The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1893-05-26
hOUna TAYhOR
Ends mis- Lie On .rhe sallows.


Last Friday witnessed The most solemn and
Important event that eau tfanspire Ia any
commanlly, viz. The judicial taElng Of hu-
man life. Notwithstanding the crime for
which The victim forfeited bis life was most
brutal and aEndish one and clearly proved,
yet the human mind rcyolts IL the idea and
deeply deplores the necessity Of yindieatlpg
the Law 10 this manner There is one feature
IA this case. however, that IL eanse for con.
CIRCULATION with ail Right thinking men, aud
that was the absence Il that morbid curiosity
and TEND ney To regard ihr occasion IN light
Of an amusement or e show to be gloated
over and enjoyed which is too oiteu the case.
Nothing more clearly virdicates the
wisdom and sound judgement Of the citizens
who two years ego prevented . similar event
from becoming public exhibition and gala
occasion. II viii be remembered that upon
the request OF certain prominent eitizeus
before mentioned, Gov. Nichols postponed q
double execution here which was afterwards
performed privately in accordance with the
letter snd spirit Of the law, much to the dis
gust Of great crowd Of roughs and toughs
brought here by an excursion gotten up by
certain parties whose enpidity would have
made the occasion one Of gan to themselves.
Il has probably been noticed that the Echo
has studiously RETAINED from publishing
more than The bripfest mention Of the coming
event until the day Of execution, thinking
that public morals would thus best be
subseryed.
THE EXECUTION.
We viii detail bri ny the execution az
witnessed BY the representative Of the RoHo.
Gov. Foster signed bis death warrant
some days ego and appointed May the 10 b.
for the execution. The three physicians, Drs
A. Perkins. g. L. Richardson aud j. @
| Nunday, and the witnesses assembled Ia thu
! jsil. At 1928 O'Clock Deputy Sheriff NJ. D
Adrus entered the condemned mans cell and
read the death warrant TO him. During thu
reading of the wsrraht Taylor showed pt
signs Of fear ct the doom which awnited him
but, on The contrary, when Mr.. ADdrul
| finished reading the warrant be excl lined
Thank God, the time has come" Taylor
4 was then escorted TO the gsllows and there
took bic seat. When Sheriff Read a. ked bin
II be bad anything 10 say, he arose from the
chair, coo'y bowed TO Mr.. Reid the ministers
and those gathered there TO spe the execution
he commenced bis address by saying that be
was on be seatfVld 10 die, hRt his soul wal
going 10 God. He said bis mother had
advised him h. quit gambling and avoid bad
eowpany. but be- did not listen 10 her. II
reviewing bis life be sid be was gsmbh n
and bad B. en- IN many scrapes. He lay 10
the Thibodaux iaii two years for shooting
1 3 man, was rot cut of there three months
belore be was in the Donald, opyille jail ror
stsbbiBg a man; got out o. there aud peni
to LsfouTchs, where be sgsin got in trouble
| and vas shot down TO The road. after WHICH
be got up and went fl, bur returned f0r
rfTrnge aud shot the man who wounded bin.
H. then wsptto BaerIsDd siatiuB, Bbere he
got mo game With lot Of mrp and q nght
tooE piacs. II" shot one Of the parry spd
I'D, CONT z here, NberP b. was caught, He
sid n was DB0epBt Of thF crime for which
be- was to DE; ibat Ely Flurls Was he guilty.
man. He claim d hat Ely looked Ire bin,
aud thai f. why BE- was accused Of The crime,
sud God kntw b. was innocent His speech
lasted from l2;4i 70 liz during which be
bad much 10 say shout bis promised bope "a
besyep and wanting everybody to meet bin
thtre He bad made bis p acp with God and
yapied 70 20. He said shrrlf Reid and thu
jailer, Mr.. Harmon, bad ratfd him kindly
and be bad bsrd feelings agsiust any one
A. ihr close Of bis speech b. badr everybody
4 Ro' by ne cap wa pls@d over bis beat
and be aood uf0D The trap, which wa
q ~ e BY sheriff r ID lat l;ib, the bDdy g9ini
down stJstRht as an errow. A. l;35 be We
| prohoui erd dad apd the body eat down an
| placed IN 3 e. fin end taken charge Of b
friends IN the fail Tsyl0r'speek WAS broker
and be died showing ~ signs Of pain Or sui
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