The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-27
HANGED AFTER DEATH.
4 HoKRIBLE BUNGLING ExEcUfio'
IyA CHICAGO jan.
ceorce III. Painter. tho Murderer OF HIS
Mistress, the Victim Of an Aec'aeh'
ON the GaIIows Speech.

CHICAGO. Jan. a;.-The execution III
the county iail this morning OF "eV'e0
II. Painter. formerly Of Brooklyn ~ -
for the murder of his Mistress A"'e
tin. was attended BY a horrlDie S'e"1
When the trap vas sprung the 'ope
s,a,oed in two. and the unfortunate man.
,.ho ,roicbed over two hundred pounds
d-o,ned eight feet TO the stone floor oil
the corridor. His head struck heaViiy aH
no fell and blood gusled from his ears
and nostrns. He was picked up niicoh-
sl.ous. laid on the drop in recumpen'
.ost,fn, and another moose adjusted
irhc dron fell a second time WITHOUT
furtber accident. one Of the attendant
pnvslcians expressed the opinion that nc
was already dead when the drop was
SPRUNG a second Time. -,
only scventy-fve spectators hai oi
whom were. representatives OF the pi,sa'
were admitted TO the death corridor.
Painter was a iine-lookins man. anu "
murulr of sympathy went up from the
crou.d as he came into view. His nerve
was wonderful. his glance taking III inc
scaffold. the moose, and the spectators
without the trcmor Of a muscle.
He walked unsupported TO the centre Oh
the trap. ana nodded with smlie-ohs
more Of dignity than bravado-to news
naper man whom ne recognized in the
front row. PRAYER was offered by ReN'
Moerdyke. and after the white shroud mao
been adjusted. the condemned man was
asked by sheriff Gilbert If he had anything
20 say.
Strong Proiesiaticn of Innocence.
Looking straight at those before him he
PAUSED for moment. and Then IN haii
hesitaiing manner. his tones growing iIrin-
er and more emphatic As be proceeded
be commenced.
Gentlemen, | see some friends here. o
God forgive them No friend Of mine
would come and see me die. IL hurts me.
Gentlemen s. YOU are ccnNemen"-a pause
there are few gentlemen that would look
at an execution-few, the brotherhood Of
humanity has taught lots of men better
than this. There was time when in India
men sought death through belief tnat it
WAS an advance to the future state. To-
day fear death. do not want go die
For a moment the condemned man paus-
ed. His auditors were GREATNESS. The
dropping Of pin would have echoed
through the long. gloomy corridor. Then,
suddenly gathering strength. and with
even more earncstness and vgor than he
lHO manifested q DiyIHtHl btlDits IdlIlHI
proceeded:
"Listen-listen 10 this: If | killed Alice
Martin. my wife. although in court (here
Painter again seemed as If he was about
To break down II l killed Alice Martin,
the woman / loved pray this minute,
my last minute on earth. ] pray that
the eternal God will take me and put
me in eternal he'll: that he will keep me
there eternally. If there is one man
In this audience that is an American
an American citizen, on your soul-I say
on your soul, see that the murderer OF
Alice Martin is found"
The condemned man ceased The Of
ficer approached to adjust the white
cap. but another thought occurred TO
him.
Gentlemen" he said again. Il see a
hundred Of my Git Is difficult 10 determine
whether the next word was opprcssors
or ofiicials) here, but few Americans"
Then the white cap was drawn over his
face and the moose was ughtened and the
trap sprung.
other Hrngings and Sentences.
SAVANNAH. GA, Jan. Celery Null
ford (coloreO was hanged at Jesup to
day for numbering James Roberts near
Nahunta. i'm $500 The hanging was
without unusual incidents.
JACKSON. MISS. Jan. 2G.-Judge Chris
man to-day sentenced Horace Smith and
Henry Singleton to hang on Thursday,
March Odd They are the two life con
ycts convicted at the present term Of
court Of the murder of two other COnVicts