Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-18

and sleep. He said he was not sleepy He
ciewed and chewud III sullen silence an
other half hour. while those in the room
leaned back against the walls and watched
him. one smoky lamp and a half burned
tallow candle were the only lights in the
room. which was fun of shadows. The
wind WAS blowing pellets of snow in Il rat
tie against the window panes. and was
howling dismally in the chimney of the
sheetiron stove. Suddenly Carr broke the
silence by .mutiering:
L. < Bryson was one of his guards and
one That carr placed great confidence in
lie WIS standing leaning against the door
smoking. He went over and sat down be
say, Rryson. the sheriff hasn't treated
mo right" said Carr, in a sutteral whis-
per.
DO you know that he searched my wife
tonight before he'd let her come III mere!
Yes nv wife told me So And then he
wasn't satisfied but all the time she was
in here he had one of these feilers stand
right over her and listen TO every word we
said.
Eiyson said nothing.
My wife's a good woman; Erys9ni", SON, con- Hr5
would have come here heap oitencr TO
see me if the sheriff would n Let her:
Another pause, and then Carr SAID: say; say!
IrySon, you've been my irlGnd. ana a., J. u, IA
you to come 10 my funeral; Will you!
i want You to go on the sallows with
me. too VIII you? -
Yes. Bill. and I'm very anxious Tor You
TO go like a man when the time comes.
go. BrysSn' SfS '' I've '' cot nothin' to live for
not a blamed thing. and ! don't want to
live another day 'Sposin' L was turned out
here free, they'd lynch me: and if they
didn't, they'd despise me. Now. what have
j got TO live for?"
Carr Told Some Terrible Things.
: Carr hitched little closer to Bryson,
laid his hand on his shoulder and asked:
Say, Bryson, what do people say about
me? Gimme the truth now. Don't fool
me"
"An right, Bill, you've asked for the
truth, and I'll tell it TO you. There's SYM
pathy for you. Not much, but there is
some, because everybody believes you
did, your wife was the instigator of it.
There's no sympathy for her.
Shes innocent" interrupted Carr.
Well, people don't think so; and, Bill.
don't think so. You're giving your life for
her; and for Gods sake, don't give her
your soul, TOO. Don't die with a lie on
your lips. Tell the truth about it,
Shes innocent, / tell you, said Carr,
almost fiercely. Bryson turned on him and
said fiercely, too:
you TO throw your own child in the river?'
Carr simply hung his head and said moth
ing.
ed that child
She never did in my presence"
You know better than that, Bill. You
know that the very day before you threw
- her in the river your wife knocked her
down with a poker three times and the
yanked her up by the arm and dragged her
into the house. Neighhors saw that, and
you know It's true"
1t isn't true.'' Carr was sullen and mad
by this time and Bryson left him.
At $50 o'clock, Carr got up, stretched
himself. hin spat a huge cud Of :, tobacco @ int. into
toon. and said sruftly:
rtes was snoring. All the men in the room
room. AT $3.50 o'clock Carr awoke. sulky
Il didn't sleep a wink" he said. There
was scowl on his face as the newspaper
reporters went back into his room.
get beds anywhere? II they're too poor
III pay for 'em. l dom, want 'em houndin'
Carr stood up and clenched his fists. He
looked ugly and full of fight. The reporters
After they were gone, Carr sat down again
and began to abuse Deputy Sheriff Ed
Cave for bounding him with reporters.
You'd better be getting ready to meet
your God instead of raising Ned with me:
you'd better spend it in getting ready to
meet God.'
His Inst Defiance.
Me and Gods all right. but you nor no
reporters will ever see him." retorted Carr.
This Kansas City gangs been layin'
around me all night tryin' TO find out
something; but they didn't find out from
me. and they won't to-day. neither"
Carr's breakfast was brought to him at
$50 o'clock. He ate two mouthfuls of beef
steak and drank 4 cup of coffee. Then he
lighted cigar. At $50 o'clock the Rev.
Mr. Ewing, Professor Love and two mem
bers of Presbyterian church choir and
the newspaper men entered his room. He
smoking a cigar. Professor Love asked
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window sill, and sat sideways in his chair.
listening TO the reading of passages of
whispered to him. Carr calmly told him to
haul his body to his wifeS home and de-
liver it to her. The preachers sang:
My hope is built on nothing less =,
81 will read a portion of the Scriptures
that has been the hope and trust and con-
fidence of the saints for ages" said Pro-
fessor Love. and he read the twenty-third
Psalm. beginning;
.'The Lord is my Shepherd, 7 shall not
want" Then Professor Love said:
Il wish to give my testimony in regard
to our brother. | went TO him early after
his conviction and he was unconcerned and
made no response; hut by repeated efforts
we succeeded in arresting his attention. If
this man is not converted do not know
what conversion is. I've no object in wish
ing his conversion except that his soul
will be saved. i am here for no other pur-
pose. 1t is enough for me 10 know that the
pearly gates are open for this repentant
sinner
While more singing and praying was done
Carr sat and sobbed till his form shook He
whispered 10 the Rev. Mr.; Ewing, who
arose and said that Carr had just told him
he was saved. 1T was now 10 o'clock. The
deputy sheriffs were looking out the WIN
dows of CarrS room TO the gallows. where
Sheriff Kerth. Of St Louis, was helping
the trap. The noise OF the clanking trap
sounded loud in the room. and Carr must
have heard it. a big crowd was gathered
outside the stockadc and lining the side
g. w. Harter sat down beside Carr and
said to him:
You must go out hravely;" c
81 want you 10 20 to my wife and bid
her and her little boy Sood-by for me. Tell
her I've been praying for her and want
her 10 meet me in heaven"
\ negro preacher came into the room.
whispered TO Carr few minutes. and said
aloud as he arose 10 go:
You'll be with the angels at u o'clock" ="
Hanging Quickly Done.
1t was 1O:15 o'clock when there came n
knock at the door. The sheriff entered and
with him were a dozen shariffs from other