The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-16

little distance from our cabin and
tried 10 get chem 20 help us watch
min. They refused. ana So Ilaus an. 2
took turns night ana day Us r.
watches beside the bunk
After the third day DENIM bean d.
talk 10 me now and then. aud I rrasl... F..
led him on 10 tel about tho murder. s..
admitted everything and said hls DE-,
ton was 10 XIII as all. take the eo. al.
had gathered and go back 90 esa-H..
with story Of an Indian killing. 4r
he was repentant and begged hnrl
90 let him 20 promising Co get iaU
wilderness ana live his lifc out. ] ...I, o..
read 60 him from the Bible and .
the stories OF Christs lifo and toa- as.
and II did him lots OF good SOM r
he would cry by the hour. with o.. f.s
buried In the blankets
AT last when We had given uu
hope 81 help from tho outside. Hans AZ
] made up our minds that We woul
TO execute DENIM ourselves Sal.
either that or turn him Ioo-
neither one Of US believed IA ta
such red-handed murderer out +.
moro damage
Il told DENIM our decision. and "a
that We would hang him Frld1sH
was Wednesday-and he should r.
himself for death
He took &c hard at first "a
watched him with double core
those two days. expecting that ha u
make "a try FOR liberty. THURSDAY rs.
h. gave up al hope and at Hans
gestion wrote ont an account X s..
crime in detail which 7 read Co. t-
Then We united his hands ana b.
H. Hans and / both placed our uan
the paper as witnesses. and HHHt
two OF the Indians. who added
names. or. rather their marks
The next morning. early. we Hsa
him 10 tree back 81 the cabin
The execution WIS serious ~ .tf-
and was carried out "a though be es
under the order Of court by . ler.---
ed officer. DENIM seemed glad tp sss
8, all over. lie had lain there hoard
with ropes Tor tenNdays and Yves er
badly cut and bruised. lie was rersr..t
and professed 20 bee Christian
We had placed "a barrel under u.a f-s
Dennin's feet were united. I havue ~
put the rope about his throat Ha
knot under the left ear and pror..--I
sentence Of death upon him he Wa
led out. walking behind with tha ua
rifle pointed at him. Hans hai r.
him up on the barrel. he was So s.4 $50
threw the rope over q limb. tying
10 the trunk 50 that there was
foot drop
In circle a II the barrel sat 200
siwash Indians ently WATCHING I--
ceediugs in which they had refused to ,lsa
a hand
II read from the Bible the story ~ .-e
prodigal son. which seemed aprro -a..
DENIM said goodbye 20 as both
husky voice and Hans kicked the tlT
OUT from under him.
II turned my back ana dli rot eae -
dying struggles. We cut him down fa
| afternoon and buried him 90 a grave b..
side his two victims
We were not able 10 get nwar from
latuya Bay for six months otter che r.
der. the affair had shaken up both Htrs
ana myself So badly. The time spent ta.m
seems now like horrible ulghtu4-.
Mt aud Mrs. Hans Nelson are Twins
IN "a little cottage az Skagway. AID ff4..
works al his trade as a carpenter 81. s
in comfortable circumstance AID Dbl.
money Ia the bank.
The United States Court. before r
Mrs. Nelson and Hans laid the who r -
ter of the crime ana execution ot 1f ...I
DENIM. has decided that the hlre ~
the murderer was a judicial rz t.n.
aud much praise was given the pu.f -
ne woman
Mrs. Nelson IS Of English birth. ana uas
In service coming 10 this country WitH f.-
employers family a number OF stle. 4..
she met and married Hans ar n
chicago and when the first DAVIS a.-
citement came they started for ta 1Ii
country. Their cXsprieucc az LIf.EH
mas entirely destroyed their .
gold-seeking. and Hans will prolah. 1.-
unue henceforth To be a conteIted
pointer happy la his days hard WORK