The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1896-02-07
LLOYD MONT
Hanged at 7:Ho %
this Morning M
Dying Game. - -
-
Confessed the II
Triple Muir "
der.
ms LAST NIGHT.

ms LAST NIGHT.
Lloyd Bryson Montgomery spent hi
last night on earth In very cool manner
He was completely braced up for til.
occasion. On n stand in his cell worked
. on white spread in evergreen and &
mixture OF red berries were the words
Jesus Saves" which no doubt had
much to do with his apparent peace oil
mind. He declared that he was recon.
tciled and ready TO die. The Salvation
Army have made him many visits and
through then claimed conversion, and he
said during the evening that his sins
we're forgiven and he was not afta:d Il
die.
During the evening visitors were al.
lowed free access TO the corridor aud the
condemned man seemed 10 enjoy their
visits. Among others were several
| Brownsville .neighbors. Several hun
dred people probably looked through
| the CRATE at the unfortunate boy, who
faced them with wonderful com pJsure.
not being in the least disturbed by the
manner in which they stared at him.
In the early part OF the evening sev-
eral boys were before him, when he re-
marked:
Trust in God boys. and if ever you 90
10 do wrong remember me-"
And get during the evening he insist
ed that his Mckercier version OF the
magsier was correct. Some OF his fellow
| prisoners remarked TO the DEx0cRAT man
siiag ie had told this - much that he
really believed il. Christian people and
Others visiting him persistenlly tried 10
induce him 10 confess 10 his version Of
the murder given before the grand Jury !;
but he as Persissenily adhered TO the
Nekercher story.
The DEMocRAT man had talk with
the Fox brothers, who had known him
Tor life. They declared that he had al
WAYS been like most boys, Was good
hearted and generous. bat had aaick
temper and Was headstrong. To them
as well as 10 the other prisoners he had
told the MckerSher story, which they
substantially admitted they could not
believe. For several nights Lloyd lad
been restless and hardly slept AZ ali.
nor would he let the other prisoners,
sometimes foscibly awakening them 80
that they would talk wish him, and in
consequence they Aefe stsBas tired out.
sheriff McFeron remained Sitia Mont
gomsry AL night. Others occasionally
dropped in. Rev. shultx, among others
talked with him and DIR. Starr, OF
Brownsville. had = long talk /: bI; he re-
tained his equanImiiy and held up woa-
deriully. At O'Clock the sheriff asked
him Il he didn't want . nsp, when he
las down and almost instantly was asleep.
He slept like log until o'clock, wIlen
he Was awakened by the sheriff with
diiiicnisy so sound were his slumbers. Il
was necessary TO raise him mp before he
could be made 20 understand what VAS
desired. Then the preparations began
for his long journey. Among the early
callers was aev. ShuitG. OF Shedi. who
talked And prayed with him fervently.
To him the boy insisted that the Nc
keFcheF version was correct and the
| minister believed he had kept the sae; in
his mind 40 much as 90 have become
convinced OF It's truth, aud be declared
that he believed he was saved. The
| new suit OF clothes we're put on him and
he Was ready for the terrible event after
8 O'Clock.
MS CONFESSION.
About half an honr before the time set
for she execution Jos. Hume. brother
tn-lzw of the sheriff. OF Brownsville, and
ueighbor OF The hoy, went 20 him in
his cell. He sat down beside him aud
placed his heal on his shoulder and cried
out ''oh, Lloyd. Lloyd, Lloyd" aud then
he prayed as few men ever pray, \ PRAYER
IRON the sui, one making deep i'm
preston on the several who heard and
saw the scene. Then he told the boy
| impressiyely that he Was in 10 condition
TO meet his God without making . COM
ple;e confession of the crime, and moi
dying with lie on his lips. The short.
ness OF the time weighed OF. the con
dcmned man, and few words Al time
he admitted his guilt, that he killed al
three, his father, mother and Danie
MckercheF on that iata. Nov. 70, but n,
details were given. Il Was not neces
saEy. At his own desire he wrote con.
i.-ssion OF his guilt, and signed il, a
follows:
| did il am guilty oh God have mere,
on me, take me as am poor sinner.
am sorry for what have done. God, Il
have mercy on my poor soul. for my SAX
do and forgive, all my sins and eacl
and every one OF them and forgive thee
who sin against thee oh Sod help MOI
precious souls TO see the ways OF lie 10
my sake do help them and guide then
through this life.
Amen