The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-01-09

laboring. Even though h. -
other things it was plain
that his mind subconsciousl,
to his impending fate. at vbid
he Will clasp his hands and NJ
his head, revealing more pIs;rI -
ever, from a side glance. the
look in his eyes that speIls
and utter hopelessness. M
The balcony in the death end
has been strengthened. tbs Jal
been tested, a new ring has hao. for !
in position in the ceiling sns I'D
other precaution taken bv iaa vi5
to prevent accident or 5ose;bt n.
up in the arrangements for =. r,as
ecutiOn. r.
Public To Be EAclude3 Oeac
Although Sheriff Jim Sr,;a nedi
been besieged by scores Of DR.
asking for permission to VIC asst
hanging, he has been Obliged . lays
fuse them all, because Of lack NJ Nh
to accommodate any more than ialls
few court officials Of TINS c.y nan
wish to view the execution =. M
provided that twelve resne, Sprii
citizens, two doctors and a aan
be present. j.
The morbidly curious. there 'poS
will have to satisfy their lonzirg urn
news of the event through a ~ M
of the newspapers, ier even no
who are compelled 70 look at ntai
be unwilling 10 zen 4.e i fer. I'd
see a human being haa.ci %
As usual, the exact -ue o. rec
hanging will not - n...t ar.vn =
law provides that it saai. take we
any time between I'M a.-a'. Dr. Il
night of Thursda., January d.
midnight OF the ni2hr 4 IT
Jan. II. =
The executor is the >C.rlt. -
place in Gallatin county m fri
ing that Of a Chinaman, at.a, ~
years ago, who was haaye. for
murder Of a fcllo.9 countr1ms,
cook CT meat cutter in z .o4 res ~.
rant. who he killed BIZ sDlttir, =.
head wide open with a c~.eaver w y
lay on the meat block H. the ktt p,
: The murder was the result II a -.
war, in which the Chiramal ,r,
commanded by his superb to srT1
about the death Of the cool for yb
5 unknown but unforgivable vror on
, How the Chinaman Died M.
Before he went TO his death Z
Chinaman said he was glad to ds, Ell
he had accomplished his pursd
I after devoting the better part O. W
D life to trailing his victim from st
d to place. The execution was heEy
d the court yard alongside the old q
d ty jail, the scaffold having IA
& built behind a high fence that 3r'
off the view from the street 81
( which did not prevent a number ~
> boys from scaling It and viewing IA
! execution. One Of the boys, ru'
, grown to manhood. said that he sFe
ed until the black hood was pa
over the Chinaman's head, whel
"beat it, for home, never stoP
once on the way until he reached
parents domicile. y
The hanging of the Chinaman
not prove altogether a success,
= even for the victim. Instead Of
customary trap door, which drops n
let's the condemned man down .
requisite four feet, there was a
f. scaffold with a p%rotruding am {
y heavy timber on which a pulley w
r. had been fastened. The China, !,
e stood on the ground. One end Oh
Ike rope was fastened around his
ce with the usual hangman's lOop, =
ny the other was attached to q g,
ice sack Of hardened cement, suspeE
is about ten feet from the ground :
he held with a smaller rope. When
sheriff pulled the small rope II
we cement sack dropped and the u
up man went up. The counter W.
en- was not sufficiently heavy to pr.
'Ok his neck, and he died Of stTangl
use ton after about fifteen minutes 4
be pension.