct-
TIRE and was constructed by ex-Sheriff
James Myers and Joshua Parrish. 1t
was about twelve feet square. The plat
form was eight feet from the ground with
the trap doors in the center. They were
together three feet square, the trapping
being done by lever. The beam was
eight feet above the platform, supported
by staunch uprights. 1t was examined
by Carter on Saturday and pronounced
good job. A wire drawn across the yard
twenty feet away from the scaffold kept
the spectators at distance.
THE NIGHT BEFORE
Carter retired at 2 o'clock and slept
soundly until 7:30 when he arose. He
took light breakfast and spent most of
the forenoon with his minister, Rev, E.
NJ. Bowman, of the Ebensburg Presbyter-
ian Church. He seemed penitent for his
sins and the minister stated that his peni-
tence was without doubt sincere. Short
" after noon he and the minister took
DINNER WITH THE SHERIFF,
Eating and talking freely. He then made
round of the jail and bid all the pris-
oners good bye.
Precisely at 12:48 Sheriff Stineman en-
tered the cell-No. 9-and again read the
death warrant. There were present, be-
sides the Sheriff and Carter, the minister
and the representatives of.the press. The
Sheriif's voice was sympathetic. The
prisoner sat unmoved. 1t was touch
irg scene. On the opposite side of the
cell from where Carter sat stood large
pot of blooming Gala lilies. A light
burned on another stand. Everything
was neat and orderly. After the reading
of the warrant was concluded Carter was
again lett
ALONE WITH HIS MINISTER.
The hymn, " Nearer My God to Thee
echoed through the Jail building. The
effect was mournful indeed. The doomed
man bore up better than some on whose
ears the sounds fell.
About this time the Sheriff's jury CON-
posed of f. II. Barker, Web Griffith, B.
P. Thompson, John S. Miller, d. p.
Parker, A. E. Bender, Samuel Ludwig,
Frank w. Gurley, Harry Lloyd, Joseph
Brown, A. T. Pindle, George Soulsby met
in the Sheriff's Office In the Jail and were
sworn. After the hanging they certified
to the execution.
At 1:46 Sheriff Stineman repaired to the
cell of the doomed man. The jury stood
at the door. Preceded by two deputies,
the Sheriff and the Minister led the pris-
oner to the jail yard, going out by the
north door. The jury followed rs did
the officers present and the press represen-
tatives. Carter wore black slouch hat,
dark and light mixed coat and vest, and
black pantaloons. His step was firm.
Only he, the Sheriff and the minister
went up on the scaffold The minister
offered short prayer, after which Carter
stepped TO the railing and addressed
those present as follows;
Fetlo,g Citizens:
This is the last time shall see you on earth.
am going TO my home in Heaven, there to liv-
forever. hope TO meet you all there. want
to say to you that ] have no hard feelings
against anyone. hope TO meet you all around
my Fathers throne some day. Goodbye.
He then stepped back upon the trap,
holding his hat in his hand, while his legs
and feet were bound. His hands were
then secured behind his back with strong
handouts. The black cap was pulled
over his face and in moment the Sheriff
adjusted the moose, the rope having been
previously secured to the beam, and at
s minutes of o'clock by Deputy S. w.
Davis watch, the drop fell. The body
came down three feet and rebounded
few times. There was some writhing and
struggling for about two minutes, after
which the body hung motionless. DIR.
Chas. V. P. Kennedy, the Jail physician,
assisted by DR.. +. g. Jones and DR.. Dav-
idson, watched the pulse till it stopped
beating, which was just fifteen minutes
after tho troD yyas snrunp In ton MN