Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-10
-FOUR OF A KIND
A FULL HAND OF MURDERERS SWUNG OFF
YESTERDAY.
Pennsylvania SETS Good Example % Sister States.
CLARK. Bartholomew, Andrews and Car
tr Pay tie Penalty Of Their
Grimes.

sa.-r. fr0n 20 Hs Register.
WAYNESBURG. PA. April 9.-"Gcu-
tlcmcn. ] ann innocent. l never saw
/ thc man with my eyes. ! never saw him
. m Gods world. l never heard of him
/ till after hc was dead. | never saw
him on top OF Gods ground. lam going
home. trusting I'm Jesus. Farewell. Sc
These were lack Taylor'S words before
he died upon the scetlold: And with
I the Indifference of "a stole he met his
/ fate. AT tthe break of day this morning
black. ugly-lookiug clouds overcast the
sky. and before long the rain, which
had begun after midnight, fell i'm tor
rents. By nine o'clock the clouds had
driftcd away. but there was still much
moisture iu the air. Sheriff Goodwin 5
special deputies went on duty atan early
hour They paWo.lcd the street in front
/ OF the court house and Jail. and mo- one
Was allowed within the iron fence sur
rounding the public buildings. The
streets were crowded with men. They
were orderly. however, and the depu-
ties. who were mostly small mcn armed
with brOomStickS and umbrellas, had mo-
difficulty until tine hands of the clock
had passed tine hour of 10. At that
time tine holders of tickets of admission
t0 the execution showed signs of impa-
ticncc Half am hour later the ir.u gate
q, thc fence was swung open and the
crowd surgcd into tine court yard
through thc single entrance. Order
was completely lost. and for the next
half hour there was general scramble.
lS ruEJAIL YARD.
At eleven o'clock 300 men stood in a
gentle shower about the scailold. Every
window commanding view was occu-
pied. Half "a dozen wOmcn's faces APP
p.arcd between the grated bars
of window of the Jail. Al
Hoe Rev. d. 4. Maxwell and Dr..
John T. Uuom stepped upon the Sc1t-
fold. TAYLOR and the sheriff followed
and the sherif's TWO >ouS. who are dep
ut.c>. came last. The condemned man
was dressed iu new suit
lot black hroadclOth He took
a seat 40 the side of his
su.ritua. advisor. lie as>cuted with "A
nod when the Sheriff asked If he had
auvtlng to saw. lie then arose calmly.
L...l M NNN N.NUA MaAA AN'.IlA. NNt'' 't.
clarcd his entire innocence. hiS depend
cncc upon God and his willingness 90
forgive everyone. lie betrayed mo- cmo-
t.ou. His face was pale but there was
absolutely mo- trcmor iu his voice. The
Rev. Mr.. Maxwell kucit by the con-
icmued mans side in earnest prayer
and then Taylor. with unialtering voice.
repeated the Lord S prayer.
rlNNIoNTD WN~EiF.
At HOS the sheriff whispered word
to TAYLOR. and although his arms were
pinioucd together tine man quietly
stopped. and 90 tine amazcment ol the
spectator, hc fastened the buckles at
his ankles by means of snaps. When
Doe had proved that hcwas game he held
up his head SD that the moose might bc
adjusted. Tie repeated his declarations
or innocence and murmcrcd, 81 trust in
God. I trust iu God. Then the black
can was put ou and no ll:l2 the trap
was sprung. The drop was three feet.
after q few slight muscular coutraruunS
the body hung limp through the trap.
Dr. Wan. Dcuuey. of Clay>ville, noted
thc diving mans pulse. and DR. Ollom
thc action of thc heart AZ ll:l5 the
pulse was l25. at l1:l1. l45: at 1919,
90. at ll:-Jno puisation> were perccpt-
blc. and at ll:22 tine physicians de-
c,arcd chat the man was dead. At 1880
tine body was cut down. The neck had
been broken The curoner'> jury looked
40 the remains which were placed in a
neat coffin and turned over to the dead
mans friends for intermcut at Mason
town.
The story oi the robbery and murder
of William NcCauSlaud. the drover. on
September DOB. lso5. i> already IaniiI'r
t0 thc REcI~rEE'S readers. 'roi-'
Clark and Zack Taylor have paid lhc
extreme penalty of thc law James Mem
has been acquitted. and several others