The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-18

Kansas City, Dec. 17.-William Carr,
the child murderer, was hanged at the
Clay county court house at Liberty this
morning.
Carr passed a restless night. When
breakfast was brought to him he
turned from it with disgust, lighted a
cigar and stood for long time look
ing out from his window, Presently
the undertaken arrived, and asked Carr
what disposition he wanted made of his
body.
Get my wife take care of it. oh,
let her take care of it," he exclaimed
with q Sob His spiritual advisers fol-
lowed and urged him to face his fate
"TiI try" Carr sobbed; that's the
best I can do"
PITIABLE SIGHT.
The Bible was read to the prisoner,
followed by the singing Of a hymn,
during which Carr sobbed and trem-
bled like a child.
Carr presented a pitiable sight as he
was finally led to the GalloWs, put
braced himself spasmodically and went
through the ordeal with comparative
show of strength. The sheriff pulled the
trigger at 1924, and two minutes later
the life had gone out of the child
murderer. The neck was broken, crack
ing like whipcord.
SAVAGE MOB.
Following the first momentary luli
after the drop had fallen, 600 specta-
tors, as if moved by a single impulse,
rushed forward, calling, CRYING, shrek
| ing and laughing as they surged under
the gallows and packed close around
the dangling corpse. They would not
he satisfied until a close view of the
hanged man was revealed. The men
were angry and cursed one another;
tried to force themselves up the gal
lows steps and cried and hooted at the
sheriff. Finally, in their excitement,
the crowd attempted to break down
the barricade surrounding the scat
fold.
WARNED BY THE SHERIFF.
Sheriff Hymon rushed through the
first breach and excitedly warned the
crowd against any further advance.
The sheriff's deputies ranged about
him and the crowd halted for mo-
ment Then suddenly, with one ac-
cord, q mighty scream was sent up ana
surging forward, the crowd swept PACK
the guards and burst their way through
the fraiI stockade Once in the street
the crowd gave vent to their feelings
with further shouts. but finally dis
persed without trouble, and what, for
a. few minutes, looked like a small
sized riot, ended quietly.
HISTORY OF THE CRIME.
William Cars crime was one of the
most brutal and unprovoked in the his
| tory of the state. His capture and ex-
| q
! On Oct. 10 last the body of Belle Carr,
a 3-year-old child by the murderer's
! first wife, was found on a sandbar in the
| Missouri river. near Kansas City. The
| case remained a complete mystery I'M
! til Oct. 25 when Carr was arrested al
| his home in Liberty. lie at first denied
his guilt, but when brought to Kansas
City to prevent lynching, broke down
and confessed. Later Carr, who is 9
gaunt backwoodsman, 81 years of age
fold. without the least show of emo
ton, how he had carried the child from
its home tied it's arms and limbs Sc
curely, corded a heavy stone to the lit
tie ones breast and then, not needing
her query, what are you going to do
papa ?" threw her into the water h
admitted that Mrs. Carr told him K
get rid of the child, and it developed
that she had been brutal to Belle bu
Carr maintained SIOuIly lHdI Ills VIII
had no hand in the crime.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
For time Carr delighted in his no
toriety, and talked glibly to his visitors
of the crime. This was followed by ;
SPELL during which he begged to bt
done away with without delay. At hi
trial on New Is Carr was convicted
promptly. and since then he weakened
perceptibly, and only week ago Sun
day tried to commit suicide by swal
lowing pounded glass.
REVOLVING PICTURES.
After the execution it became know
that a thrifty photographer had beer
admitted to the enclosure with a cine
matograph machine, and that he hat
been permitted to photograph the clos
ing incidents of this revolving TRACED,
in all it's horrible details. The machin
was in operation from the momen
Carr appeared in the enclosure unit
the body was cut down, and it i
claimed that on a film 1000 feet lon
/. 500 pictures were taken. An attemp
will be made to exhibit these picture
throughout the country.
When Carr was a prisoner in tn
county Jail at Kansas City the sam
parties persuaded him to recite hi
story of the murder into phonograpf
REMARKABLE HANGING.