The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-08
THREE MunpERERs DIE GAME.
Confidence Ia a Future Life Nerves
Them on the Gatfows-

mem on the tsstf1N-@
saa QBauua Prison. Cal. June "A; s
ocl0ck tbs 17-Esng W8~1erl Hale walked
20 TIE cd fae.sry sszfE31ag - me prtso1
yard. n -hs thfrs S-ory o which Ehs ga
lows had be@z erecs@1 for -rs execution
g Patrick J. Collins. Azgsal0 liareaz a11
Anthony AzoE Re visited TIE CONDEMNED
ruen II rEslr cells and four1 them c1eeF-
fol TIE WARREN prepared - re21 ne
death wz-~zn.- Colins offered . SAVE
the rS2&nx. bat ne vaT1e~ CARED Ssf
re tornaarzles of Ene AK % TIE lel<eT
During rae reafI-z me eon3e-nre1 men
pad nttse azssn-ioz, zn1 they seemed -
iieveG wner tEx preliminary was nza2Sne2
Garcia PASSED a good night lie TeHs 20
he3 early ard slept souu5ly. oGt re
s.unbers O. Collins and AzoT were Gas-
tura-ss A. o'elcck h-saktast vas
served TIE three ace heartily o. fruit
coffee ard bread Father Lagan ara
other Cathode pr5@stz from San hafael
arrived early az ahe prison and oifeFe9
consolation 10 fhA three men Collins ana
tsarasa we're Catholics ard embraced re
rites % shsfr chrrCa. AZ8G az me as
hour Was baptized IN tie tztaot-c "a u
~ SD the CONDEMNED men hataed an
5orne5 black trousers ar.d dark bio 2sss-
As eu.an a. the 40 train arrived A<oth
San Francisco. x-f-h ABOUT 10 q -izsns IN
vited 20 witness the Executions, 1@fe4A
was taken from his celz and tea % ne
galiows. BEFORE him walked tNo P14.S
chanting the Catholic service. lie sEsl4ied
as he walked UP the sEai-s lsafine % ]1S
tran On the other side were ina pain
rrahr,= 81 the prison. ard Amos Luut,
ma sxa~rs,4oneer The knot was quickly
adjusted ard The black cap sid over ne
head OF tfe doomed man. while ne iooAe1
aFs7uf nd smiled NfIh tae y o. II tfeea-
bye. adfos" on his bps me trap ~@s
sprung. and az a-31 Garcia had e1Ihate'
broken by the fall He I'D not MAKE
moe aFss- he fell After tlee body had
49,, x-lsparHes thirteen minutes the doc
tors r,ronourred life extinct. and the -
rnayus v-ere taken down and placed IN
rough wooden coffin for burial
Azo~ the murderer Of Len Harris. the
popular Southern Pacif, detective, was
next. The priests preceSed him As ne
walked up stairs he looked about ana
smiled and nodded al people in attend
ance he had made careful preparations
for The event His mustache was Wa&ed
ard hair neatly combed. He tremblei
r,ereautfhly. but assumed an air OF bra
vado as the cap was pulled over MS neaa.
After the rope had been adjusted, he
said in a loud tone: ''ioodby. all here
goes a brave man" As the final words
wera uttered the trap was sprung and
the body fell with a rhad It swung back
and forth for while. but. other than
few involuntary movements Of the In
gers. there was no struggle.
Patrick J. Collins was a changed man
as he walked 10 the scaffold- The cold
sheer he carried during his trial and con
vjction for the murder Of his wife had
disappeared. A benign expression had
taken its place. He had evidently made
peace with God and man. He walked Up
the gallows steps firmly With the chap
lain al his left and the executioneT AZ
his right Priests preceded. reading and
chanting responses as they proceeded
The condemn ned man said not a word as
he stepped in TO the trap. Father Lagan
advanced TO the rail. however. and in his
behalf said: This * an awful moment
10 express MS thoughts. He comes here
with a sincere heart and expresses his
confidence in the future. lie committed
an awful crime while drunk and not re-
sponsible. He wishes me TO state that
he believes he Is forgiven for his sins and
he forgivea everybody on earth and asks
forgiveness OF all The priest then ex-
pressed the thanks OF the three men exc
cuted 10 the prison officials for their kind
treatment. At the conclusion OF Father
I.aEan's remarks the cap was adjusted
and the trap sprung. Except a few spas
modio movements Of his limbs. Collins
did not move after the fall. His neck
was broken. and in fourteen minutes. life
being extinct. his remains we're cut down