El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-06
TALK OF THB HANGING
What Some People Have To
Say Of The Dramatic In
cidents At The Jail
Yesterday.

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sharpened wire they used yesterday is
clear to me now said Jailor Lyons to.
| day. yesterday morning after the
cells were searched Parrs's brother
came to see them. 1t was then that
the prisoner told his brothe
what had happened, and evidently also
he told him to bring fresh tools for
weapons, for the brother left hurried
| ly, and shortly after two men, friends
| of the brother, whom 1 had seen with
him before, came to see PARA. They
were admitted, and seemed unusual
Ily affectiopate. During these
affectionate embraces, l am satisfsed d
that they contrived to slip to PARA
the sharpened wire, which they had
concealed, and which they could
have used almost as effectively as
daggers if they had had chance.
The funerals of the two men hanged
yesterday are taking place this after
noon.
Immediately after the execution,
Nagley and Lyons took charge OF the
body of PARA. When the black cap
was removed, it showed the body hang
ing to the head by the merest strip of
N muscle. A fall of few inches further
would undoubtedly have severed the
head entirely. The face was composed,
and wore a peaceful expression and
this, so infrequent in men who have
been hanged, is taken to show that
death was instantaneous and painless.
Flores face also wore a restful ex-
preston, aud on the whole both ex-
ecutions are taken to have been sue
cessful.
A plaster of paris cast was placed
around Parra's neck, holding the head
in place, and the body was delivered
to his family. The funeral took place
at three O'Clock, and the body was
buried in the Catholic cemetery.
Flores also was buried in the Catholic
cemetery, his funeral taking place at
three o'clock.
II consider my escape providential, :"
said Captain Tim Lyons today. THE
men bad those wire daggers concealed
about them, and probably if 1 had at
tempted to search them | would have
been the victim of murderous assault.
AS it was, 1 had searched them so fire.
quently and had so lately searched the
cell that had no idea anything could
have been concealed on their persons"
Nothing but commentator can be
given the sheriff and his deputies for
their conduct ofyesterday. To visitors
the cleanliness and absence of foul air
was pleasant surprise, while the con-
duct Of the officers during the exciting
events preceding the execution was
both praiseworthy, and lacked moth
ing in the line of personal bravery.
PARA was showed back into his cell by
Ten Eyck and Christly, and the officers
who finally overwhelmed Flores showed
no hesitation, though the strength and
desperation OF the prisoner seemed al
most supernatural. When Sheriff
Boone in dramatic style declared that
PARA should be shot, If necessary, but
tt at none of his men should be killed,
the spectators applauded.
IT'S an i'll wind that blows nobody
good. The newspaper men of this city
who serve outside papers had orders
last night for details of the hanging
running way up into the thousands.
The Chicago Inter-Ocean, for instance,
took 800 words, and New York, San
eastern, western and north
ern cities took proportionately big
Local people, by the way, were In
clined to be bit skeptical about the
seriousness of the outbreak, simply,
perhaps, because it happened right
here at home; but, as matter of fact,
it is wonderful that it did not result
far more seriously.
Yesterday was "Black Friday" 30
called for ages and ages. In every
condition of life-in the church, In