The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-19
GAME TO THE LAST.
The Horrible Execution Of a
Murderer in Missouri.
CHASED \ PREACHER AWAY
81 LEAFS Psr-EEsvssea.


Re Ezs xsns-EEz ealv ~ Intervals Wns7
the 2read sz1 zozs cane he struggled
xzsh rs yz2rs5s. s0rs 81 portion OF bis
sA5r1 and cursed heaven for his ss--e1ce~
osa re sczEo1s he recovered his eozzPesEzre
ard net as g1oo1 WITH \ laugh q sco-a.
The work q the men and mechanism n
szT1z-1enSzs II carrying oct the e7s1rE &C.
cree Vas practically perkect.
Henson spens a aIE2oss zneveasEElI
night The early part o. sae exenIag Ae
reEaa Iaz1 II the exercise gard SMOKING
and chatting with his gazrts On everyday
fsrses- Shortly after 9 o'ezock ne doze1
away while seated u , char ~ MS eel
eo.9rs bat slept onIT few HIrzSes
When ms guards were eEz1EeG ~
midnight he sent for hIs attorney Mr.
Thomas z yulvihjL, ard Questioned him
With re5-zrd 90 the possibility d 2 reTrleVe
Or com mutation Hexss getting nervous.
and pace9 slowly zp and down the tied
floor. A5o1t O'Clock ~ cooked MS feet
sgaznss the val. and fo- half an 1o1- the
iron rzfters reve-aeFase1 ais desr-soaeo
sno-ss. By 4 O'Clock he was vide awake.
and sooa after o'csosx washed for break
fast The condemned ordered only fruit
and co1fee. hus was gwen II addition. .
small beefsteak. potatoes and bread and
butter. He ATE sparIsg3y and seemed D.
able lon gsr 70 eoaeeal bss agitation
shortly before O'Clock the Rev Herbert
Edwards. formerly rector % the s.. James
Episcopal church. PIT N an appearance
and vas ushsres3 into the presence Of rhe
esoa54-nne5. Henson had Eass evening
permitted the divine 20 pray n his cell.
and the zrzr5s we're wholly unp-spared
for his ozsbzrss of wrath AZ sight Of his
clerical visitor.
IF some orr donft take that soap ped
der cut III punch his head. came from
TIE 6a-k corner where the condemned Was
SEATED If had wanted any q his re-
Iigion noaId have gotten Is before came
in here
In order TO avoid any troabge Rev. Ell
wards Vas asked 30 step outside After
this sesne, however. Henson vas irritable
and grew desperate a. the bozr Of death
drew near.
~I'na going 10 give yo1 folks . good
fight" he remarked 30 Dspaty skidnore.
Ard he kept his word When tod tn At
ne world have 20 pEs On . white shirt be
declared that he voaId die game and
stepped into the cell. In q moment, how
ever. he was out again
Sheriff Staed seized him by the srrns AMI
forced him inside the apartment, where
Deputies Moore AMI Tucker took hin IN
charge. Henson struggled desperately for
few minutes, but was weak and sooa BE-
came exhausted. The SHIRT Was draw
over his head. but he tore OF IRE lower
portion in his rage At once his arms
we're tied and he Was thrown On E-e Essae
bed
While the condemned vas in this posi-
ton. Sheriff 5saed entered the cell and
read the death warrant 4 hostile u whisky
xz. then placed 20 the uDforEu7aSefs lTps
and he drank freely Of shs fiery sEa1. TIE
word Szs given 10 march. 5zr Henson Eas
stubborn aud ordered the guards 20 keep
azay. sheriff S.asd quickly grzspef him
bv the right arm and, assisted By Two
deputies. dragged the struggling Dane
across the 560r. A. the gate leading 70
the gard, Henson fz.sered as the hlaex
scafTold looEse6 up in a. is ghastIy p-orni-
nenee. bot Is pushed over the threShos1
and vent staggering down the steep In
cline. The doomed wretch cared az the
large crowd which had, by various means,
secured an entrance into the jail yard He
seemed surprised on seeing 40 many reorle
assembled 70 witness his death Across
the staging and Gp the foar steps ne
walked without any show of weak
ness ~ los= Of nerve. Bob Eurparevs
the hzagEzn, stood on the trap door
resdv 20 receive him and when Henson
halted az the top Of the stairs on sne plat
form ne n7otioned him 80 stand on the hsox
II the center 0fthe trap Henson sep red
forward. bat did not mo1nr the box Hen
son faced the crowd His eyes we're
sunken and dark rings appeared under
chem. He vas under great nervous
strain The doomed man smiled az he
saw several officers and citizens n the
crowd ne kneE
'"Glood be. Jake" he sad 20 an zc-
G1ag2tznCe whom ne noticed n 5he -zraer-
INK, and as he spoke Henson endeavoret
70 save his arm 20 the y01ng man. oGt the
cruel ropes which bound his arms 20 his
side prevented him from doing more than
move his hands
'-(Iood-by Harry s@Good-by, CAPTAIN
Young ne sad. casting his eyes over the
Plenty Of time; plenty of tire" taIs %
tie sheriff. sno stood az his side with the
rope
Look e. then Iook ~ rae' Ilo.,k - n.
people looking az me- the unfortunate
wretch repeated L = sornewhzs irriEssei
tone - he again glanced 81 the ueopIe On
the roof and II windows across the street
All this while he stood II 'front.' Of the
small box On the trap door.
step On The box, Henson" said she
sheri r n his kindIlest tone
It's not safe, replied the condemned
man Not strong
1t - strong see. It's but 4 ster, IN 3"
and the master Of ceremonies rsoantez4 n
box himself and s.zrTre on = 20 convince
Henson = g@s strong enough - ho.d hin
Henson shook hLs head and looked deter
mined
FOR moment 3 scene was feared hrt
strong arms lifted hin On rhe box Jusr
before the bl2ck cap hid his face from the
c-oxd he again smiled 50 Captain Young
and called IA 4 Eeaker and mora t~erurt-
LOGS y0lce than before ~-t55ot-hT. Young:
go0s3-5y. everybody" He sna-+azi ~
boand feet d the box II nay have beea
done 20 steady himself o. % test the secur-
ity Of she foot-TeSt. 51t TIE acton Eas
tsEsn BY many for al attempt % dance =
clog or JIG. The Moose Vas quickly sd-
justsd after tle black cap There wss =
ra1sel0f feW seconds. Then tne trap vas
sprung, and the murderer dropped i've
feet
He never w-ithed. 4 slight sxariax 70
and fro 81 the body. caused ~ rhe drop.
vas the only motion
Il vas shortly after : o'clock when TIE
drop fell
Dr.. Benno steiunetz. Of The ci-x dispen-
ssTy, acting - Official physician. vas So
lo~ ana AZ once zrzspsi che hanging
mans hand. In thirty seconds ne de-
c1arsd hin dead Nor IRE slightest pzESz-
ton vas felt after TIE drop. ana Dr..
>telnmetz declared i s case q Insraarar-
cons death Ten minutes lister the boIv
vas carried into the u7oryze where an
autopsy vas he'd by D-s- SseiaueEz and
Brennan. The yerteh-ze an5 the spinal
cord were found 20 be broken and from the
condition 81 the organs Il xzs seea taa-
the-H had been TO Suffering o. ca---s-.io-