Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-01-03
JDRKED To DEATH.
Joseph Cado.te Pays the Extreme
Penalty for the Murder OF
Oliver Richards
NECK BROKEN BY The JERK
Condemned Man Cooler Than the
Sppctators-isenies he Woman
Story--rhe Cri.ne.

Special to The Tribune.
FoHr BENTON, Dec. 27.--Today, in an
inciosure in the grounds of the county
Jail, Joseph Cadotte paid the extreme
p nalty of the law for the willful murder
Of Oliver Richards, or Grandchamps.
At lO:l0 a. N. the prisoner was
brought to the place of execution, a
space fenced in back Of the court house
and jail, the same place in which Osnes
wa hanged. just before the hour for the |
execution Father Foll.tt was with the |
prisoner and prepared him for the
tragic end. He accompanied him to the
place of execution where were present
representatives. Of TUE TEBuNh, Helena
Herald, Sheriff Zimmerman Of Teton
county, Sheriff Willis of Valley county,
Dr.. A tiiisson and few private citizens
and deputy shcriIfs. The prisoner pre-
served his nerve to the last. On being
brought to the ground for eXecu ion he
appeared the most composed man III the
crowd. Under the rope he took occasion
to say that the press had intinated that
the cause Of the murder was u
woman and that this WAS false ana
without foundation. The deed was
solely due to passion. lie badc
goodbye to the crowd, and shook
hands with Frank Camp, who had
acjed as death watch. tather toIle1t,
who stood beside MIN, handed hm the
cruciHx. which lac kissed, and the black
hond ~as pulled over his head, and the
rope adjusted around hls neck with the
knot on the icf; side. The prisoner
stood on the ground and at .ho cud of
the rope was d weigh! Of windDw irons
weigEin 400 pounds. \ movement Of
the lever h. Shtrtr Mclaughlin iarked
the prisOucr !gon toe ground about three
feet. d. Atkiason Immediately placed
his ar to the bit ast If tie mBn suspend
ed il mia air, and a. IT, au,.lo ,iu.e
gravped tue maraoied ~ret With his
ta-d. The lire, jerk uu0oub eddy ended
sii sensation, breaking the neck. For
! two Cr three niuuru1 thclt was not a
motion Of The N"uy, then came q few
uuacuial pontlac}iuns. In six mipules
after tEe tgep was sprung, the attending
pG sician found thaG the pulse had
ceased to beat and III II minutes all sign
Of life had ceased. The rcpe was cut and
| tbs body lowered into Cofiin without
fcmyving the black cap which hid the
feai ures. t.ieEdo who were Ii! attend
ance removed .he body and buried it in
the graveyard At Fort Benton, Every
detail of the ey-cuti Ii Was carried out
VIII, the u most eX.ctitude, and Sheriff
Mel .ughiu is entl.Ied 10 much credit
for tie lnclaodical and successful man
ner ia which he carried out the sentence
Of the law. The opiniln Of the
citizens Il Fort Eentnn a that
tho condemned man tod the truth,
when he said thai here was 40 womau
scrsp4 involved ip the shooting, and it
WAS merely 4 quarrel over money iuat
caused the tragedy. lois is the FcGond
hanging in Fort Bcuton, auG III" @rne al
verdict of til popu!ace 10 tnat jA.. @
was served b! the execution in botir n
staaces. Ths torn Of execution used ia
different from thai Of most a'Gtr2 Ia
atead CT droppirs .he p:i~ontr through a
trap door, he i placed on lhe gruuld
and jarhcd uii ais feet by a heavy weight
attached To .uo end OF the rope. Ia is
particular iustaGca, tha meek was un-
douotedly broken with the first jerk, I'd
the Lass signs of life Disappeared !" II
uin.tee, d ,uu~h shorter t',ne ,hau uoua
on such occasions.
his LAST DAYS.