Arizona republican., 1914-05-30
Murderer of Hillpot and Kibbe Pays Penalty for Crime After Legal Bat ties Covering Period of Four Years
NO STATEM ENT FROM SCAFFOLD
Marches Up the Steps With Measured Tread and Bids Goodbye to Officials Be fore the Trap is Sprung Which Ends His Life
Especial to The Republican,

Especial to The Republican, GLOBE, May 29.-William Stewart human tiger, murderer of Hillpot and Kibbe, fearless and defiant paid the penalty here this morning at II o'clock, and carried the secret of the identity of himself and Goodwin as well as of the crime to the grave this afternoon. He confessed to the priest just prior to hanging, but re- trained from any words from the scaffold which would tend to clear the mystery surrounding the dual murder. The death march started from the cell at II o'clock sharp, and the drop was sprung at 1l:04. Dr. J $. Perkins pronounced the man dead at l1:15:4O. eleven minutes and 1 forty seconds after the drop was sprung He was buried at 2:30 this afternoon in the Globe cemetery 1 Stewart faced death determined, i but obviously nervous He came l from the cell at the bidding of U. s. Marshal Joseph P. Dillon, without l hesitation. At the door he shook hands with Prank Haynes, sheriff 2 | Frank" He marched between Mar shal Dillon and Deputy Marshal Don C. WiIletts. accompanied by Deputy ! Cline and the Gila county officers, to the foot of the scaffold
 His appearance at the galloWs was strikngly different from that of his partner Goodwin, who was hanged here a year ago. Stewart marched up the stairs with measured tread 1 time. Stewart Was nervous and twitched on the platform-Goodwin was like an animal at bay.
 Have you anything to say?" ask ! ed Marshal Dillon.
 Nothing; no, Joe" Stewart re piled.
 Stewart stood motionless, smiling were made fast at the ankles and about the waist to the wrists Mar shal Dillon took the death cap to adjust and said to Stewart:
 Good bye. Bill.'
 Good bye, Joe," was the reply. These were the last words spoken.
 As tine marshal drew down the black cap and adjusted the moose, the nerve Stewart had maintained weakened and he wilted at the knees, leaning backward Marshal Dillon and Deputy Cline showed Stewart to an upright position while Deputy Don Willetts cut the weights loose, shooting Stewart through the drop i to the end of the hempen line. l There were no cOnvulsions and death was instantaneous. though the heart beat for eleven minutes and forty seconds after the fall The neck was broken clean. and blistered so hard was the fall. The drop was six and one-half feet.
 The only pre-death statement was made to Father Barrette, of Globe one hour before the execution The | father came to the cell after having been refused admission last evening and was admitted by Stewart He remained forty minutes but Stewart did not allow him to go to the gal lows The priest stated that Stewart had confessed according to the rites of the church
 The murderer was laid to rest just outside the cemetery fence in Globe at 2:30 this afternoon On one side is the grave of his partner Goodwin and another murderer One the oth- CT side are the graves of two other murderers. Father Barrette read { short service. Those present were Marshal Dillon, United States At torney Flynn, other state and cOun- ty officers and newspaper men. Tho morbid crowd which hung by the
 thousands about the courthouse a
 the time of the hanging was not a
 the grave, as the time of the funera
 was not generally known.
 q hope I never have to witnes.
 another.' said Don Willetts. the ex
 ecutioner after the hanging, 'mucl
 less participate in the deed.'
 May we never have another hang
 ing during my term," was the state
 ment of Marshal Dillon
 The execution was well carrie,
 through and the work was don,
 quietly with little waste of time an,
 no unnecessary elaborateness. Tn
 marshal and the force generally ar
 to be credited with their business
 like administration of justice and tn public here is well pleased at tn way in which the officers did thei