The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-11-03
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were Photographed "a group oY WI.
Lat0ur.
DIR. G. P. True. of Nevada, a
prominent physician was one of the
visitors.
Several Of the Parsons boys found
their way back and witnessed the exc.
cu,ion.
The neighboring house tops were
crowded, but very little could be seen
therefrom.
Bob Slater of the Kansas City
Star ably represents his paper on the
occasion.
The funeral will take place at St.
Vincent's church at 8 O'Clock this
afternoon.
Mr.. VIM. Latour Photographed
the scaffold scene just previous to the
execution.
u. A. Mcbride, editor Pleasant
Hill Gazette. witnessed the taking of
of Williamson.
Deputy Sheriff Bennett, Of
Henry county. arrived in time to be
in at the death.
The hanging of Williamson was
the first legal execution In the history
of Pettis county.
Chief Prentice and his entire
police porce WIS on duty this morning
and did their part we'll.
Harry L. Mcpherson the YER
satile editor of the Boonville Item
witnessed the execution.
-'I ought to have been hung for.
ty-no. thirty years ago." said the
prisoner last night.
H. N. Rugg, of the Windsor
Times, was one of the witnesses to the
death OF Williamson.
Sheriff Albert Hornbeck, the
executioner of burlington. arrived
from BOOnville at 9:15.
-Messrs. J. A. Capen and S. K.
.Feek did their duty faithfully and &C.
,ceptably Is death-watcbes.
Sheriff Ayers of Saline county, q
gentleman of cool and calm demeanor
was present at the execution.
Uncle Tom gave his plain steel
trimmed spectacles to Jimmy Dunn,
his private secretary and amanuensis.
-Undertaker Will Spahr, Of Boon.
vile, who buried John Oscar TurliDg.
ton, stood under the shadow of the
gallows.
BY actual count, made by Officer
Gossage. 5,185 persons viewed the
dead body of Williamson yesterday
evening.
Uncle Tom said at 9 o'clock, 81
ehall be in Heaven in twenty min
utes." He miscalculated the time con.
.siderably.
Deputy Sheriff r. w. Burnett
and Butler Dixon were especially wig
liant and courteously attended to thu
throng present.
The last letter Williamson re
ceived from anyone was written b.
Mrs. Wheaton, prison evangelist
dated October 81.
All through, Sheriff Smith ha
borne himself we'll, officially ant
otherwise, in everything Connected
with the execution.
LITTER 10 DEATH WATCH FEEKs.
Mr., 8. K. Feeks, City.
NY DEAR FRIEND :-P'esse accept m
thanks for your Kind treatment while m
guardian and meet me in heaven.
THos. A. VILLA soN.
Williamson wore at bis breast
small silver and ebony cruci6x, pr
sented to him by Father Murphy an
which will be buried with him.
Mrs. Smith took her farewell (
Uncle Tom at 1897. The tears fowe
freely from the eyes of both, and Il
scene was deeply impressive.
Fritz will make you Oh
dozen cabinets and give you
large crayOn for 81.
THE reason l had my wbiske
trimmed" said Uncle Tom, twas b
cause got molasses mixed up in the
yesterday"
-"I want you to get me three
my photographs" said Tom to Sher
Smith last night, "but don't wa
you to have to pay out any money +
them"
Sheriff Smith returned WillisI
sons death warrant to the circl
clerk before noon yesterday with
notification that its demands had be
complied with.
Williamson stepped up to a B
zoo representative just after breaks
and said in q whisper: "Tell fatE