The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-14
HANGED AFTER ASTRUGGLE.
A CONDEMNED MAN IN ST LOUIS hD-
sIs1s HIS ExECUTIONRRS

ne 10 Overcome By Force anA Threwn on
ReA while the Death Warrant 10 Read
10 Mim-Another Scene At tine esNews
Befors Henry Henson - Legally Killed.
sr. LOUIS. AUG. 1s.-Henry Henson was
hanged in the 81 Louis Jail yard att o'clock
this morning for the murder OF his wife In Fep.
ruary, 1889. He slept very little last night and
was evidently croatly agitated. He rose at
O'Clock and ate light breakfast.
Shortly before Z o'clock tho Rev. Herbert Ed
wards, formerly the rector OF the 81 James
Episcopal Church nut In an appearance and was
ushered into the presence OF the condemned
man. Henson had last evening permitted the
divine to fray in his ceh. and tho guards were
wholly unpreparod for his outburst Of wrath
this morning at the sight OF his clerical visitor.
III some ono don't take that soap psddler
out III punch his head" came from tho dark
corner where Henson was seated. III had
wnn,sd any OF his religion would havo gotten
II before came In hore."
In order to avoid any trouble. Mr. Edwards
was asked to step outside. After this scene,
however, Henson was irritable. and grew des-
rcra,e as tho hour OF death drew near. I'm
going to give yon folks q good fight he re-
marked to Deputy Moore. aud he kept hts
word.
when told Ma, he would have to put Or
white shirt he declared that he would die
game and stepped Into tho coll In moment
however. he WAS out aRnin. sherin stead
seized him BY the arm ard forced him insice
tho apartment. whore Deputies Moore and
Tucker took him In charge. Henson struggled
desperately for a few minutes. but was weak
drawn over his head. but he tore Yft The lower
Eoqlon IN lis rage A. once It's i, HITS Ts sS
' and q. BE- sTq msn S Sa
ton a' s he stead sn;erSd tie ceil and
read the death warrant, a bottle Of whisky sssI
= Hsn.an wss s:pS bern ana aS.S 81;
sraspsd him BY In, right arm md. insisted BY
Two de. uties. dragged the struegllhg Dane
n. floor a. Il; .ss
! ss. az H. sna won't stag
trap S0 ready aHp 70 r.eevs him; and when Hsnson
ssns!e ioi tho trap, Henson stepped forward.
but ana aS Rsq bo. m ssa said tn. Sheriff
IT'S not safe" replied the condemned man.
NET strong" a.. g.. I'm. . ,,.n IN md
Humphreys mounted ths box Slmss.t I'd
stamped on Tito convince Henson 1t was strong
'19ssa to ! hSS n &; head ind looked deter
6a! .'ron. arms neg him on 5Hs box Ihs
pHupe OF lev seconds. then the trap WAS
tprung. and the murderer dropped hve feet;
He never writhed slight swayinR to and
fro OF the body caused by the drop was the only
nQtion. Death was instantaneous
x ,a snd s ns,
LExISoroN. Mo-. Aua. 13.-Chris Young the
ihs iait yard at SIT 4. Il. On tho night 81
Dec: lo 1888, Christian YouqE. Who 4yc , VIII
county, gave dance and invited the neigh
bors. ABOUT 10 O'Clock the supply Of beer gave
put. and Young ana Two comps9ions, Henry my
saloon. f.w hundred yards away. across the
tracks o. tho Chicago and Alton rood. to re-
On the way back the party got into an alter.
cation with George Hare. and Y0png apd Hare
going on Steve Ferguson. . saloon keeper.
sppr6achei the combatants and tried TO assist
Hare. when Young. who had kniis In his
fol- dead.