The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-21
Ed. BLAIR HANGED
In the Ohio Penitentiary at 1903
This Morning.
COOL AND COLLEc7EDTO The LAST,
He Bids Farewell to Those About
Hin, Assists in Pluionins His Arms
and Legs and Drops into Eternity.
Tho Sad Scene when His Sister
Bado Him Farewerl-.,A History of
the Crime.


COLUMBUS W. aug. Ill 'oU u n'
The murder OF ArthurHenry isavenged.
Ed Blair, his slayer, was executed at
1908 q. M. Promptly at midnight
Warden Dyer and his deputies made
everything ready. At 1900 the process
sion to the scaGold was begun with
Blairimmediutely behind Father Logan.
He assisted in pinioping his legs and
arms with the coolest composure. An
opportunity was given him to speak,
but he said he had nothing to say.
With n smile he babe President
Watkins, OF the Board of Managers,
farewell, called "Ready," and dropped
into eternity at 1908.
His neck was broken by the fall, and
at 19:2l5 DIR. Goerslens pronounced him
dead.
The envelope containing the supposed
confession was opened and found to
contain last appeal to Governor Camp
bell. He eprotested his innocence and
asked that the Governor visit
him ut his cell. His remains will be
shipped TO his old home at 3p. m. to-
day.
at 1880 Warden Dyer accompanied
by Assistant Deputy Brady and some
twenty-five newspaper representatives,,
proceeded to the annex, where the
official produced the death warrant.
Blair sat in his cell with Father
Logan and was in his shirt sleeves.
The warden in tremulous voice pro-
ceeded: edward, it is my sad duty to
read you this warrant"
"Ihat's all right" came the immedi-
ate reply in voice devoid OF theslight-
est tremor, and all through the reading
he did not move a muscle, As it was
over he said again, "That's all right"
and smile played around his mouth.
Extending his hand to the INTELLIGEN-
CIR correspondent he bade him good
bye.
A SISTERS FAREWELL.
The farewell taken by Laura Blair of
her condemned brother this evening
was the most affecting scene ever wit
messed at the institution. She wentin
Mysteries, and, after repeatedly kissing
her brother and calling his name, foil
upon the neck OF Guard Stansell Her
shrieks were heard up in the front
office and Warden Dyer sent for her.
While she was clinging tothe guard his
assistant took Blair to the death cage.
As she lookedup and found he had gone
another painful scene followed and she
tainted.
She was helped to the warden's apart
ment in the prison, where she was put
to bod and medical treatment given.
Her prostration will not permit her re-
moval until tomorrow at least. It is
feared that serious illness may follow.
his CRIME.
Edward Blair's crime was the cold
blooded murder Of Arthur Henry, the
young station agent at Harrisburg Put
nam county, March II, 1890. At that
time he was fugitive from justice.
While serving term OF seven years in
the State prison for a job of burglary
he was taken out to give testimony
against one OF his pals, and made dar-
ing escape from his guards by jumping
from the moving train at Blanchester.
lie fell in with two other crooks and
planned the attack and robbery at the
station, OF which Henry had control.
They decoyed Henry to his office late at
night on the pretext OF urgent business
and there an attempt was made to COM
pei him to open the safe. Henry re-
fused and Blair shot him dead.
The murderer fled TO Parkersburg, W.
Va, where after several weeks he was
captured. His attempt to prove an
alibi was flimsy, and conviction was fol.
lowed by sentence to be executed
April 3. Two reprieves were granted
in order that his case could go into
highcr courts, but in each instance
new trial was refused. His sister, Miss
Laura Blair, stood by him until the last,
using every effort to save his neck.
Only last Sunday was the aged mother
apprised OF the execution so soon to
take place. She knew her son was in
prison, but was prostrated when she
learned the enormity OF the crime and
the penalty which he must suffer.