The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-10-05


was confined, and opened his cell
door, and one of the crowd went in
and. placing the rope he had under his
arm around the mans neck started
down the stairs with him.
The only thing Brady said was.
Gentlemen. what do you want?"
There was no reply to the, inquiry.
and the man was taken to the Jail
office
Are you sure this is the right
man. asked one of the men of the
jailer
THAI is Brady. al, right enough"
said Jailer Mahrt.
Then the crowd surrounded their
prisoner and marcncd him TO the Hay
market.
AS the crowd took their prisoner
down the steps of the Jail the big
clock in the court house tower across
the street struck the half hour. and
the loud gong sounded to the crowd
as the death note of the doomed
man. Down Ewing he was led.
small rope around his neck, and on
this rope several determined men kept
close hold. Two other determined
ren held the prisoner by the shoul-
der
Boys, where are you going to dc
his OBJ" said Brady, as the crowd
laaChed Fifth avenue.
Hang him here" suggested some
one.
This suggestion did not meet with
favor by ,he crowd. ana they proceed
Cd .'own the street toward the Hay
NJ, ~ pls inn,
rs ID burning the prisoner. and doing
~ her brui al acts, but the crowd did
no, wish 10 do anything brutal. Many
We're of the opinion that hanging was
100 good for him. but they believed
hat the interests of the community
demanded that the affair should come
OF as quietly as possible. and that no
bru;a. actions were to be permitted.
The crowd walked quietly and rap
idly down Ewing street to Seventh
avenue and down Main. They walked
over to ,,.a northwest corner of Main
and lawrence and here they stopped
and looked up to the top of the telc.
graph pole This did not seem as in.
viting as it might be. and the crowd
led the prisoner across Lawrence
street to another pole. In this con
neclion it might be said that Brady
walked down the street, and while he
seemed frightened he did not seem
anywhere near the point of breaking
down.
AS the crowd stopped under the
tall telegraph pole, some one asked
he prisoner if he had anything to
say before he was strung up. He
asked that some one identify him, and
asked that saloon keeper in whose
place of business he was alleged to
have taken the little girl whom he as
saulted be brouoht. This request
was granted AMI the saloon keeper
identified Brady.
Brady then wanted some paper and
pencil to write a note. This was
furnished him, and he started to write
and then complained Of the darkness
There was no light handy and this
request was denied the doomed man.
He then handed the writing mater
ials to a bystander and take down
what he mad to say.
Are you innocent" asked by
stander
Boys, I've told you several times
that | am" replied Brady.
Somebody write to Elmer Larson
at Mitchell" he continued. And ask
him to collect the money which is
coming to me from the company, and
send it to Superintendent McAlony.
of the deaf and blind schoo. at Bould
er. for the benefit of my little blind
niece, who is there. Her name is Eva
Webster"
mt tn " RppI nc
asked.
81 don't know how to pray. Won't
somebody pray for me?" Brady's
voice never quivered as he spoke
these words.
May God forgive you, is the best
can do for you," shouted someone.
The doomed mans hanls were tied
behind him, and for moment there
was an oppressive stiffness. Then
somebody yelled PULL"
Strong hands grabbed the rope and
strong arms pulled. Drady's body
swung upward, and seemed lifcless.
Then he drew his legs upward abit,
in apparently his last conyulsions
The loose end of the rope was tied
TO a brace of the telephone pole, and
then several men caught hold of the
rope and pulled the body up almost
10 the crOssbar and let it drop. Some
left Immediately, while others remain,
ed around. A few jeers were flung
at the lifeless body, and several sug-
gested the advisability of shooting
the body. Nothing of this nature
was done.
A noticeable feature of the hanging
was the presence of several women,
who were driven lOwn in hack a
few minutes before the body was
drawn upward.
County Attorney Mcconnell had
been early apprised of the lynching,
and he was soon on the ground. He
had little to say except to express
surprise at the turn affairs had taken.
He deplored the affair very much,
but declined to say what action he
would take in the matter.
The crowd soon dispersed after the
body was removed What few re-
manned cut pieces from the rope that
was used in hanging Brady, for SOU
| venirs There was little left of the
| rope.