The daily sentinel., 1907-01-14
THEY DIED
ON GALLOWS
THE EXECUTIONS
That Have Occurred Since
Colorado Was Made c
State--kames and Crimes
Sixteen Have Paid the
Penalty.

GcA1AlT-
Joau McGarFer wl1 vas hanged
OF Saturday ulzn-. was tl= E'yfeel-f
man who has 1lec ol rte acsroi1 -r
tne STATE Derifz zELarT ar Canon C.-1
The Canon CITY E.seord has made d
very iuterear ne c1u5l .a-1n u -ls
names and eruas of those Who have
been esec1lec by saw ir rhs state
Prom July 8. 1870. rae -ms wlsu
Cosorado vas a1m--=1 f9 the ru-ou.
uuaI 1880. e Derlo1 n tour-ee1 years
there uaa 10 capital Dlrls1reut Law
10 ftls a-sra. acc TO ore sag ralg=-
as the rsEa-r ~ Judicial proceed --E
There wac als1 ar .rterraEuu1r ~
s.rht Tearz. from 1886 t9 1905. Wts-
life vas uor zeuar1sd b. .ae law lu
rslr STATE for murder learug ouiy
fweur5-ts8 years an1 s1 months ll
rs history wteu haaErE was per-
nitre~ Under f1e Elafltss
Iu CoI9raso murder 10 the only a.
fence far which tne courts lmpose
rte dean selteu1a. aIthoani ll some
srztaa 20 ls In flere1 Tor other crimes
sixteen Jr1icisI hanging lr This
slate I1 tseuty-tu1 and O. haif gaars
+ not bad Ed view ~ fas faet that .-
some states a legal execution has
never taken gLa1s il should not b.
laferred. however. that crime iz more
prevalent here tazn ta o-her nectlo1E
n the eouutr1- such q de1uetiou
would BE- vide ~ tae mark aad would
be- ungas- 70 our psoDle. vho are
among fhe mos- IaV-abieI Ilg. iuteLl-
gent and patriotic iu tne United
Slater
Who shall Eay mat me eEpiat-on
upon the gallows Tor murder has not
been "a dete-raut In the comiss-on u
that cIaas d craue and that q capital
punishment laa has rot had a whole
some and salutary erect lpo1 the
morals n tha stata7
The foIlowi1g rE a Ilst n fte exc
cuuons that have been pulled of
al The penl Tertiary here with the date
u their oCcurrencs
Noverto GreiEo. 80. z1fs. hanged
November =. 1886. Crleso was from
Las AnImas cggnty-
Jas. T. Joyce. 80. Zfg4. ha1ged
January u. 1881 Ioyce vas from
Arapahoe county.
Wnhafa II. Davis 80 z5s5. hang-
"a September y, 1881 Davis was
from Pueblo county.
ChaE Smith. 10 2C75. heneT1
December IS. 1891 Smith was from
Hueffan0 county
Thomas Lawtou. so. 2zsz. hanged
Hay c. 1899 L-avt0u was from II
Paso county
Thomas Jordan, 80. azCs. hanged
May u. 1895 Jordan vas from
Arapahoe COUNTY
Peter Augusta. 50. 19s5. banged
Ma u. 1895. Aagusta Vas from
Arapahoe r0anty.
Abe Taylor. 30 gT7z. hanged De
oember Il. 1895 Taylor vas from
Coneioz county
Benjamir Rateun. 20 8s2z. hang
"a February z. 1886 Ratcir was
from Las Aninaas ao1ut5.
william Holt. So. 1918. hanged
June 70. 1886 Holt was from Las
Animas county
Albert Noble. 30 1913. hanged
June 20. 1896. s;obls was from Las
Anlmas county.
Baus-fHg Romero. 30 GBTG hanged
June 20. 1856 Romero was from
Las Anlmas county
AzeI y GaIbraith. hanged March
G. 1905. Galbralth was from GIlpin
county
Pred Arnold. No. 5s75 hanged
June 10. 1905 Arnold was from
Denver county
Sewtou Andrew. 30 5s75. hanged
June iC. 1908 Andrew was from
Denver county.
Joseph Johnson SO Cass. hanged
September Dc. 1903. Johnson was
from Las AnImas county
Johnson was hanged on Wednea-
day. Smith and Galbrairn on Mon
day Davis on Tuesday Jordan
Augusta. Joyce and GrieEo on satur-
day. all ri the rest on Friday
or the sixteen legal executions
that have taken place in the history
Of this state Two we're under the d.
rectlon of Warden Joseph a. Lamp.
Ing. three under Warden w. A.
smith. twelve under Warden Cieg
horn. seven during his FIRST term Of
once and I'VE during his present ad
miuistratiou.
OF the victims Of the law Eve wer,
from Denver. fve from Trinidad and
one each from Pueblo. Huerfano. f
Paao. Conojoa. Chanec aud Gilpit
counties.