The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-25

| bo s,roote surrounding the iaiI. but they
| id NOT leave until the bodies of the meI,
| md hepn taken away. Tonight the city
| js MS ouict ms usual. II has been dis
| t,,rhcd hy these men for over wear. The
J remains of Mailing were taken AWAY by
| his mother. tonight.
| There are many rumors as TO con-
| fcssions by these men. but no confidence
| has been placed in the confessions since
| the mon stated on the scaffold today that
| they had made these confessions to gain
| time. and hence they died with their Sc
! crcts. 1t is generally conceded that DIR.
Wagner, who had been charged by the
men as being their accomplish, had no
I great knowledge of the crime at all.
The remains Of Scott Jackson were in
Generated today at the Cincinnati crenia-
tory. His mother is opposed 10 crema
ton, but had the body incincrated so that
she could take .hc ashes 10 her home at
Grccncastlc, Ind, and not suffer the NOR
tliicaton of being refused burial there.
Walling's mother was unable to bear The
expense Of conveying the remains to her
home, in Maine, as at first intended.
The condemned men spent quiet but
restless night.
AT 5:3O they had breakfast and indulg-
cd in cigars aud had good time. The
jail yard was full, vast crowd being out
side OF the enclosure, but Jackson and
Mailing were Indifferent and unmoved.
Both tod friends that there was nothing
true in their last confessions and that the
played It as a last resort,
Shortly before the march to the gallows
began. Deputy Maucrer entered the Jail
with note for Walling from his sweet
heart, MISS Roberts. In 1t she sent her
love to him and told him to die game.
Both shook Mauerer's hand. jackson bust
into tears. Mauerer left jackson still
weeping. Al the time the court house
bell was tOlling. At o:lo 1t was announc-
ch that Jackson had made complete
ronfession. Governor Bradley was tel
cgraphed to in the interest of Mailing.
Jackson had Pastor Lee; the death watch
ana all stand up as he repeated that
Nalling was not guilty
his proceeding, stopped the march to
the Iailows. jackson broke down COM
plctciy Just as the march TO the galloWs
was ordered 10 start ana wcpt IKE child
as he cried out that Walling was not
euiity. no r., -
AT lO3O Sheriff Plummcr received a
message from Governor, Bradley, saying
that he had received the telegram pur-
Porti,ls TO come from nm liil,mner! stat
ins 'lht JACKSON ma STATED tnat Walllhs
WIS nol gu'ltH., re teiegraphed: -,
:, irocecu WIN inc execution ana II
Jackson makes n statement on the gal
lows 10 thc erect that waning Is not
xun'y you may suspend waning eNecu-
u9il unlil iurther directions IRON me.
sneriii RUNNER, on receipt OIL me mes
saES, 9ruefrd lne men 10 prepare Tor inc
scalioid' Judge Holm OF the circuit
court hau 'cicpIlohe conversation win
.hc GOVERNOR re sald that JACKSON
SIMPLY stated waning was not Eullty OF
the nluracr una ttat nc thouSnt II Was
lolnine put AZ, ht'elipt 10 save liinc' nc
circumstances tending to show that Wal
t.mE was nu. Eul''s any nor 10 EIne
,,or "pnn'o,' "iHo aJiI nliii ~ 1en iiuin-
''Ii )" ~ 81, I''J Iaa, anu nun ,nnh '"chson'
and thn, IL NO. oI,omod na Waii;n ,i" t h ha
n I'M ' h; H. NJ niloMeu WANING 10 hnLS
W NIL n'il Nv MUI,h ii"te 10 answer 10 HIS