The Brookhaven leader., 1891-09-10
BULLiNG HANGED.

Creatures Attempt TO Cheat the osho"s
by Suicide.
SAVANNAH, NO., Sept 5.-Never was
there a more hideous gallows scene
than that which shocked the two score
of spectators who witnessed the taking
off of Louis Bulling, the St Joseph
wife murderer. in the little inclosure
on the east side of the court house
in the public square in this village yes
| terday.
Bulling took leave of his aged
parents and little son the night pre-
vious. Rev. Mr.. La Wake, of St Joseph,
a minister of the Christian church, was
with him most of the night
At a. m. the preacher having left,
Bulling, as had been his wont for
months, took large dose OF morphine,
together with several drinks of whisky.
Then he slept Awaking he called a
guard who entered the cell and assisted
the enfeebled, nervous, drug shaken
man to dress.
Sheriff Berry came at o'clock. Bull
ling's death hour had been set for
o'clock, but the sheriff, after one look
at the fee BILE, haggard, condemned man,
saw that to send him to the scaffold as
he then was-crazed by morphine and
liauor-would be to insure an awful
scene. So it was decided to postpone
the execution until o'clock.
At 10 o'clock came a final letter from
the governor which was a stunning
blow to Billings persistent hope, and
which would have brought resignation
to man of any moral courage what
soever. Gov. Francis wrote that he
saw no reason for the granting of a re-
prieve.
But still the wretch hoped. He was
notified that he was to die at o'clock,
but begged piteously, frantically for
time. Make it o'clock" he cried
again and again. The sheriff granted
him another honr, though he feared the
man would use it in devising means OF
self murder
Just before 2 o'clock Sheriff Berry
with Charles Mitchell and William
Daxir, deputies, went to Bulling's cell
to tell him to make ready to die. This
was the signal for the first series OF
terrible scenes
Bulling momentarily letting go his
desperate hopes, burst into flood OF
tears and fell in fit upon the cell floor.
Dr. Jeffries was brought quickly and
the man resuscitated But the physi
clan found him frightfully weakened
by his continued drugging aud too IL
to stand alone. He was left in care o1
his spiritual adviser and the execution
postponed another hour.
While with Rev. La Wake Bulling
was notified to prepare for the gallows
when he suddenly drew pistol, which
had been smuggled into his cell, ant
fired bullet into his breast. He fired
again and Rev. La Wake fell in a faint
, When the preacher recovered con
sciousness he declared the second sho
had been directed at him, but this wa:
probably prompted by fright. The
prisoner became frantic and the ex
cited crowd surged outside the Jail
. The cowardly murderer had not accom-
, llished his purpose, as the bullet only
inflicted flesh wound. He was seizeC
toy six men and hurried to the scaffold
while begging for his life in the mos
abject manner. Without any further
delay he was held up on the fatal traE
while the sheriff adjusted the rope ant
at 3:15 the trap was sprung. His necl
was broken by the fall and he was deat
! in few minutes
THE CRIME
. Early in 1884 Bulling was compelled tC
marry a girl of Is whom heha ruined unde
! peculiarly atrocious circumstances. He wa'
: cruel to his wife from the first, neglectins
and utterly failing to provide for her. HI
spent what money he earned in drink. HI
gained the reputation OF being one of the
worst characters in the county.
His wife did all In her power to win him
from his evil ways. and for several years en-
dured his brutality, until she was finally
| forced to leave him. She secured work a
the Herbert house in st. Joseph Bullins
made several fruitless attempts to get her tt
, live with him again, but found that he hat
lost control of her.
Sunday afternoon, January 20, 1883. h,
went to the Herbert house and asked to see
his wife She refused to see him, and h,
r sent a second message saying that he wishet
, to secure some of his things that she had In
her trunk. She went to her room to ge
them and was Immediately followed by
7 BuIiing, who, before she was aware OF hi
presence, had entered her room and closed
. and bolted the door
A few minutes later a scream was heard
from Mrs. Bulling. closely followed by three
pistol shots in quick succession. The pro-
prIetor of the hotel, Mr.. Talbot. rushed tC
the room and burst in the door. BulliDg was
, standing In the center of the room with re-
yolyer in his hand His wife was lying on
, her back, dead, near her open trunk, with 6
r bullet wound in her head, the bullet having
: enteret from the back. Bulling became 9
raving maniac, threatening to kill himself
and his captors. After a desperate struggle
he was overpowered By Mr.. Talbot and
turned over to the police He was tried and
convicted at the following term of court and
sentenced to be hanged. His defense was
insanity.
Bulling spent over three years in the jails
= of Buchanan and Andrew counties, his case
= having been taken to the latter county on q
change of venue. He had three trials and
two hearings before the supreme court
Three times he attempted to escape He
was to have been hanged April II last. but
on the night of April he escaped from the
Savannah jail.
June 20 two Chicago policemen noticed a
: | man on Cottage Grove avenue who aroused
their suspicious and they attempted to arrest
him. He started to run. pursued by the Of
ficers. Several shots were exchanged. Find
ing himself being overtaken the fleeing mar
so zed the shaft of a passing buggy and
, compelled. ia driver to whip h Is horse into
| run. He would have thus made his escape
had he not shot his revolver at the pursuing
policemen, which frightened the horse sc
that it became unmanagabie He let go ths
, shaft and started to run, when he trippe6
and fell, breaking his arm. He was ther
overtaken and placed under arrest The
fugitive proved to be Bulling. He was taker
hanged
Deadly Low Bridge.
COLUMBUS, Ind, Sept a-The p, c.,