The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-19

Then there followed q moment of silence and
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Don't he look pale Amt he got nervei Amt
he u brutei The world ought to BIO 'shet' OF
Oncold man who was impaled on tho fonco
grabbed a reporter by the arm 1S and sai aid ,.v.r
seen n hangin', and tnin't likely III ever get an
other chance. That's the reason cone. I'm
from Calhoun county. Be you from Ripley
Mixed up with all this hubbub of voices. too.
ing of dogs. and the baaing of n flock Of sheep
over in the next field. AS Morgan stood by the
rope he bowed to all sides. turning completely
Ono Of the ministers stepped beside him and:
opening the Bible, for twelve solid minutes read
from it. His reading was pnnctuated by shouts
Of. Hot roasted peanuts. S cents q bag !, and
Of OF il ftSe or : a T hnn SiSo BABIES Who ~ were suffering
in the crowd, perhaps from cold and perhaps
from being bsis sqTS . ,ho, ncarly,, to d de r. as They hey
When tho first minister finished the second
prayed. In his prayer he rGcited tho crime OF
Morgan. Every minute or SO he would exclsim:
"0t, Lord in another minute this poor sinner
This, o Lord" he would say. SIS a sad
ana mOurnlul OCCASION. lnou brI ABOUT 10
take one from our midst"
Then he would repeat over and oyer: o This his
m Tna Of f9 2Ime ael CT ete a ff,m0i his is f immorisal G soul ih is
about to enter the unseen world, where tho
years are as the sands of the sea- as the leaves
on the trees
MoRGAN's LAST SPEECH.
1t is only necessary to say: regarding. Nor
gan's nerve. that at the end Of fifteen minutes
he still had it with him. Once or twice during
the PRAYER his knees were seen to shake. and
each time it was commented on by the crowd.
When tho prayer was finally over tho Sheriff
stepped up to him and said: -,
give you ten minutes II you want 70 do it."
There were one or Two S1cianations from Do
Morgan shook his head at the Sheriff and said
like to say n lot. but l can't =,
Hot roasted peanuts! Five cents a bag"
"He Won't speech, but here's what he's got to
say, shouted another.
lows hisscd for silence as Morgan made his way
to the edge, and. holding up his handcuhed
n" "nTp.sibidIMfare~w eli you-.all-Iohqkol,;
good,by." Then he paused. Raising the band
e tWeea e eaeh W Hp d:' This This" ought ~ tic to DO sI a great
Anoiher pause, during which he swallowed
God help and forbid any young man going
and acting MS / have done. ,Good-by-good.by.,
the babies and the whinnying Of the horses
while this speech was being made. When 4
WIS over lucro "cIc VASiahhobAoho !" Noou
Morgan went around the gallows shaking
woman. Then he went back to the rope. and
the Sheriff pointed out the exact spot he wanted
him hin tho, to s straps eS Moran Mn,i io eGs ia around Ts an du as +,
recognized people he bowed to thom and they
"'Good.by, John. good.by."
Mingled with their voices came the voices OF
the fakirs; Hot roasted peanuts. FIVE cent.
described.' Confessions Of John Morgan"
who SHOUTED: .Sdood,by. John. That's from
or the detail of the hanging nothing need b'
said. AS the moment for the sprinGing OF n
fakirs, who never ceased their yelling.
The mans neck was broken 5y the fall, Their,
M thon s q babbIe ,S Of v Z There were res shouts OF
II reckon you done well. sheriff and at wa
{ 4 good E ISsj Shs aad y, you sn done mgh H. I w reckon rs sh The q
there were queries: rs no kicKingf Is N
dead
crowd inside the fence had closed ranks aroun'
the gnllows and tho people outside could no
see. The Sheriff saw the difficulty and shoute
|, You boys. stand back. there. Give every
! Then there were shouts of GOOD for yor
? Sheriff; that's right
r THE END OF THE SHOW.
/, The boys did stand back and tho crowd had
. show. Tho babble continued. At the end {
Q four or hye minutes some friend OF the dea
: Say, you've let him hang there long enough
Another yelled' Yes. don't lot him hang a
Another cried out; "Yes, take him dow
Another yelled to the doctors: Hey, Do
when ho gots dead toll us. will YOU. an.
The IPeIo o turned around and said; He
"He ought to. have died Ave ysarS ago.
bawled back q voice.