River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-01-25
THE HANGMAN.
He Puts IN Busy Day In Several
Localities.
Lacore Executed ct Joliet. Ill, Bsmser-
ger at Cando. n. -, and wills Howard
at Lebanon. Mo. -story OF Their
Eiendish Crimes.
ERNEST LAcoRE STRETCHES HEMP

at Lebanon. Mo.-story OF Their
Eiendish Crimes.
ERNEST LAcoRE STRETCHES HEMP.
JOLIET, Ill, Jan 2l.-Ernest Lacore
was executed here Friday morning. His
neck was broken by the fall The
doomed man continued his reckless
abandon up to the last moment.
AT o'clock the two clergymen who
had been attending him visited the con-
demned man in his cell and the last de-
votion was gone through with, Lacore
joining with good will. Shortly after,
his mother, grandfather and brother
took their leave of him. The final part
ing was not without visible emotion.
but somewhat strained. He babe all n
hearty good-by.
At 1920 Sheriff Hennebry appeared
with an escort of bailiffs and read the
death warrant. Lacore listened with
his customary indifference and prompt
ly obeyed the command to come along.
He walked boldly and assembled the
gallows without tremor, and stood
motionless while being pinioned and
while the moose was being adjusted.
Lacore,i in response to the sheriff. said
he had nothing TO say. except that he
wanted to bid them all good-by and
hoped to meet them on the other shore.
The drop fell at 1884 a. m The neck
was broken and Lacore was pronounced
dead in ten minutes thereafter. The re-
mains We're given to his mother.
THE crime for which Lacore was hanged was
the murder OF Mary L len Byron on August O.
in the town OF Wesley near Wilmington, this
county. In the forenoon of that Sunday
she attended church at Wilmington and
went home with her aunt 10 spend the
afternoon. About o'clock Lacore, VINO was n
farmland working Tor James Clark, about a
mile from Mary Byron's home came TO her
house and enticed the l2-year old girl into a
thicket by story OF dead steer
belonging TO her father, and in at
tempting TO assault her broke her neck
Lacore narrowly escaped lynehing by
the Infatuated mobs both at Wilmington and
in Joliet AT HIS trial. notwiths landing his con.
fession he pleaded not guilty, but the case was
too strong against him. From the first he ap-
peared utterly Indifferent TO his fate
CANDo, n. d., Jan. 2l.-Albert +.
Hamburger was hanged Friday
about a mile from this place in a deep
ravine surrounded by high hills, for the
brutal murder on July 6, 1893. of six
members of the kreider family.
ION the morning OF July last Bamberger
murdered his uncle Daniel 5 Kreider his aunt
and four young cousins, because OF some words
with his uncle about his passion for his IS
yeRr-old cousin, Annie Kreider. Bamberger
had made advances TO his cousin, but
had been repulsed, and on the even
ing before the murder she had threat
ened TO tell her father Of his actions
This threat was brooded over and at daylight
Bomberger went to his uneles room and shot
him as he lay asleep He then went to the
kitchen where his aunt was preparing breakfast
and shot her. Annie was locked In his own room
and he next killed Bernice aged 10; Merry. aged
IL: MARI. aged and David. aged Z The
youngest girls throat was also cut to make
sure OF death. He spared the three younger
boys in answer to the supplications OF Anne
the Oldest child After tying Annie fast and
locking her In the barn he slddled a horse and
made for the Manitoba border The little
ones left alive soon released their sister
and she gave the alarm. Bamberger man
aged 10 make his way unmolested to Deloraine
Manitoba, where be was captured forty hours
after the murder. For safe keeping the muir
derer was taken to the Grand Forks jail where
he made a full confession OF the crime When
brought up for trial he pleaded guilty and was
enteEced 10 hang
LEBANON, Mo-, Jan. 21.-Wilson How
ard was hanged in the jailyard here at
9:17 o'clock a. IN. The scaffold was
erected just outside the jail building,
end the execution was witnessed by
only score of people. Howard was
brought here from St Louis Thursday.
Howard was born in Harlan county. Ky.
In 1865 His family was an old one, and had
become involved in one OF those feuds
for which the mountain counties are
noted. Among the families engaged in
the guerrilla warfare were the Baileys,
npl In
occurred the famous battle between
the Howard and the Turner families in the
streets OF Harlan. In the fight win Turner
was shot ana killed Wilson Howard was In
dicted for the m urder, but his friends baNed
him out and advised him to leave Kentucky.
Howard had started on his journey with his
uncle, VIM Jennings, when he was over
taken by messenger with the news
that Gsorge Turner, WINS brother, had insult
ed his mother and was threatening to kill her.
Wilson and Jennings Immediately turned
back and as soon as they entered Harlan
opened fire with their Winchesters on
the Turner home Their relatives rallied
about them, the fire returned by the
Turner'S and there was another hot fight In
the town In the house was Charley Bailey.
Three months before his father had run for Of
ice and the Towards had not supported him.
From that time the Baileys had allied them
selves with the Turner'S. Charley Bailey looked
very much like George Turner, and in the fight
he was shot through the head by Howard
bullet which intended for Timer.
Bony Turner, another brother OF George,
had his arm broken by bullet, and
three men Of the Howard faction were
wounded That night Dick Bai'ev. who was
Wishing the Middleton family. some Instance
rom town, was called out Of the house AMI
shot dead Nobody ever knew who did II, but
was laid at the door Of the Towards. Young
Wilson and his uncle Jennings then left Ken
lucky and came to Missouri
They settled near Springfield and soon after
John Rector farmer OF Maries county, lost
some money and got the idea that deaf
mute named McMchaels had stolen 1t. Jen-
nings assumed the role OF detective.
arrested McMichaels ana recovered the
money The grand jury, however. held
Jennings as an accessory, McMichaels was
released on bail On the night o. August 20
man called at his house aud, telling him
he was an officer OF the law, put him under
arrest and started with him 10 Dixon. The
next day McMchaels was found lying in the
road with bullet through his head and
another through his heart Howard was
suspected and after chase lasting several
months. and extending from Kentucky to Cali
fornia, he was finally located in penitentiary
IN the latter state. He was brought back,
~ nd rouyfctad on stautial evil