Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-05-03
YOUNG HANGED.
Faced Death with a Smile at
Moundsvilie
Another Execution at the State Pemi-
tentiary-Colore Man Does Not Fear
Death-The story Of the. Crime for
Which he was Executed.

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Death-The story Of the. Crime for
Which he was Executed.
With calm, resigned smiling,
countenanee, Louis Young faced
death on the gallows, at the Mou nds-
vile penitentary last evening. New
er did man meet death more brayely
and unfiinchingly. The trap door
swung at 6:42, and at 7:05 the body
was taken down cold and lifeless.
Young stood on the galIows unassist-
ed. He had peaceful smile on his
face and appeared calm, save for
a deadly pallor He was standing a
little to the left of the trap door and
when told TO step upon it, calmly side
stepped and glanced over the faces Of
the witnesses. He looked appealing
ly at Rev. Ruble and then turning
his face away his lips moved as in
prayer. He was neatly attired in
suit of black, white shirt and collar
with black bow tie. On the lapel of
his coat was pink carnation. He
never WINGED except when his legs
were being bound, which seemed to
cause him little pain The adjusting
OF the moose and cap by Captain Dun
can was matter Of but few seconds.
Rev. Spur pronounced the benediction
and committed mis- soul to God and at
GAP Captain Dawson swung the trap.
You ng dropped six feet. For mo-
ment the tody hung rigid. Then there
was slight movement in the legs,
after which the body hung limp. Just
as soon as the trap had been sprung
the witnesses were marched out of the
prison.
Young's neck was fractured. Drs.
ID. w. Stewart, S. NJ Steele, T. r,
Rogers and j. E. Roger were present.
The heart ceased to pulsate at 6:57,
fourteen minutes after the drop. The
body was taken down at 1905. DR..
Stewart, the penitentiary physician,
said Young's heart action was the
most peculiar be had ever known. 1t
acted as il ruptured. He may dissect
the body and make an examination OF
such peculiar action of the heart.
The record Of Young's pulse after
hanging at one minute intervals was
as follows: 10; 80, 6S; 30; 40; 20;
20; 18; Is and then ceased nine min
utter after the drop.
The crime for which Louis Young,
the coIored murderer, paid the penalty
| yesterday, is peculiar one. He shot
and killed one of his best friends, out
of desire simply of shedding some
bodY's blood. At the boUtom Of his
I mi. ilH Il ln1
gagged to q young woman and became
jealous of another man, who appears
to have been rival. Young gave his
rival warning to keep away from his
! fiance, but the warning was not heed
ed and the other young man contin-
ued bis attention to the young wom-
| an.
The rival suitors met and fierce
fight ensued. Young pulled revolv-
er and his Antagonist fled, while he
pursued, at the same time firing at
the fugitive. None of the shots, how
ever, took effect. Young was deter
mined to kill his rival, and going
home secured a Winchester rifle. He
determined to revenge himself on
somebody, and started out on pre-
meditated expedition of shooting
somebody. Meeting a crowd of by
ISLANDERS on the street, he asked If his
rival were there, and on being an
swered in the negative, he replied that
he didn't care and then proceeded to
empty the contents of the rifle into the
crowd all of whom were his friends.
The result was the death of one Of the
men in the crowd.