The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-11
FIVE BALLSIN HIS HEART
MURDERER WIS CHOSE ShooilNo
AS TIE MANNER OF MS DEATH
81, RIA. I'll .1.d Through Loophoies in
Tent-His Bra,sdo Nearly A"e"
.,,bs Fatal Moment Drew Near

e,Senis winch nifty closed we h VI the
ers crtn!ra! career. ne mapu ,.ie1 men,
shooting. By maShsa a' Tin such an tn
Invested the execution WIN SUI H, "a 10
tcnse interest That the authoi'heS a
resort 20 various devices va trstrlled
great crowd OF people, VINO ,i,,aah couuty,
IN hundreds 10 Lem, III o',nd IN me
xberc tn penttentdry IS studteu' 81
none OF witnessing the kllhhs, 80 invoke
although DAVIS nad been aOle 80 man
the laws delay in } - behhi -. 80 Inc very
Two years there las eNistei 10 49, nubItc
last an undimiaished ana NlsoiUU.- III MIS-
hatred OF MIN which calico Ioun1,,y'.sioos OF
death, and there were IlAnS ,rI,ritory re-
regret that the law OF tht Tryrdcd
ADDED fhat TO HIM should De ai to4 -,
the small privilege OF even ~ hanging
tween Two netlcda OF eNtCuvtV'ss anueaIs
a. bts SO rad been decided, anu ny ~
for his execution finally uHeu' ~ 80
ststes Dcputy Marshal FoWIeI, "no In, In
cb1rre o. the preparations, pts"u - " ~
a." ,,Lere he would lind execuuoneTs WHY
80 NOT soldiers as has been anAoui,,ceu
A. zone OF the dispatches 70 tHS -ndtL
Sai's surprise, ne found tnat ne hdu IhuSh
60. ,nsf.rial 10 select from than he re
ouirei. as apparently every man III = tah
Comfy who could handle a r1te yoiun-
teered his services loI ihT eAPi e'S'N P"'
Y,ose of WituD sing the kllnng;
eix mon known 10 be good rlne Shots
,rere recently appointed Tor the work. On
thursday night. the night before me exc
cution there we're so many men IN lem
orYious TO see the shooting that a rDSe
a ia'. oSIeoci1ej upon 10 Keep them in igno-
rance OF the actual execution 6rouIu'
tent was pitched IN the !ali g atiu I'D I'D
other preparations apparently h'aue' anu
- nc same time "A report was circulated
hat Davis would be taken south on me
railroad. With the watchiuinesS OF tne
crowd thus divided, the eNecuuoneiS "olc
conveyed IN closed carriages over a
wagon road leading to a lonely spot lh lhe
foothills known as Dry Hollow, SIX Inles
north Of Lehi. Before daylight me inei,
rad htched "A tent in the sage brush anu
thirty feet from II placed the execution
chair. This was heavy oak chair. Such
as is usually used I'm legislative haIis.
was securely fastened 10 stout board
frame which extended several leel dDoFe
the back Of the chair. ,,....
with the nrst dawn OF daylight the exc
cutloners entered the tent. anu elBnl-
ing their WinChesters through Ioopnoi1s
chi IN the canvas for that purpose TOOK
several trial shots at small target llXed
10 the frame back OF the chalr. lhsil
they reappeared s0more ana erucSUiinte
crew each covered from the top OF ms
head TO his heels in a black shroud-hke
drapery. Walking about in the gray
dawn hight in that apparel they We were
seen by the first reporter who had TRACK
ed them 10 Dry Hollow. IT..
Davis, IN his usual manner or suleh
bravado. took a big breakfast IN the
Jail before s O'Clock and was then sPIil-
ed away in a closed carriage. the SPIT
itng" being done with such success lRal
not more than 200 men followed IN ms
wake on horseback, IN ali Kinds OF We,
hlCles, and some on loot. me MdTShdl
and his prisoner arrived at the ground az
IL o'clock, and TO the amazement OF those
already there Davis was met not only
by his brother James, but but by TWO OF
his sons Archie and Belden hiteen aHd
seventeen years old respectively. Ihes,
two boys had been asleep in the hu'
where the murder was committed WheI
Davis crushed In his wifc's skull with the
butt Of n revolver. They were accOmpan
led by Davis's attorney a Dir. Warner
md the latter approached Davis as sooI
rs ne arrived, and as he sat mahaclt'
in a covered wagon, and informed th'
father of hts sons presence. Then INT
lawyer sdded: Davis. all that your boys
ask is that the old man dies game
The murderer laughed roughly and said
mo. I'm going 10 wilt. Davis asked M
lawyer II he would catch him II he Tel
nni the lawyer responded that he woul
stand behind him II ne wished IT.
'T'd rather you'd stand before me-
Davis said with another laugh.
While the murderer was Joking abou
the execution the gathering crowd stoo
ncrvously silent, some looking AT IN
chair where the joking man was soon |
ejt TO be shot 10 death, some lookin
askance at the closed tent from Whlc
occasionally mutlied tones could be near
and uneasy movements WITHIN dlscerhe
against the sides of the canvas. Inc II
porter had witnessed several execution
by hanging. but at none or them wa
there anything i'm all of the fateful para
pheTnala Approaching lhc HOI ipIt u
terest which that closed tent possessed
For several minutes there was Complet
silence except for the voice OF the law
yer urging Davis 10 prepare MS NINA 10
his approaching death. ~,
Davis at last broke the nervous SUI
moss by a loud oath, with when ne dc
Clared that he wanted no rellslous PdidN'
and should die game. -. COW, 81
Then he looked around nm, saw ~
font and chair. and exclaimed: y on
run mo into ambush 1t Is IKE an lhha
trick. why should | be brought mere an
shot In this manner -. ,,,oso al
This was not understood by thOSc W ,,
knew him TO be any evidence OF Wedl
ness lie was complaining pecauae
was not shot in the presence OF " iluI.
tude at Lehi, in accordance win MS g
Ills two sons and his brother were the
allowed TO bid him good-by. Inc youl.
est boy burst into tears anu a, 'h bid IA,
clusIon of the interview ran anu i'iu ~
hind n rock where he remained UNI
after the shooting. when the youns'S ,
heran CRYING Davis showed some SCI
Of emotion, but the elueT ol TGhnartednes
navis then said: Boys, | hear you wal
10 see me die game That Is just u
way | am going TO dle. o.rIy q, nm
Nv this time there was nearly " Nv
dred persons Immediately on me SCI
end several hundred on the rldScS oi ~, =
hin enclosing the hollow. w M ~ 40
warrant was read 10 nun ny -. :" witch
evidently meant should carry IL 10 q
most distant spectator - -.
IT shall die like a man am III
among men, . -, -. 81
Via bravado had not left him, nut Z
pext Incident i'm the procedures to'
yoost of il away. pr. Nttchet, VINO -"
nresent officially. stepped up 10 paV
and pinned piece or paper on MS a., a.
directlv over his heart. II was ht'
sheet about by 4 inches, Such as phy'
Sians ordinarily use 10 write prescrlpu0
ircle Until then Davis sat immoVab
aud firm I'm his chair. But now ne look
ia wn nervously at the paper ana as
StS 60 he visiblv lost nerve. II AFFECT
H., as The first sight of the gallows moo
- . man about to be hanged. lie ca
u Tor Vyhisk1y and began TO talk excite
~ ahout the unfair treatm mt OF Inc cour
I'D The Governor There we're lhdlcauo
.hst ne would go TO pieces nervous
end observing this, ieputy, QUICK
hnund a handkerchief over paws eH,
and Marsha Brigham stepped huriieI
g. thc side OF the tent. He save 4 81
70 'n ns,ainst the canvas and six Winche
80 trent out of the holes.
"aS,.ke readyr' said the marshal
,his order the crowd hastily formed IN
a semicircie facing the Ehs,r' Vne &c
an The centr2 of the semicircie'
The rifles steadicd. Every eye wa
,urnsd on the murderer, whose hai
hTea hing was absolutely the only souH
PRE- There was one report. The ma
1id not seem to have been struck. rs
several seconds no one moVe,'' IN IN !,
body was seen 10 culver ana the D"'''