Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-04-21
DIED IN A MOOSE.
Murderer narrlott Hanged at Free
hulder, New Jersey.

Murderer narrlott Hanged at Free
holder, New Jersey.
Louis Harriott, the murderer OF Mr..
Leonard, OF Atlantic Heights, New
Jersey, was hanged at 1920 O'Clock
on the morning OF the 18th inst. He
passed a quiet nightin jail. Heretired
to his cot shortly after IL o'clock,
and in less than ten minutes was
sleeping soundly. BE was awakened
at g O'Clock in the morning. He was
then given bath, alter which he ate
hearty breakfast OF e.eak, potatoes
and bread and butter. He then
changed his old clothes and put on q
new suit OF black, and then waited
quietly for the moment of execution.
When about to be led to the scat.
fold Harriott shook hands with the
sheriff and said, "aood.by, old man;
you been good to me-" He then
burst into tears and had to be sup.
ported while his hands were being
tied and the moose adjusted.
The drop fell at 1920 IN.
EIE CRIME
Tor which Harriott paid the death pen.
atty was one OF the most fiendish ever
committed in the estate. The miserable
wretch finding he could not accomplish
a vile purpose, murdered incold blood
loving mother and wife. The last
seen OF Mrs. Leonard alive was at g.
30 on the Friday afternoon that she
was murdered. Her two young chill
dren saw her at work upon painting
in the dining room when they left the
houseto visit a neighbor. At4:15 that
same afternoon the two children, &C.
companied by their elder sister, re-
turned to the farm house and were
surprised at not seeing their mother.
After casually glancing into the
rooms Alice, the Oldest daughter, con-
cluded that her mother had gone to
one Of the neighbors and so prepared
the evening meal.
At $50 when the father came home
from work Alice asked him If he had
seen their mother. He told them that
he bad not and that if she was not in
the house she must be at sick neigh
bor's. The father then went to the
stable to attend to the horses and
Was surprised to find that the team
which had been used by HIM had been
detached from the wagon, but that
the horses were embarrassed and I'm.
fed. Mr.. Leonard wondered at this
negligence on the part OF Harriott, but,
OF course, had no suspicion that q hor-
rible crime had been committed. Or
his return to the house Mr.. Leonard
Joined his children at hesupper table.
Supper over the father left the house
telling the children that he was going
over to Mrs. Murpby's house, where
he supposed his wife WAS. Upon query.
ing ner in regard to his wife, Mrs. Muir
ply informed him that Mrs. Leonard
had not been at her house that day. Mr.,
Leonard returned home nd began Wis
lllng the various rooms OF the house.
When he tried to open the door OF the
storeroom he felt g, weight against it.
A harder push threw it open, and as
he entered he stumbled over the pros.
trate form OF his wife, who lay with
her head against the opposite wall.
Mr.. Leonard was stricken with
horror as the rays OF his lamp fell
upon pool of blood in which his wife
was lying. The left side OF her head
had been crushed IN, and rope had
been fastened around her neck. So
tight had rope been drawn that it cut
into the woman's neck and severed
the wind pipe. Suspicion at once fell
upon Harriott, and a search was made
FIR him. The brutal wretch was
found on board the Keyport boat for
New York. He was at once place;
under arrest, promptly indicted by
the grand jury and his trial resulted
IN his being convicted of murder in
the first degree.
Soon after being sentenced to death
Harriott confessed having committed
the murder. ~+3'E