Evening journal., 1891-02-13
DOUBLE HANGING.
Proctor and Young Die
on the GailOws at Dover.
CROWDS AT THE CAPITOL.
STEPHEN LINDSEY'S MURDERERS
PAY THE PENALTY.
R0WDs AT THE CAPITOL.

Jesss Prostor and Frederick Young,
Both Colored, Hang on the same soaf-
fold at.Dover This Afternoon state
ment or sinGlng-Young Breaks Down
While His older Companion stands
the ordeal well-sheriT Cole Cuts the
Rope That Sends Them to Eternity
story Of the Crime.
Special Dispatch EvKNINo JOURNAL.
DOVER, Feb. 13-Jesse Proctor and
Fred Young both colored, murderers Of
an aged colored man named Stephen Lind.
sey, expiated their crime upon the gall
lows here to-day at l.54 o'clock.
hey assembled the gallows at so
o'clock
Sheriff Cole cut the rope and the traps
fell at l.54.
Both men struggled desperately
Proctor died in 13l minutes.
YeuAg died in IA minutes
The mob tore down the fence after the
execution;
Both men died Of strangulation.
Reading the DEATH Warrants.
Shortly before o'clock Sheriff Cole,
accompanied by deputy went to the
cells and read the death warrants. The
prisoners heard them in stolid silence. and
few minutes later the sheriff left them.
He set no death watch upon the prisoners
last night, aud consequently that func-
tionary so common at executions did not
lave to be relieved
Assuming the Death Garb
few minutes after the sheriff retired
the Deputies went to the cells and pre-
pared tne men for the march to the gal
lows
Sheriff Cole. who has used them with
every consideration, gave Proctor and
Young new suits OF back cloth, new
cotton shirts and necktles, and slippers
Of black leather
After they had donned these garments
the deputies proceeded to bind their
arms to their sides with ropes.
Young was very nervous during the
operation, but Proctor who seemed
reconciled to his fate. did not exhibit any
sign that il worried him.
The Jury and PhysIeiaus.
Early in the morning Sheriff Cole sum
moned the jury and invited the following
physicians to witness the execution: Jail
Physician T. o Glenn ents. &. A. H.
Bishop, Of Dover; and DR.. Barber Of
Pennington
The jurors were R p Wilson. Jacob
A. Graham, James Porter, O. h. Butler.
w. G ShallcrOss. DR.. w. K. Conway,
n Il. Hutchins, Franklin Temple,
James w. Wise, w. B..
Butler Frank Rickard, Charles
f. Greidler. John D. Brown,
Solomon Brown, Charles Layton. w. T.
Grlfiienberg, George W. Hanson, G B.
Gervis, G. w. Smith j O. Smith, T. H.
Longfellow. DR. T. @ Frame. ]. r.
Thawley, JohR Wharton, NJ. O. Jackson
While he was doing this Mr.. Riding of
Nav Castle was adjusting the nooses.
trying the traps and seeing to it that
everything connected with the scaifold
was in perfect working order.
Sheriff Cole had ten deputy sheriffs
and Detective Harvey Vandegrift Of
Wilmington.
march to the GalIows
At 1.40 o'clock the sheriff and his depu.
ties and the spiritual advisers went
into tue prison and the prisoners were
told that the hour of execution had come.
Both men started slightly when the
announcement was made, and tears
gushed forth from Youngs eyes. They
quietly left their cells al 4 the death pro
cession was formed.
It was headed by Sheriff Cole. I'm
mediately back Of him were the con
demned men and Rev ]. s Cole, and
they we're hanked by Deputies Joseph
Boggs and Calvin Cole. son OF the sheriff
As the procession moved down the
stairs, Rev. Mr.. Cole began the process
sional prayer.
Proctor joined in the prayer OCCASION
ally but Young was so weak that he had |
as much as he could do to get to the |
scaffold. The deputies had to support |
him once or twice during the march, and |
when the procession arrived at the |
gallows, both men were assisted up the |
steps.
Thousands sf Eyes.
Thousands Of eyes followed the march |
Of death. Every available spot was oc- |
cupied House-tops, windows. sheds. |
roofs, and the vacant lots surrounding |
the Jail were occupied by an inquisitive |
public Men. wolaen aud children yied |
with each other in securing advantageous |
positions. They stood upon chairs and |
boxes in the lots giving view of the |
scaftold and every feature of the proceed |
ings was carefully wstched An aston |
ishingly large number of negroes was in |
the crowd.
In the small enclosure surrounding |
the scaffold were the jury, a few invited |
guests of the sheriff and the representa-
tives of the press.
At the scanold.
When the procession passed through |
the gate. those in the enclosure parted /
and allowed the party to pass through. |
closing la behind them as they passed up |
the scaffold steps.
NO Statement.
Neither man made any statement and /
Proctor did not sing, acting in the ad 1
vice of Rev. Mr. Cole
He made a statement for them. Be Il
side the condemned men on the scaffold /
were Rey. Messrs. Cole, solomon Haman,