The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-11-24
And Tom Horn Died Game at Chey-
enne, Wyoming.
HE MADT NO CONF ESSION
But the Convicted Murderer of Willie
Nickel Got No Benefit of the Doubt.
Was Red-Handed Tool of the Big
CattIemen and Rust!er Execu-
toner.

the execution passed OF quietly
Horn made no speech on the scat
fold He never lost his nerve.
The execution was witnessed by 40
persons, including the guards, friends
of Horn and newspaper men. The
spectators were admitted to the Jail
at 1914 one by one, and searched for
firearms. Men armed with Win
chesters stood at the door watching
Horns friends.
Horns neck was broken by the fall
ing of the trap and death was in
Simultaneous.
Horn spent nearly all the morning,
after eating a hearty breakfast, writ
ing letters.
Tom Horn was born in Scotland,
Mo. November q, 1860. He was
celebrated army scout. Indian lighter
and cattle detective. He was the
scout in charge of the party that cap
tured Geronimo. He was also one of
the scouts under General Miles in his
Porto Rico campaign.
Horn was a self educated man. He
spoke German, Spanish, Apache and
a number of Indian languages fluent
ly.
Last summer he wrote a 100000
word history of his career This
book he left to his stanch friend,
John c. Coble. of Bosler. Wyo.
He was suspected of having COM
mitted several murders besides the
one for which he was hanged.
When the spectators had been adj
mitted to the jail the Rev. Geo. Raj
ter climbed up ladder to the tier in
which Horn was confined and opened
a prayer book The massive iron
doors opened as Under Sheriff Proc
tor, Sheriff Smalley County Clerk
Joseph Cahill and Deputy Sheriff Les
lie Snow appeared.
Horn got up off his couch and
walked out of the door. He was pale
and thin from long confinement, but
he was game.
Charley Irwin will sing said
Proctor as Horn neared the edge Of
the balcony and looked down.
"Helo. Tom" said irwin, with a
pleasant smile and q wave Of his
hand.
"Ht' Charley" answered Horn
with a smile.
Charley and Frank Irwin then sang
that old cowboy railroad song. Keep
Your Hand Upon the Throttle and
Your Eye Upon the Rail-"
The rich. vet UNFRAMED, voices Of
the two brothers rang through the
corridors and brought tears to the
eyes of the spectators.
When the song was finished Proc
tor said Charles and Frank Irwin
will pass around to The left and come
above"
"Thanh you. Ed" said Tom, and
the two brothers were on the Da'cony
in another moment.
"Tom" said Charley, did you
make q confession to the murder of
Willie Nickello'
mo"
''Well, Tom, a mans got to die
only once and it has to be, so be
game"
''You bet will
Its as we'll first as last you
know
eyes. it's all right"
"Well, goodby old man. I wish
could do something for you. Is there
ANYTHING YOU want me to do?'
NO | wrote Cohle this morning.
"Goodby."
''Goodby."
The two lrwins passed around back
TO the lower floor in the front, where
they were within five feet of the drop
Proctor began to fasten the straps
Horn turned and twisted to suit the
executioner.
"Wen. joe" he said to Cahill, 81
hear YOU are married and doing we'll
that you are county clerk. Is that
SOP"
Eyes. Tom. it's true" answered Ca
hill.
'Well, by God, I'm glad to hear It,
Horns hands were then secured!
pinioned to his body and he was al
ready for the final strap on his feet
Between Smalley, Proctor and Ca
hill he walked out onto the plat.irn
with short steps and stood looxins
at the moose.
"Ill have to have a hand to get or