The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-09-17
THE HORRORS OF HANGING.
Tho Wtfo Murderer BuiIinE Pays tho
Penalty of his Crime,

KANSAS CITY, Mo, September 4.-The
history of the Gallows tell no more
hideous story than that of the execu-
tlon Of Louis Bullng, the st Joseph
wlIe murderer aC Savannah, this after
noon. just before the time for the exc
cutlon the doomed man shot himself in
a vain effort to commit sui cida, and
finally died on the galiows Shrieking
for mercy and curSing his executioners.
Up to a few days ago Bulling seemed
cheerful and hopeful in the face of his
approaching death. lie had twice be
fore cheated the gallows by Jail break
ing. He reasoned that that chance still
remained and to it might be added two
others, communication Of sentence and
suicide. One of these chances failed.
EARLY last week it we discovered that
Bulllng had planned to break jail Il
third time.
STEEL SAWS.
were found in his cell, and they were
taken away from him. a perpetual
guard was kept over him, and all Wis.
itors were searched before being per.
mitted to enter. All means of escape
We're cut off, and then the doomed man
sent Tor his father and mother and
pleaded with them to appeal to the
Governor Tor communication Of sentence.
TIE FAITHFUL PARENTS
went to Jefferson City and had several
personal interviews with Governor
Francis, but the Governor was firm i'm
his decision not to interfere. Still the
parents did not lose heart. They made
another call on the Governor yesterday,
Al In f,,f hni l.; -
Governor would not interpoSe. Then
Mr.. and Mrs. Bulling telegraphed their
son the Governors decision and fol-
lowed the message to Savannah.
Ihey hat an affecting parting from
the doomed man last night. When
Bultlng'S second chance for life diSap-
peared he broke down completely.
When he received from his parents the
message that the Governor was obdu-
rate he tainted He was Il confirmed
opium eater and during the night he
was given large doses Of the drug. It.
failed to have its accustomed effect and
the condemned murderer
SLEPT LESS THAN TWO HOURS
during the entire night. The Rev.
August Lavake, during Bulling's wax
ing hours, spent the time in reading the
BlDle and praying, eXhorting Bulling to
confess his sins and receive baptism.
Sheriff Barry had set the hour for
execution 1T 10 o'clock this morning.
When he went to the cell at 6 o'clock
to prepare Bulling for the scairold, the
doomed man pleaded so pitcously for
an extension Of a few hours that the
sherlif yielded and gave him until 2
o'clock to live. Bulling ate breakfast
and spent the rest or the time in plead
ing with the sheriff for mercy and at
tending to religious exercises, conducted
by the Rev LaVakc. lie still had faint
nope OF communication, but at noon sub
mitted to the baptiSmal ceremony and
received the sacrament. When = o'clock
arrived he renewed his supplications TO
the sheriff and pleaded for one hour
more. The sheriff granted his request.
The sheriff then retired, leaving the
murderer with the Rev Mr.. LaYake,
at the same time removing the guard
from the cell door at Bulling'S request
to be left alone with his spiritual ad-
wiser. The silence of the Jail was broken
only by voice Of the priest, when sud
denly
TWO SHOTS RANG OUT.
The Sheriff ran to the cell. The priest
lay on the floor. At his side lay Bul.
ling Wel:erinG in his own blood, which
foWed from wounds in his breast. He
had shot himself twice with a revolver.
The priest had tainted. An examlna-
tlon of Bulling's body showed that one
or tho bullets had entered the left
breast. and glancing from a rib had
passed around his body and come out
Of his back. The other bullet ONLY
made Slight flesh wound in his left
Sldc. lie SwOre at them in Il horrible
manner. The deputies dragged the
struggling man to the Court yard and
lifted him on the gallOws. He refused
to stand, anl they placed him upon a
chalr. AS he sat there he presented
4 REvOLTING SIGHT.
lie was dressed only in shirt ard
trousers. His hands and face were
covered with blood, which also stained
his shirt, and blood was streaming
through his shoes. lie cursed and
swore at the deputies, cried and scream
Ell Tor mercy and shrieked in terror.
FINALLY he was told to get up and stand
on the drop. lie refused and four depu-
ties held him up while the rope was be-
ing adjusted. The black cap was placed
over his head, and screaming. cursing
and blaSpheming he shot through the
opening exactly at 32l o'clock. His
neck was broken by the fall and he
died almost instantly.
THE PRIEST ARRESTED.
The Rev. Mr.. Lavake has been ar.
rested for giving Bulling the pistol
with which he attempted to commit
suicide. The priest declines to be III
teryiewed. Bulling's cell was thorough
~ searched and no weapon was found
lhc only persons admitted to the cell
since that time were newspaper man,
the deputies and the Rev. MIR. Lavake,
and suspicion fell upon the latter.
Incalculabio injury to Cotton.
The weekly weather and crop bullr-
tin OF the South Carolina Weather Ser
wee, IN cooperation with the United
States Weather Bureau, for the week
ending Saturday, is as follows: The
rainfall for the past week was APP
parently below normal, temperature
and sunshine below the average. which
was injurious to the cotton crop.
There can be no Goubt but that the
cot' on crop has been seriously injured
oy the excessive and continued rains
almost daily i'll August, and for the
past week the condition of the crOD has