The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-05-10
ture Coleman showed strong signs
Of breaking down.

ture Coleman showed strong signs
of breaking down.
81 want to SEQ my mother before
L die" ho said. az think YOU
mother has gono before YOU" the
elder Emerson woman said. We
must all die sooner or later" she
continued, $50 put your trust in
Christ, and he will save you" Bes
sic Emerson then kissed Coleman
through the grating pigeon hole and
commenced crying historically, and
in a minute the others joined and
the jail resounded with loud lamen
tations. The women were returned
to the cell after a farewell hundshal G,
aud Coleman had Il nervous attack
lasting 10 minutes. He was then
dressed in a neat suit OF clothes by
Deputies Kolkmeyer and Richardson
and advised to rost himself. Al
different times during the mornil 6
Rev. j. T. VI. Johnston of the Fir t
Baptist, Rev. g. Perzner of Il G
Monroe Street Lutheran church and
Rev. Brooks discussed religious mat
tiers with him, and he expressed
no fear of death.
When he was taken from his cell
to the corridor, prior to the march
to the scaffold, he objected most Sc
riously to having his hands strap
ped, and it was only after Rev.
Johnston expostulated with him that
he quietly submitted. As the grim
procession, headed by the doomed
man, between Deputies Some and
Richardson, marched down the COR
ridOr, the negro women commenced
their lamentations with renewed
energy.
"This is awful said Coleman, as
lie reached the foot of the scaffold.
81 may he going right down to hcll.r
AS he went up on the scaffold
Coleman twisted his hands out of
the straps and called for Rev. Johns
ton, who was soon at his side. Cole
mat merely wanted to bid him good
by, but did not forget to again pro.
test against having his hands strap.
ped. lie said he wanted to talk,
and permission being granted, he
consumed about seven minutes.
Half the time his talk was incohe.
rent. He repeated Il dozen times or
more, 81 am in an awful position; |
want you all to pray for me. | hope
L will 20 to heaven" He again said
that he did not intentionally kill
Mackin and expressed the belief that
justice had not been done him.
Rev. Brooks then offered a most for
vent prayer for the salvation of the
soul about to be launched into eter.
nifty, and when this was concluded.
Coleman babe good-by to Sheriff
Flommc and his deputies, and said
that he freely forgave every one and
hoped to meet all those assembled in
heaven. The straps were quickly
adjusted and in a minute the bolts
were drawn and Coleman died with
out a struggle.
The execution was private. Sheriff
Frommc Issued about GO tickets,
which included the doctors, newspa.
per men, officers and a few others.
Quite a number of spectators were
on the outside, making an effort to
see the execution, but Il high board
fence built around the seaffold con.
cealed all from vi9w. The execution
is said TO have been the best that has
ever taken place in Central Missouri.
Sheriff FrUmme had the personal
charge and supervision of the whole,
and he is entitled to great credit for
the skiIlful manner in which be han.
died the work. Brown was put in
charge of Mr.. Hoinrichs, who buried
him in the rOIorpl uravevarl