Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-01-26
henry the THIEF.
The Black Heart Of the Greedy
Arctic Expedition.
STORY OF HIS EXECUTION.
TIE Order Issued by the Emaei.ssd
Commander and the Way 1t Was
carried ou.-Ths Rife Shot That
-. an End 20 the Traitor.

one Of the many tragedies Of the
G,ely arctic expedition was the exc
crGon Of Private Henry, who had been
q isht time after time stealing food
n tie scaat store OF the starving
!, n. Henry alone wns strong aud
Il ise. thanks 10 the stolen food and
IA BE fact that he I'D no labor he
i possibly shirk.
eu-eaaa. Greedy had warned and
" ael Henry and had punished him
l IS ~ avail. and finally. after par
=. 8rly despicable act Of theft. the
auder. in fear that Henry 5
- world cause general raid on
orc Of food and thus bring about
estruc,.on OF the whole party
ennea Henry TO death
story OF the execution, which
T. ~ new rage In history. is tod
n lae American Magazine by Frank
n copley. who got hts data direct
n the Survivors II the expedition
writes
Nj his .e,hargy gone, Greedy dis
n sod the man. seized pencil and pa
- and With trembling. emac'atei
"A PRS wrote
Mar cape sas,ne. June 6, 1884
-earis l7ra.nard. Long ard Frederick
MISLEADING promises given by
IT, .e u Henry yesterday. re has
IS acknowledged 10 me. tampe-ed
81 ai thongs 4 not other food az tie
r.. ar.i a,,iacttr
- destruction ot tire party II not q:
80 euiof Private Henry VIII he shot
a'l care being taken to prevent rs
= .ng aag Gre as his physical strength
is 4ater tan tina, OF any two Elen
ne rnAaner o. h.s death by twa
)! sra ono Blank cartridge THIS order
Is asTailse and absolutely necessary foF
= aaea II lie n w, GREELY
n the Official report OF the Lady
akin lay expedition II is sim
announced that shots were heard
Il . o'clock. and later the order
read to the general party The
.er in which the order was e1
ed here appears for the first time
crgcants Rrainard, Long and Fred
!, K could not. as ordered. decide the
aer IL death by two ball and one
/ cartridge Greely had failed
/ IKE into consideration that ri this
tie party had left only one se.v
+ hle rife
he three sergean,s drew lots to
Who would do the shooting. When
had done 90 they bound them
$ rs with an oath that the identity
8e man thus chosen never should
| fevealed
Ieary was at the tent on Cemetery
with all the other men when
time for putting him TO death
What wa. TO take place. os
81. was known only to the three
= .ean.s and the commander. Tve
30 serseants remained In the vi.
+ of the old hut. while the third
10 the tent to bring Henry down
IL man who went for Henry told
| that he was wanted at the cid
y to help carry up some more o.
t supplies that had been left there
nectins nothing. Henry readily &C
panied the sergeant to the place
q sen for putting him to death.
Now. Greedy had repeatedly eau
I ned the three sergeants TO take no
noes on Heary's getting away. for.
loush none at Cape Sabine knew
mans past history, enough Of the
as black soul had been revealed %
l. Ae lis comrades feel that 20 crime
ID he PUT past him.
50 Brainard. Long and Frederick.
.tioaed by their commander and
med by their own knowledge q the
With whom they had TO deal, had
4 dcd that Henry should be made e
Up 10 pick up something and that
he should be sho. from behind
lsast one Of the sergeants had 10
re conjunction about killing hin
he would have had about kiln :
al dog.
i'p. one Of the other two men
= sened at the last moment To
a man IN cold blood from be.
To send him into eternity With
apertunity to compose his soul.
TOO terrible q thing for him 70
] II was q mistake tina: aear.y
"a disastrous
henry was told face 10 face that
sas 10 be put 10 death in accord
with the order Of the commander
lie was advised to kneel and
j 10 lis peace With his God. At the
time the eSeeuuoner appeared
a lis rife at a convenient distance
4 = the doomed mans eyes
u S..TlJ oroy,a JIa
citing about something not t.eins
Near where the third sergeant
(. an AK lay on the ground. Hen
# -aze, searching the ground en
tered the AK He sprans FIR {.
! wa.nins cry was raised The SCI
III who stood near the ak jumps
- sot lis foot on 1t almost as Her,
UPON him There was cry o
IL Even then there vas DANCE
- evecutioner shooting his fellow
can't ii his aim was the ieas. III
av
'it despite all he lad been throuSl
! i'm Of the eSecutioner was true
rifle cracked and the bullet sped
aetrating the breast of the man 70
ON it was intended when i, wa
He'd Henry whirled. crying. 70
frlcked me, You have tricke
Again the rife cracked I'll
"a bullet Went through Henry
u md he fell dead
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