The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-18
WILLIAM CARR HANGED
Executed at Liberty, No., For brown.
Ing His Own Child.
NO CAUSE FOR THE DEED,
AZ Tirst Carr Was Indifferent A. 60
Ills Crime, bat Soon Change
Took PLACE Ito Attempted
90 suicide In Jail.

Kansas City, Dec. i7.-Wnliam Carr, I
the child murderer, was hanged at the .
Clay county court house at Liberiy, Mo-, /
at 10 80 o'clock this morning.
Carr passed his last night restless.
When breakfast was brought to him, he
turned from Il with disgust and lighting
a cigar, stood for a long time looking
out from his window and putting tho
weed. Presently the undertaken arrived
and asked Carr what disposition he
wanted made Of his body. "Iet my
wife take caro- Of IL, Oh lot her care foT
H." he exclaimed with a sob His
spiritual advisers followed and urged
him TO face his fate like man. Il will
try" Carr sobhcd, that's the best ]
can do" Passages from the Bible were
road to the prisoner, followed by sing
ing a hymn, during which time Carr
sobbcd and trcnhlod like a child
Can presented a piiiable sight as he
was finally led TO the gallows, but he
hraocd himself spasmodically and went
through the ordeal with a comparative
show OF strength. Following the first
momentary lull after the drop had
fallen. the 500 spectators, as II moved BY
a single impulse, rushed forward, CALI
ing. crying shroking and laughing a.
they mrged under the gallows and
packed Gloss around the dangling corpse
They would not b. satisfied until a clos
Wow OF the hanged man was revealed
Finally, IN their excitement, Oh.
crowd attempted 10 brak down the tar.
rioade around the scaffold Sheriff Hoi
mor rushed through the first broaoh and
excitcdly warned the crowd against ans
further violence The shcrif's deputies
surgcd about him and the crowd haltes
for a moment Then suddenly. Will
one accord. a mighty scn1am went n
and, surging forward, the crowd swep
hack the guards and burst through thI
| fran structure. Once into the strect thl
crowd gave vent 90 b. feeling witt
shouts, but finally dispersed without an!
trouble.
William Cans chine was one Of th
most brutal and unprovokod IN the hi.
tory 81 the state. lis capiurc and exc
cution followed with aiting dispatch.
ON Oct. % lat the body Of Belle Can
a 3.ycar old child by the murieror's fin
wife, was found on a sand lar In IN
Missouri rvcr near Kansas City Tn
case remained a complete mystery unit
Oct %. when Carr was arrested az HI
home In Liberty iie ~ Gf.i donied n
guilt. but whom hrought 70 Kansas Cit
20 prevent a lynching broke down an
confessed. later. Carr. who isa gluI
hackwoodsman. 90 year. old. told will
ont the least show ~ emotion how .
: had carried The child from her hom
tied her arms and legs securely, ooFds
huge stone 10 her hrasi. and then. n
hccdiug her inquiry. What are You =
ing 10 do. mpF threw her into q
water he admitted that Mrs. Carr IN
told him 20 get rid of the child, and
Developed that she had hcCn brutal
Belle. hut Cam maintained stoutlv IN
his wife had mo- hand IN the crime y
a time Carr delighted In his notorio
and ialkoi glibv 90 bis visitors Of q
crime This was followed by a spc
during which he begged 90 bo done aw,
y with without delay
I" Athis trial, on Nov. 20. Carr was co
victod promptly, and sInce then he n
= ocptibly weakened. and two weeks NJ
u Sunday tried % commit suicide by sw'
lowing pounded glass.