Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-11-18
FOUR men ARE WITH THEIR MAKER
DIEDAt the Pnentay yesterday
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room must be cleared for the proper
atoms for the next double execution.
The spectators filed out all but one
man German who insisted on re-
naming and the guards were obliged
to force him out.
The Recess.
The spectators put in their time
strolling about the grounds while the
bodies were cut down and placed in
their respective collins.
They looked at the headstones tina.
the other prisoners had made for the
quartet who were to reckon with the
law and have their final accounts
audited. They viewed the prehis-
toric footprints and wondered if some
similar tragedy might not have been
enacted at that same spot hundreds
of thousand of years before, when
man in his primitive state exactel
the same relentless penalty of blood
for blood
AT the appointed hour the crowd
gathered at the gates again and it was
noticeable that it was considerably
smaller. good many people reach
ed the conclusion that they had seen
enough and lost ali interest for
further executions.
But there was a long wait and while
1t was being discussed a Notory WIS
called for and il was soon known
that German was anxious to make a
further confession. This required
nearly an hour and in this confession
he outlined his miserable past.
1t was rumored that the man was
merely fighting for time and some
held that he could not be legally ex-
ecuted if the time went past one
O'Clock as the court had fixed the
time. This was an error The time
was set to take place between nine
and three
At ten minutes past one the word
came that the ether two men were
ready and had left their cells in
charge of the guard
In a couple of minutes more they
entered bound as their companions
had been and accompanying the Rev.
Darneill was Father Gleason the
Catholic priest of Truckee who had
been sent for by German
The spectators were not so SUBJ
dued as when the first execution took
place They had become accustomed
to the CHASTITY details and were in a
more complacent mood. The two
men German and Roberts mounted
the steps as bravely as had the others
) and faced the audience. The death
. warrant was waived and they were
asked to speak
! troll himself. He steadied his body
with some difficulty and seemed re
: pressing his emotions and was able
to do it.
German said Into thy hands Oh
I Lord l commend my soul. May Goo
) have mercy on me for my past sins.
I The nooses and caps were then
: adjusted and the clergyman praye1
! for the souls of the two men. The!
! Joined in the amen from under tbs
: black caps and shook hands as ma.
: the others with the Warden. priest!
! and guards. The signal went up owe
: the box as before and the traps again
I fell.
! Roberts began series of GOWN
! sive struggles His abdomen ros
I and fell again and again. Gorma
! did not die so hard apparently bu
I for long time his chest was heavin
I and his shoulders showed that deaf
had not been instantaneous. tn
! The drop fell at 1880 and tn
Warden announced their deaths ,
- 1860
At the end not over third OF tt
spectators who witnessed the frs
zee execution were present.
vas In this case the hands of both Il
ees executed men remained open.
but Bad Records.
rec Considerable sympathy was G
the pressed before the men were execut
for When the records of the men a
80 gone over it shows that all of the
ear were of a bad stripe and three
J 81 them had state prison records.
IN German. whose record has BET
traced out the most complete serv
!. ne two terms in the Walla Walla pc
by Tertiary in Washington. Upon his
the lease from that prison he pank'
J il ammunition and arms near the pris