Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-23
DIES LIKE 4 DOG.
Deeming, the Mon
strOus Murderer,
Begs the Lord to
Have Mercy
On His Miserable,
COwardly Soul
Before His Neck Is
In the Moose
He is Strangled on
the ScafFOld
Without COnfessing
His Many Crimes
His Nerve FOrSakeS
Him at the Last
He cringes IN His Cell When the Fatal
Hour Arrives-C Confesses TO One
KilIing-He Reads the Bible and
Claims to Be Crazy.
Without COnfessing
His Many Crimes
His Nerve FOrsakeS
Him at the Last
He cringes IN His Cell When the Fatal
Hour conf.sses to One
Killing-He Reads the Bible and
Claims TO Be Crazy.

MELBoUKxE, A ussralis, May :2.-Fred-
erick Bailey Deeming was hanged one
minute after 10 o'clock this forenoon.
Seventy reporters and physicians gath
cred IN the prison yard to witness the
execution, and in front, outside of the
wall, thousands upon Thousands waited
from O'Clock .. m. to watch the black
nag and wait for the signal that all was
over.
wnon Deeming was led into the yard
and u2 70 the gAllows everybody was
surprised to sse that be Was not chained,
a had been expected. He walked un-
steadily between the guards. and sev-
eral nmes tottered, - il about to
fall. nis face was ashen, and he
shook like . man with the sgue.
Several tsmes when the chaplain spoke
10 him encouragingly in An under
tone. Deemlng parted his lips to re-
ply. but he uttered no sound. He
seemed to be stupsficd by his approach
to death. wher his arms were pinioned
he wavered and would have fallen had
he not been caught by the warden.
At first he shook his head when his
last opportunity to speak was given
HIM. Then he rallied from his stupor
ana with strong effort, called ont:
Lord Jesus, receive my spirit"
He tried to say more and stood with
his mouth half open, but no words
came. As the moose was adjusted his
knees knocked together and he would
have collapsed had ne not been support
eff until he was swing intomid air. He
died without struggle and almost IN
stantly. The body after being cut down
was taken IN charge by the prison ply
sclan. who will superintend the post
mortem examination into the structure
Of the skull and braln-
nss Lass Night on Earth.
Deeming's conduct at the the last was
. surprise TO all who have been near
HIM since he was sentenced. Last
evening he seemed to realize for the
first time that all hope was gone. Re-
fore then. despite occasional fits OF
dsspondency. ne mad told the prison
officials that he was not bOln to
be hanged and that he would get out
yet and make II not tor his persecu-
tors" shortly after supper last even
ing ne called TO the keeper and asked
anx1oussy:
s.Do you think il 10 oil mp with me7''
This 10 your last night, Deemlng,"
was the reply, "and you had better talk
to your God instead OF me-"
pcemiug was silent for several min
utes and then enquired brokenly for
the chaplain. "f have been q wild fell
low" he said, s'and have ems enough
to be pardoned God knows, but am
not 50 bad - they have msde me out.
Only 10 think that poor crazy Fred
should die on the gallowa." When the
chaplain came Deeming was crying.
He ssre he wished TO leview the SINS Of
hls past tifs. and to have the chaplain
pray with him for forgiveness. He
said ne had been . good-for- nothing
fellow. and had injured most of the
persons ne had met IN his life.
only oss Msrder.
nut tHS outy Bfuf0ef Il ovef COtS-
mitted." he protested, twas when I
killed Emily Msther. IL did Kill her
was crazy when | did ~, and the men
who swore away my life ut the trial
have more 10 answer for than :" The
chaplain read prayers with Deemine
and peeming took down ms Bible and
read several chapters aloud. Then he
grew caImer aud was talking about bis
affection for Miss Rouncesville when
the chaplain left He wrote letter 10
Miss Rouucesville and another to Mr..
Ivlc. his lawyer. He told the keeper
that the hesyisst burden on his con
science vas tnat ne mad ruined The
young woman's life BY the noforiety
that he bad brought upon her.
Deming went TO red ~ IL O'Clock and
went tn sleep almost Immediately. He
did not awake unhu o'clock. He
took cut his Bible and read 10 Reveia'
nons. then made hss toilet carefully and
put IN order the papers coutAininG h.'
Lat additions % his autobiography. He