Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-05
BLACK CAPS.
Four of the Sable Head Covers
Used Yesterday.
THE HORRORS PERSONIFIED
Wife Murderer BuIIng Shrieks YelIs, Curses
and BIasphemes.
With Bloody Hands and Face and Streams
ot Gore Flowing from Two Wounds
He is Held The Drop
The Others.
THE HORRORS PERSONIFIED
Two Negroes Hung.

Special 10 the Gazette.
LAKE CHARLES, LA, Sept. 4.-William
Dial and Charles Large. two condemned
negro boys We're, executed here to-day.
Your correspondent visited them at 10
O'Clock this morning. and found them per-
fcctly resigned 10 their fate. Each cX-
pressed himself as being full prepared 10
die. William Dial had partdken Of breakfast
but Large had not touched his. and sad
that he did not want 10 eat when ne was
going TO leave this world SO soon.
Al l2:3O p. III. the door of the Jail opened,
and all who would We're permitted TO enter
and bid farewell to the TWO con-
demned men. They were in the
lower cell, with Rev. G. North their spirit
ual adviser. Ihey sat Al the iron grated
door and greeted al callers with a smile
and bid them good-by At 1 p. n. they
proceeded 10 dress without assistance and
were Us composed as if nothing unusual
WAS 10 take place. Each neatly dressed
himself il = navy blue suit, white Shirts.
gloves ald stockings.
At Id r. IN. Deputy Sheriff n. y. An
drus was admitted into the cell and read
the death warrants. They listened 10 the
reading i'll perfect silence, and when
the las, word was read by the
deputy, said il Il very clear and strong
voice,
Us THAT ALLG'
At 80 p IN. they walked ont and with
the guard went up stairs and bid thcir icl-
low-prisoucrs good bye. and from there pro-
ceeded TO the scaffod. accompanied by Rev.
q. North and the guard.
Al the foot OF the steps the Rev. Mr.. 7.
Galfred OF the First Baptist church Of
Lake Charles joined the procession and
asceuded the stairs to the GalOWS. The
TWO condemned men took their seats, and
then Rev. North offered up praNc", after
which each alternately stood up and said he
was ready aud prepared to die, and hoped 10
meet ali present
N HEAVEN.
Charley Large further said that he hoped
all would turn from their evil ways and be
as fully prepared 10 face the Lord Is he
felt ne was. Their legs and arms were
then pnioned, aud Sheriff d j. Reid slipped
on the black caps ana adjusted the ropes
ana sprung the trap al l:4l .. IL,
when most unfortunate accident occurred.
The rope around the Eecl, Of Charlie LARGE
broke and he fell 10 the ground sCnselcss.
The Sherim with great presence Of mind or
dercd the deputies TO carry the body up
again, and III the twinking of an eye
MENDED THE EOPE
and the body was again dropped, i 4 min
ute from the time the iope OIone and before
the info at man had regaired con-
sci ouSuess. He never sJrugg ed and was
pronounced dead II eight minutes from the
time the trap wa Spr4ng.
VIM. Dial did not die so easy. He was
pronounced dead III thirteen minutes
At p III. the bodies were cur down,
placed III collins ana turned over to the Rev.
G.. North.
The two unfortunate men bore the severe
ordeal with great fortitude, never once
faltering and but for the unfortunate
breaking of the rope all would have gone
well Dial and Large each weighed about
one hundred and seventy pounds.
II viii be remembered that these men
were to have been hung on July 10, last,
under d death warrant signed June Il. 1891,
by Governor Nichols, hut that on the day
before that liked for the execution he re
splice them, Ior the principal
reason that the Enclosure OF
Calcaseu Jail was not sufficient
10 completely obscure the execution from
public view. The laws OF the state are in
terpreted as requiring executions TO be
private, in the presence of the sheriff and
at least four or not exceeding fifteen wit
ueSses. one or more of whom shall be
practicing physician. resident of the
parish. who shall duly attest
the same under oath. Since then the police
jury has had a high planku iclosure erected
around the scaiold. which completely ob-
scures it from public view. 1t was in this
iuclosure that the two men We're hung in
the presence of fifteen witnesses, three of
whom We're physicians.
On the 18th Of August last the governor
signed the second death warrant.
AN UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT
occurred during the time Of execution. Mr..
Joseph Noltz, Il timer by trade, with many
others had climbed on top of the Lake house
facing the court square hoping to
see the execution. when he slipped
and fell 10 the ground, a distance of forty
feet from the caves Of the roof. The back Of
his skull was fractured and he died in
stanty. He was fifty-tive years Old and
leaves wife.