The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-21
Three FROM ONE GALLONS
1ota sad Brady Rutherford and Joe
Coodson Executed.
THEY DIED PROTESTING INNOCENCE.
o. January go Last They Brutsiiy Muir
asved Thos. u. Dwysr OF Brenhsn.
Confederate Made . Confession.

40fu ana joe IocusOlI, tilIcc "a tHS A"~a \
nurderera CT Thomas 3. Dwyer. ST.
which occurred January g last. Fully
1909 people witnessed the gruesome sisnt
of three men beng executed OH the same
gallows at time, many having come
long distances. The crowd was very or
derby, but after the bodies OF the cul-
prits fell and were swinging in the dir
numbers OF the colored people gave vent
70 means and several of the woucn
shrieked nsdefebly.
a their own request John and Brady
Rutherford were put in the same cell
with doe Gcodson on Tuesday night. They |
slept very vel. bat wohe 'nis morning
with the same old iurrah about going
Straight TO glory. lhe rrioftet Mas oa
band Ut ) O'Clock ,hig morning asi was
let in BY Day Waterman AZ. Guyton, !
WHO extended the hos b tal.tios ~ the |
place. IL tie run around. sittrg with MS
hat IN his hand and siiistll V.sas' ana cane
lying near, was Joan @cr9ESlas e Marlin,
Jalls county. faehtr 4 Joan rutherford.
An animated conversation Nas ~ pru-.rcss
between father and son. Kutheiici,l pro.
testing l4s Innocence ard ueclar.ig tNat
he vil 20 right TO Story t-ai.iBg rfuluy
and repeating Often, otificuds fy'gs 10
heep his courage ur' john EAthcrtuf8 and
Joe Goodson stnohti p!Ears wniie Brady |
lay on his stomach Ia inc 4rpcr bunk |
trembling lihc m ANNA! AT hny. Good .
kon was the ca!Iaest - ins three.
At O'Clock Major Ward It1u-ht the |
Prisoners q good preaAfast with c4fisc |
grace whose Durasn vas. sDh or.
,nal .s - thankful tor what ~e are aeou,
Goodson aud 1erady rnpdr no prcteuse
or .nuns; ,ieniarins that 10y were 'gll
Of the siiri'.' ard Iohn VITO 80, 10 work
eating rayenonsly declaring That IL was
the first food he had eaten stroe Moa,iar
night soon gave 1t rp and efrsicsing him
.eh ON nus bunk III nud smoked a cii,ar
joe seemed the mort scNccl We and ns
n lie hlew ne ashes from IS eirar and
s aa4rrltFled his legs from. tho bunk. Faia
Brady talked little while thu f.res ~
pt9nE excitement burned deeply M h's
a ana ~ Ihthers eyes They Kept up we'll
silence Of a minute rnud Dr. lsrales, Nv q
sudden howl Of exnliaton 'liat vouA sub
slde erurhling Ike cap Of thunder
dring away.
The arglmer, Of all when asked for a
confession Of their crime was eyI.r-sscd ~.
would confess FOR we lave sense enough
70 know That the gate OF Haven ~.n b.
scrogElr4 said thnt h. knows II John
and gotten any money W. would have told
said that he was SO deori,- oterisyrl WIN
Johns and Brady's eouyrrSion shaf 81
could not pray; In leaving he hlYsel John
10 stick 70 what ne mad already said
when on the scaifoii.
At o:so Revs. "A. l.. siedgc and rhorla,
Cole. the first a BAPTIST preacher from
ChappeN liill, aud the other tic pastor II
charge Of Mount zion Meihoass, churcl
of Watrousvllle. and hoth colorel. w"r
on hand TO baptize Brady, assisted by NV
men. relatives of tho Nlithorfords.
~ large zinc bath tuh Was placed in tn
Iavatory between the cells and fiilci VIII
water from hose. At enc onI OF TIT
stood Rev. siedge with brady, while a
the other end Ia tho confined space wer
ranged the relatives.
Kev sledge Hftcd up hts voice a-a a
tpineG in the song ''Ijarlt Was the va
. - n4..aa md aff &
Was Laid The sweet south MINI. wits
flowed IN through the open winIo}ss. fo4n
an impressive scene. Ihe strong sAiera q
The negroes rose Ia that aarrnW gpI-a ~,
an incantat ion. 1T wns "a rusie but contin,
ing form Of worship ana was concluded
when Brady was assktsi for niH rGnt liciln'
gliis he gave III the same tNnltlus sins
song fashion as nehuohcl aooY" Ne'
Cole offered up powerful prayer Va
calculated TO stir up the auditors ba 80
ms Brady. whom he HtroVo thruugl
TIA language of his prayer 10 navs
confession. but though the cnuiemn'
ynan's mouth worked cops ulsiYtly, he II
lered no word and Key, Siedee after rn
tiug the question and receiving o taVp
fblc answer from the l}aptists there pr
cectied 10 read tho hal'lrin ;l5uAl 81 II
Baptist church. That eeneiniti Era.
while the negroes snng In Thy cleft
Tocis Of Ages" he w1s Immersed sy K"
Elesigc and came up shouting
After the baptism tbs prisoner was thk
10 another cell, the drip,Ans eioth
s.rippsd Off by h hard rsln,Vse % " b,o
rms ~ eomtIete he was taken into the RI
around where, az IN ,o mgETnes saSs n n
formally declared member Of the Ba
list chtuch.
p the n' EEnrcS @a' Win Crawfori and 81
bolton. while Mr.. Abe .n ~, :, looked
Ter the prisoners during the GAY
AT i2.45 O'clock, after the prlae,ners !
eaten little or no dinner, Shern frae
read the oath warrant, hrs' 10 Iot'h itu
tn
nraay T'hn same Old protest OF i'm
cence was forthcoming, Jou ana lSrn
exhibiting consderable excl, ,nsH,. 'nou
that has characterized him throughout.
The bus containing the prisoner qua
Cd BY p sSs,,,,s r rnrfn o. wiamson
Glenn of Austin. preceded ny Altorn
mathis, league and styles on horseb'
cailow, erected on Washington count
Tyburn, after pushing thr2ugh tne
nsndous crowd, at i.ap' ;, ~ hon3',,., III
walked nm the steps as 10 n pahlut',
snt down calmly on tho seats prepa
for them on the acaffold. ,,,,a 49,,
,tsr ~ death like tho proverbial sardn
while the railroad and emhi,nknrl,
e covered with excited humanity, white
cnIored freight train pulieu up stop
and was covered Immediately.
photographic outfits cappen var
near elevations. Write n h. ,rass "a =
.en,s arranged days beforehand people
ard staysd with bated breath,
Arriving AZ the gall" VA y. mas Of =
pie could be opened up FER Ia" nus -
taininK the prisoners ana gn ,n.' is. 10
through the 0p 1,aws near ,a the Central
road haif a mile east of the cry; a
some delay. the bus was ra 'u nrisnns nn
tsred. Closely pressed by numerous ep'
;9ss -