Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-01
Had TO Be Hia TWIrr
Horrible Bungling a
cution in ChicaExe-
ROPE BROKE AND THE MAN.
Blood Gushed In a Streai
From His Head.
Execution of George II. Painter, in Chi
cage, for tho Murder of Alice McLenn--
The Rope Broke ana n Second Attempt
Proved Successful--Doubt of the Mans
Guilt. ..

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Painter nrotosted his innocnnce mn 10
the time the white cap was placed over
his head. One of the attendant physi.
clans expressed the opinion that he was
already dead when the drop was sprung
a second time.
Painter was a fine looking man. and a
murmur of sympathy went up from the
crowd in attendance as he walked TO
the scaffold. His nerve was wonderful.
his glance taking in the gcaffold. the
| moose and the spectatots. without n
tremor of a muscle. He walked unsup.
ported to the centre of The tran aid
nodded with a smile-one more Of dig.
nifty than of bravado-to n newspaper
man whom he recognized in the front
row.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Moerdyke
and after the white shroud had been
adjusted the condemned man was asked
by Sheriff Gilbert if he had anything TO
say.
Looking straight at those before him,
he paused Tor moment and then i'll a
halt Insulating manner, his tones grow
ing nrmer and more emphatic us he
proceeded, he commenced
SAID HE FEARED DEATH.
"Gentlemen, see some friends hare
| God forgive them. no friend of nina
would come and sec me die II hurts
me, gentlemen, if Won are gentlemen".
u pause-"there are few gentlemen TINT
would look at an execution-few. The
brotherhood of humanity has taught lois
of men better than ths 4 ~ Nv ''''
"There was time when in India
men sought death through a belief that
IL IL was an advance 10 thelr future state.
io'1ay lear ueath' 90 not want to
die"
For moment the condemned man
paused as though his voice had failed
him. His auditors were breathless. The
cropping OF u PIN would have echoed
,1nhrough the long gloomy corridor
lhen, suddenly gathering strength and
win even more earnestness aud vigor
than he had manifested moment be.
lore, Painter proceeded:
A DARING DECLARATION OF INNOCENCE.
"Listen-listen 10 This II L;,,ad
Alice Martin, NV wife fbero pa;n,or
again seemed rs If he was ohnnt %
break down-"if 7 kilIad AToo Mi, W
the woman / loved / nrav Ills ,,,inn.a'
nv last minute ON earth t6at tho n,an1oi
God will take me and mt mo in o o,er nal
hell; that he will keep me in there eter.
nally., II there is one man in this audi
ence That is an American-an American
citizen, on your SOUL say on your
soul-see that the murderer of Alice
Martin is found"
A SHARP CRACK AND A BROKEN popp
Then the white can ,y,o dnn,,,, -
his face and the moose Was ,;ahtn 9F9I
was 752 when the nrncnss;on ris ~
lie ,Iatforn, Foees'''ii reached
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minutes AT 5o i,s, So w. p seven
uttered HE iast no S"s a. 40 aihter had
given and tho tron r,os r signal was
Rodv descended thoro ,,,e,f us As tne
The rome had snsnnod 10" 10 t a siiaIP CRACK
tveen Tho iron ot,a il, az o senie We
and the moose Wtb a ornot eioss,oeaih
thuds would bordiy oYn,ar, n =
b,dv fell unon tho ST. ,,n pavs' H.tne
feet below Az IL faiI - ' snis elsh.
from its nrevions ornan5is,i hali turned
and Tho head S,rpci lpv ,la posltion
tremendous force. In a scc6nd t tho VIII mi.u
90 !, Voc saI,,nn,ri 80 Sv1ouu tne Whlte
horror went up from the snectatnrs frba
majority rose to their feet. A few were
PARALYzEp AND UNAlup ro sr,n
"Sit down - volled tho hai,;T,
emphasized the order hv ,nah; ~ 'ney
spectators bacS in,o tSo;I puanins the
dnzen mon rushoJ ~ ,Sa seats:
scaffold and nicl,oI ~ ,i' ne toos Vi lhe
man. Tho hlood was IN dro unootisSlous
the hack If the Lo,d AL oppins from
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Four dcnutv shnritTa toa shro .,
and sbonidars al sn1 ~ LYON .he mead
feet and the inanimate form was ~ vie, in
around the corner, up the steps and laid
upon the scaffold. Some lntimation If
what had happened must have reached
the prisoners on the other side If the
jail, a few yards distant, for at this mo.
ment there was succession of nm.
earthly yells and shouts, and a rattling
of iron doors as though the entire nrisoS5
colony had broken loose. some Of he
spectators jumped to their Fact in oia r w."
nut the stentorian voices of the guards
MAN MAN oiieIe y, tnem 70 keep their seats.
od;na,od lhe Trap haa been hastily re-
"Jus.eu anu
ANOTHER ROPE AND MOOSE PREPARED.
The still unconscious man was half
carried, half dragged to the centre of
the trap. The deputy sheriffs were snc.