The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-17

1t is seldom one can photograph a man
in the instant of death, but The Herald
representative did in this case, Having
been informed in advance as to the signaf
for firing, he focused the victim, and the
same command that caused the rifles TO
be discharged, pushed the lever on the
kodak.
1t was a cold morning. the mercury
being down in the bulb al below when
the party left Randolph. Coughlin was
feet When he alighted from the wagon,
he almost fell as they struck the ground,
but he soon recovered. as he saw all eyes
looking upon him. and took his seat in
the chair. The shooters in the tent were
all right. for they had a stove, which had
been well fired up for the occasion be-
fore the spectators and officials got there:
One Evanston man thought he would
see the execution and got into buggy
and drove to the place. He said he was
going to palm himself off as representa-
tive artist of the Police Gazette. When
he arrived he was just in time to see the
guards posted One man, in bear skin
cap confronted him with. Where are
you going?" Noting the Winchester rifle
and replied: Il guess am going to stop
right here"
All sorts of excuses were made to see
the execution. Back of the tent was
ridge upon which an old mining claim
existed. The owner of the claim mas not
done any work on the same for months,
but on this occasion he was there bright
and early working for dear life with
dull drill and a hand hammer 1t was
noticed that he ceased drilling as the
prisoner came up.
The identity of the two women was dis
closed to The Herald man just before the
train left Evanston Tuesday night. They
live above Randolph and in talking with
their 'beauS" a short time since, ex-
pressed a wish 10 see the execution The
young men bet them they would not dare
go and see it, and wagered new dresses
on the result. Accordingly the women
hitched up TO a farm wagon and Grove
is miles through the weather and won
their bet They left home at in the
morning. too. and had no vehicle save
farm wagon, with no springs, one of those
affairs which jolt person till one feels
like a milk shake. One of the ladies' is
named Smoll, the other is withheld by
request.
The rife with which Coughlin killed
Dawes and Stage was at the execution;
having been restocked- 1t was not used
at all but was merely a mute remento
of the crime, which was examined by
everyone who came
Coughlin always stated that the POSSE
began shooting al him first. Marshal VIII
son denies this and says he was at The
spring taking a drink when Coughlin fired
at him. Calverly's bullet saved him from
pelllS
A telephone message from the Park re-
ceived last evening announces the ar
rival there of the remains and says the
funeral will be held at the Cath bic
church on Thursday today. Father Gal
ligan officiating. 4 large crowd met the
remains at the depot. from whence they
were taken to the home of the mother of
the deceased. where they were viewed by
a curious crowd of people
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And thus ends a chapter in crime.
George is in Jail for life while Coughlin
is dead The former is said to be 4 model
convict and will doubtless be pardoned !
out some time within the next few years
He is young and gives promise of being !
q good man. There can be no question
but what he was led astray, and 10 m
mure him all his life in the state prison [
would be asking more than justice de-
mands. in the judgment of many II I
petition for a pardon is circulated. the /
officials who pursued and prosecuted him /
and the jury and the judge when con- I
victed him will doubtless sign the same /
Sheriff Harrington. of Park City, is /
angry. as one would suppose, at the !
statement made TO the editor OF the Ran /
dolph Roundup by Coughlin, where ne I
eavs that he held Harrington up and the /
latter plead for his life for his family's /
sake Harrington says il is falsehood.
The Herald announced in it's story that !
was "stuffing the Roundup 1
man. None OF the people up in R-ch
county believed the tale and as matter
of sact after the country editor had re-
tired, Pat remarked to one of the guards:
Didn't fill that fellcw full though