The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-07
ALBERT M|CHAUD HANGED.
PAID THE PENALTY OF HIS CRIME
EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING.
Walks to the Scnnold and Makes n
short Address, but Is Obviously
Weak of Nerve-Number of visit

Special Dispatch TO the Post-Intelligencer.
TACOMA April 6.-Albert Michaud was
hanged at Z o'clock this morning in the
large attic room over the criminal court
room in the court house. in the presence
Of about seyenty-five invited spectators,
including a dozen sheriffs and a score of
doctors.
A few minutes before the crowd which
had gathered in the Jail corridor was
transferred by the elevator to the fifth
floor, where the gallows had been erected
In a large, well-lighted room up under
the roof.
While the crowd examined the scafold
the doctors discussed hangings and the
sheriffs admired the excellent workman
ship of Sheriff Mills and the newspaper
men told yarns of other hang.ngs, one
of them sitting on the condemned mans
coffin.
A hush fell over the crowd az the pro-
cession filed slowly into the room, two
by two, with Sheriff Mills and Father
Hylebos the prisoner and Father Oswold.
Deputies Ben Davis and Tom Mallory and
Jailers Ward and McKinnell.
They walked slowly TO the flight OF
STEPS leading to the gallows. which the
condemned man, the two priests, the
sheriff and two deputies assembled. and
Chief Deputy j. F. Fitch followed.
M.chaud, who had made a good deal of
under the influence of Father Hylebos,
been obedient and seemed to have given
up all hope OF escape. As he stood on
the trap Father Hylebos talked with him
for moment and then said the con-
demned man wanted TO speak. The two
then advanced to the front of the plat
form and resting both hands upon the
railing Michaud said:
Friends, 1t Is all right that after a
murder should be capital punishment
have gray hairs, but there is a reason for
II. / am ready TO die. That's all 1 have
to say, and l bid you all good by"
He seemed about to fall before he fin
ished speaking but a look from the priest
kept him up. Then he stepped back on
the trap and was quickly bound with the
large leather straps which the three dep
ut'es rapidly placed around him. standing
manwhile much a. a man does who IL
having half-made coat tried on by his
tailor. The black cap was put over his
head and the mans body swayed percept-
IDLY. but the three deputies kept him
from falling without apparently taking
hold OF him for that purpose, and the
rope was adjusted about his neck.
The priest and two deputies quickly
stepped on from the trap and Sheriff
Mills pressed the button which let the
trap fall
The body dropped like log. no move
ment OF the muscles being noticed. and
the doctors took note OF the pulse and
heart beats. which continued for ten min
utes In fourteen minutes the body was
cut down and placed In the coffin, with
tho rope still around his neck. and taken
TO the cemetery where II was buried
without any ceremony.
The condemned man spent his last night
on earth I'm his usual manner, going to
bed at 1890 after a lunch and writing
joking with his guards. He asked to be
called at o'clock, at which time he ex-
pected the priest.
He was awakened AT and after dress
ing ordered his breakfast OF ham and
eggs, fried potatoes buckwheat cakes and
honey. He ioi0insly offered to take a
fall out Of the jaier'' for a bet OF 500 a
Side, tf he only had time to spend the
money.
After the priest arrived they spent an
hour in devotion and then breakfasted
together. going imedtAtely to the scaffold
The crime for which Michaud was hang
ed was the murder OF hi sdivorced wife
whom he shot to death In her home fol-
lowing her out into the yard and killing
her after she had fallen and was pleading
for her life.
He had Just been discharged from waua
Walla, where he was sentenced for three
years for former attempt to murder her
ana often bvastod that after he got out
he would make a finish Of her.
This Is the first hanging In the history
of the county since the state was admit
ted. though over 20 murders have been
committed
The sc'lffod viii be kept for the hang.
ing or Eben /. Royce, convicted OF muir.
dering hts wife at the last term OF rouy,
The sherirs present were: Ta4her
Weeden. Island, George II Bogton Ma
son; A F. KEGS, WaAa wana. n =
Hunt Chehalis s $ Russell GARFIELD.
a T Van De Nanter King +. n Rurk
deputy ktns " Firth san Juan. p
zimmerman. Snohomish. ". c. Hamops
Jefferson pegeler IeNia
Michaud's Case InIaue.
Special Dispatch 70 the Post Int.lJtganeer
OLYMPIA. April 6--The case az Abort
Nichand Is unique IN the history OF con-
demned murdcrrrs iH uIis state In w.
convicted - murder but short time arr
and no. even am appeal 20 the supreme
court was taken nor has the governor p,.s,
asked 10 sn any way interfere Ntth .,c
carrying out ~ the sentence