Rock Island Argus., 1894-01-27


~ the condcmu-t Nan. Who Csns nm
Guilty .f the Crime Ior Which Ue Dies
CuicACc. Ian. .1-The hanging of
George q. Painter ia the county jail oui-
minated ia an awGg. tragedy. whon the
drop lc.l the rcpe h,csr and the body
plunged TO the flOor. twelve Zee, below. Is
was hastily carried again % the scatfo,i,
another rope wa- placed in position and
the body was again dropped Grave
dogh;s exist in the mind. of the .pecta-
tcrs - to whether OF no; Painter was dead
vhea picked MP. Dr. J. {. Fortner. county
physician. In an interview. declared that
BE- was dead when he fe.; for heart hes;
- the body was being prepared fo- the
secon. dcoG Ca the other hand. after IN.
bO1ly had lsra iroppci the second time
Dr. Fortuer fe.t the pulse for four
minutes bcfo-c he raoaOuncei the man
dead The whole horrible scene lasted
siNtcCn minutes. the fir-; drop falling at
.s3. the second ~ sNSt. Painter was
Trououarcsl dead AZ sO:i. and the body
was,.owcnvi a. >iS
Protested Hi. Innocence.
he Wa -ivcu an opportunity 10 spcsS, and
he said:
~GFNrtENtEN: I sec some friends here
On. t5os3, fog-iVr a fTicud ~ u4inr who
wcuid come 20 :; me die IL hGris me.
Gentlemen. 10 yon are -cu;lcnen. thcrcare
few would like 70 look - an execution.
Their was a tiac ia India when mca
sought death heCau>c u advanced them IN
q iature -tai-.
i hate death. don't want TO Gle.
don want II die. Listen 10 this. swear
this .t killed Alice Martin. iny life. al
tlol-h she courts have iakra .f away
Here yaiier Morris ~pase tc Painter.
wha-- vow w.t~ -,s-iIainc tc iSlisr. TIE
CUuil nrei uan ;Urned his head quickly
aad .i-; ncd. then !al.ns tie Spectators
a-ain. le contained:
i swear thi., u I killed Alice Martin.
the woman whom ! loved. whom would
almost commit a crime for. pray in this.
nay .a.f moment o. cart D. that i he CON
dtmurl 10 a iiamiEs he'll for all eternity.
listen /. there b. a maa her. wac j. an
American. On hi .osi -8y 10 tia; man
So that the murderer q. Alice Martin -
.c.Ea Gooi-by"
Tr- ficct ON rErpter-ss,.
Patrick Eu-cn. prrnder-ast. condcsnncs!
O. dic frr the assassination of Carter lIar-
-i~r1. took 10 paiu~ a. conrc.! his -.riet
osrs she txtcG;i1a q Painter. - oc-l.
l...c mercy uQoa an i1ncccnt ulaa." hs
rCpfat sIi,y cried. wr.u-1n- L. hands with
luEa.-l. lie = tu.cg murdered. even q.
;hey vat.ii Iuurlcr mc -
'>Lut NJ. yca trembling fool" cried a
man who passed the cell door al that mo
mcnt.
Prnier-a,t climbed down from hi.
bunk pushed hi- celln,ate away from the
grated door and tired 10 catch sound
from tfc north corridor II last IL came
In, nose u the falling drop rcacE,d h
ears. prcnde--a-t'- face became white
with fear and he looked for moment a.
| he did tie afternoon the jury returned. s
/ verdict q death in hi c.l>e. Then he bur
/ ied lis face in IL hands. mumble,i :
prayer and climbed hack into hi bunk
Cou-hiin Trei- urcomforsab!c.
] The impression made on Cou-klin by
| the CccurreLoe "a Ike jail seemed 70 de
/ VTiyr him II all interest il what wa. pro
/ crossing IN the court rcou. Jus, beior.
/ the execution lie looked cut from his Gel
| in murdc-erS' row and saw Painter star,
/ on h. march 10 the ealiow-. DAME
/ Coughlin'> pale face was pressed close {,
| the bars q hi cell when the drop fell a
the other end Of the eorridor. lie hear
] The mEfiiel echo that followed, then III,