Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-07-11
TELEGRApHIC.

newspaper men lounging On the stone
steps and bluff opposite the prison, saw
the first signal announcing that one
paid the penalty for murder, with his
life. Slocum was baseball player who
hacked his wife to death with an axe.
At 5:l5 o'clock, just as the first rays
OF the morning sun were peeping over
the eastern bluff and Frightening up
the scene, a square of blue bunting
which crawled slowly up the pole, an
nounced that Smiler, the Salvation
Army wife slayer, had died just five
minutes before the flag raised.
The first signal flag was white, the
next blue, and then there was some
speculation on the part Of watchers as
to what color the next flag would be,
and whether Lawyer Haise had succeed
ed in the object of his visit to the
Warden in behalf OF the negro Wood.
There was not much time for specuia-
ton, for at 5:44 o'clock the black flag
went up the pole. 1t settled the fact
that Wood, who killed his companion
on the aqueduct during a quarrel, was
dead.
The big muscular Jap, Shebuya Ju-
gira, who in a fit of rage stabbed to
death one OF his countrymen, was the
last to have flag IA sed, and its color
was red.
No one knew exactly who was within
that board house with carefully screm-
ed windows, and no one knew just all
who were the legal witnesses to the
killing, but the following is the sup
posed list:
DR.. Southwick, Buffalo; DR.. Daniels,
Buffalo; DR.. Carlos Mcdonald, state
board of lunacy, New York; DR.. Alphon-
so Rockwell, New York; DIR. Samuel
Ward. Albany; DR.. Franklin Townsend,
Auburn; DR.. Baker Of the local prison
staff; DR.. Hiram Barger and Prof. Louis
Landy, New York; Father Hogan, Rev.
John Creedon, Deputy Attorney General
Hoffman, z. F. Davis, electrician, and
Charles Dierston, warden of the Au-
burn prison. The witnesses had remain
ed within the walls of the prison all
night, and it was an idea of the warden
to keep them where they could not be
interviewed.
It was thought that the execution Of
the Jap would be hard task, and that
there would be a scene in the death
chambe The Jap had queer ideas
about death, and fully believed that
when taken to that mysterious room he
would there be burned, and said he
would fight before he would be placed
In the chair. The watchers anxiously
looked for the red flag announcing the
death OF Jugiro; it was long in coming.
1t was raised at last. The exact time
consumed in the execution of the four
men WAS one hour and twenty three
minutes.
SIDNEY, July IA scullirg race for
$1,000 aside and the cham pionship, took
place today on the Parmstta, between
James Harrisburg and John Mclean.
Harrisburg won.
GALVESTON, Texas, July AT the
Galveston Athletic Association last ev-
ening, Chas. Johnson, the Minneapolis
lightweight champion, fought Tom
Monaghon, a Texas lightweight. John
son was to knock Monaghon out in ten
rounds, but as he did not, the victory
was awarded to the Texas man.
FRESNO, July Word was received
thi- ruuruing or the murder of two sheep
J herders near the headwsters of San
Joaquin. A young man Klebell is &C.
cused Of the deed.
LONDON, July 6.-Parnel.'s marriage
has Lot helped his cause, as he and his
friends last week confidently hoped it
| would. The action Of the Irish Bishops
yesterday in reatfirming their declaration
that Parnell was unfit to be leader of
the Irish people shows that no quarter
will be given him by the clergy. This
is considered as the final blow to Parnell's
cause and the reception which he met
with at Carlow yesterday shows that the
people have ceased to pay any attention
to him. AT Myshall, it may be added,
Parnell addressed meeting at which
only thirty people were present. Ho had
successful meeting at Teemagh to day,
and afterward essayed to speak at Bal
Ion, probably the most hostile district at
Carlow. There he was received by the
priests and the bltterest anti-ParnelliJss
with Kisses and groans.
San JOSE, July Manuel Soto to-
day shot and killed Nicholas Smith, and
was himself killed by officers Monahan
and Allen while resisting arrest.
Soto entered the house occupied by
his wife, who left him some months ago
on account Of a murderous assault be
had made on her, and not finding his
wife, who had been warned Of his com.
ing by Nicholas Smith, a neighbor, fred
several shots at one Lapir, whom he
found in the house. The shots failing
to take effect, he made further search
for his wife, but was unable to get in
front OF the house as Smith had fastened
the door. Soto then fired through the
pane, killing Smith Instantly, and then
marched up the street with revolver in
each hand, defying the police officers
Monahan and Allen exchanged shots
with him, and Soto entered house near
by, concealing himself under the bed.
He was pursued by the officers and
about twenty shots were fired on both
sides. Soto refused to surrender, and
was killed.
SALToN, California July 6.-Some-
thing of an excitement was created
here by the announcement of an Indian
runner that large marine animal had
been fioundering in the lower cid ct the
new lake. The animal is described as
being fifty feet in length and having
head as large around as a nescal plant.
The body was described as being covered
with scales, notified brown in color and
stresks of yellow under the neck. The