Bisbee daily review., 1911-11-26

ana the prosecution proceeded to eS. amiue witnesses iu rebuttal . C. hIeigbaEm and J. " Ward were sworn and examined The case was then closed for both sides. After able arguments on both sides. the court in strUcteJ the jJry, after which they retired and at D. n. they returned @ verdict of guilty of murder .n the sec. end degree. The court then gave no tice sentence would be pronounced or February 21st, 1884
 February 18th, 1884 court convened all officers present The defendant Ian Bowed, J. Howard, c. W. Sample Dan Kelley and William Delaney were brought into court and the court pro eeeded Co sentence them Q be taken to the Jail from whence they came and on the 2Sth day of March, 1884, and between the hours of 10 o'clock in the morning and O clock iU the afternoon each to be hung by the neck until dead
 Death Of Heith
 February 2lst. 1881, the court and ali officers present, John Heith was brought into court and was sentence Co serve a term of his natural life ir tbe territorial prison, to which place be never went. The citizens held q meeting and concluded in that case his tenure of life might be long, in time he might bo pardDned. They came to the conclusion they would cut his lie short and not Eive his attorneys the chance tO take the case 70 the Su- meme court His attorneys had mad ? tho statement they intended to do so. On the morning of February 22ud 1881, a committee of some Of the most influential citizens, unma5ked au5 free for all persons to recognize them. about o'clock in the morning pro. ceeded 10 the jail They met the iailer who opened ;he door on their demand. They ordered him 10 give up The keys of the iaih and after securing the keys the committee proceeded to un- lock the cell of John Heith. They se- cuIcd hin and rope was placed around his waist. The rope was manned by a number Of men. They rsn down TOughnut street to d point below where the railroad crosses the street. Hcith never allowed the rope to tighten on the way lie was hung t0 a telegraph pole. The place at this time is marked by large rock, the pole having routed away. Arriving at Inc place, Heith coolly pulled a hand kcrchiel from his pocket, folded it. aud a person bandaged his eyes He requested the crowd 10 not fill his body with lead. and they told him they } ould not Through all the perform auoc he appeared 10 be the most un- concerned Of all the participants, and informed them they were hanging an linuOcent man ana they would find lt out later from the others.
 Wholesale Execution
 Alter this part of the drama had been performed, the citizens quietly returned to their homes. They did not, however, allow their vigilance tO re- lax, and an armed guard was kept ou the outside Of the jai. as well as the Inside It would have been bad for persons who might have attempted to stop the carrying out of the sentence. On the 2sth of March, 1884, Dan powed, William Delaney, owen W. Sample. Dan Kelley and J Howard. about the hour Of noDn, were called upon 10 hear the death warrant read. after which they commenced their short march to the scafiold, each one being accompanied by one of the fol- lowing officers: .Sherin Bob Paul, Sheriff Ward, Deputy Sherins John F. Crowley, Knox Corbitt and Bob Hatch. Al one o'clock ?. In. they were