The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-01-03
SEATON Meets HIS DOOM
UPON The GALL0WS
Pays the Penalty Of Death for the Murder
of His Uncle, Dan Richards

encouraEingiy and no soon recov-
cred his eompoHure,
After His Breakfast
After the departure OF his relatives
Ralph ItoHa shaved Heaton, ana then
a good breakfast was brought, fried
salmon being the most conspicuous
article OF the menu. lie and Jim
Mullen ate together. and sehtOn par
took quite heartily. just before
breakfast, he had Jim Lambert write
a letter for him 90 I'D Roberts who
II otherwise known as the kkagway
KID. scaton addressed him aE
"skag." and hade him go0d-by. lie
ndfnonishea ''skaE." to get out Of the
tolls Of the law and keep out
As soon az he had finished break
fast sherin cudihes read the death
warrant. 20 which he listened aiten-
tively but without apparent emotion.
IN the meantime Lambert. at his re-
quest. had written a letter 81 thanks
90 his attorneys. MenEFn. Rpeckeft,
Cnhnidny a Barnes. for their efforts
In his behalf which he signed Also
one 20 Mr.. A. ~ Mougin. the young
law student who hns iaboTed 10 as
iduously 20 save him.
His Spiritual Adviser
In the meantime. his spiritual hd-
wiser, Hev. B. ~. f.inKenfeltrr. had
arrived and now talked 20 him
briefly. and they then knelt together,
while the minister offered abort
and earnest prayer. when they arose
they c0nveraed again for a few min
utrs In answer 10 AR. LinEeufelter' .
questions seaton sald he bore no NJ
"A
arraysd in a new black suit. ~ %
minutes past o'clock the march
from the cell 70 the scanoid-room
began.
Ne rstt Els NERVE
The news that both tho supreme
court and the governor had refused
90 interfere 70 pIolong his life was
told 10 statnn hy g. J.. Cassidy. 81
Epsckert. Canaiday a harnea his at
torurys. who made the Last EFFORT 20
save hin without hope ~ reward. not
long after the wire brought the In
teiiigenca 20 the Jail. The condemned
man seemed little affected. but his
mother and sister broke down The
guards az one time were Obliged 90
take his mother from tho death cell.
as they feared that her uncontrolla-
bic grief might unnervs seaion him
sNi<. tbs rfftosEs y No have had him
W. Charge Tor ~ fafK fsff n drfr
sympathy for him and they were
anxious thatha should meet his ter
rlbls doom Painfully. No attention
was apared b. them 20 prevent ths
concentration % his thoughts upon
fhc final act % the tragedy.
Rev. n. II. Lingeufeitcr. % ms
Fret Christian church, who has been
visiting him for several days past,
spent apnae time with him. admin
letefina the consolation % religion,
and left him In tolerabiy cheerful
frame OF mind. He protested belief
In the teachings OF Chriatia atty and
expressed confidence In the hopes
held out 10 him.
sesnss Daring the night
His family did not remain with
him constantly. but occasionally
walked In the main corridor OF the
jail or stood looking through the
barred window at the end as the
shadows thickened into the black
ness ~ William seaton's lhst night
upon earth. what they found 10 say
20 each other was not for the carr
Of strangers. and what were their
thouk sts az they strained forward
to meet the horror Of the coming
day. might be an absorbing specu-
latIon for the morbid dreamer. but
not for the normal mind. when the
prison was cnveioped In the noctur-
nal gloom whose morning dissipation
wac TO leave an incurable shadow
upon their lives, they went together
into the cell, where was enacted n
scene Of Hubdued and sincere grief
that might have moved the compass
sion Of even the seif-riKhteous Phil
istsne who prates wisely of abstract
justice. The dignity Of ovcrwhelm-
Ing sorrow quietly. sustained, as ex-
emplificd by these humble and
frisndleaa people was touching In the
extreme 10 the enforced hehoider.
Els Mother Departs
Suddenly the mother. Mrs. Lar
kins. conceived that she might by a
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