Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-01-12
SAIS TURNS GAME AS
TIME: COMES
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Socorro, n. NJ, Jan Ill am
sorry for what I have done. My end
is warning to other boys who may
be tempted to do wrong Good bye"
This, in rough translation, is the
last word of Carlos Sais, murderer of
William Mclaughlin and John Bill
lingslea, who was executed on the
scaffold in the jail yard here this af-
ternoon at $3.50 O'clock.
Sais was perfectly cool and col
lected and from the time he left his
cell until the cap was fitted over his
head, betrayed no sign of fear of the
end awaiting him, His calm and coll
lected demeanor was in striking con-
trast to the depression under which he
has suffered for the past three days.
During that time he has scarcely
tasted food and until -. night he had
slept but little. Last Night huWeYer,
he slept well and appeared in better
spirits this morning than for some
time. Right up to noon the rumors
continued that an appeal to the SUI
preme court would be brought about
by which a stay of the execution
could be secured Shortly after noon,
however, it became definitely known
that no action had been taken and
that execution would be allowed to
proceed without interruption. Prepa-
ration was quickly completed and the
hanging set for $3.50 o'clock.
The gallows had been erected be-
meath the overhead passage which
connects the court house with the
county jail.
At twenty-one minutes to four Sals
walked from his cell accompanied by
c,l hxst
who have been in attendance from
time to time since the death sentence
was pronounced. The young man
walked alone and without assistance.
His step was firm, his head erect and
his face apparently without emotion.
He mounted the scaffold. again with
out assistance and turning, spoke
briefly to the twenty-three people
assembled in the enclosure. He spoke
in Spanish, briefly expressing sorrow
for the crime for which he was to pay
the penalty and saying goodbye to
his friends. His voice was steady aud
clear
The can was fitted over his eyes
and at $3.50 o'clock the sheriff gave
the signal for Jailor sylvester Abeyta
TO spring the trap. The drop was per-
fectly successful. Sais struggled
briefly, and at 1855 o'clock DR., c. G.
Duncan. the physician in charge, pro-
nounced life extinct The body VIII
be given into the hands of friends for
interment.
Carlos Sails was hanged for the
murder of John Billingslea and VIII
liam Mclaughlin, prospectors whom
he killed in the Manzano mountains
on october 29th last. with Sais at
the time was Ehseo Wales, younger
boy, who has been sentenced to nine
ty-nine years in the peniten-
tiary. after pleading guilty to the
crime. Sais also desired to plead
guilty. but the court refused to ac-
cept the plea since the evidence
showed that he had done the work.
sails and Wales met the two prospec-
tors who with Billingslea's wife were
travelling through New Mexico toward
their Colorado home, on prospecting
tour. while the miners were looking
for water. The boys offered to guide
them to a spring. sails was given
gun to carry. AS the party proceeded
in search OF the water he shot the
men. each in the back. The bodies
were left by the boys who went back
to camp. cut loose the horses and left
Mrs. Billlngslea alone In the hills
where she was found three days later
by a search party who also found the
bodies of the dead men. The two boys
were captured soon after.