The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-01
The Hanging of Little Johnny.
BY ADAM 0ANNETT.

When Stocssel heard about the shooting
ne looked very grave. and calling JOHNNIE
fSe t 1ron IL hf hna 1n1 ksa fea him I It was
BET d hundred did, a." 'o''''A'e' Dut ! =
=. H. did. says Abe Fenten. who
t Has s'ana'r's near. ! just come from W
4, it ISIS murder says the judge. II
IKE lii;;, you. Chonnie. but It ISIS murder. i
very. .sorrowful. Next Tuesday, a week,
I VIII hang YOU. -
II that's the case. judge says john
on me- No. - '.,l /.
or course we wasn't going to. let LAtue
J Jt'a ,l,a get strung up--not vs. we didn't
WIZ The e0M judge ws a fSa ahna i E at
out Of town for n spell. But Johnnie said
he'd be hanged afore he'd leave town.
~. nave it," says ThrceHnger Bill: well
get a pardon from, Sacramento. i know
party over there who's lawyer. and he'll,
a rnay u Us Up better pardon Can the gov
er err or, souio: The Judge aiI,,t much on low,
30 ned never know the difrerence.uy
But the pardon didn't show up Tho
day before the time set for the hanging
come, round and still 1t hadn't arrived.
", we learned afterwards that the party
letter. owing 10 his being IN the penitcn-
tiary under a dif ferent name at he lime.
When Charley Casey come home he was
h@ but nH Sis eo sSH ~ SAW ss l' s,
rhreeflnger Bill asked him what he was
'h5o p ihs such NJ dead chInk for.
boys beforehand that n they found The The
1uuse really did mean business here would
still be plenty OF time for him to get
All you'll have 10 do. says he, us 10
nave ga horse ready and then. II things
III just ride over to Dry Rock and stay
trere Il tho pa rdon comes. -
rho b 1as; wa was lninG up at Big Mixes
called It. They had lots Of ast drinks and
when ,;f the Judge, looking as.if he hadn't
slept all night, come down the hill push
Ing a whcelbarrow with two ropes and
cracker box In 1t. 5T1 -
Johnnie had settled on the tree he
w ySan, 10 be strung up TO some time be-
trail leading to Dry Rock. and not far
from camp. SO az soon MS the Judge come
down the hill we started out the Judge
barroH. ThreeHnger Bill next, stride the
horse Johnnie was 10 ride to Dry Rock
on. and the rest OF us following on FOOT
When VIC arrived at the tree the jud 20
takes rope and ties Johnnie's arms
down to his sides 81
Its all right" says Johnnie, looking
ever at Threcfinser Bill, who was getting
,I nate e do - Ghonnie," says the
Don't mention IT, says Johnnie.
Now says tho Judge pointing at
Thrcehnser Bill. 1T iss for you to tie the
rope on-the tree"
Yes, do" says Johnnie. 65
Its gone. far enough" says Three
finger. E
Don't bea fool Bill! Tie the rope.
says Johnnie.
So Bill he rides under the tree. and,
standing up In his stirrups fastcns the
rope according to Instructions, the moose
having been already arranged by the
Judge.
You will now on the box stand, Chon-
ME says the judge. And Johnnie. being
still game. steps up on his perch while the
judge slips the moose oyer his head.
And then, the first thing anybody know.
tho box was kicked out from under john
MES feet, and we was all of us facing
two six-sno0tcrs in the hands OF the judge.
who was saying: Ii you stir a lid Of the
eye ! will shoot. Charley Casey told me
howit !ss You plan, but there iss what ISIS
greater than you'll ISIS the law
Threeinger Bill he prayed and swore
alternate. and + was that sick could
hardly stand. But the judge just stood
and covered us--the judge was a dead shot
and wo knowed it--while Johnnie, our IT.
Tie Johnnie. swung, over tho divide, clean
into the next world, s 49, ~
Then, dropping. his two guns. stoesscl
throwed hlsself down by tho era cSer box
Johnnie had stood on and cried like his
heart would break. Btfg