The morning times., 1895-07-20

dered girl. He gazed for few seconds
at the distorted face OF the slayer of his
child, and turned without a word and
walked out of the corridor and out of the
jail.
The remains were taken charge Of by
Undertaken Harvey, and viii be buried
to-day in n lot donated by the Catholic
church in Mount OIivet. 1t was removed
from the Jail to Harvey's establishment,
or Pennsylvania avenue between Ninth
and Tenth streets, almost Immediately
after the physicians Were through with
their examination and the coffin was
closed.
Before l O'Clock the body had been taken
from the Jail, the expenses OF the eXeCu-
tion paid, and the return 10 the court re-
quired ny law was in the hands OF the
clerk of the supreme court. In less than
two hours after the reading OF the death
warrant by Warden Leonard the Jail was
cleared and all incidents attending the
enforcement of the death penalty were
at an end.
SMALL CROWD PRESENT.
The number of spectators was one Of
the smallest that has ever attended an exc
cution in the Jail The members OF the
grand jury were present and besides them
and the fifty policemen there were not half
. hundred other witnesses. The jury OF
twelve who certified To the execution was
composed mostly OF newspaper men, and
occupied seats near the foot Of the sCaffold.
The crowd was very orderly, and there was
no occasion for police interference.
After all was over one OF the guards
informed Ream and Taylor, also under
sentence of death, of the execution OF their
fenow-prisoner Taylor was neryously
excited and had nothing to say, but Beam
remarked:
Wei. it's all over, and he's better off. ="
The crime for which the death penalty
was carried out on Travers yesterday was
the murder of his mistress, Lena Gross,
in the woods near Brightwood on the nine
teenth of November last The two had
been living together for few months, and
about daybreak on the day of tie murder
Trayers visited n neighboring farm where
he had some work TO do. The woman fol-
lowed him there and asked for some money,
and upon his refusal TO give her any quar-
rel ensued TTavers finally promised 10 let
her have some money later in the day, and
the two made it up. He started off 10
his work. and Lena followed, insisting that
he should kiss her.
HE CUT HER THROAT.
He did so. and she made him kiss her
again, throwing her arms around him.
| Travers then discovered that she had a
razor in her hand, and fearing that she
was about to use it on him he struck
her in the face with his fist.
The woman fell back seuseless, and
TraverS, afraid that he had killed her,
according TO his own story, covered her
| up with leaves and brush and moved of.
! When he had gone n few steps he heard
! the woman groamng, and on returning
| he discovered that she stlll lived. He
! yet believed her TO be mortaIly wounded,
and declares that not wanting TO see her
suffer he took up the razor and drew II
| across her throat.
He then covered up the body again,
! hat in a manure pile This was the state
ment made 10 the police at the tire OF
| his arrest, but at the trial he swore that
the cut was given accidentally while they
were struggling for the razor.
! TraverS trial took place before Judge
! Cole last March and plea OF insanity was
urged by his counsel, ex-Gov. AlphonsC
! Hart, oi OHIO, and air Alexander WOIf
! He was convicted, however, and the de
! ciSion of the lower court was afterwards
affirmed by the Court OF Appeals. Ar
! appeal was made to the President for a
communication of sentence, but it was re.
! fused
Trayers left several small trinkets anC
! his Old clothing a the Jail and he requeSte ed
Warden Leonard to see that they were
| turned over TO his father and sister, to-
gether with his farewell letter. His people
reside in Charles county, whittier the be
! quests Will be sent.