The age-herald., 1901-06-29
Marched to His Doom With Trembling and Fear and
 Plead for Time
WAS 4 NOTORIOUS CRIMINAL
Ono of the SIayers of Officers Adams and kirkIey Suffers the Death PenaIty--Alonzo Williams
 Also Hanged.

Frank Miller and Alonzo Williams, two murderers were hanged in the county jail yard yesterday. the first dropping to the ropes end at 10:55 o'clock and the other going down through the trap at 11:57.
 The contrast between the manner in which the white man and the negro ac- pcpted death was the most remarkable feature of the two executions. The latter vent to the gallows with a face wreathed in smiles and a soul apparently filled with the joy of his religion. which exhibited it. self in the form of hysterical actions and words
 Miller walked rather firmly to the gall Bows, but at the last minute, filled with 1nmistakable dread of :.ath, he almost lost entire control of hi:osvlf. As the last seconds of life were feeiing and as the black cap was cutting out the light of the world, Miller trembled and nearly fell to the floor of the scaffold. He gasped and begged for the very last minute the law would allow him, and as the trap was about to be sprung made futile efforts to get himself beyond the edge of the fatal drop door.
 When the trigger was suddenly pulled and Miller shot downward his neck was broken. The body hung straight and not a motion of any kind exhibited the usual muscular contraction that follows sudden death. A slight, almost imperceptible twist of the shoulders was the only sign by which it could be seen that muscles were in his body.
 With the negro the contrast was even moro in evidence than in the manner of meeting death As the floor of the scaf- fold swung from under the body noise as of the tightening of the rope was heard; the form fell whirring. As it did so the muscles of the legs pulled the feet upward as from the sudden jar; the hands and arms were drawn upward and to- wards the sides, and the fingers of the hands twitched as though they were clapping. There were one, two, three of these nerve movements and then the body hung limp and still until cut down.
 Miller Was ListIess.
 At 10:3O o'clock Miller was marched from his cell to the gallows, escorted by Deputy Sheriffs Stradford and Thomp- son, preceded by Father O'Reilly and Father Muerer, the sheri and other deputies The walk to the execution stand was characterized by cool, calm, indifference on the part of the condemned man. He looked at the patrolmen who lined the way and at the crowd as if they had not been in sight. He evinced no in- terest in what was occurring, and seemed as if he might have been drugged.
 Up the steps to the gallows the two priests preceded Miller and Deputy Sher- if Will Love When the four were on the small stand the listlessness of the I any other time. He stood dispassionate, looked around the crowd. lingering the rope noddiny his head, but at no in- stance did he show anything but the posi- tive listlessneSS that marks the actions of a man strengthened by some artificial power. He peered at the crowd. but his eyes showed no sparkle; he fingered the rope, but his touch was nerveless; he listened to the prayers. but his attitude was not of attentive interest; he talked, ; but there was no life, no earnestness, no power in his words.
 Thus he went to the end of the rope a nerveless. strengthlesS, fearing, clam my statue of flesh and bones.
 He made statements he answered questions, he followed the words of the priests prayers. but it was dumb &C., ton.
 His Last Statement.
 And his last statement was that his previous statements were true, that he was innocent. and that Duncan was not with him the night Officers Adams and Kirkley were murdered.
 After Father Meurer read from the prayer book which he carried Miller turned to both priests with a dumb look Then he turned toward the crowd and asked if any one wanted to question him
 Some person from the Fourth avenue 0f he I'll Q ad xyh ha life of Watchman Clayton.
 'I did" answered Miller, with nod of his head.
 Solicitor Hefiin was called to the stand to ask few questions of the murderer He stood within six steps of the man and asked for statement regarding the killing of the officers.
 The statement I made in court is true was the reply given.
 Was Duncan with you?" asked the solicitor
 The reply was that he was not with him. but that New York Harry" was present. To Attorney Shugart he made the same reply, declaring that Duncan had nothing to do with the murder. He declared he was being hanged an inno- cent man, and that he did not know who shot Clayton.
 As the attorneys walked from the stand, Miller turned with a shiver of
 
 This is awful"
 Prayer Read by the Priest.
 Prayer was read from the prayer book by Father O'Reilly. after which the con demned man made some mumbling sounds. Father O'Reilly called Solicitor Hehin to the stand again. and Miller made another statement. speaking so in- audibly that the words were repeated by the priest as follows:
 Having received the communion of the Spirit, being in my right mind ard know ing fully the meaning of my words. now say to you. Solicitor Hefin, that am in- nocent Also Frank Duncan is innocent, and was not present on the night of the killing of Adams and Ki-lSley. I say thts from the bottom O. my heart. just before my death."
 He asked for drink of water which was brought to him in a tincup. The wa ter was given to him by Father O'Reily, and when he had drank it, he asked what