Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-05

lNeloeHTs ALMOST TOO HORRIBLE
TO READ.
The Death OF Lou,s Mailing, n wife
Murderer.

sac bsoth OF iouts uuiitnEs WIG
Murderer.
KANSAS CRY, Sept. i.-The history
Of tho gallows tells no more hidcous
story than that Of tho execution N
Louis Bulliug, the ~. Joseph wife
murderer, at Savannah this afternoon.
Just before the time for the execution
the doomed man shot himself Ina vain
cndcavOr 10 commit suicideAnd finally
died on the gnll1wH shrioking for mercy
and curslng his cNecutioncrs.
Up 10 a few dayaago Bulling seemed
cheerful and hopeful In the face Of APP
preaching death. He had twice before
cheated the gallows by jaii.brcnking.
lie reasoned that n chance slill re-
manned, aud 20 II might tu added two
REORGANIZATION VI sentence and
suicide. one by one these chances
faded away. Early last week u wns
discovered that Bulling had planned
TO break jail third time. Steel saws
were found In his cell, and they
were taken away from him. His
faithful parents went " Jefferson City
aud had several personal interviews
with Governor Francis, but the gov.
ernor was firm In his decision not Ia
interfere. when Bulling received
from his parents the message that tho
governor was obiurate he tainted, anti
was with difficulty revived. lie was n
confirmed opium cater, and during last
night was givun large doses Of tho
drug. 10 failed to have itH accustomed
oncct aud the condemned murderer
slept lcaa than two hours during the
cntifc night. Rev. August iavakr,
during Billings waking hour, spent
thu time In reading the Bible and
praying.
Sheriff Barry had set the hour for
the execution NJ 10 O'Clock this morn.
ing. when he went 10 the cell nj o
O'Clock u prepare tho doomed man for
the scaiioli, Bulling pleaded 20 pitiful
for an extension " few hours that
the sheriff yielded md gave him until
. O'Clock 10 live.
Bulling ate light breakfast and
spent the rest " the time pleading
with the ahuriT TOT mercy nni attend-
Ing 10 the religious exercises conducted
by Rcv. Lavakc.
When . o'clockarrivcd he renewed
his applications TO tho sheriff aud
/ pleaded for one hour more. Tho
/ sheriff granted his request. Bulling
/ then nHked for brandy aud the sheriff
I kNFN ANNN - lNAhhH ANllNNNNNlAH VI AlANA@
/ phinc weru administered, hut neither
Of The drugs hal much effect. The
/ sheriff then retired, leaving the muir.
/ drrer with Rev. LAvnke, at the same
/ time removing the guard from tho cell
door, at Billings request to bo leit
alone with spiritual adviser. Sudden.
~ two shots rang out. The sheriff ran
10 the cell, the priest lay PROSTATE on
the iio0r. At his side lay Bulling,
/ woltyrlng In his own blood, which
| flowed from the wounds In his brcast.
/ lie had shot himself twice with re-.
/ yOlvet. The prlest had tainted. a
/ hnBty examination of llulling'a body
| showed that one ~ the bullets Il ad ou-
/ tered the lott breast and, glancing from
the rib, had passed aruung the body,
coming out at the back, uhlcting only
"a slight flesh wound In the side.
lie had not lost consciousness, aud
when the sheriff ordered the four
deputies 10 carry him 10 tho scailold
ho cursed Ia "a horrible manner. The
deputies dragged the struggling man
10 the courtyard aud lifted him upon
the gallOwb. He refused to stand, and
they placed him on chair. AZ he sat
there he presented revolving spec
taclo. lie was dressed only In hts
shirt aud trousers. His hands and
face were covered with blood, which
poured down aud also stained his shirt.
Blood was running through his shoes,
whittier II had run from wounds In
his breast, and formed dRrl, pools ON
the floor Of the scallOld, dripping from
there 10 the ground beneath. lie
cursed and ewOre At the deputies, cried
and screamed for mercy and shrleked
IN terror. The sheriff gave him large
glass Of brandy, which he swallowed at
one gulp.
Finally, he WAS told 10 get up and
stand upon the drop. lie refused, aud
the four deputies held him while tho
rope was being placed around his neck.
The black zap was placed over his
head aud, yelling, screaming and
disappearing, he shot through the
opening Mt exactly 1921 O'CLOCK. His
neck was broken by tho fall, and he
died almost instantly,
Pow. Lsvake has been arrested Cor
giving Bulling tbs revolver with
| which he attempted 10 commit suicide.
The priest declines to be interviewed.
Rev. l.avako was Interviewed IN.
night regarding Builing'a attempted
suicide. lie said ho did not give hui
ling tho revolver aud had no Idea
where II came from. lie was on his
knees praying when Bulling fired the
! ilrst shot The muscular COntractlonB
following tho passage Of tho first bull
let into Bulling's body, tho priest as.
Seris, caused Bulling 10 discharge the
revolver accidentally,andt the ball wbiz-
zed past his head. He first thought
Buliing had attempted TO murder hi IN
aud tainted.
Just before Bulllng was hanged tho
sheriff had a short, whispered CONVEX.
salion with him regarding the attempt.
ed suicide. This sherlirGecllncd 10 say
anything regarding the conversation,
| hut 1t IL considered slgnlflcantth that Inn
media,oly after the execution LaysEe
was arrested.
Bridge works Harmed.