The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-06-07
KING MEETS HIS DEATH
A Man Without a Relative to Attend
Hlm-LastAc Act In a Drama That
Started In a Spree on
Thanksgiving Night.
specIai To the standard

Il nOmuf htng, tne couuefifieu IhufucTcfs
was rostlessly pacing his cell In the county
Jail. He had passed n sleepless night.
Opportunity was given TO him To sleep II
no desired, but lac could not compose his
~quivering nerves.
Sheriff Halford stayed with him until 4
o'clock in the morning. Two or three re-
porters were also present during a por-
ton Of the night. Kings conversation
was continually turning to the subject of
hanging. He had been told how bravely
George w. Bryson had met his death.
Bryson was hanged August 9,1ssS,o on the
same Rallows In the very same spot, for
the murder OF n woman near Helena. He
Drained her, threw the body in q hole n
covered il up with stones. His last words
were: "Ofilcer, do your duty" King
said he wanted to die just like Bryson,
and he inquired OF Sheriff Halford the
minutcst particulars regarding Bryson's
actions. Bryson had calmly read his
''statement." covering several pages OF
foolscap, while standing with his head
under the moose. King could not read.
but he wished somebody TO perform that
service for him, while he was standing
under the gallows. Sheriff Halford, scri-
ously doubling Kings nerve did
not encourage this desire. The
sheriff said the better plan
would he To have the statement read just
the subject again and again.
Al o'clock In the morning King was
left alone with Frank Phinney, the night
watch. Then he began pacing the cell,
back and forth, slowly and silently. The
sun could not penetrate to the cell, but
h reflected light poured into the corri-
dor In an cffulgence OF light.
Sheriff Halford and the STANDARD re-
porter returned To the Jail at Z 40 o'clock.
King was still wide awake. His face was
of a dark ycllowish hue. and his eye had
the strained, shrinking, startled,
SyErsSS'on i,,, OF n,e hE%;sd "n'm a.
low forehead, and small, ill-shapcn skull,
betokcned. seemed To be waning, leaving
in its place little beyond brute intelli-
gcncc.
When the reporter asked him how he
felt, he said he was pretty comfortable.
His breakfast, consisting Of chicken,
steak, toast and oranges was brought in,
but he left il untouched, saying that he
was not hungry. He accepted a cigar
from the reporter and resuming his pac-
ing of the cell, smoked with fcverish
haste. At . o'clock George ID. Green,
Kings lawyer, who, at his owl expense,
did everything that man could
do to save his clients life,
called for the last time. Mr..
Green was considerably affected. He
aid To the reporters he honestly believed
ma, thc sn"o.l.e rogar'! was acci-
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Rev. Father Follett of Helena arrived
on the 10 o'clock train, and was ushered
into the murderer's cell. He remained
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