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The Nome nugget., 1902-09-20
How Hardy Spent His Last Day and Night
 on This Fair Earth.

Hardy's last day earth spent very much have all the other days since he has been confined. He main ained his usual cheerfulness and good nature flr prisoner, Hardy gave little trouble.
 Thursday he expressed desire to make his will. United States Marshal Richards, who had left nothing unone for Hardys comfort accommodated Hardy and Guy Bubecker stenographer and notary in the marahas office drew the will In it Hard. disposed of his personal effects 32O land which, be said, he owned ia the south.
 Marshal Richards has been very kind to Hardy have all the ian officials Thursday he said to the marshal: You have been very kind kinder than my father and won't fail tomorrow: that's all that do for you. To the editor of THE NUGGEr, who visited Hardy last night he expressed himself in similar terms thanking him for kindnesses shown Hardy asked Deputy Marshal stabrook last night if he would be permitted to tie the knot about his neck Mr. Estabroo told the knot had been already tied tried
 Hardy remarked that about be hanged had
 tied his own knot and he would like have that dist nc- tion II like the way you talk to me-" replied Hardy 'you've been frank with me- and that's what lle.'
 Thursday he played game of checkers with Guard UfIierry, and he played welI keeping his mind on the
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game and making few When NrGGhT rcprcScn- visited his cell To o'clock he cheerful. With W. A. Miller, who aso called he discussed rifle shooting and how 300 wards in five eho he had hit the hueNc every tmp Then he talked of his approaching death and he would be cool the Safold he affirmed his nnu- with his usual calmneSs and he said he would mak" speech the ,catIod. but he didn't know how long it would be- though he had all arranged in his head. As THE NUGGET went down the steps leading from Hard cell the strain, of Iome Sweet llonc played by Hardy on harmoncan. follow ed him and filled the entire jail.
 Hardy retired shortly after F o'clock out his sleep was for time. Finally he fell into peaceful ,unbcr and slept until about 60 when he aroused by the death watch He dressed himself carefully and combed lis hair with usual He a black suit and black neggee shirt with tie. The sisters of Holy Cro,, hospital called shortly afterwards and administered rel sious culsoluon On his left breast Hardy large
 At 7}0 Rev. Fr. Catado called and the the administered Later Hardy his breakfast, which consisted of veal chops, boiled eggs potatoes and coffee, which he seemed to enjoy.
 Hardy, Thursday asked Mrs. Mary F. Hart, who called to him. fl she had heard the song called Goooo Eyes? She answered yes. ' it.' said Hardy. There is belief about the jail that Iardy's mind was shattered.
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and Florence went the other way to Q little island, where we next saw him, and Con said, There's Florence l looked around and saw him, and about q quarter of minute after that the shooting commenced. Four shots went off, but we con,d not see any smoke; four shots were fred when man stood up from behind rock. His back was to Us and he saw Us and went on towards where we saw Florence, but he was gone; We did not know who would be shot next. We went down the creek as fast as we could. When We got near the boat Rooney hollered, come, boys, let IL; get out to sea- He then started holleling ahout poor Flor ence. Then we ran to the boat, and
The Nome nugget., 1902-09-20
The Sullivan Brothers and
 Rooney, the Victims.

Con sullivan, his brother, Florence sullivan. r. J. Rooney and owen Jack son left Seattle April l6, l21l, for jn.- mak island on a prospecting trip on the fishing schooner Lizzie Colby. and landed near False Pas abo5, May r.. According to Jacason's sworn test.- mony both Con and Florence carried a amount of money. Flor ence', money was in belt. while Cons was oewed up in his vest. Just how much they had Jackson did not know, but it was quite an amount.
 Con Sullivan was about jo years of age: Florence, about to, and Rooney had seen about 40 years. Con sullivan was the diacoverer of the once famous Banker Hill ~ sullivan mine in the Cuur d'Alenes, Idaho, and both he
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up a tent and put the goods in it, had lunch and started~back for the balance of our stuff to where it had been landed from the schooner Lizzie Colby. We had our dinner and left there at l o'clock and started back up about 20 miles to where we moved part of the goods from. We expected to come back that night. When we got ashore it was a pretty bad place to land, and the surf was pretty bad, We left the boatabout half a mile further down; we packed our. stuff down to it SO that we could get it the next morning.,
 ''Next morning we started down for Cape Lapin; we got there about 1l:30 o'clock. When we were coming in Rooney hollered: There is two men
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The crime for which Hardy suffered WAS committed on Unimak island on June :, 1901. The Sullivan brothers were first shot down like dogs, and a shot fired at r. J. Rooney broke his leg. He attempted to escape with Owen Jackson, who was also member of the mrty, but fell to- the, g'ound where another shot from the murderers rifle ended his life: The story of the mur- ders as told by Owen Jackson at the trial at Unalaska Sept. :, is as follows:
 eve came down to Cape. Lapin about Il o'clock on June 6, 1901, and came ashore and unloaded our stuff; we put
The Nome nugget., 1902-09-20
Hardy Was Hanged dt Q.AD a. III. Yesterday.

~cafod were |. S Marshal Richards Deputies Lowe. Dwyer, Esttbrook DIIierry Weber Rev. Fr Catalda. Rev Fr Devinc, NUGHEr representative and fetoheS.
 Iardy sparingly breakfast. Previously Le hud received the sacrament of the Roman Catholic CIurc. As tp bell in the school building changed the hour of n Marshal Richards read the death Hardy in call Hardy leaned against the cell, calmly smoking cigarette. At the close tears were in his eyes.
 That all? asked Hardy in husky voice the reading ohhe warrant ended
 That is al," said the marshall Then he said: ~" lat is the thing coming off Right away? "lt" said the marshall Five minutes later the little procc7on the galows started. Marshal Richards led the way, lowed by Hardy supported b! guard on either side. Who another followed behind: then Pr. Citado Der of jail officials.
 Hardy mounted the sca1od with firm stop He piac the trap by Deputy EDtabrooh, hi, anl legs strapped. the black cap placed his head but pulled down.
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goin. up the creek with our packs. l looked around and saw only one man. My back was to them. l was rowing; I saw only one man.. Con Sullivan was in the bow of the boat and hollered: Pull quick. The tent is down and everything is gone'
 "We pulled in quick and found that there was not thing left there. Three of us started up the creek in the direc- tion we saw the men going, Rooney being left in charge of the boat. Flor ence Sullivan won't to the cabin. and Con and Event on down the beach, l wanted to see # could see dory. I searched half ad hour, and me and Con came back esa we met Florence Iat',he cabin. v 5n started up the creek
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in the leg. 1 looked around and saw Con lying on the beach. The bullets were flying around mo and could hear them hitting tho rocks behind me. l went as far as could until the ocean cut me off. stayed there until | saw Rooney coming around the point. He kept coming on but finally lay down and beckoned to me. I went over and said, Pat, for Gods sake, pick up cour- age and let's try to get out of here.
 He said, There's no use: we are going to be all killed; he is over there now searching Cons pockets Then l told him again for God 5 sake to pick up courage and come, but he shook his head. Then l made break and started climbing the cliff. l managed to get
The Nome nugget., 1902-09-20
AN AWFUL CFzIIvIE EXE>IA HE'D
Died pr0te5tinQ !
10 the End.

"iiayc you any thng say Ere larIy:" asked A.r. Estabrook
 Hardy said !s- and he san a raml ling sooc,h which lasted fully rnmuuc- His yoi.c broke with a Le maiitancl wondcru coulosure. lie plot ,tcd lis innocence 10 the last. ing lla he not l d.. he had bat lc, minute, live and he t. tn, spectators, who filled the body of the tutdu- Euon that Ee vus innocent. aud that he died christian. malice toWarl none
 H. paid tribute to the kindnc, of the .cia-, ing uitca Mltoha Richard, and his deputies H. also r,Gerrel the many >inines,cs shown him hy the 'y- Of IIy tros, hospital, and few other citizens. T"oor three tiu- he a-atcl, and Father Calajo and HcpG-y l.>tahryoa helped him cut with hi, words.
 lie ~i he djrl brave man. knowing that hc nna- oi c li'Ar c muldcr H. referred to hi, service M the Philippines. HlI Deputy Marshal t,,1b-,ol spoke to him advising hiul oquit talking the taor, growing unrNoi-.
 Tht trying the nerves bat Hardy insisted
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and hi, brother hal followed mining all their lives. For some years previous to their departure for Alaska, they had li.cd in Buttp, Mont.
 Rooney had lived in the state of Washington for q number of years.
 The escape of owen Jackson, tho fourth member of the party, from the assassin rain of bullets was little short of marvellous, and it i- related of him that when he reached Dutch Harbor, it wa, nearly week before he could give coherent account of the murders. Jackson was in Nome last spring and expressed hi, absolute belief in Hardy's guilt. on the witnes. stand he stated that the cap worn by Hardy was identi- cal with that worn by the murderer when he fired from behind the rock.
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had hardly got our hands on it, when q shot came and hit Rooney in the leg. 1 said, drop behind the boat They were firing into the boat. Rooney hol- lered, I am shot,
 ''We lay down behind the boat and Con said, We will have to make a break: we will be all killed l said, We will have to do it quick had no more than said this when bullet struck the boat. We got up and both went toward the bluff. We had not gone more than 15 or 20 yards when Con was shot between the shoulders. He threw up his hands and hollered oh Lord! Oh Lord!' as loud as he could.
 t'I went on and the next shot got hit
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Fred Hardy was hanged at 940 o'clock yesterday o''' ing
 He died without ninchng protesting his innocence with tis latest breath At exactly 94o the trap fell ana iaoA tsdy shot through the doop of the gallows.
 Apparently his body never quivered'- his neck h9nS broken. Doctors Hill Call,. Jeraud lhnlnge', Nh'. Wesley, McCanahar, Chace. Lloyd, Tedenann ana boet were beneath the scaTod and examined the body The Following composed the jury: J. F. Giese, Geo. AShoa J. F Warren, Dr. J. Tiedenann, Dr. w. D'Arcy thace, Dr. B. G. Snow, Dr.. F. NJ Rinnger Dr. r. N C.. Jrlauld Dr. Ed. F. Hil Dr. w. |. White, !. F. A. Strong.
 Dr. Hill felt the pulse and pr. White examined the Heart life pronounced extinct in exactly minutes snd 4Sseconds. The body then down and inquest held, the jury returning the usual verdict.
 Deputy Marshal Estabrook superincndcd all the ranpements which were perfect in every detail On the
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Fred Hardy. or Frederick F.. Wat kins. which he says is his name, Hardy being the name of his stepfather, which he assu asd. was borr. according to his testimony at the trial, in LexingtoH Ohio, in 1876. He resided there until 1S97, where he was telegraph opera tor In 1S91 he enlisted in the Second II. $. Cavalry at Columbus, and was stationed at Wingate, New Mexico. From there he went to Chickamauga, thence to Nashville and Tampa, Florida and thence to the Philippines, reach ing there Sept. l5, 1898. He remained there until January l0,' 1901, where, he stated, he held the position of second lieutenant in the First Tennessee volun- teer regiment. On March 2s, 1901, he was mustered out at the Presidio, San Francisco. He claimed that he received npay when mustered out $l,S75.1J.
 Hardy, however, told many stories, no two alike, It was subsequently, proved that he was sentenced in the philippines to serve 10 years for killing
The Nome nugget., 1902-09-20
STORY OF THE CRIME WtICH HARDY PAID THE DEATH PENALTY

up to it, and stayed there until afte'
 Rooney was killed. must have stayed there 20 minutes or so, when I heard two shots in quickIsuccession again. When the second shots were fired I took off my gum boots..and started of. l kept going day and night. travelled all that evening and the next day I struck a cabin about II o'clock st night. The next morning when was ready to start 1 saw natives coming up. bolted the door. One of them tried to enter, and another got on the roof :.and looked down and said, how do:' 1 made for
 an axe and stayed there three
 days. then started for False psss
 and wandered around until June 2a,,
 when reached Scott's camp"
The Nome nugget., 1902-09-20
Fred. Hardy and the Stories
 ;, That He Told.

a comrade: that he was sent to Alca traz military prison, California; where he serSed year, and was finally par doned about March 26, l9ol. It was also proved that he had no money when he. was released
 Hardy' left San Francisco for Alaska about April l5aon the fishing Schoonen Arago.. About June 5 he deserted from the vessel, a number of the crew hay ing gone ashore to get water Hardy being among the number. When the boat $ crew was ready to return to the schooner Hardy was missing
 Frank w. Lee and w. C. Bowen, who were gunners on the revenue cutter Manning, stated that they knew Hardy in the Philippines. and that he had been sentenced to fve'years in q mili- tary prison. They also testified that he was known as "DiamOnd Dick" for the reason that he was voracious reader of dime novels, When confront ed with these witnesses Hardy swore that he had never before seen them.
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The hangi1g of Fred Hardy was the first judicial execution that has taken Mace in Alaska. w. A. Hayden states that man, whose name he has forgot ten. was banged by vigilance com nittee in Valdes in 1898. The man murdered two Of. his co npanions.
 The gallows was erected in the build ing occupied by the Nome Ice Com pmy. directly opposite the federaL lal A portion of the roof of the building was raised in order to give ample room for the erection of the implement of death.
 The details of its construction were att AdeGito by Deputy Marshal A. E. Estabrook. who for number Of wears was sheriff of WhatcOm county. Wash, and who during his years of service in that capacity was called upon to dis charge similar duties in !ds own and other counties.
 The scatrold on which Hardy died was erected on platform 10 feet high, the platform being l2xl5 feet. Upright posts at the north and south ends sup ported the beams to which was attached the fatal rope. Ib. the center of the platform was the trap door. upon which the doomed man was placed. An iron
The Nome nugget., 1902-09-20
Gallows OH Which Hardy
 Paid the Penalty.

le,ser at the west end of the scaiTold pulled the trap, and the laws victim shot down through it, some 10 feet below.
 A pair of stairs ai'tnt l5 feet long and five feet wide led from the side entrance to the building to the scaiIold above.
 Thursday the scaffold, the trap door, the rope and all the other grucsome ad iuncts. were carefully tes .pd by Deputy Marshal Estabroolt and Chief Jaile2 Lowe. United States Marshal Rich ards and Dr.. Ed F. Hill and number of others were present. Everything worked perfectly. The rope used in the testing of the gnllowS, however,. was not the one which cut short Hardy's earthly career, but it was of the same make and quality. It was a trve.cighths inch manila which had been thoroughly stretched and then oiled.
 A canvas screen, beneath the gallows on tIe ground floor of tile building, shut off the view from the fifty or more spectators who filled the small room. Inside the screen and directly beneath the gallows were number of the phy sicians of Nome.
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on d'u-. aa. ' ..... ,. f'.., l.o incoherent lc ic.ur. '.'-.. ',-. e.4..." h.. -atu To Mr. E,a- b,oo, .ua a... voice: ... ..r.u. be af..tI I'll not break Goar" Nh. h-l'..'.
 "IHb.a lo1 ..' . .o.-- aH.." e~,o h., ,t-; wo.d5.
 pcp.. H-.b.t.5 -.,ar-..a |. '., trap Wit, sprung. y W...#...r i,a b v.., i... tlr h'oy shot down- wtH.. la,I i...ae Li. la. I.t t.aaY of h'- crime.
 Au ucsauir4.a,' .,a, . : f.. showed tla, tho neck hal hoen broken close '.c- a.. ,'r. El r! IIl mat- ing .. eN.ai..'.o.. When t.e oa.l cap owed, tho .rnat '.rC,1. na. Ha- c..o u.l peaceful plainly ,l"a.u- .hat he aaH -as..-i l...lr,ru, pain.
 He bad. w,, removed 'o I1o-.'- undertaking rooms ad 'a-oar:o" o':oaa.n a. ,ta. ]. " b. i'l away in plat ,n t.. ..t. ......,r&.
 uf--.l ,.a. ..u.. ~l'pl a ...-cl 3-o acres of land DOW in Ntlnn
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Arrest of Hardy, His Trial
 and Conviction.
E-l--~- -4na--

Hardy .1y A.ou}io, rhr his hunting and nua Ihrbor, .-..,. I} u.Ig,a- trips.
 Dqriy Marshal }au 1901,
 -ll I:t. ... before Wicker Io,>. r, I.u'F >. -h'.. rnI.l on Sept when o-lrau aA h. ~.q u.' t. at} r,t.r,da god watch n a .,4h,r lo ,l tr :., inst de-
 some other ar-- which prosecuted Assistant extraordinarily recovered. u,"t@ Attorney N,Gjn while r. li. b,,dc, va, q r;r two ra repre- aIoit l, cur,c ,1n, foreign jurors Geo. ~n, I other api @ which wore ifr.tt J. A. Ellis, i4cut fled m tril to m , X. J. August ottl 9oIv, ,.:l.l-. Aa.r. o. Cha. H. daydon,
 Iiarly tlat aterl, the Pleforl,
 4:o '. rr. jl!aa E.4a, tc Nelson.
 t. oneil. WI, called. Hard O }, hanged Ii.. unufc. d..l u r.. .u:rl 1pYD- been led appeal tu5l. aa anal. o,.,r CIl supreme
 ,i,- h, exp J. supreme clr.. t., ulc.. affirmed the judgment tho qla a tl,-. things .y in Hardy they " Te again need Judge Moore to be u.r staying Charley ,-,lj,r.~ hanged sept l9 oA
 cabin. accord IjI,~ money and rifle found in
 tlcy tad ,H ,i Inl possession the time of his schooner Dove also c,p-ively proved Jackson belonging to the murdered year, (l1au- cIdootck Il island with d ay wife, hn Hardy Ia, rosary, clippers lcc.- lne Rosenberg la- number wlcone pocket knife and cabin scattered the island which stick pin.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-03-25
THE CHARGE TO THE JURY.
Detailed Proceedings OF the Earlier Hours of
the Day.
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer)
Elizabeth City, n. G.. March 21.-
Ably, impressiveIy, forcefully, f~eeIingly.
Jud2e Jones today charged the jury il
whose keeping is the life OF jim Wilcox.
The Judge is u careful. Conscientious
and learned man, and he talked like one
who felt a grave responsibility resting
upon him. There was deathly stiffness
as he said the words which must guide
the jury in their verdict. Stern men and
fair women scanned his face eagerly.
Judge Jones requested the spectators
to keep quiet, and hoped he would not
be Interrupted. Having forgotten his
spectacles there was slight delay while
Sheriff Grandy sent for them. Having
no chairs, most of which We're held by
ladies, District Attorney Ward and
others We're seated on cracker boxes and
the like. The prisoner. neatly groomed
sat far back in his chair, his hands fold
ed across the breast.
He heard the charge With seeming
interest. but there was no emotion, Nc
token of sorrow nor of fear.
The court told the jury they had been
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-03-25
THE DEFENSE'S CLAIM.

Judge Jones said the defense claimed
that the evidence did not show that
murder was done, mat the facts and
prisoners conduct was consistent with
innocence: that their love was mutual:
that lovers Quarrels We're ommOn that
there was no motive for murder. that
NclI'S conduct was not Indicative of real
Spurning. that her heart was burning
with love one night and naum by
hatred the next; that her eNuberant
spirits that night, the talk of suicide
may have indicated her purpose to de-
stroy herself.
He said the defense admits the oppor-
tunity for murder, but denied the mo-
tive, and held that a reasonable man
would not have chosen the ather's yard
for murder, that his clothes We're not
Wet, that his conduct and appearance,
when seen by Leonard Owens, before
midnight, were natural. The defence
held, toe, that Wilcox's conduct and con
versation with States witnesses We're
natural.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-03-25

.Hheratc purpose. take the .ttm n.
ceased Ella NJ. Cropsey. Tn
stitu.o a willful killing with
and generalization.
IF you are not satistisf
doubt that the prisoner is E.....
der in the first degree. YOU
10 determine whether or aat F..
If murder in the second #s
III 0 find from the
4 reasonable doubt that 81.
took the life Of the dcc.as-.
aforethougEt, that isl he
and without just Caus" or
the deceased, then hc He...H
If murder in the second 6.
shall so render your verde.
are not satisfied he would TO.
YOU should 50 render Your -..
If the jury should find t-..
dence beyond q REASONABLE.
the prisoner called the aa....
the room and then struck h..
instrument. that was Teas.
lated to produce death. au.
her death. the Law would r..
ice and the prisoner would
murder in the second 8e-
else appearing. unless you
find that the prisoner took
the deceased |wilfuIly. With
tion and elaboration rs aha..
'If the facts YOU have t..
case from the evidence h.E.
satisfy You beyond a reason.
that the prisoner. James N.....
tionally and without just can
cusc took the life of Ella M
then il would be your duty O..
verdict of not guilty
After the jury had gone nus
with Miss Louise Crcnscy. % 81
man with a pretty. ~releot.s..
intelligent expression. SIN
CropseY'S sister. Miss Louis
tho relations between Nell aa|
said Ncll hal ceased to In-.
she had heard Nell trcQunut#
about having laid aside his ....
This afternoon an Elizabeth q.
the wife of a prominent n..r.
most of the women here N.r.
Wilcox. but that she f"lt lots
paJhy for tlc family. AND tltt
fered from most men i'm tho CO."
who said Jim showed 40 emo.
thought he did show tsoIlu-. eH.
he had broken down and cr.e..
would have said that ind
The same lady aid she noticed f0.
women and men were loaNiu- ..
room Yesterday. the wife of a. NE.
juror did not move.
As is usually the casc in 20 H
this sort. some of the prisoner.
est friends are women. though
that soX in this town arc again
Always nicely dressed, clean|H
and neatly groomed. Jim WI.
young man whom women woul.
he could cast aside the prison I.
courtroom risidity of ~eNprcselo
cox is pleasant with Jail att
Having cen a frog on his way
Jim remarked he would like 90
and have some fun shooting hu
While waiting for the jury
Wilcox was ore Of the most uu.,
men in the city, 50 far as app.
go. Nothing acn 1eaZe him.
Fclner District Attorney l..
many people have misconstruet
marks about the Cropseys h...
the North. He says he feels kG
wards the family and did not m
reflection against people from tn.