Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-20
TWO MURDERERS EXECUTED
Scott Jackson and AloIzO Mailing
Sent Into Eternity.
Tho story of The Crime of which
They Wore Convict d. HEIR
Inst Hours.

NEWPORT, KY, March 20.--ScOti
jackson and Alonzb Walling were
hanged together at ll:4l9, After the
death warrant was READ at ll:32 both
declared their innocence. The crowd
cheered loudly when the black flag
went up.
Jackson and Walling spent rect.
less night. AT s o'clock the jail yard
was full and vast crowds were on tslde
the enclosure.
Jackson aud Walling were urmoved
auJ Indifferent. Both tod their
friends that there was nothing true in
their last confessions TO Governor
Bradley. They wrote some letters to
relatives this morning. The lever
was arranged 20 that with one pull
both men dropped together from the
double trap. The scaffold, palntoj
W hite, In the sunlight presented n
ghastly appearance. Kinetescope peo-
pie attempted to take the execution.
Snortiy before the march to the
gallows, Deputy Maurer gave Wslling
letter II, IN his Bweetheart, Miss
Roberts. Sno sent her love and told
hi IN to die game. Walling anu Jack.
son shook AlauTer warmly by the
hand. Jackson burst into tears.
AT 1896 a. M. Sheriff P!ummer
receive message from Governor
Bradley saying he had telegram
purportlnP to have cOms from him
(Plumme stating that Jackson hal
said Walnsg was not guilty: The
telegram continues: "Prooeeu with
the execution, aud II Jackson makes a
statement on the gsilows to that # CT
you may suspend Wallin2's execu IIon
until iurther directions from me-"
In his confession JACKSON said
wallins was not guilty OF murder.
Jackson had Pastor Lee, the death
witch, Walling aud ali stand up ne he
repe ated that Waliing was not guilty.
THIS proceeding stopped the match to
the galluws. Sheriff Plummer called
in Walling's attorneys who wired
Governor Bradley. jackson brrks
down completely lust as the march TO
the gallows was ordered to start, anu
wept like child as he cried out that
Walling was not guilty.
Wallipg dropped note from the jail
window 10 the newspaper men saying:
jackson has freed me-"
Ate O'Clock this morning telegrams
were teut asking II thegovernor would
40 anything II Jackson told the "re-
mainder OF the truth" His answer
was that he would believe nothing
Jackson or Waling would say now.
Governor Bradley believed the men
were already dead.
The prisoners stood with bowed
heads saying prayers. Walling's eyes
we're closed in prayer. JacksoD's were
open. When Leo had finished the
prayer jackson, then Walling, bad him
farewell. Wall!ng Whispered Ego, go,
go.n Both were evidently strangled
and their necks not broken. Both
were neryy up 10 the drop, The ply.
sicians proDtu nced both dead but the
crowd etill fingered about the jail.
When JacksoD's body was placed In
the coffin, the face was very pale. A
I'D wac placed over him and the curl
Gus crowd was not allowed to view the
body. The remains Will DO taken TO
Wiecasset for interment. Wslling's
body was placed in u cssket ana taken
away from jail for removal to Hamil-
ton tonight.
Pastor Lee was overcome after his
mayer on the scafiOid ana had to be-
carried away.
CONVERSATION WITH GOV. BRADLEY.
FRANKFoRT, KY, March 2O.--
Governor bradley held long CONVEX.
sRiion by telephone with Court Judge
Helm, after which the governor sall:
"Judge Helm told me that Jackson
simply had stated that Walling was
not gully Of murder. l told him TO
lellIJ ackson to state the circumstances
showing Walling was not guilty. l
also told him to tell Plummer to go on
and hang Jackson, but let him make
a statement on the scsti1id."
Helm told Jackson that he mug.