The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-03
HANGED UNTIL NE WAS DEAD
MURDERER jim KING PAID TIM
PENALTY FOR Hrs CRIMrN
shot ana ktllca . Defenseless Wo-
man = No Accident Ocewrrca 20
Make the AHasr More tsruessme.

Wharton. Texas, December c.--Jim kine
awoke early this morning a a. ND and be-
took himsslf to prayer. He partook OF .
hearty breakfast with evident rclish. ~
q his attendant minister, Rev. j. WI Cook
State evangelist free mission baptist
called for morning prayer. King had
dressed himself With scrupulous crrc and
fsrventiy bent his mind to the words Of
the minister
Prayers over. King made statement
reiterNsing the facts OF the killing given
the reporter three days ago; saying In adj
dltion that he wished 10 correct SONS Inn
pressions cxtsnt, TN substance as follows:
II did not kill Lucinda near tho church.
1t was back of our house. l did not drag
her from tho tree: she was not on her
knees when shot heartily repent my
hasty action and am sorry for II. ! de-
sire Rev. Cook to publicly thank my keep
eis, Messre Holly and Earnest Anderson
and sheriff laws. tor their kind treatment
during my stay hcre.'
Al m cerly hour crowds from the Soun.
Try began 10 pour Into town ana ny
noon the littlc by-strect In front OF the
TAIL was fairly packed with eager. expect.
galIows where Williamson and Martin paic
the life penalty, sheriff Davis had le-
susd passes only to the press and his as
aistants SO MS to avoid ii crowd,
County Physician Wallis called to SEQ the
prisoner before noon; his pulse registered
l25 beats per minute. later II rose to l3S.
At 10 o'clock Sheriff Davis read the
death warrant % the prisoner In hie cell
King showing but little sign OF collapse
and at 10 a. MI the condemned was led TO
tiie galows by Sheriff Davis, with Deput4ts
Ktncheloe, Hartman. Stanford. Rev. Cook
rec.tcd a prayer and Gang q song,
King stopped forward ana spoke fol
about five minutes. He cautioned all
young men OF his age TO take WARNING by
his fate against gambling, horao racins
etc His pulse reached lay, but with evi'
dent compasufe he stood tho ordeal When
his arms and aegs were pnioned.
| The trap waB epruug at l.I2 drop Of
six feet He wns suspended fully thirty
| minutes before DR.. Wallis and Drs, Saltnan,
McCamy and Phillips pronounced him
| d,aAd
THIS IS the fourth legal execution IN this
county. Jack Fields whose hnad WIS seN'
| ,aed from his hody: Jim Williamson, wht
| Mas cut down in six minutes and revivst
and rehangcd; Frank Martin, whose throat
1 was cuI by The moose. ilhc three prseea-
! Ing aocid,alts made people query what Was
to happen next, but the execution passed
without a hitch. HIS death came from
etrangulation,
Kng was hanged for the cold blooaro
murder of Lucinda Wade his mistress
I April ~ tlns year. To The Post man ne
cavo tho following statement, which he
! Gcsrcs published: II committed the feet
| In the heat OF passion having broodel owe
| IL previously, though ] did not final,
! make up my mind to do II until I'm morn.
ing Of the day OF the killing Lucinda ant
I Ind btisn keeping company Cor foul Yeas
ehe was about is years old when she was
killed. One week before ] shot her we
had n fuss. tho day Of the kiiling she had
zone to church and IN the evening while
sho was returning home ! approached hel
and shot she died instantly.
rhe murder was q very cold blooded one
King met the poor woman with his gun II
hand "a Wlnchesteo. declared his purpose
fired while she pleaded for her life, IN
woman expiring in a few nomenta