Evening journal., 1894-07-27
TEE WAGES OF Sin IS DEATH
WALLACE BURT YIELDS UP HIS
LIFE FOR THOSE OF THE RIGHTLEYs
The Account of the Execution rs Given
by the DOSlestown Intelligencer Fine
Piece Of Newspaper Work.

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Piece Of Newspaper Work.
The noylestown Intelligencer, Bucks
county's neat little daily. contained
half column head and Eve column story
Of the execution OF Wallace Bart, the
murderer of the Rightleys in Septem Der
last. The story is well written and IL
lustrated with fine cute Of Dist iict
Attorney ApplebAch. Judge Yerkers.
Counsels William @ Ryan and Howard |
james, Alonzo Nicholas, sheriff OF Bucks
county, of the murdered samuel
Rlghtley aud Lena, his wife, .and OF the
murderer himself.
Following are extracts Of the account
Life for life was the old Hebrew law.
The tragedy Of last September,
whereby the Rightleys lost their lives,
in Northampton TO wnship, had its sequel
In the Doylestown Jail this morning,
when the law took away the life OF the
murderer, Wallace Burt, the confessed
assassin
Exsc,ly at II o'clock Sheriff Nicholas
started for Burt's cell 10 perform his
disagreeable duty, accompani d by
Deputy Sheriff Kelly. As he stepped to
the door Rev w Hayes Moore came out
and the sheriff placed the mRnacles on
the arms of the condemned man at the
elbows
Burt appeared perfectly self possessed
as he came forward and walked with q
firm tread TO the steps Of the gsllows,
w hich be mounted with ease and without
any assistance
The condemned maE wore a pair OF
new white stockings, a black dsuble
breasted business salt aud white shirt, a
stand up white collar and black tie,
which we're furnished by Sheriff Nlcho-
las.
Burt stood with bowed head while the
clergy men we're praying His eyes we're
opened and his only movement was the
twitching of his hands
The clergy men Immediately left the
scsffold as soon as the short religious
exercises we're over.
Burt made a short speech, but did
not say anything about his terrible
crime. His voice was strong and there
was not a tremor in a word be uttered
although it was difficult for those moi
standing In front of him to understand
what he said, on account of his peculiar
pronunciation.
He said he was willing to 60. am &
soldier of the cross. pray on the Lord
Jesus that this may be lesson to you
am well satisfied to pay this debt.
trust may meet you all in Heaven and
may see yous faces again.
Sheriff Nicholas then placed the blael
bag over Burt's head and face, RnC
quickly saying Good bye Wallace"
which Burt replied Good -ble." spranl
quickly down the steps, seized the rope
quickly pulling the trap doors apart, ant
Wallscs Burt shot down through the
trap.
It was exactly minutes after
o'clock when the trap was sprung, an,
the doors came against the posts with
dull thud, There Was no preceptibl
movement of the body, only q sligh
movement of the feet as the body hun
suspended. His left hand was closed anC
the right one open.
After hanging thirteen minutes th
physicians pronounced Burt dead.
The scsffold on which Wallace Bur
. suffered the death penalty has quite
3 history. 1t recalls the famous Moll
Mcguire trials in the coal regioni
= Eleven men had already been swung int
eternity from it tefore Burt stood upo
,. the fatal trap, making the twelfth vic
!. tim. The terrible instrument of deaf
has also been secured by tine officials {
70 Lehigh county for the execution Of HarI
Johnson, the child murderer, on August
It The scaffold was originally built
Josiah Sandel, Maucb Chunk contracto
who superintended its erection in Il
!. rotunda Of the Jail on Monday. II
I. made of the hest oak timber, strong
n, put together with iron bolts, and stsn'
70 10 feet 9 inches high The trap is Z fe
square. The gallows was constructed
the summer Of 1877 and was used 4
the frst time on June 81 of that year.