Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-11-25
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That portion Of Fort Hill Cemetery
In Auburn which faces the poorest and
most desolate part Of, the city Is known
as tho ''convicts' burying ground" says
the Now York Sun. Nothing divides 1t
from tho costly tombS and towering
hendstoncS Of marble that mark the
space devoted to tho righteous dead
save limo OF ragged, sickly grass that
tells whcre the lawn mowers stop. The
entrance to tho Gods Aero Of tho con-
vict dead Is on a side street, and Is
guarded by . pretty cottage In which
lives grave-digger and his vito.
Tho mystery attending the burial Of
William Kcmmlef was only second to
tho mystery surrounding tho propara-
lions for his death. It will DO remcm-
bered that he was tortured to death by
electricity early on the morning Of Au-
gust o, and that fow hours later tho
knives Of the surgeons Woro busy cut
ting tho body to pieces. There was
somo doubt concerning the section OF
law relating to the burial Of tho body,
and when tho watchers about tho prison
on tho night following tho execution
Oh" oA6h "a opJ 4ohGESA ~ Woo EOA-
orally beloved that tho body had been
covered with quick limo and buried be-
meath one of tho fagstones OF tho
prison yard. Late in tho after-
noon of the next day tho grave
digger in charge Of tho convict bury
ing ground received orders to havo
u grave ready for o body at ten o'clock
that night. Tho grave was dug, and
when ten o'clock came without bringing
tho expected body. tho grave digger
turned tho light down low in tho sit
ting room, Of his cottage and went to
sleep in his working clothes. His vito
= lay on bed in fTont Of window keep
ing watch on tho street, 80 that sho
might wake her husband when the body
arrived. ..-.....
Meantime mon in chargcof what was
left Of tho dead mnrdeHer's body had
placed it In an express wagon at o:30
o'clock. and had driven out Of tho prison
gate. There was knot of mon on tho
sidewalk who Immediately showed
signs Of excitement whom tho wagon APP
pearcd. 1t was instantly decided that
these men were reporters, and tho
driyor OF the wagon, in accordance evil
IDENTIFY with tho orders Of Warden Ours
ton to cludo the newspaper mon, drove
around tho block and then back into tho
prison yard. No other attempt was
made to dispose of tho body until
eleven o'clock. when the express wagon
again came rafting out. but again there
wero men on the sidewalk who seemed
interested in its movements, and once
again tho wagon was driven back into
the yard, and tho big gates closed on it.
No other effort was nnaao to bury the
body until midnight, when tho wagon
came dashing out as though the driver
was bound to got rid Of bis burden.at oil
hazards. He drove rapidly up tho
street tho wagon swaying to and fro
ard rafting horribly. cgravo digge,
led tho way into tho gloomy cemetery
by the dim light Of o lantern. Arriving
at the grave no SGT tho lantern ut ont
end Of IL, and seizing tho romans of the
murderer pulled them out Of tho wagon
It didn't tako long to I'LL up tho grave
for tho only-object to accomplish was tc
get tho body out Of sight and stamp the
dirt on 1t.