The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-31
Especial to The Heraldl

Glendive, Mont, March 30.-Joseph
Z. Hurst was executed in the jail yard
here today for the murder of Sheriff
Dominick Cavanaugh Dec. %, 1898. At
the last moment he exclaimed: Its
an mistake; it's ali a mistake. 1 for
give you all as Jesus did,
His wife and two children and near
relatives took their last leave of the
condemned man yesterday afternoon.
Pecpie patrolled the streets since early
last evening and for a time it was
feared Hurst would be lynched.
Hurst and CaVanaugh were respect
lively Republican and Democratic can
hdateS for sheriff in 1898, the latter
being elected by a small plurality.
shortly afterwards Cavanaugh was as
sasslnated in an alley. Hurst being
appointed Sheriff by the county COM
nlssloners. Hurst was convicted on
circumstantial evidence and a. sensa-
tional tight for his life was made.
1t is alleged that Hurst made a con
fesslon of guilt. The confession is con
tanned in the following signed state
ment given out by the Rev. Henry
Warman, pastor of the NJ. E. church
of Glendive.
Made a Confession.
Now that Joseph c. Hurst has mass
ed into eternity and died with a quo
tatlon on his lips from Sheldon's book
IN his Footsteps, or What Would
Jesus Do?" which neither admitted his
gulIt or denied the same, I therefore
feel that in justice to all parties con
cerned l should make known the fact
that Joseph c. Hurst admitted TO me
IN his cell on Tuesday, March q, that
he killed Dominick Cavanaugh. He
stated to me that he followed. Cava-
naugh through the alley on the 23rd
OF December, 1888, and after conversing
with him in a friendly manner. when
ne turned TO shut his stable door. he
struck him with an iron bolt. Cava-
hausn Tell to the ground, uttering two
cries, and woman in the alley near
Steeles house uttered some kind of an
exclamation and in looking over his
shoulder toward her he missed his sec
ond blow on Cavanaugh's head and
striking the ground broke the end off
ms bolt. The woman disappeared and
ne struck the unfortunate man several
times While looking for the end of the
bolt he saw the Myers boys at the end
OF the alley and he fed.
Cursed the Officers.
When urged to give to the officers
the same statement he gave me, he re-
pied; Damn them, they have thirsted
for my blood and I won't satisfy them
to tell them
When asked if I could be any con-
ISOLATION TO him spiritually, he replied
No, this book you gave me- referring
to Sheldon's book, is good enough for
me, but l want you TO keep this state
ment from the public until 1 am dead
and not to contradict anything I NAV
say on the scafold before L am dead
II you are present. Perhaps may tell
the whole story then. but not until 1
am sure that the last moment has come
Tor my attorneys might be able to save
me at the last moment may ask YOU
to be with me if 1 must hang. But 1
viii think about it
I have been the only clergyman to
visit him during his Imprisonment to
my knowledge, and l stated to him
when first l visited him that if anv
facts came to my knowledge that would
help Vlndicate him I would be delighted
TO bring it before the proper authori-
ties And on the other hand if I be-
came aware of his guilt 1 would not
hesitate to give IL to the public"