Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-11
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Ropes la the lar Ms-.s.

human benz Is ccriairl, A. interesting al
though decidedly do.or4us s1lir,t." sald an
eN-DnItcd States DEPUTY marshal from nklA-
houa. In western districts goy,ri,nrnt mar
shaiS. men Nho 10 not value thalr ,su ~ ath-
cts lives al n FARMING When making an arr.-t
or trailing criminal shr.rk back appalled, a
the bare idea ~ having 10 pull a trap "a lcrAl
execution. lack Sullucu. tha oldest, tn.,.t
noted and desperate Officer ou rhc bori"r. vita
record 20 oycr forty deaths O. AZ account.
once said O. me-. ~ ne stood together AZ III.
honslug ~ two trCek Indian mn icrrrs %
Wichita Kan.
81 have pulled tho trso a. ssg,rt,sen .,e~a-
tons and have never d#ro 30 attL rut q f,sl-
lnG 81 horror ana de- rc a. sitfA W., IufN
would willingly forfeit three fruu-h. -llarv
rather than "'ses tho mandate of thc cva-t an
this particular
As II wAs with Jack ~ tins ,>-.l,,,.r. 40 1,
Is with spectator. AZ l,,sst e. be- ht.t h4n-itr
1 remember d,stluctlS sny oftr.aal eNp.ftc,a.
IN tins line. II Wa also % NtrhIsa Al eight
een-year old boN, lee Nu-lter hal h.er COM
Nicicd Of having deliberately planned and rsr-
ned out Tho plan O. kul man uh,u .uIy .t,-
teen years OF age large str-kaie. sixteen
'eet high, had hron erected iu-t t-tsil. n.
jan, and ON the morning ~ tho execution % en-
rious crowd gathered there With 10. tusfl,lT de-
sire 10 see the condemned boy D. fs,--el
from the al 20 the storka g. annex ~ hon liz
hour arrived Tor thu execution tlI. f,ri-.,f.r a..
taken from hts cell into the iail parlar ana
there, standing gho.,lg " bate. bat firm and de-
termined. the death Warraui wa read o. hin.
Inc marshal reading the iap.r br, kr iuNu aui
soODeu IKE chl.u, fht ;irl.,Utr - liIt- uuivsfri
painfully Tor a moment and an t,sr-ous t,rs.-
ent brushed the tears from thew e,.> A. thew
followed the o'lcer- and the hag fram ths
building and through a lane 81 anN1Is stecIa-
tori into the door ~ the .tpckal-
The rahh.c saw the feeling that animated
the select fpR Aha fft.B a
communicated 20 them. Perhaps there Was not
one IN hundred hat Nuuid have turned hnn
free If thcy could have duur-o. Numerous 10
ttons had been rcui g. Frr-id,nt Cleveland.
but no reply bad been received
once inside the s'ccs g. tlic door vas -hr,
and barred. The condemned boy mounted
the scaao.A with a firm sfcy. ih- rsa-r .ud
blacl cap were udj .,;,l and "a" trap .-4ut.s.
As the body hot tLrol-h the ha.. "a, .u,es
alnlOs; gave way UuI.- fne and / haa-l
around. Before w corld r,.r.er from ths
shock thlndcruus rap ramH upon the door
and thousand voices ga Fac outside shouted.
"A reprieye, a reprievc. Don't hang inat
boy ON YOUR hves'
The officers turned rsie aul the sr.ecta-
! tors az they looked In fascinated horror q he
| swayiHg. shiyorng BODY a; tue cad ~ the
! rope, gasped m horror. Some uuc opened the
gate TO admit the niesscurer and ;hc mo
outside saw ihe dangling bods. Thu As-
cended cry uf:
Lynch the officers. They hung the boy
| after he had boen reprIry.l
The message. however did not ug8ra % Ia
| reprieSe. bat WAS NOTICE 'hrt ths PrssiaeIs
refused to interfere. border tagged, vac
/ thus narrowly ayertcd. have never forgotten
| my feeling of utter wralness aud Atrc sllAiug
| as experienced ~ then
The next time saw mar hung 10 was rrt
| a legal execution hy ans mcau- . va iniu..
newspaper work Tor ,ns5.rn t,au,rs a .,uua ti.
lzlsNt. a..
had an experience that don't care 10 repeat
in kind
The place Was filled up With strangers. Tho
Santa lie depot L. down an the VALLEY near ia.
south Canadian riNer. and Tine town Icrched
| high up a projecting spur az the AtbaeAo
mountains. During tire months jfiar g. tho
opening OF Oklahoma this river bottom wac ono
mass OF wagons. oxen, horses. doss. gneF. Wotacn,
children and side shows. Here you found tho
1 buckeye from ONO. the hou-l.r tom Indiana.
/ the sucker from Illinois amt Representatives Of
| other eastern aud middle states Sho had been
lured out To this wilderness bv glowing n,ss-
| paper reports ot the UCw II Dorado. az course
gamblers OF all descriptions aboauisi. from
| three-card-inon and sh"il game hAsrs up 10
| the regulation keepers q! a tiger den
The tough ctizea also abauUdsd. ono
evening the tram from the south drrw up az
the depot drummer ste ped GA the platform
wearing stoyeTpe ha'. lie was eyed ruri-
ously by the rglomeratci ua-- 81 nuIna nitv
. pttrtIl. bAA l4n one hAFiTl AiIF ftitalA NIatl
} be had almost reached stage wha vas used
20 convey passengers up the mountain 20 tho
Clifton House. Then a brutal Looking. suag-
gering bad man pulled a revolver. and laugh
ing hoarsely. said;
don't allow no sch hats hyar. M shat.
instead Of piercing the jlle. went through tie
strangers head and Killed HIM.
Lynch the hound. aud ''lss LIs hide,
string HIM up. sreN Ia fury from az saes
As the trnia pulled ont Of the depot the
passengers strained their ewes oar 81 The ulu-
dONs To watch frantic mob ~ % iore n strllg-
Cling. swearing. praying. CRYING hy-iericai
wretch OF toward a loIie tree on tlIo RIVER
bank. Texas nit. NJ this rniiian called HIM
self broke down completely. and he cries aud
pieadings for mercy still iing 81 my ears. 10
swung of, however, AZ the sud OF a larAt
and his body remained swinging tlere
warning TO fools like hiIn. until a marsiial Gus
il down the next evening.
Three years ago ! tao Creek Indian
murde-srs. brother. Jakc and Joe iohler. hung
at Nichlt-~ They were DESPERATE Young feUds.
l kept the deai> ~ltch on IA m. Al night they
played cards. swuTe and sang rtbi.ii soug-. AZ
daybreak Joe gave excellent imitation Of .
cock growing. aud laughed gl.efulis when 40
noticed the guard and newspaper men Start
with RstOuishment. Fifteen minutes before
they swung off INTO eternity the marshal. .
German. was reading the death warrant when
Jake chuckled and sand;
Joe. listen to the burned Duichrnan. who
can pfohouuCc Jig4l-A Ntt. u aug 10 feo2.
And they both roared
Even when ascending the steps 90 the SCAT
fold the smile fingered about their lips. aud,
for all the spectators knew. they were chuck
ling about the burned Dutchman Hs they shot
feet first, through the trap. 1 have always re-
garded that a yeritab!e case Of ruling passion
strong in death.
Hanging legally even ordinary lynching
is n comfortable death compared % one I wit
messed in No Mans Land four years ago. ~sA
at Beaver City when a desperate committed
an atrocious crime against woman. Before
he could be apprehended he fed. posse was
organized and a rapid horseback pursuit CON-
meuced. Soon the crowd Of yelling avengers
closed in the victim. q dozen snake-liks
lasso coils went whirling and hissiag through
the air, and three reached the mark The man
was torn from his saddle and literally dragged
TO death. He clutcbed at sage bushes and tore
them out by the roots. He dug his hands ana
arms up TO the shoulders in tine desert sands,
and be cried for mercy as long as there wss .
breath left In has miserable body. When as
last the riders pulled in their ponies and vs
reached the body We found IL one mas OF
bruises. The fesh OF the hands, where be
Rrasped the bushes, was literally torn from the
bones, and his death was truly an awful one.
Such 10 punishment, legal and otherwise, IN tbs
great west"