Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-26

scanold. the moose and the spectators with
out the tremor Of a muscle.
he walked unsupported to the center OF
the trap AID nodded with a smie-one more
OF dignity than OF bravado-to a newspaper
man whom he recognized i'm the front row
Prayer was offered by Rev. Moerdyke and
after the white shroud had been adjusted
the condemned man was asked by Sheriff
Gilbert III he had anything TO say.
Looking straight at those before him he
paused Tor moment and then. In a half
hesitating manner, his tones growing firm
commenced:
Gentlemen. I see some friends here. o,
God forgive them, No friend of mine would
come and see me die. IL hurts me! Gentle
men, IL you're gentlemen"-a pause-sthere
are few gentlemen that would look at an
executon-few. The brotherhood OF hu-
mainly has taught lots of men better than
this. There was a time when in India men
sought death because through belief that IL
was an advance to the future state.
die" Nv "@"' :"
For moment the condemned man paused
dis auditors were breathleGs. The drop-
ping OF pin would have echoed through the
Inen, suddenly gathering strength ana
win even more earnestness and vigor than
ne had manifested a moment before Painter
Listen-listen to this. II / killed Alice
Msrtin, my wife. although In court-(here
alnter again seemed as II ne was aboat to
woman L loved 1 pray this minute nv lsst
minute on earth, / pray that the eternal
,ss, VIII take ard put me into etern Al hell:
tnat ne Will keep me in this eternaIIv 70
there is one man I'm this audien a. The, 4, -
A AN, American citizen on your
souI-i say on your soul-see that the muir.
oerer OF Alice Martin is found !" '
Inc condemned man ceased tn. om...
spproacheo to adjust the white can
demned. sne con-
ssC.anfS he eta
OF my at is difficuit to determine rhss
sne next word was oppressors or ofic,ai -,
mere, but few Americans"
Ihen the white cap was drawn over HE
race ana the moose was frightened
II was 7:52 when the process,on
me PLATFORM. The preliminaries had occu-
pleo seven minutes At 5:59 Just as Paintsr
naa uttered his last words the signal was
descended there was a sharn crsns 10y ny
rope hao snapped In the center betveen ~.
IRON eye In the cross-beam and the noo.s
a mnn crasn-a dozen thuds would hardly
express 1.-THE body fell upon the etons
pavement eight feet below. AS a. ,s,, -
nalf turned from its previous pernend,c,,,s.
position, and the head struck the 1rnuna
v w,sn tremendous force In a second the
OF horror went up from the snec,s.oE
Inc majority rose to their feet.
Spectators Paraly.ed.
A Few were paralyzed and unable 20 STIR
Sit down." yelled the bailirs ana th.,,
emphasized the order by pushing the spec-
tators back into their seats A dozen men
rushed to the foot of the scaftold and picked
UP the unconscious man. The blood w..
dropping from the back Of the head ana
running In dozen rivulets down the
white shroud. Four deputy sherffYs tcck
the head and shoulders and as many more
the feet and the inanimate form was car
ried around the corner up the steps ana
laid upon the scatfold. Some intimation of
what had happened must have reached the
prisoners on the other side of the jail q
few yards distant. for at this moment there
was a succession OF unearthly yells ana
shouts and rafting of iron doors a.
though the entire prison colony had brol-en
loose. Some of the spectators jumped to
their feet in alarm, but the stentorfsn
voices of the guards again ordered them 70
Meanwhile the trap had been hastily re
adjusted and another rope and moose pre-
pared.
The still unconscious man was half car
ried, Malt dragged TO the center Of the trap.
The deputy sheriffs were successful In keep
ing the body In a heap while the moose was
being adjusted. but as soon as they with
drew IL fell back into a recumbent ,sositiSn.
There was a hurried consultation. and then
the body was stretched out the trap
door with the limbs overhanging the edge.
The trap was again sprung and the body
again went into midair. This time the rope
held it's own. although the moose slipped
behind the ear and close upon the chin. end
IL seemed for a mom=nt as though the head
would pass through. 4 doctor sp-ang to
the side Of the swinging body and seized the
left wrist. As he did so. ne made the re-
mark: Il believe he was dead when he was
carried upon the scanold." The drop fell
the second time at st2 IL. an interval of
four and one-half minutes from the moment
OF the fall. AS the body swung around
the blood continued 10 pour out of the head
until not a vestiee Of white remained about
the cap or the upper portion OF the robe
The sight sickened many of the spectators
ana as soon as the body had fallen the
second time they made a break for the