The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-08

until about $50, the crowd, on observ-
ing the discouraging state of things,
sninned out about as fast as it gath
cred. Those who came after that
could scent the approaching hanging
from afar, and when the execution oc-
Cured several hundred people lined
the pavement on all sides
Several hundred, among them many
lnnuential ones, sought ingress through
the nigh paling, but they got about as
much comfort as the small boy. Sher-
III Hardy had decided that only twenty
nVe Of the elect, who had received
special invitations, could enter, and the
rule was strictly adhered to-
whenever Dim form doomed up be-
hind Thiede's cell there was great cram
,77@ Of necks on all the fences and fol-
1age, and low toned transmission of
the news through ali the place around.
But the form in Thiede's cell was seen
very rarely indeed, and after a time
the crowd began to get FESTIVE.
Schooner Jim expressed The opinion thar
1t was Tgliede's duty to pace up and
oow7l in front Of the bars ana show
himself. He opined also that therein
was no danger for Thiede. but that the
Danger for him was nearer by consid-
erahle than THE pavements where the
crowd was. Applause from The fences
and foliage.
The people on the outside were in
clfned generally to be quite docile with
little judtcious rapping Of knuckles,
pne twenty guards has very little diff
fcuRv With them.
Ar about 9:45 Rev. Gillian arrived and
went directly 10 Thiede's cell. He was
about the last one admitted to the pre-
cincts, save the wearers of stars and
blue
THE FUNERAL.
The remaine were taken in charge by
Jose.rh William Taylor immediat ely
aftcr death and conveyed to his under
TAXING nsrlo1s. where the dead mans
SISTER and brother -igl-law. Mr.. and Mrs,
schmidt. With a few friends awaited
them.
The wagon liz which the remains were
conveyed to the undertaker's was fol-
lowed by large number of the mor-
n-1'y curious who had surrounded the
Jssaa yard during the execution, and con
sregetng in front of the morgue. did
not dFsperse until the procession moved
for Sandy NM
Inc funeral services were held in the
Isrt4e chapel of tine norg1le at / D. m: in
TIE presence Of about fifteen friends of
the deceased.
Rev. Gillian of the Methodist de-
nomination, and Mr.. Coates Of the
Christian Science Society, conducted the
simple services.
Rev Gillian. after reading from the
scriptures, made a brief but touching
prayer, especially remembering the
faitllerless and motherlese child left.
Mr.. Coates read from the Bible and
tsla services ended with a hymn sung
hy TIE congregation.
A wreath and two punches of flowers
were the only decorations
His daughter, Annie, was not per-
matted 10 be present at the funeral and
his sister, Mrs. Pierson, having refused
TO take any interest in her unfortunate
brother since his sentence. was also
absent, which left Mrs. Schmidt as the
only representative of the family pres
err.
-Four deputy sGleriffs acted as pail
bearers and at 80 p. m. the remains.
accompanied by the mourners in two
carriages. left for Sandy where they
we're buried in the Schmidt burial plat
at 3:15 D. m.
The Rev Gillian offered the last
prayer at the grave of the murderer
as his remains were lowered into the
earth.
Al tie request of Thiede. Mr.. Taylor
has promised 10 convey the remains of
Mrs Thiede some time in the winter
from their present resting place to the
burial ground at Sandy, where the hus-
hand ano wife can lie side ty side in
the grassy plot belonging to Mr.. and
Mrs Schmidt.
Quarts wili be kept at the grave for
srrne tire to prevent interference with
;he remains.
INDIGNATION AT SANDY
There appears to be a very strong
feeling Of Indignation among the resi-
dents Of Sanity because of Thiede's body
being inferred in their cemetery. They
look upon il as a desecTadion of a
SIRED spot and the feeling ran SO high
that it was fully expected that during
the night the body would be eXhumei
b. .ale people and transferred to some
less sacred spot of earth.
The funeral did not pass through
Murray. as mignc have been expected,
hut vert by way of the east county
road. There were fears tfaaG he was to
be buried there. ana sererd. were at
The cemetery to prevent the interment,
y.lldCe the >s,s-DeTy at Cottonwood was
also guarded.
Notwithstanding the denia, of Thiede
thai he had made confession,
and his reiteration with his dying
breath <hSt he was innocent, there are
chose ). no positively assert that he did
confess TO having murdered his wife.
One confession. it IS STAGED, was made
to Christian Science ladies' u week ago
last Tuesday, and with great minute
ness OF detail as 10 Whd. lead up to
the crime and the manner in which
the bloody deed was done, which in
substance were published in The
Herald OF Yesterday.
Ex-Sher.T Mcqueen is authority for
the statement lhat another Christian
Science lady told him ti7at Thiede
made a confession. and Mr.. Mcqueen
also fathers the statement that one of
Thied@'s sisters stated to Governor
Wells That she knew hat her brother
was guilty. bot at the same time she
begged ms exceliency to grant a re-
spite for a few weeks in order that
his property interests might be
Strengthened out. Governor Wells (
confirmed Mr.. McQueen's statement
in regard TO what she had said.
ANOTHER CONFESSION.
Then comes a statement from for
that he made a confession to h6m long
ago.
A very few believe that Thiede's
words en- the platform yesterday were
the truth, and many are they who be-
lieye that, even with death staring
him iE the face, he deliberately ut
tered a fslsehood.
Speaking nothing but good of the
dead is a maxim generally observed.
1t should be adhered 10 more closely
than IL is in the opiniOq1 of all ocooi I