Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-12-22
HANGED FOR MURDER.
A Canadian Tough Ends His Life
Upon the GalloWs.


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Gentlemen" Wore His Last Words.
CORNWALL, ONT, Dec. 16.-James
Slavin, alias McMahone, was hanged
here this morning at 7.45 o'clock, for the
murder of j. r. Davey.
The execution was witnessed only by
the press, the medical profession and
few citizens, about 50 in all.
The doomed mans father paid him
his last visit Wednesday, and when the
broken-hearted parent was being taken
away, Slavin said "Good-by, my sor-
rowing father" During his converse
ton with some friends last night, he
frequently referred to the shooting of
Duyey, saying: ~ am sorry l shot poor
Jack, but had / shot Lefcvre and Latiss,
l would have died with good heart
However, | was worked up to such q
pitch that had it been my best friend
that tried to effect my arrest the conse"
quencos would have been the same"
Slayin during his last night with the
guards carried on in boisterous man
ner. AT o'clock this morning he APP
peared very weak, and when the moose
was placed over his head he said:
SWELL, GOOD BYE GENTLEMEN"
The signal was given and the unfortu-
nate mans body bounded from the
earth. Death was instantaneous. The
body was cut down ten minutes after.
ward and inferred in the court house
yard in rough box.
sLAvIN's CAREER OF CRIME.
The crime for which Slavin was exc
cuted here to-day was the killing OF
Constable J. r. Davey, September 9th.
5lavin was "a years Of age. He always
carried loaded revolver In January,
1890, lie held up a man named Nc
Cracker and robbed him of his watch
and money. He then drifted to Chicago
and returned to this place for the last
time September 9th. He had developed
into tough and desperate. During
the night Of his crime he became en-
gagged in fight with a notorious tough
named "Black Diamond" Roach. A
young man named Antoine Latiss at
tempted to separate and was shot by
Slayin. ..==...
Slavin then fled and was met by Con-
stable Dayey, who tried to arrest him,
with the assistance of man named
Lefevre. The latter caught Slavin, and
while holding him was shot IN the left
arm. Slavin then broke away, only to
be caught by Davey. He pointed his
revolver straight at Davey's breast and
fired, the bullet passing through the
officers body, killing him instantly.
Slavin was caught by the crowd and
narrowly escaped lynching.
THE MURDERER OF TWO MEN EXECUTED
PARIS, Dec. 1G.-Eugene Crampon,
the murderer of two men, this morning
paid the penalty of his crime and the
canaille that gathered to see his execu-
ton greatly enjoyed the spectacle af-
forded by the miserable cowardly wretch
as he was literally
CARRIED TO THE eUILLoTINE.
AT exactly o'clock the prisoner and
the procession could be seen approach
ing. Crampon, who was in agony, was
supported by warders and accompanied
by priest, who as he walked read the
services for the dying.
GRIM AND AWFUL
the red guilotipc locked directly ahead
of the |. tie party 1t was only few
steps from the prison. After walking
| few feet Crampon raised his eyes and
| saw it.
WITH TERRIBLE SHREK
he threw himself backward and fell to
the ground. All efforts to induce him TO
rise failed, and he groveiled on the
ground, begging most piteously for his
life. To person of any sensibility the
scene was one of the deepest horror, but
the crowd of rough and abandoned
women
TOOK THE KEENEsT DELIGHT.
in witnessing the abject fear and listen
ing to the frantic appeals of the muir
derer, 1t became necessary for the
executioner's assistants to lift Champion
to his feet but even then he
HUNG LIMP IN THEIR ARMS,
and they were compelled to carry him
to the guillotine. While some of the
assistants supported him others quickly
bound him against the basquale, where
the knife speedily performed its work.