Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-06-21
DOUBLE HANGING.
How Hr. and Mrs. Potts were EXecu,
I'd FOR Murder.

EI,u, Nev.. June 21.-Thr sun
r1-c bright AMI clear ou this Friday.
Juue 18th. the mos. cvout.ul day in
tine history Of E'rn. being tie day
ixcI FOR tine exeruuauofJs~iah anu
Elizabeth Po:t-.
| Last Weju,S lay night Mrs. Potts
| a..cagtrj U commit suicide. A.
usual, she went % her couch. The
! death watch. uytiriu. h.r ripping
/ uian her cell ami her husband au-
swcriag by the same means. became
suspicious ami watched pa,-
| through the iltIcri dror thinking
ilr. was aasu; o. .uasay w5,l Hfrn-
eff. Arl.r Watching 81 his c.I.
some ii~,, Ec heard Mrs. Pots cal!
Tor water. Her voice was 50 weak
That 4. alarmed MIN. lie called the
| jl'iar ami :aay discovered ialt sine
iaI ml.e tar,.- inri~ipIt, with fau-
igiip iu her JEFF wIi-.. TIE riapd
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Tine prisoners Dl--.-I THURSDAY Z
risnt quietly. ;l. man HAVING ms. I
r.tr.utfr s--It .,.l tBr.rI.,.,r1,r liz. 1
si-u.. ju. ta- woman 3. RESTLESS /
uu-li d. O'Clock TIM, morning. when /
sir. toe. r-.s r-,ag... ami g.,- Ia -..vl.- I
r.! g.-:-- IN -.gmi.-
Amer ra....siu-u f q Ii-s,lt break !
fast. tifu. ,=sr...r1f.-t s..rr..4r...3 r,.r-,. .
rHpgrIui ...4 YESTERDAY gai ,r |
gi.lt 1u'.!ae'. BEGAN 90 ,-.s. and /
make final urau.rafi1ra fur ,l-i- I
.aam.
Ia rrn,- ra g question Tv SH.riV-I
Barnard. Airs. Potts said She would |
wax ligmlv t1 sine srlH4lH ami sr.n- |
I.TL quietly to the inevitable AL
exactly 1880 the officers as-..-o-,.,l |
attlg cell DOOR. with a f7.k OIL
spirits. sut stood hack o. give time /,
fora short prayer bv Rev. Porter.
Ttnl % little spirits Were admin
i-terrl ID NEr-. a., rs ana tine ,srltu !
W. rrlut sfas real. ,sH.. -frrti GREG. h.t
Ee iuauyG arwari with au iugIs-.
iu- look. Mr.. Ps.,, was very bal. /
ami weak. ami only .fg,! ~ su.-
pOr;iu- Ecr.elfuu thgdu8r while her
death warrant w4sb,ius read. TINS.
she said. was NOT from fTs-nt. L.,F /
from tine loss uf blood. Mrs. P5rt-
raised her right hand and said:
"Iuucceut. SD EeIr ma. J;u.Ir,,
I'VE are igu.r,Df.,- said Potts
also.
"Have yIu anything 20 sav.-'
asked the sheriff.
"rhaJ'> ell we can say
Potts started with NIr. Dlwley. /
anu Mrs. Potts AMI Sheriff Barnard
followed. WIKI steady tread bath
mounted the steps OF the Scail1ld |
and took seats iu chairs placed Just
back Of thu trap door.
t,Is. Potts .Ea~ dressed I'm white
-
Potts was alfred in business sui;
NlE. Porter. the clergyman. went on |
the Csilpws with them. Neither
tliUchcd - their legs aud arms were
strapped. Mrs. Potts shoes were
taken or, rs also Potts sinners.
Ilgy tool, ore last LOOK al the bright
sun above them and then lhrv were.
ready.
Have ygu anvtlig.- u say.,, y,3s
again asked them.
NO. we are iriuo.,pt ?, y-,s tb,.
rrgIy. reueates! several tim,z. During
the process OF s.rgIs.,ur- Mr. Pots
remained silent. Eut Mira. Pytt-
uttered a few words Iirc-tlu, nom
L was to BE- done.
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