The herald., 1896-02-01
JUDICIALLY STRANGLED
For the Murder of Father, Mother and
Neighbor
Young Lloyd Montgomery Hanged After Con.
fession OF Three Murders-A Hunch-
back Hanged

ALBANY. Ore, Jan. 31.--Lloyd Bryson
Montgomery, the self-confessed murderer
of his father and mother and d. McKer-
cher, was hanged at 7 o'clock this morning
in the enclosure of the Jail yard.
About half an hour before the execution
Montgomery conversed with his cellmate,
young Fox, and his neighbor, Joseph Hume
of Brownvilie. They urged him not to go
to his Maker with lie on his lips, but to
tell the truth. Montgomery was very
much impressed with what Mr.. Hume
said. After very earnest entreaty the
doom ed man burst out crying and said he
would confess all.
II am guilty." he said. " killed them
all. l will write it out"
He then wrote out the following state
ment:
II did it. l am guilty. Oh, my God!
have mercy on me. Take me as am, a
poor sinner. l am sorry for what l have
done. God, do have mercy on my poor
soul: for my sake. do; and forgive all my
sins, each and every one of them, and
forgive those who sin against me. Oh,
God! help the precious souls to see the
way of life, for my sake. DO help them,
and guide me through this life. Amen"
that the time had come, and led the pris-
oner into the corridor, where the warrant
for he execution was read TO him. Then,
assisted by three deputy sheriffs, he es-
cortSd him to the scaffold. AS he left the
cell he said:
II want you people to know am sorry
for what l have done. am ready to die.
l deserve it,"
On stepping upon the platform Mont
gomery looked up at the sky, then looked
down at the spectators. Advancing, he
said: "Friends. am sorry for what
and hope the Lord will be with you, and
ask God to have mercy on me as poor
sinner, and ask you to prey for me "
Sheriff McFeron pressed the trigger, and
the body shot downward full six feet.
The neck was broken. Physicians imme.
dlately approached the body. and in l6l.
minutes he was pronounced dead. His
relatives refused to take possession of the
body or bury it.
The crime for which Lloyd Montgomery
suffered the death penalty today was the
murder of his father and mother and Dam
iel McKercher on a farm near Brownsville,
Ore, November 18th last. The motive for
the terrible crime was inexplicable, and
young MONTGOMERY strenuously denied his
guilt, but finally, after a few days confine-
ment, he gave way and made a confession,
acknowledging that he was the murderer.
In his confession he said that he and his
father had been quarreling and that his
father slapped his face and told him to 60
and chop some wood.
This made me so angry" said young
Montgomery. "that did not know what 1
was doing. / went into the house and got
fathers rifle and came to the kitchen door.
Father and McKercher were standing by
the fence talking and mother was in the
yard. / shot father first, then mother.
McKercher started to run towards the
house, when | shot at him, but missed. I
fired again and he fell just as he was enter
ing the door. Mother was running from
me when shot her. l don't know why /
did it; l just began shooting and kept on
until killed them ALL I had no idea of
killing any of shem until grew 80 angry,
and then did not know what was doing
until it was all over"
HUNCHBACK HANGED
KALAMA, Wash, Jan. 31.-Charles ASH
mus, hunchback, was hanged here today
at 9:3O for the murder of James Green
wood at the Fowler ranch, near Kelso, ON
the 21st of last September.