Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-10
EXPIATING CRIMES.
Zach Taylor Dies Declaring His
Innocence to the Last.
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WAYNEsBURG, April 9.-In the Sherif's
Office at Waynesburg bright-eyed boy OF
years attracted much attention. He had
come to say goodby to his father, whose life
was to be expiated on the gallows. Zach
Taylor arose early this morning and partook
of hearty breakfast, after which the Rev.
James A. Maxwell, his spiritual adviser,
had talk with him.
AT HOS the procession moved from the
Jail TO the scafold, where seats were taken.
When asked if he had anything to say Taylor
replied:
Gentlemen. 1 am innocent Of this crime.
God knows am innocent never saw the
man in my life ! was not out of Mssontown
that day, am innocent. and want you men
to listen to what l say. God knows / am inno-
cent! have nothing to fear before God.
THE LAST SCENES.
Rev. Mr.. Maxwell now led in prayer, after
which the condemned man bade goodby to all
on the platform. The Sheriff adjusted the rope
and put the cap over his face and then sprung
the trap. 1t was 1lI2 when Taylor fell, and in
II minutes life was pronounced extinct by the
physicians, when it was cut down and taken
charge of by his brother. The funeral services
will be conducted at Masontown to-day by Rev.
Mr.. Maxwell The crime for which he suffered
was the murder of McCausland. Sheriff John
7: Goodwin is nuch praised for the way in
which he conducted the execution.
dispatch from Edensburg says: Charles
Carter. condemned to death for the murder of
John Matthews in disorderly house, expiated
his crime on the scaffold to-day at 1:5l P. NJ.
At Lac Sheriff Steinman assembled the scaf-
fold. leading the condemned man. The Rev,
DR.. Bowman and two deputies were already on
the scatfold, and after prayer the condemned
n thanking
officials for their kindness and warning those
who heard him not to do as he had done. He
then smilingly bade the minister and the Sheriff
a farewell. Tie Sheriff bound him, adjusted
the moose. put on the black cap, and all others
retired. The trap was sprung at Isl. Carter's
neck was not broken and eight minutes after
the drop fell the pulsations were A to the min
ute.
Carter ate hearty dinner with Sheriff Stein
man at 1890 He ate lemon pie, oysters, crack
ers, coffee and oranges
Bellefonte special says: Andrews, the
murderer of pretty Clara Price, expiated his
crime to-day on the gaIlOws IN the midst of
las: night and this morning, passes were
given out by the wholesale, over 800 attending
his execution.
HIS LAST MEAL.
Andrews arose at 6 o'clock and ate hearty
breakfast, then heard the death warrant read
at S, and afterward prepared himself for execu-
tion. The march to the scaffold began at l0:45
the regular order of procession being followed.
On the scaffold Andrews read a chapter from
the Bible, spoke a few words and prayed. After
bidding all goodby he was bound and the black
CAP was drawn down over his face.
The drop was sprung at ll:0S He emitted
few gurgles, and then hung limp, and was pro-
nounced dead at ll:20, and cut down at li:2p
The \. NJ. c. A deserves great credit tor the
way spiritual advice was given to An
drews, who maintained great cooness.
throughout the whole affair. The body was
taken care of by the undertakers and will be
buried near Milesburg, as the cemeteries here
refuse to receive it,
A special telegram from Easton saws: Will
lam bartholomew was hanged here this morn
ing. The drop fell at l0:34 o'clock AT 1913
Bartholomew was pronounced dead and the
Dody was cut down. His neck was broken.
PEACEFULLY TO THE sCAFFoLD.
Although Bartholomew had threatened to
give the Sheriff trouble and to fight to the last,
he walked to the scaffold quietly, and with a
firm step. All of the arrangements had been
completed His last words were mixed with
violent oaths and blasphemous language.
The drop fell in the presence of thousand
persons and during heavy shower of rain A
minute later, after the drop had fallen a slight
nervous twltching of the body was noticeable
but there was no other evidence of distress or
suffering. Immediately after Bartholomew
tired IN black suit, placed in a conffin and
sent TO the home of his family at Weaverville
where the funeral will take place next Sundyv
bartholomew behaved well during the morn
ing. but refused to dress or to eat, or to Join
the ministers in prayer. Religious services
the arrival of the Sheriff he said to Rev DR.
kurtz, of Allentown: "As sure as there is a
GOD IN heaven am as innocent Of the shoot
ing as you are"