Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-09-17
HORRIBLE HANGING.
Bullinge, the Missouri Murderer, At
tempts to Commit Suicide by
Shooting Himself.
Heis Dragged to the Scaaold to Die
Covered With Blood, Shrieking
and disappearing.
A Horrible Hanging.

| A Horrible Hanging.
KANSAS CRY. Sept. 4.-The history of
the gallows tells no more hideous story
than that of the execution of Louis Bull
hinge. the St. Joseph wife murderer, at
Savannah this afternoon. Just before
the time for the execution the doomed
man shot himself in vain effort to
commit suicide, and finally died on the
gallows shrieking for mercy and cursing
his executioners. A few days ago Bull
hinge seemed cheerful and hopeful in
the face OF approaching death. He had
twice before cheated the gallows by Jail
breaking, and reasoned that that chance
still remained, and to it might be added
the hoped for Communication of sentence
and suicide. AS these chances faded
away he became Respondent. Last
night
IT WAS DISCOVERED
that Bullinge had planned to break jail
again. Steels were found in his cell,
and they were taken from him. A per-
petual guard was kept over him, and
all visitors we're searched before being
permitted to enter. All means of escape
were cut off. Then the doomed man
sent for his father and mother and
pleaded with them to appeal to the gov
ernor for q communication of his sentence
The faithful parents went to Jefferson
City and had several personal interviews
with Governor Francis, but the gov
ernor was firm in his decision not to
interfere. Still the parents
DID NOT LOSE HEART.
They made another call on the gov
ernor yesterday and pleaded for their
sons life. but the governor would not
interfere. They then telegraphed the
result to their son. They had an affect
ing parting with the doomed man last
mig hit and never saw him again. When
his second chance for life disappeared
he broke down completely. He tainted
and was with difficulty revived. He was
an opium eater and during the night be
was given large doses of the drug. It
failed to have its accustomed effect and
he slept less than two hours during the
night. Rev. August Lavaka during
Billings waking hours spent
THE TIME IN READING THE BIBLE
And praying, and exhorting Bullinge
to confess his sins and receive baptism.
Sheriff Barry had set the hour for the
execution at 10 o'clock this morning.
When he went to the cell at clock to
prepare the doomed man for hanging,
Bullinge pleaded SO piteously for an ex-
tension of few hours that the sheriff
yielded and gave him until 2 o'clock to
live Bullinge ate light breakfast and
spent the rest of his time in pleading
with the sheriff for mercy, and attend.
ing to the religious exercises conducted
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hope of communication, but at noon he
submitted to the baptismal ceremony
and received the sacrament. When 2
o'clock arrived he renewed bis suppl
cations to the sheriff and pleaded for
one hour more.
he FELL ON HIS KNEES
and begged pitiously for mercy. The
sheriff granted his request. Then Bull
hinge asked for whiskey and it was
given him. Injections of morphine
were administered, but neither Of the
drugs had much effect. The sheriff
then retired leaving the murderer with
Rev. Lavaka, at the same time remov-
ing the gurd from the cell door at Bull
linge's request, to be left alone with his
spiritual adviser. The silence of the
jail was broken only by the voice of the
prisoner. Suddenly two shots rang out.
The sheriff ran to the cell where the
priest lay PROSTATE on the floor. At
his side lay Bullinge weltering in his
own block, which flowed from wounds
IN his breast. He had shot himself
TWICE WITH A REVOLVER.
The priest had tainted. A hasty ex
animation of Bullinge's body showed
that one of the bullets had entered his
left breast, and glancing from rib ha
passed around his body and come out of
his back The other bullet had inflicted
onl y slight flesh wound in his left
side. He had not lost consciousness,
and when the sheriff ordered four depu-
ties to carry him to the scahold he
cursed and swore at them in horrible
manner. The deputies dragged him
struggling to the court yard and lifted
him upon the gallows. He refused to
stand, and they placed him upon a
chair. AS he sat there he
PRESENTED REVOLVING SPECTACLE.
BE WAS dressed only IN his shirt and
trousers. His hands and face were GOV.
cred with blood, which also stained his
shirt, and blood was streaming through
his shoes. whence it had run from the
wounds in his breast, and formed dark
pools on the floor of the scaffold, drip
ping thence to the ground beneath. He
cursed and swore at the deputies and
cried and screamed for mercy, and
shrieked in terror. The sheriff gave
him large glass of brandy and he
swallowed it at one gulp. Finally he
was told to get up and stand upon the
drop. He refused, and four deputies
held him up while the rope was being
adjusted. The
BLACK CAP WAS PLACED