The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-27
/ HORROR ON THE GALLONS
II. VoDe Breaks and Drops the Culprit
70 the Ground.

,,ood aushes from His Ears and
Blu -;,s-T The Moose Readjusted
NOE. ne Lay Unconscious, and
ran Sprung the Second Time.
us relieved Him Already Dead.
wslo-dramatic Farewell Speech,
60 Ian. 26.-The execution in the
- isil this morning Of George H.
eoals CON-. formerly of Brooklyn, n. Y, for
Faluy. .,rder of his mistress, Alice Martin,
VIC l tended by a horrible scene. When
We" Wa" ian -s was sprung, the rope snapped in
u I'D the unfortunate man, who
tW1 800 over 200 pounds, dropped eight
WEE. veg - the stone floor of the corridor.
Zee I'D struck heavily as be fell, and
ni' Mood Moor pushed from his ears and nos
suI He was picked up unconscious,
~. an the drop and another moose ad-
i ss.tsd The drop fell a second time with
.nt further accident.
ou o+ 80 If the attendant physicians ex-
O ned the opinion that he was already
Ple5-Tben the drop was sprung the sec
Qeau .;Tne Only seventy-five spectators,
o nl - vTbon1 were representatives of the
ua.. - we're admitted TO the death cor
rdOr ..rr,re .xvr xrzvv
p.;rter was a fine looking man, and a
,.nrr1nr of sympathy went up from the
ma a1I5 &C he came into view. His nerve
C ro. "ITonderful, his glance taking in the
Naa The moose and the spectators
Se;fTout the tremor OF muscle. He
'nnIIsd unsupported to the center of the
va and nodded with smile-one more
~ s;gnitv than of bravado-to a news
DaroT man whom he recognized in the
'fJ pra YER was offered by Rev, Moerdyke
md after the white shroud had been ad-.
1nstsd, the condemned man was asked by
SbsTif Gilbert if he had anything to say.
The FAREWELL SPEECH.
looking straight at those before him,
he caused for a moment, and then, in a
bsff besitating manner, his tone growing
frmer and more emphatic as he pro-
ceeded. he commenced;
Gentlemen. I see some friends here. Oh,
eoi forgive them. No friend of mine would
sorns and see me die. 1t hurts me. Gentle
men il YOU pause. gentlemen [pausel-
There are few gentlemen that would look at
an eyecution-few. The brotherhood Of hu-
manity has taught lots OF men better than
this There was time when in India men
Sou hi death through belief that it was an
advance TO the future state. To-day fear
death DO not want to die.
AN OPPRESSIVE MOMENT.
For a moment the condemned man
naused. his auditors were breathless. The
dropping of a pin would have echoed
through the long, gloomy corridor. Then
uddenly gathering strength, and with
even more earnestness and vigor than he
had manifested before, Painter proceed
ed:
"Listen-listen TO this. If I killed Alice
Martin. my wife, although in court here
Painter again seemed as if he was about to
break down. if 1 killed Alice Martin, the
woman lived with. pray this minute, my
last minute on earth, pray that the Eternal
God will take, put me in eternal hell, that he
will keep NE in this eternally. If there is
enc man In this audience that is an American
an American citizen on your soul-I say on
yoursOu-see that the murderer Of Alice Mar
tin is found
The condemned man ceased. The officer
approached to adjust the white cap.
Another thought occurred to the con
demned. Gents he said. again, II see
shundred of my lit is difficult to deter
mine whether the next word was OPP
pressors or oficials) here, but few Ameri-
cans. Then the white cap was drawn
over his face, the moose frightened, and
the trap sprung