Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-06-24

Il Ill save my boy from tne Cd
murderers. / am Christian. ]
always have beena Christian, but l
don't believe in murdering my boy.
He is innocent and these id COW
ards will suffer for what they are
doing!"
The few persons in the room in
rotunda were supri 'ed and awed by
the woman's actions, but before she
reached the door leading into the
corridors newspaper man caught
hold of her gently and urged her to
sit down and calm herself. His kind
words increased her and raising her
slender arm she aimed blow at his
face. It missed its mark and in
stantly the enraged woman was sur
surroun led by four stalwart men who
urged her to calm herself. She raved
and had to be carried out bodily
into an adjoining room. Here she
refused to sit down, but she was
finally pacified.
FOOT RACE TO THE scAFFoLD.
Painton's arms pinioned, the
march, or rather race, to the gallows
begun. One of the clergymen
emerged from the prisoners cell.
He was followed by another minis
er. They stood side by side few
moments. Now tall, straight, clean
cut, blud-eyed, light haired indivi--
dual popped out into the corridors.
He was dressed in neat fitting
suit of black cloth and wore a snowy
white shirt, standing collar and dark
necktie. His arms were pinioned to
his side and his hands were fastened
in front with clean white rope,
which stood. out in bold efagainst
the sombreness of his dress. 1t was
Painton. He was followed by q
deputy.
When the deputy told Paipton to
move forward he braced himself up
and half running and half walking
he made for the scaffold, followed
by the deputy and clergymen, who
were almost running to keep pace
with the prisoner. He mounted the
steps of the scaffold, then turned
around and faced the crowd that had
followed him slowly. Here he braced
himself, and took a long breath and
then raised himself upon his toes
as if endeavoring to show to
those present that he had no fear
of the moose which was at that
moment being fixed preparatory to
adjusting it around his neck.
INoUIRINa FOR HIS ENEMIES.
A deputy stopped down in front
Of Painton and began the WORK OF las
tening his legs with two leather
straps. While this was being done
Painton said to the deputy who
stood beside him.
"Are any of my enemies here?'
"Not that | know OF, was the re-
sponse.
els Abe Root here ?"
"No."
"Is Juror Sayior here "'
"No."
care you sure ?"
The deputy eyed the crowd crit
ically and answered in the negative.
Painton smiled synically and said /:
'Then am ready any time. The
quicker you get through the better"
Ihe moose was adjusted and the
black cap WAS drawn over the doom.
d mau's pallid countenance. "Our
Father who art in Heaven" began
the clergymen who stood on the
,teps of the scaffold. Painton stood
perfectly still "Hollowed be Thy
lame." Psinton's lips were tightly
ealed. 'Thy kingdom come; rhy
will lie done on earth as it is in
Heaven" Painton's legs shook once
or twice and those who saw it feared
he would fall down. His nervous
ness was only momentary. "Give
us this day our daily bread; forgive
us our trespasess, as we forgive them
that trespass against us; lead us not
into temptation, but deliver us from
evik for Thine is the kingdom, the
power and the glory"
A loud report rang through the
corridor. The drop had fallen, aud
The body of Mrs. Stromingers muir
ierer hanged limp and motionless.
The moose slipped around almost
on the the jugular vein A deputy
standing on the scaffold saw it and
reached down he pushed the moose
around and fastened it even more
lightly than i: had been drawn by
The fall.
THE DOCTORS DISAGREE.
Several physicians crowded
around the body aud took turns in
listening to the weak beating Of the
dying mans heart and following the
.hrobbing of his pulse. Twelve
minutes after the drop fe ! the ply
,Icians pronounced Painton dead
and his body was given over to the
undertaken lie was speedily car
ried TO cell and again examined
hy the physicians. One said that
laath was caused by asphyxiation,
another by nervous shock aud two
or three eontended that his neck was
broken by the fall The doctors
we're unable to agree as to the cause
Of his death.
The body was then prepared for
burial. A easket was awaiting II in
The front part Of the prison On
the top vas small anchor, four or