Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-07-21
Crowds Around the Jail and in Vicinity Wit
ness the Hanging--HiS Last Hours in Jail.
is HANGED FOR THE MURDER OF PA
TROLMAN MCNAMARA.
Goes to Death Calmly Saying Shooting Was
acknowledgements Given to His
Brother for Burial.
HIS BODY DROPS AT 1910 AND PRONOUNCED DEADAT 1912.

At exactly 10. 10 O'Clock this morn
| ing William r. Leazer, the colored
murderer of Patrolman John q. Nc
Namara. was dropped into eternity
when Sheriff Samuel b. Hardy sprung
the gallows trap .in the yard Of the
Anne Arundel county Jail on the cor
ner of Calvert and Northwest streets.
Fifteen minutes thereafter Drs. j. j.
Murphy, Il. III. Walton and J. ..
Purvis pronounced the man dead,
but his body was left hanging until
10. 40 O'Clock Death was due TO
strangulation, the murderer S neck not
being broken by a fall of nearly six
feet
Although much effected by the meet
ing with his brother, Walter, whom
he saw at the short service before the
execution, Leazer later regained his
nerve and died gamely. Although he
made no final statement on the gal
10 Ms to his guards this morning and
last night the murderer still told the
same story of the shooting of Mona
mara, saying that the policeman
death had not been intended by him.
He spent a quiet night, retiring at !
o clock and sleeping until shortly be-
fore O'Clock this morning. He ate
only light breakasft and spent the
rest of his time reading his Bible
LEAZER's LAST NIGHT IN JAIL.
Although witnessed by one of the
largest crowds ever present on SINH
lar occasion, the execution was car
ried out without a hitch and the 500
persons inside the Jail yard were we'll
handled. Last night at about ii
1nf1 off
find a barber, it was necessary for them
to shave the condemned man. This
was done by night watohman George
TAYLOR and Deputy Reuben Small
wood After reading his Bible for
an hour or so the man retired to his
couch at | O'Clock and went to sleep
almost Immediately. he slept we'll
without any apparent thought or
dream of the fateful morrow, and
woke this morning apparently refresh
ed and in good spirits.
His first words were to George Tay-
| lol. night death watch, TO whom he
said when he awoke at 4. SO a. IN. (:
Good morning, Mr.. George. How
are YOU this morning ?" In reply to
| a question as to his own health, Lea
zer then said: 81 never felt better in
nv life - Shortly after . o'cloc k
he was asked what he wanted for
| breakfast aud was given what he or
| dered, which consisted of an egg and
a cup of tea with a piece of bread.
| This light breakfast he ate of sparing-
| Iy, after which he gave to his watch
| man letter which he requested to
| be delivered to Mr. Harry Lewis, the
night watchman at the Jail. This
1 letter is as follows
| "Annapolis. Md. July 20. '05.
| sThese are the words of the Lord,
/ If We keep my commandments ye
shall abide in my love, even as | have
kept my fathers commandments and
| abide in His love- this is my com
] mandment, that We love one another,
as have loved You. Greater love
hath no man than this. that man
Law down his life for his friend; II
We know these things. happy are We,
| if We do them, may the love of the
Lord rest in you and bring You To
everlasting life.
| w. r. LEAZER.
On the reverse side OF the paper was
| written
| And also to the kind treatment OF
| Mr.. Lewis. will say that am highly
pleased indeed, as he has been so kind
| to us all. / say that am well pleased
with his kindness, aud | will say may
success follow him.
| These two were written in ink in q
| fairly good hand, and showed LeaZer
| TO have been al educated man Tor his
| station. At the same time that this
letter was given TO Watchman Taylor,
the condemned man handed him an
other communication addressed to a
4 l1-Is vI..r. AtaA 81 20
see him on Saturday of last week,
The young lady. whose name is with
held. is a friend of the death watch
man and had talked with the condemn
ed man for some time while in his
cell. Leazer explained that he had
taken a fancy to her and asked that
his letter of farewell be mailed to her
TODAY. This was done by Mr.. Taylor.
After delivering these letters, tc
Watchman TAYLOR, the murderer tool
his Bible and with the suit case con
tanning the clothes he was to wear
when hanged, moved close to the grated
door of his cell Here he took his
seat. saving that he was ready when.
ever they wanted him TO dress. Al
.. 30 O'Clock he dressed himself. saying
as he did so that he was perfectly re
signed and felt that he-had been for
given. AT eight minutes of 10 tbs
start was made for the gallows. AS ht
stepped outside of his cell into the
4 corridor, he asked permission of Dep
uty Sheriff Bryan to say farewell Il
the other prisoners in the cells mex
TO his. This was granted, and h1
went to the door Of Cell No. 3. first
William Mercer, white man, charged
with bigamy, was in this cell, ans
during the farewell was much morl
affected than the coloied murderer