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The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-19
HE NET HIS DOOM.
Devil Winston Died Game Ia ESplation Of the Horrible
Murder Of His Mistress
The Last Hours of the Wretchs Life, and the
Tragic Details of His Untimely End.

ston's body shot like an arrow seven
feet below. AS he went through the
trap he gave most narrowing. blood.
curdlng cry. o. il he had attempted
10 say last good bye, AMI his voice
failed him. The spectators began
Immediately 20 crowd around him.
lie was motionless, and at first no
muscular contraction was visible.
Presently his fingers began to witch,
aud his limbs to slowly draw up and
relax Drs. Brothers. Robertson and
Holland, the two former from the
city, and the latter Of Grahamville.
who were appointed TO pronounce
death, stepped up and two felt
his pnlse. Winston's feet were
within two inches Of the ground when
his body was entirely relaxed, and a
spectator kicked a rock out from I'M
der one foot, which touched IL. In
eleven minutes Winslon was pro-
nounced dead. Ills neck was not
broken, despite the fall Of seven or
eight feet, AMI he died of strangula.
ton. His struggles. however. were
not violent.
Alter he was pronounced dead
several lifted him up while the rope
was cut.
Sheriff Holland retained the knot
as souvenir aud part of tho rope
The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-19
BLANCO WAS DECEIVED.
Aud II{ Plainly Says That Gen.
STe+icr Did 1t.

Neg York, Nov. ia dispatch
from Havana says:
There Is no sign yet of the full
text OF the promised reforms, and in
consequence the hopes of the most
opuu TIC autonomist are dwindling
asa5. The fault lies not with Gen.
Blanco. There is ey, ry reason to be-
!ieye that his promises on arrival
were made in good faith. lie is evi-
dently deeply incenscd at the false
position In which he - placed. lie
cabled to Madrid a day or two ago,
saying Gen. Weylcr had deceived
him as to the condition of the army
and the government had misled HIM
regarding their sincerity 10 promising
autonomy, and broadly limited that be
felt inclined to ask to 6e relieved.
Every military commander Of a
town met, said he, had not yet re-
ceiyed any orders regarding the ex-
tension Of the zones Of cultivation.
The condition of the recoucentrados
Is unaltered. Their sufferings are
Unless Gen. Dlaneo
makes more Roadway than he has
done yet, autonomy will be dead
letter in tue Cuban issue"
The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-19
BAPTIST CONGRESS- ADJOyRNs
Closing Sessions Devoted TO sOis-
cushions by Leading
Lights 81 the Church.

Chicago. Nov. IL THIS was the
last day of the Baptist Congress
The morning add afternoon sessions
were devoted to a discussion Of two
subjects, The Psychology of Con-
Version" aud "The Power of the
Cross in the Life Of the Believer, -
Six Of the leading lights of the
church were appointed TO speak on
the two questions. The Psychology
of Conversation" was discussed by
Prof. Noah Davis, Of he University
Of Virginia; Nathaniel Butler, Presi-
deut Of Colby University, Water
willie. Me. President w. $. Rylaud,
of Bethel College, Russellyille, Ky,
aud Prof. j. IL. Harris, OF Lewis
burg, Pa.
At the afternoon session The
Power of the Cross in the Believer
was discussed in papers by Rev, J.T.
Dickinson, Of Orange, \. j.. and
Rev. Donald ID. McLaurin, Of De-
troit. The latter was not able TO be
prescN aud his paper was read by
substitute. Noplace was selected ioi
| the congress OF next year.
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common-sense remarks, convince his
hearers that he was perfectly sane.
Among other statements, one was
that he had not seen his mother nor
sisters since 1881, and that he never
thought about them now.
Az O'Clock the Jail enclosure
was thrown open, officer Sherman
Phillips taking tickets. Sheriff Hol-
land and deputy Rogers produced
the rope, and attached it to the beam
OF the gallows. They then went
after the condemned man.
Sheriff Holland read the death
warrant to him, there was hasty
prayer, and the march to the scairold
began. He walked, bareheaded, be-
tween Sheriff Hollaad and deputy
Rogers, with Others in the rear,
The crowd pressed closely, but was
kept back by policemen. Each one
+, strained himself or herself to see the
prisoner, who looked straight ahead
most OF the time.
The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-19
FREE AT LAST.
The Competitors Crew Released
by Spaniards, After
Pardon at Madrid.

Havana. Nov. l9.-In pursuance
Of cabled instructions from Spain,
received Wednesday, Capt. General
Blanco yesterday released from
Cabana fortress Alfredo Laborde,
Charles Barnett. Ona Melton aud
William Gldea, members OF the crew
Of the American schooner Competitor,
captured 10 April. 1896, by the Span.
ish gunbOat MeSagra on a charge Of
lllibustering. They were delivered
10 the American aid British consuls
and have taken passage on the steam
er Saratoga, of the Ward Line, for
New York.
a number of fan lilies who have
been at Las Fosos under the icon
centra,ion' order will he removed at
the expense of the municipality to a
private hospital. There is no diminu.
ton u the mortality from starvation
and disease.
The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-19
Tue CRIME lie ENPIATED.

The crime for which Winston was
hanged was one Of the most horrible
butcheries ever committed in the
state.
On the night OF April 22 Winston
went to the home Of his mistress,
VIVA Stubblelield, notorious neg
ress, living in Dunnois alley, and
finding her absent went to sleep on
her bed. Shortly after midnight the
woman returned to the house and
awoke him by striking q match.
Winston asked her for a cigarette.
She replied that she did not have one
and he became angered. They quar-
relied few minutes and then, with
out word OF warning, Winston, in
manner true to his namesake, the
devil, drew a knife. and stabbed the
woman in full view OF Ed Morton,
Isadore Heron and woman named
Ray. After stabbiug the woman he
threw her bloody body on the bed
from which he had just arisen and
slashed hf in dozen different
places, cutting arteries with every
blow Of the knife. After finishing
his helish work Winston took his va.
lise, which was Icing in the room,
and walked out, shouting words OF
defiance at the astounded witnesses to
tue horrible butchery.
He went in the direction of Tho
lrairoad. but a careful search Of The
yards and ~" failed TO reveal th,
murderer. He was captured by Mar.
shal Jesse Walker, at Fulton, the fol
loving Sunday, and hronoh' 60
vi cri he had been &C
The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-19
OHIO RIVER PILOTS.
Six Pass Through En- Route to
New Orleans.
Making Their Regular Annual
Trip of Inspection From
Pittsburg.

The following Ohio river pilots,
making their yearly trip down the
.Ohi) to Inspect the channel, passed
through tue city last night en- route
from Pittsburg TO Cairo, thence to
New Orleans. The party consisted
of Messrs. c. +. Owen. Dayton
Ky. Henry Doss, Cincinnati Wal.
ter S. Conner and a. Lyon, New Al
bany; Howard Fenton. Newport;
Stewart Conner, Cincinnati.
These pilots, with many others l
pass down from Pittsburg to New Or
leans every year, to find what changes
have been made in the channel.
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each other for a good seat on neigh
boring fences, house tops and out
| houses.
The hour for the hanging was :0i
and those with tickets did not Begin
10 arrive until 6 O'Clock and later
Doctors, officers, and newspaper mer
were admitted TO the Jail.
Winston talked prayed and preach.
ed, alternately. He was asked where
he was born, but replied he Didn't
have time to talk about II then, that
his life was too short.
A crowd OF prisoners pushed up
the bars and Winston began giving
them good advice.
One youth began TO cry.
"And l don't want any Of you TO
say you see me after I'm gone"
Winston said Significantly, "if |
90 to heaven won't want TO come
back l amt got anything here to
stay for. | won't want 10 come
back, and I won't. II go TO the
bad place, the devil won't let me
come back, and SO I'll not come
Jack either way. and
lon't want any of You TO
Jay you saw me, either. II 1 come
,ack 4 will he with my crown, golden
lippers, robe and wings, do you
lear:"
Then he would relapse into his
liant. and some Of the prlsoners
would continue to shed tears. Pres
ntly he saw several reporters aud
'cgan TO tell them not TO say any
hing untrue about him.
"liere they came up here once and
alked little while and then went of |
nd said | seen 'haunts.' never
cen haunt in my life, gentlemen"
e said. "l've been away back in
bis Jail, and when | was out used
. sleep in old, broken down houses
way off from anywhere, and l never
aw one yet. II feel little funny
ut then | never did see 'haunt'
he worst 'haunts' they is, gentle
len. Is live 'haunts.
Winston at times appeared to be
insane either with the
real Of his doom, or from religious |
,rvor. But he would soon, by his
The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-19

was cut up by Officer Orr aud dis
tributed among those who desired the
gruesome relies.
Undertaken Nance then took
charge Of the remains, and placed
them in cheap coffin which was
brought in after the execution.
The face, when the black cap was
taken off, was covered with perspira-
ton, and horribly distorted.
Gradually the crowd dispersed,
those from the Enclosure mingling
with those who had been on the out
side.
The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-19
4 BOYS Folly.

Williamson, Mich Nov lS-
John Burgess, youth OF nineteen,
last night shot and killed George
Hart at Meridian, hamlet four miles
west Hart, who was engaged TO
marry Burgess sister, disguised him.
self a. 4 cowboy and lric ! to frightcn
Burgess, who became angry aul hail.
ed the supposed tramp.
The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-19

George ifina,or was born in
Crockett, Obion county, Tenn, Gu
May 2, 1866, and was 80 years old.
He went south early in life, anu u
gan bis career in New Orleans as
cabin boy on steamboat, afterwards
becoming q rouster. lie afterwards
went to Georgia. where in 1892 he
was married In Butler, but lived with
his wife but six months.
lie leaves mother, sister and
brother in Obion county, but has not
heard from them in over ten years.
He claims he wa never arrested but
once in his life before he came 10
Pnducah, and that was in Georgia for
carrying pistol. Judging from
what he said Of the subtle power
VIVA Stubblefeld exerted over hun,
she must have been q "hypnotist."
The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-19
MINsroN's FALL.

One Of the doctors present stated
in way of explanation Of why Win
ston's neck was not broken, that it
was be ause the knot slipped around
back Of his neck, and because his
feet struck the ground when he
dropped, breaking, to some extent,
however slight, the fall.
The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-19
tnE REMAINs.

Coroner Nance will inter the re-.
mains in potter's field tomorrow
morning at II O'Clock, beside the
grave of his victim, il it can be found.
The coroner found it a difficult
matter today to keep the people who
wanted to see the remains away.
This afternoon he threw open the
rear OF his establishment and let
them view the body.
A large number Of people visited
the Jail during the day and took q
look at the scaffold.
The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-19

AT bis ilnal trial he did not testify
at all, and seemed to accept his fate
as q matter Of cour.e. lie offered
no reason why sentence should not
be passed upon bin, WIN Judge
Bishop asked hin, aud never since
C Jpplained that the sentence was un-
just, although he once said that Nc
Gill ought have been hanged with him.
The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-19
SOME OF THE SPECTATORS.

Among the spectators were Mayor
telser, City Physician Williamson,
many Of the city and county officers,
Sheriff S!arks, Of Benton, and De-
tectiye John LehHbard, of Evansville.
Marshall Collins declined to go.
The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-19
MINsToN's LAST NIGnr.

Winston's last night was a Sleep
less one. Yesterday afternoon the
jail was thrown open to those whose
morbid curiosity prompted them to
view the murderer in his cell. Seven
hundred and eighty-dve people called
to see him before the doors were
closed to visitors.
lie attempted to sleep last night,
but could only dose occasionally.
Deputy Jailer Charlie Bonnin and
Mr.. Charles Hart acted as death
watch. Whenever they passed near
the cell Winston was always praying.
About 2 O'Clock the prisoner man.
aged to sleep little. lie was awak-
ened at O'Clock, and the FIRST thing
he did was to drink the last of the
VINE he had in bottle. He dressed
aud when breakfast was served de.
clined to eat, saying he was moi hun.
cry. At O'Clock his spiritual adj.
wiser, Rev. Burks, arrived, aud Win.
ston was turned into tn, coli Tor.
Several policemen were placed inside
shortly afterwards, and Winston spent
most Of his time praying aud talking,
pacing the floor constantly and
thinking.
Last night he Informed those pres
ent that he killed Nina Stubbleiield
because he loved her. That she had
some irresistible attraction for himthat
lac once told her himself she would
sooner or later be the death of him,
or cause him to go the penitentiary
for life. In speaking OF the woman
he often lapsed into tenderness, and
his last request was that his remains
he buried beside her In Potter's field.
Yesterday be had his photograph
taken, and appeared 10 be pleased
when a proof was shown him las.
night.
PREPARATIONS FOR TnE EXECUTION.
Before daylight people began ar
irving at the Jail. A number OF
small boys climbed in the trees adj
The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-19
Al IL Quiet.

English, Ind. Nov. l9.-Presideut
Weahers is here and has opeaod the
banks vault Th're has been NJ
demonstration. aid Weathcrs AMI
his friends a:e trying to make a
~ettlcmcnt.
The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-19
LONDON
is BURNING.
The Biggest Fire IN the History
of the City Raging.-LosS
Will be Untold
Millions.
The Competitors Grew Has at
Last Been Released. -Blan.
co not Pleased With
Affairs i'm cuba.

London. Nov. 10 The biggest
fire in the history OF London is now
raging. Fifty fine stores have az
ready been destroyed. All the street
along the Thames is ablaze. The
loss will be untold millions.
The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-19
Franks Fakes Cha'g. Nyxt Mon

Washington, Nov lS.-lrternal
Revenue Agent G. ~. SgwaiI w3s to-.
day notified by Commissioner For
man 10 check up the accounts Of
Collector Iandcll at the close Of bus.
iucss ueXt Monday, SD TIA. the oillce
may tie Transferred ID Collector
Franks on that day.
The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-19
THE COURTS.
Damage Suit Dragging Through
the Federal.
Nothing of Interest in The Police
or Circuit Court.


The prosecution in the two railroad
damage suits closed its evidence this
morning in the Federal court, and
this afternoon several witnesses for
the defense had been heard. The
case will probably be flushed by to-
morrow.
George Petway, Fawcett Clark
and W. Il. bergman, for violation Of
revenue laws, were fined 500 and
given so days in Jail.
The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-19
FIRST mAYGINI siNth 80.

Today's hanging was the first since
1890, when Jesse Brown, colored,
was executed for the murder Of
Babe" Laurie. lie was hanged on
Jan. Is, early in the morning, and it
was one of the coolest days ever ex-
perienced here, the thermometer be-
ing below zero. Notwithstanding the
cold weather, however, the con-
demned man pcrspired so that steam
arose from his face.
The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-19

The Span sh steamer Monserrat,
bearing Gen. Weyler, reached Corun-
ma, Spain. Sesterday. He will not go
ashore until Barcelona is reached,
and meanwhile Spain is rending itself
~, "A oANSl controversy as to the
thl OF reaenlil n 10 be accordCd him.
The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-19
CIRCUIT COURT.

The case Of Il: L. Potter against
ID. G.. Murrell is now on trial.
A motion was today made for
new hearing in the case Of G. +. Jen-
nings, committee, against Mrs.
Spauldng.
The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-19
POLICE COURT.

There was but one case in Judge
Sanders court today. Robert Cald-
well. co!oie |, was arrested by on
GERS Senscr aud Smedley last night
for stabblng couple Of colored wo-
men and drawing a pistol on them.
lie had The pistol on him when AZ
Rested. lie was fined $50 an | given
twenty days in jail.
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PREPARATIONS FOR TnE EXECUTION.
Before daylight people began ar
irving at the Jail. A number OF
small boys climbed in the trees adj.
iaccnt, while boys and men We'd with
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-12-04

contracting parties were expected to
quicken their work under the excite
ment of a marriage celebration. The
young folks are.ali agog at the approach
Of the novel wedding. They will all be
there. The widower and the widow
win not be without witnesses to occupy
front seats at the marriage ceremony,
they will not feel bad for the lack of
congratulations.
To bid good bye to the beautiful
Quaker City, the Centennial City,
where the patriotism of all countries
was once gathered and come west, and
cross the gfeat Continental Divide
where there is parting of the waters
to strange people, giving up kindred,
friends and acquaintance for one who
has promised to love her and call her
his own, makes the widow a woman
Of wonderful nerve and "faith in the
unseen" To her, her past is history,
her future is mystery.-Blackfoot
News.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-12-04
INSIGHT UNSEEN.

A Novel Woddins-Parties Who Have Never Met.
Multifariousness in a matrimonial
celebration is as much condiment as
variety is a spice in every day life.
This is a true Latin phrase: De gsesti
bus non est cItSpUlaRdum. Every man
to his liking in the dash of the spice
box.
Blackfoot is TO have something new
in the near future, not as told in the
stories of our little bird, not an elope-
ment extraordinary from unrelenting
and unforgiving parents, hut between
parties whose loving eyes have never
looked into the others eyes that speak
back love again, whose hearts have
never been thrilled by the touch of
hands, but who will meet and marry as
strangers, both however, experienced
yoyagers on the matrimonial sea.
Next week widow from the City of
Brotherly Love, far. far away to the
East and the rising sun, is coming to
BlaokfOot to give her heart, her hand
and her fortune to a widower who is
ready to pledge her his love, his home,
his protection and defense as long as
there is love and happiness in the home.
Blackfoot is accustomed to pretty
weddings, fashionable church weddings
and Blaekfoot is a Yeritable Gretna
Green for Montana clipping parties,
but the approaching marriage OF
strangers one to the other raises her
Young people to height on tip-toe of
expectancy that has never been reached
here when the auricles Of he hearts Of
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-12-04
A THANKSGIVING SUICIDE.

"It's all off with me nowp Such was
the remark made by J. J. Daugherty; a
miner, in the Resort saloon last We'd
nesday night about o'clock, after
drinking a glass Of beer into which he
had emptied a dose of morphine. When
asked by Mr.. Cleveland, who was tend
ing bar, what he meant, Daugherty re-
piled that he was tired of living and
had swallowed big dose of morphine
Without saying anything more he went
out on the street, but returned in few
minutes and asked for a sheet of paper
and pencil which we're given him. He
was unable to write, however, as his
brain was already partly palsied, He
then staggered across the room and
sat down on chair. Physicians were
summoned and they worked hard to
counteract the poison, but without
avail, and at an early hour Thursday
morning he died.
The deceased came from Butte few
days ago, and was practically stran-
ger in the city. He was about 40 years
of age, About SO was all the money
found on his person.-Pocatello Ad-
vance
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VAN wYoK's ELECTION.
Il Cost Him Just $I5s.7s to be Elected Mayor
Of New York.

Il Cost Him Just SI5s.7s to be Elected Mayor
Of New York.
Mayor.elect Van Wyck, of greater
New York, has the best otfice-except
the presidency, in the United States,
and he got it as cheap as dirt
In his sworn statement of campaign
expenses, he says the office only cost
him S158.75, which itemlzed are as fol-
lows: Stationery, stamps and steno-
graphic work, 500; photographs, $54,
and for newspaper notices, $39,T5.
The office gives him the disposition
of patronage worth $50, 100000, and the
appointment of men who number
up into the thousands. Numbers of
Idaho men, every election year, pay
out more money than that and fail to
get Office with any pay.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-12-04
SHADES OF sOCRATEsl

During the last week while perambu-
Iating in our search for news, we
dropped into the Recorders office and
there saw, for the first time, license
for the practice of medicine.
It looked very well.
There was red ink on it, red seal,
and there at the bottom were the names
of gentlemen well known in the state
of Idaho.
There were letters, after each name
that indicated-we don't know what
Our education in the dead language
was sadly neglected. But we do know
a little Engllsh-we don't claim that we
made the English language, but we
do claim that we use little of it once
in a while. But without any know
ledge Of English grammar whatever,
one would know that it requires
statement to complete sentence, and
we do know there is not complete
statement in the whole so called certif-
cate.
Who got this up2
Does the getter up know no more of
medicine than he does of language?
We don't say of the English language,
but of any language-Fiji, Kanaker.
Digger Indian, or any subdivision Of
any tribe.
We would call upon Prof. Lowe, of
thepublic school, to take copy Of this
"what do you call il" and start at the
lower room at the public school of this
town and see how far he has to so be-
fore he gets an intelligent criticism. If
he gets beyond the third room, we
would advise him to betake himself to
the Weiser bottom and bring out for
use the largest back-lOad of willows he
can carry.
The architect of that thing should be
compelled to attend some junior school
for at least year and then pass rig
i'd examination in Ayers Almanac be-
fore being granted one of his own IL
censes.
But, seriously, is not this too bad ?
That such thing should go out to the
world as production Ofthe supposed
ly eminent of so called learned pro-
fession of great state.
Last year we elected legislature
and when it assembled people said it
was simply Grass. The committee on
something, we forget what, was incom,
petent to pass upon the English of the
proposed laws. Is it not about time in
this state of Idaho, that something be-
sides ignorance, gall and brass should
entitle men to be pitchforked into
prominence2
And, learned gentlemen of physic,
are you sure that word "set" is just the
thingP There seems to be something
wrong about it.
Perhaps it should be "sot."-WeiseI
Signal.
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ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

Herman A. Mondschein, jeweler, at
tempted suicide last Saturday by stab
bing himself in the region of the heart.
For months he had been great suf-
ferer from rheumatism and had been
drinking continuously. His self inflict-
ed wound is not serious and he will
soon recover from its effects, but he
seems mentally unbalanced and may
have to be sent to the asylum. One of
his present troubles is: he has forgot
ten his English and talks only in Ger,
Blackfoot News.