The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-01
LLOYD MONTGOMERY HANGED.
The Roy who Killed His Father,
Mother and II. Mckerchsr.

Albany. or. Jan si-Tioyd Bryson
Montgomery. the self-confeSsed murderer
Of his father and mother and u. Mckefcher.
was hanged at : o'clock this morning IN
he inclusure 81 the 'aii yard Monigonn-
cry exhibited wonderful pluck and dia not
finch up0n the scaT0,9.
About midnight he said he was not sleepy
ard preferred - talk with the tailers.
visitors ana fellow prisoners on his last
night on earth. Tie rehearsed the story Of
Milling NcKercher after the latter had
kH1ea his parents \ noticeable feature or
TIE conversation was that h. spoke or the
klinc In an oI-band reckless way ia
which one would speak Of shooting black
hir}s HAlf an hour later he played
"Home. sweet Home, on the violin. and
grew sleepy and hy DOWN. lie did not
awaken until the sheriff called At ~ anu
then had - be shaken sharply.
About half an hour before the execution
Montgomery .convers.d with his cell-mAte,
Young FoN. and q nclchhor. Joseph Hume
Of Brownsville. They arg = him rot u 80
20 hs Maker with lie upou his lips. bat
= tell the truth Montgomery was very
much IMPRESSED with what Ar Hume said
After VERY earnest entreaty the doomed
hey hurs, out CRYING ard SAID he would
confess all II arn guilty" DE said, and
I KILLED taeJn all l viii write 90 cat" he
tben wrote the following statements I
d. h. ! am guiitv. oh. God. have mercy
poor sinner. am sorry fcr
what have done God. 10 have mercy
on my poor soul For my sake. an. and
forgive all soy sins, each and every one
a. Them ard forgive 5hoSe who sinnrt
against nac. on. God. help the precious
sea3s 20 see the way 90 life. Tor uN sake.
10 help them ard guide them through this
HE Amen Il0yf Montgomery. The
minister taen PRAYED earnestly. Mont
ssU1ery was very contrite aui wept hit
tegiy. At O'Clock Sheriff McFerou an
HoU1cea that the time had come. and l-si
tae prisoner into the corridor, where tte
Warrant ~ execution vas read 80 Aiu1.
fAr1. assisted 'sy three deputy sheriffs. the
SafrlH sSrarte3 h'w q t1e Sc3fctA As 20
legt she eel br sab3. "a want vou rnepje
q klos Z au sorry for what 7 have dome.
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am se~rv for what I have dona. aa3 /
hege Soa wilf az gsrafve me and aope
TIE LORD VIII te Wsth vou. am guilty.
~ 50 g. ''arA Z ask Gost 20 ~ mercy cn
~ A. rseor sinner. ana 3 ssz yoD "a pray
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~ Rev Z. r.. Suvtfr.
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