The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-04-03

Special to The Daily Missoulian.
Kalispell, April 2.-Without appar-
ent fear of the death that awaited
him, with a steady step and a nom
chalant air, Frederick LeBeau walked
upon the gallows this morning, spoke
few boastful words to the specta-
tors, examined the rope, helped adjust
the black cap and moose, then calmly
waited for Sheriff O'Connell to pull
the lever that sent him into eternity
in expiation of the crime of numbering
the Yoakums, father and son.
Standing upon the galloWs the con-
demned man surveyed the curious
crowd gathered about and reiterated
his boast often made in his CELL that
they would see one Of the greatest
hangings they had ever witnessed.
With the assertion on his lips that
he was not murderer, he met death
without a culver. Probably 300 per-
sons witnessed the execution.
Last night, the last for Frederick
] LeBeau, he found it rather difficult
to sleep. After attempting to doze for
a couple of hours, he arose and chat
tered in disconnected sentences for an
hour or more with the guard, and
| then he wrote out his will and mad it
sent to Senator Long, to whom, he
stated, he was leaving everything.
After completing the will the prisoner
continued to work on the manuscript
that he had been preparing for sew
eral days. having maintained for
weeks that he would write a great
deal of history about himself that
heretofore has been kept secret, and
which would after ferreted out, mean
a great deal to the defending attor-
ney, and would in great measure
atone for his last misdeed. AS he
wrote he repeatedly eulogized his de-
fender, as he termed the senator, and
was frequently heard to ask how to
spell dying and funeral.
Finally Dozes.
| It was after ! o'clock before he
dozed off. The day must have been
very hard one, probably 800 or 400
persons visiting and talking with him.
When Father O'Farrell arrived at
5:15 he awoke and spent some time
consulting with the priest. Senator
Long came and stayed with his client
to the end, cheering him and answer
ing his every question. At O'Clock
the death warrant was taken into the
corridor by Sheriff O'Connell, at
tended by DR.. Campbell and Death
Watch Hennings. Seeing the docu-
ment in the sheriff's hands LeBeau's
face glowed. He grasped the steel
bars and exclaimed, 'Is it time, Billie!
That's mine, Mr. O'Connell, bring II
in; that's mine, bring it in"
| Not a Murderer.
| Dr. Campbell was carrying the straI
| which LaBeau had asked for, and the
condemned man, slipping it around his
waist, repeatedly declared that he was
not a murderer. When the prisoner
was quieted by the sheriff the latter
began to read the death warrant. LIE.
Beau begged like a child not to heal
the word murderer. AS the sheriff
read on and passed the word, LeBear
jumped on the bed, covered his face
| and ears with a towel he ther
| Jumped up and nervously tugged al
his shoestrings; not being able to un'
tie either he jerked them to pieces
and loosened his shoes; then, feignine
that he was sick, he ran out of the
little cell into the corridor. AS the
sheriff paused in his reading LeBeat
turned to greet him. A smile was or
his face, he thinking that all had beer
read. AS the sheriff began another
page he jumped behind the lattel
and exclaimed, Lord, God, I'm not {
murderer
Again and again he asked thu
sheriff to stop, declaring that he haC
enough When the reading ended HI
reached through the bars and shool
hands with Mr.. Long. Then, refusing
to be escorted, he walked steadily ou
and down stairs, stopping a. the win
dow and the outer steps to view tn
large number of spectators that hat
filled the enclosure about the scaf
fold Arriving at the bottom of tn
stairway he ran half way up, thel
stopped and kicked off his shoes, thel
jauntily went on to the top, exam
ined the trap, spoke to the crowd, tell
ing them that this was going to b