Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-06-28

!, Fawcett in January 1889. Over sixteel
 women have applied for permits to wit
 ness the execution, which were refused
 The conduct of Mrs. Potts during thu
 past five days has been an alienation O
 hysterical crying, screaming and swear
 lng at her husband, who mopes his timC
 away at solitare. Yesterday morning al
 five o'clock she attempted to commit
 suicide by gashing her wrists and trying
 to smother herself. The vigilant death
 watch prevented further injury, but she
 tainted from loss of blood. Both the
 Potts retired early last night in a ner
 vous condition
 ELKo, June 2O.- Josiah Potts and
 wife Elizabeth were hanged here at
 l0:43 this morning, for the murder oi
 Miles Fawcett in January 1858.
 At 10:30 o'clock the Sheriff read the
 death warrants to Josiah and Anne
 Potts. The reading of the warrant took place in the doorway of the cell which Josi' h occupied for so long period. He stood Ill Respondent attitude with his
 head bowed down against the bars, and never once during the reading of the
 warrant did he raise his head or eyes. His wife stood erect, clad i'll neat, soft | muslin suit, draped in black, with a red rose in her bodice; she was pale, but had determined aspect in every fea- ture. During the reading of her own | warrant, only once did she show any | emotion whatever, and she convulsively | clutched her throat when her husband's s | warrant was being read; and when the words Hanged by the neck till you be dead" were reached, she gave hysteri- cal gasp and seemed to exhibit more feeling. Reading of the warrants were finished at 10:40, and both of the con demnsd emerged from the jail where they had been confined for eighteen months, and proceeded outside the door to yard between the Court House and Jail, in which the scaffold had been erected. Sunshine relieved in slight degree the gruesome surroundings. During the reading of the warrants, and evidently owing to intense nervous strain on every one, the deputy sheriff was so overcome that he had to call for glass of water. At the conclusion of ths reading Mrs. Potts earnestly ejacu- lated, "I am innocent, and God knows itp'and Mir. Potts reiterated God knows we are innocent" The gloomy proces- son led the way through a side door, and with bravery unexpected by sixty odd spectators, the condemned seated themselves on stools provided on the scaffcld, while the deputies speedily pro- ceeded to bind them with leather straps. Mrs. Potts helping to adjust them her self, and Potts sitting Tn all stolidity. When everything had been properly ad- iusted they were directed to rise.
 All of the attendants shook hands with the condemed unfortunate victims of the laws memorable and just demands. As they stood after shaking their hands the last attendant held strap attached to Mrs. Potts wrists and Potts made several most earnest endeavors 10 clasp the hand of his wife without accomplishing 1t, finally touching her her wrist, which caused her to turn her eyes towards his, mute of appeal of love caused their lips to meet as the rope was put around Mrs. Potts neck. She clasped her hands together aud lifting her eyes towards the sky exclaimed God help me ] am innocent" Her husband reiterated in hollow tone God knows VIC are innocent" AS the black caps were drawn over their heads the words of the clergyman who had remained with them to the last broke the silence. Put your trust in God and he will see you lighted, and then the drop fell. h. simultaneously Mrs. Potts was d corpse, owing to her heavy weight of flesh, which caused a rupture of the carotid artery, and stream of blood burst forth from under the chin of the dead woman, staining her whole raiment. To the great suprise of all who had seen Potts emanclated condition, his vitality was very great, it being fraction over IA minutes, as counted by the asso- ciated press reporter, before life was pronounced extinct by Doctors Meiggs and Petty. At HOS the body of Mrs. Potts was cut down, when it was seen that her excessive weight on five foot and half drop had almost severed tho head from the trunk; the muscles of the back of tho neck alone supporting the connection. About minutes later Potts body was crf GHEa. ard the body of himself and wife, in tine absence of any claiming friends. were deposited in the Potter's field of Elko graveyard, half an hour later.
 WASHINGTON. June 20.-The president has signed the bill granting the pension of Mrs Parnell, mother of Charles s. Par nell.
 PRESCOTT, Ariz., June 20.-Wan Yung, a Chinese leper, committed suicide in Kirkland valley last night by shooting himself through the throat.
 He came here from San Francisco two years ago on the authorities there threat ening to send him back to China on ac- count of leprosy, and has since been en- gagged in working at Chinese vegetable gardens here, for vegetables for the Prescott market. His condition was not known until since his suicide. The gar dens where he was employed supplied large portion of the vegetables in Pres colt.
 WASHINGTON, June 20-Consideratiou of the legislative appropriation bill re- stunned.
 The amendment to the judicial ap- propriation bill increasing the salary of the commissioner of the general land of fee from S40O0 to S50OO and the assist ant commissioner from 5000 to S3500, was agreed to.
 Stewart moved to strike out the item of $500 for the executive officer of the geological survey. This gave rise to a long debate.
 N Major Powell was harshly criticized by Stewart and others and defended by Ingalls,. At the close of the discussion the amendment was withdrawn by Stew art and the bill then passed.
 The post office appropriation bill was reported in the senate today. It appro- priates S72,471 ,649, an increase of S473- 900 over the amount appropriated by the bill as it passed the house. lin the consular and diplomatic ap propriation bill the committee incorpor- ated suggestions made by Secretary Blaine to enable the president to carry into effect the recommendations made by the Pan-American conference. This includes the appropriation and compen- sation and expenses of the commission CTS to meet at Washington January 'sl to consider the establishment of inter national coin or coins for the payment of the share of the United States in the preliminary survey for the International railway; for the organization and estab- lishment of the International union of American republicans, flor the prompt col lection and distribution of commercial