The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-07-14
Both Hanged by tho Neck Untll
Doad, for tho Crime OF
Murder
The Former et Livingston and
the Latter Mt Fort
Benton.
Prendergnst Exseutsd At Chicago for the
Assassinstion Of oaFtsr uArFiaoa--
al Died Onmo.
spooiGl to Tho rndoronaoat.

spooki 10 Tho fnnobondont
LiytNosroS, July Eat 5.0s o'clock this
morning liobsrt A. Anderson. alias Fleds,
paid the extreme penslty Of Tho Law for tho
murder OF Emanuel Fleming on tho 19lh
iron nerve TO the last and never once fal-
tcrod or weakened. Yesterday afternoon
and last nigat the condemned man appeared
10 enjoy himaof ns thoroughly AS though
be expected 10 1.-Two ont his natural life. His
aged mother remained In his cell Uutil one
o'clock this morning. whom sbO bid him
gooi-bye. Neither mother or son we're
vIsibly effected aud no sear1 were shed.
Soon after tbs departure Of his mother
Anderson laid down aud soon fell asleep.
At 2;3J he woke up and Immediately began
to prepare himself for the hanging. When
dressed ho called for coffee and drank two
cups. Afterwards he lit a cigar and smoked
until $40. when Sheriff Conrow entered
and read the denth warrant. During its
reading no listened intently aud looked
calmly down on the paper. Al $3.50 Rev.
Fowler. the murdersf's spiritual adviser,
entered the cell and began reading the
scripture and Offering up prayers for the
poul OF tho condemned man. When Mr..
Fowler had completed Anderson said,
"Well. guess the time is about up; they
will aoon be satished now"
whIlo preparing for the march TO the
scaffold Mortimer the aocomplioe 60 An
defson, asked that ho might see the con-
demnsd man. Anderson was taken 10
Mor,imor's cage. when Mortimer begged
him TO forgive him for the part he had
takeE in securing his conviction. Anderson
replied that he did not blame him nearly ns
much as he did his mother. As Anderson
was passing through tho corridors OF the
jsil 10 the exit, Ladhof. who 10 held here
for the murder Of Cannon. at Rsd Lodge,
said. 1T 10 too bad. Bob, that you have to
end In this way" To which Anderson re-
Piled firmly. bot with tinge OF sadness In
his tones. "oh. that's nothingi We all have
10 90 sometime or another"
At 5'0J Anderson. accompanied by sher-
ia Conrow aud Deputies Daniels and NIL
lard and Rev. Fowler, appeared al the en-
llrssss 10 the jail and Immediately began
to ascend the seafold. Anderson wa.
dressed in neat suit OF black and wore
buttonhole bouquet. He mounted the
soaffold with smile on his face and
walked quickly to the center OF the trap.
facing the east.
Rev. Fowler then read a few verses from
the Bible and offered up a short prayer
Sheriff Conrow proceeded 20 adjust the
moose and put on the black Gap. Just be-
fore the black cap was pulled over his face
the condemned man said. Good bye. Con
row. have nothing to say"
The sheriff thsn steppod TO the lever and
said, GOOD bye; are you resdyT IL
which Anderson replied, II am ready IL you
are"
Sheriff Conrow then touched the love,
and sprang the trap. Andetson's body
shot downward. The drop fell al 5:0s
o'clock. and in nine minutes and half ht
was pronounced dead by the examining
physicians, Drs. Campbell. Wells. Shawk
and Alton. Tho body was allowed TO hang
until 5:Si, when IL was cut down and the
remains placed In coffin. His funera
occurred ihia afternoon, Rev. Fowler OH
oiatinR.
Directly after Anderson was cut dowr
Jailer Blnkely went 10 Mortimer and TOLD
him Anderson was dead. Mortimer burst
Out weeping. and declared that Anderson
died an innooen, man. The execution wal
conducted in a most successful manner
The doctors pronounced the neck broken.