The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-18
MURDERER CARR HANGED
He Presented a Pitiable Sight At
the Gallows.
THE CROWD WENT FRANTIC
Caild Murderers Neck Cracked Like a
Whipcord When He Fell Eight
Hundred Spectators Rushed
Towards the Gallows

Kansas City, Mo, Dec. 17.-William
Carr. the child murderer was hanged
at the Clay county court house at Lib
| erty this morning. Carr passed rest
| less night. When breakfast was
brought to him he turned from 1t with
disgust, lighted cigar and stood for
long time looking out from his win
| dow. Presently the undertaken ar
rived and asked Carr what disposition
he wanted made of his body Let my
wife take care of it," he exclaimed
with sob. His spiritual advisers fol-
| lowed and urged him to face his fate
! like man. The Bible was read to the
| prisoner. followed by the singing of a
| hymn. during which Carr sobbed and
! trembled like a child.
Carr presented q pitiable sight as he
was finally led to the galows but
braced himself spasmodically and went
through the ordeal with a comparative
show of strength. The sheriff pulled
minutes later life had gone out of the
child murderer. His neck was broken,
cracking like a whipcord.
Following the first momentary lull
after the drop had fallen the 500 spec
tators, as If moved by a single inn
pulse, rushed forward, calling. crying,
shrieking and laughing as they surged
under the gallows and packed close
around the dangling corpse. The men
were angry and cursed one another,
and tried to force themselves up the
gallows steps and cried and hooted at
the sheriff
Finally in their excitement the crowd
attempted to break down the barricade
surrounding the scaffold. Sheriff Hy-
mon rushed through the first breach
and excitedly warned the crowd
against any further advance. Ihe
sheriffs deputies ranged about him
and the crowd halted for a moment.
Then suddenly, with one accord, a
mighty scream was sent up and. surg
Ing forward, the crowd swept back the
guards and burst their way through
the frail stockade. Once in the street
the crowd gave vent to it's feelings
with further shouts. but finally dis
persed without trouble. and what for
lew minutes looked like a small sized
riot ended quietly.
After the execution it became known
that thrifty photographer had been
admitted to the enclosure with a
cinematograph machine and that he
had been permitted to photograph ire
closing incidents of this revolving
tragedy in all its horrible details The
machine was in opernsio1 from the mo-
ment Carr appeared N the enclosure
until the body was cut down, and Ii is
claimed that on a film 1000 feet long
VIII be made to exhibit these pictures
throughout the county. When Carr
vas prisoner in the councy jall at
Kansas City the same parties per-
sua6ed him to recite his story of the
crime into a phonograph
William Carr's crime was one of the
most brutal and unprovoked in the his
tory of the state. His capture and ex-
ecution followed with fitting dispatch
On Oct. 13 last the body of Belle Carr,
the 3-year-old child by the murderer's
first wife, was found on a sand bar of
the Missouri river near Kansas CITY.
The case remained a complete mystery
until Oct. %. when Carr was arrested
at his home in Liberty. He at first de-
MED his Guilt, but when hroa~ht to
Kansas City to prevent a lynching.
broke down and confessed.
Later Carr, who is a gaunt, back
woodsman, 81 years of age, told, with
out the least show Of emotion. how he
had carried the child from its home.
tied its arms and limbs securely. at
ttached a heavy stone to the little ones
breast and - sH u'r .iEna b=H
query. What are you going to do.
papa threw her into the water. lie
admitted that Mrs. Carr told him 10
get rid of the child. and IL developed
mat she had been brutal 10 the child
but Mr.. Carr maintained stoutly that
his wife had no hand in the crime.
For time Carr delighted in his ex-
ecutien and talked glibly TO visitors of
his crime. This was followed by n
spell during which he begged TO be
executed without delay At his trial on
Nov 10, Carr was convicted promptly
and since then he has weakened per
ceptibiy and only a week ago Sunday
tried 10 commit suicide by swallowing
pounded glass.