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J . .1 r n P v, "I -A 7 l" V If it's Trde 'PHE advertisers arc i You'll o The ADUCAri Daily Sun. the Sun it the best nice Find it in 1 he bun by which to ach the people Volume li NUMBteit go PADUCA1I, KENTUCKY, NOv "wxtntMj u.1""" 1!), li)7. TEN CENTS A WEEK ,..-. HE MET HIS DOOM. "Devil" Winston Died Game in Expiation oi the Horrible Murder o! His Mistress, The Last Hours of the Wretch's Life, and tlio Tragic Dotails of His UntimoJyEnd. tIik ksm nio. Devil" Giorgc Wlnston.'iolorcd, Wis hanged in lliu south jail yatd at 7 sUD's llih inorniiiir. in tlio nresoneo of llfty spoctntrrs adinittcil to the en closure nmi scoria who. occupied seats in trios on house topi coil barns. His tuck was not broken, death resulting from strangulation in eleven minutes. Winston, as generally nnllelimlod. died game Ho iii'iuntcd tlio scaffold, null Mii'im iioiiauu on one side, nmi JJCpuly other, Slier ff Toho ltogcrs ou the with unfallciiug t;cA3Jut p'nccil lili (oat uti the steps, os nc however, his hands began to tremble violently. He was attired in a neat l la'k suit, Ida k tie, black glovci, b't'l new show. HU dmk klnkey hair ghd tied in the lays of the rising uu ao I itihnnccd the ghnstfy pa'lor of Ins inky faoe. llh eves protruded more thin muni, and plistcatnl wlthn itrangc, lit lft1v li,h'. As he titcpi'Ctl noti tlio scaffold, he gazed orotiu I him at the crowd, with hands clas, el behlud bin, and inurintired fcoiucthliig that could not bo heard. Sheilft Holland and Deputies log-cm. I'ltcrbauk nod Noting, ntid lliv. G. W. llurks, of tlu A. M. K. church- stood ou the twaffold with him In n few seconds, ono of which seemed like in hour to somo of the spcotalurs. Hoy. llurks rend a (harder fioiu ihc btblc, oftcrnh'chh: ang '-Nearer My Home " Ho invoked Divine forglvcnoss for tho sinner about to pay tho extreme penalty for tho crimo of murder. Winston joined in the prayer in a raiubliug, unintelligible manner, and aaid "Amen" with tho pieaclicr. Sheriff Holland then nskod hlru it ho desired to say aiij thing. Ho to plied thai he did, and stepped (01. ward a (ow feet. Ho would 1 lasp Ins bauds Just in front of him. then behind. Ho poke five qvjJMtcs or more? """" " In a rambling, ttcfiiltnry manner ho Bald lie wanted to warn everybody to take example from his fite. IIin words at llrsl were scarcely audible but ai ho they became loudor. and uhapged into n sort of wolrd cliaut, something similar to thai of seme insane religious zealot an uncanny sound that sent a momentary ehdl of honor through tlioto within reach of his voice. Once, when a ciowd of bojs on the outside begau to laugh and shout nt something that had lraup.rod without, ho paused (or n moment and a.:ed out towards the sttoet. He then told tho olhYor Hint liu knew they wcio only doing their duly, and remarked (o Hie ciowd. '! his is only justice Hesaid he hope 1 his words would ring foreer in the cars of Ins hearers. He then called for Polla Allen, u colored trusty who has bicn in jail (or some tunc on a chargo of mall. ,r ions shooting at n Christmas fodi val near M axon's Mills two years ngo. There was a quick mnvoment of the spectators, each Involuntailly casting hit eye in somo direction to sco who it could bo Ihc doomed man wished to hco Allen proved to bo in tho upper do parimenl of the jail, and n ciowd of boys who were hanging out tho window, were ordcicd asldo lhat ho might gel within sight of Winston, nnd hear what ho had to say. When ho protruded his head, instoti, in his own d nlcct, began: 'Delia, remember what 1 told jou. Take wauling! Let whisky, gambling nnd bad women alone. Lo k at mo, and sco what I hoy have brouidit mo lo." hi lids vein he continued (or what seemed several 111 nutes, although it win doubtless much less. Allen listened with rapt attention, and tenia wcro visible in theevis o( several pironcra who surround d tho lower grating in tho jail. After a few moro vemarks in fit same trend, Winston bowed .o Deputy Slieiiff Kcsrcra mid Sheriff Holland, i ,di 'i irg lhat lie was ready to die. Tho sheiiff and deputies assisted I1I111 on the trap, with his fnco towards tho south, and all shook hands with him. Ills arms wcro plutoned bohind him by Deputy Hogcrs and nuolhcr deputy securely fastened n ropo around lit h'3. Sheriff Holland stepped up, dtotv tlu blaok cap from his pocket, 1 ml unfolded it. Winston's lip moved in prayer. Ho nsked .Icsus to 'org'vo him. When Sheriff II illund 1 ullo I tho somber cap down over Iho nurd irer's head and (ace he (clt the mnu's fnco quiver with (car mho tlool on tho brink of I'Umitv. Do thou adjusted tho J1003C. The fluiiff motioned his deputies awu from 'he trapr nud walked over to tho woodi d lever, which projected t ut to the S' crttiro that formed tho oilrniTC to tho gallows. Winston murmured another brief prayer, tho movement of his lips being dWecrtinblo under their sablo covering, mid Sheriff Holland snld, 'Good byo, George," nnd pulled tho lever, ston's body shot like an arrow seven (cet below. As ho went through tho I trip he gave a most harrowing, blood-' curdling cry. nt if ho had attempted lo say n last good bye, nnd hN volco failed him. The spectators began Immcdhtcly to crowd around him. Ho was motionless, and ,nt first no muscular contraction was visible. I'rcsenlly his fingers began to twitch, ami his limbs t') slowly draw up and relax Drs. Brother. Itobertson and Holland, tho two former from tho city, and tho latter o( Grahamville. who were appointed to pronounce death, stepped up and two fell his p'llse. Winston's (cet were within two inches of tho ground when lus body was entirely relaxed, and a spectator kicked a ruck out (10m uu. der one foot, which touched it. In eleven minutes Winston was pronounced dead. His neck was not broken, despite tho (all o( seven or eight (eel, and ho die I of strangulation. His struggles, however, were not violent. After ho wa? pronounced dead, several lifted him up while tho rope was out. Sheriff Holland retained the knot ni n Houvciiir. and part of lliu rope X.S each other (or a good scat or) tlclgh boring fences, house tops and outhouses, The hour (or the hanging wa 7 :0T) and those with tickets did not lJgln to nrrivo until 0 o'clock nnd later. Doctors, oillccrs, and newspaper men wcro admitted to tho jail. Winston inlkcd.praypdand preach-fed, alternately. Ho was asked where ho was born, but replied ho dlln't have lime to talk about It then, that his li(o was too short. A ciowd of prisoners pushed up the bars ami Winston began giving them good advice. Ono youlli began lo cry. "And I don't want any of you to say you sec mo tiftcr I'm gone," Winston said slgnillcauiiy, "if I go to heaven I won't want to conic back. 1 ain't uot anything hctb to ttay (oh ,1 Won't want to come back, and I won't: If I go to the bad place, the devil won't let mo come back, and so I'll not come back cilher way, and 1 don't want any of you lo say you saw me, either. If I come back 't will bo with my crown, golden slippers, robo and wings, do yott hear';" Then ho would rclapso into his chant, and somo of tho prisoners would continue to shed tears. Presently ho saw several reporters and began lo tell them not to say anything untrue about him. "Here they came up hero once and talked a little while and then went off and said 1 seen 'liruinta.' I never seen 11 haunt in my life gentlemen," he said. "I've been away back In IhN jail, and when I was out 1 used to sleep in old, broken down h niscs away off from anywhere, and I never saw one yet. I' i feel a little funny but llicu 1 never did bco a 'haunt ' Tlio worst 'haunts' they is, gentlemen, is live hiiunts.' " Winston nt limes nppctrcd to be ictnpuraruy insane cuuer wuu uic dread of Ids doom, or from religious fervur. lint he would soon, by his 1ULL! lLL ' I I was cut up by Olllccr Orr and d's- common-sense remarks, convince hi3 Inbutcd among those who desired Ihc hearers that he was perfectly sane, gruesome rcl'cs. I Among other statements, ono was Undertaker Nance theti took 1 that ho had not scqii his mother nor chargo of the remains, and placed sisters slnco 1881, and that ho never them In a cheap colli u which was ' thought about them now. brought in after the execution. j At 7 o'clock tho jail enclosure l lie face, wncn the black cap was was thrown open, olllcer Sherman taken off, was covered with l'hillips taking tickets. Sheriff Hol- tlou, and horribly distorted. Gradually the crowd dispersed, those from tho inclosuro mingling with those who had been on tho outside. Winston's last .night. Winston's last night was n sleepless one. Yesterday aUcrnoon tho Jad was thrown open to those whoso morbid curiosity prompted them to view tho rnutdcrcr iu his cell. Seven hundred and pcopio called to sco him before tho doors were closed to visitors. Ho nttemptcd to sleep last tiight, but could only doso occasionally. Deputy Jailer Chailie Honnin nnd Mr.Chailcs Hart acted ns death watch. Whenever they passed near the cell Winston wna always praying. About 2 o'clock tho prisoner managed to sleep a little. Ho was awakened at 1 o'clock, nnd tho first thing ho did was vto dtluk tho last of tho wiuo ho had in n bottle. Ho dressed and when breakfast was served declined to cat, saying lie was not hungry. At ,'i o'clock his spiritual Ksv. Uurks, arrived, nnd Win- stoufwas turned into tlncoiilor. Soveral policemen wcro placed inside shortly afterwards, and Winston spent mo?t of Ids timo praying nud talking, pacing tho lloor constantly and thinking. Last night ho Informed those present that ho killed Viua Stubhlelield becauso ho loved her. That sho had somo IrresUtililo attraction for himtlmt ho iinco told her himself sho would sooner or later be tho death of him, or ctuso him logo thu punitonthiry for life. Iu spcakiug of tho woman ho often lapsed into tenderness, and his hut icqucst was that Ids remains be buried beside her in l'ofdcr's field. Yesterday ho had his photograph taken, and appeared to bu plcaied (when a proof was slnwu hiui last night. HIKPAItATIONS KOU Till i:r.ctTiON. Uiifuro daylight peoplo began at tho jnll. A number of Tho support foil noiselessly, small boys climbed in tho tree3 ml- jjut likon Hash of lightning, and Win- jaccnt, whilo boys nnd men vied with land and deputy Hogcrs produced tho rope, and attached It to tho beam of tho gallows. They then went after tho condemned mau. Sheriff Holland read tho doith warrant to him, there was hasty prayer, and the march to tho scallold began. He walked, bareheaded, between Sheriff Holland and deputy I'ogers, with others iu tho rear. The crowd pressed closely, but was kept back by policemen. Kach one strained himself or herself to sco the prisoner, who looked straight ahead 1110H of tho time. Tilt: ( IllMf. IIU UXTIATM). Tho crimo for which Winston was hanged was ono of the most horrible ever committed in the state. On tho night of Apiil 22 Winston went to tho homo of his .mistress, Viua Stubhlelield, a notorious living in Duunoi's alley, nud finding her absent went to sleep on her bed. Shortly at' or midnight the woman returned lo the houso and nwoko him by striking n match Winston asked her for a cigarette. She replied that sho did not linvc ono and ho became nngercd. They n few minutes and then, without a word of warning. Winston, in u manner true to Ills namesake, tho devil, drew a kuife.and stabbed the woman iu full view of Kd Morton, Isadorc Hetton nud n woman named liny. After stabbing tho woman he throw her bloody body on tho bed from which ho had just arisen and slashed hjr in a do.cu dilfcreut places, cutting arteries with every blow of tho knife. After finishing his hellish work Winston took Ins valise, wnlcli was being iu the room, tin 1 walked out, shouting words of defiance at thu astounded witnesses to the horrible butchery. Ho went iu tho direction of tho lalltoad, but n careful search of tho ynids nnd "Y" failed lo rovcal tho niurdeier. Ho was captured by Marshal Jesso Walker, at Fulton, Sunday, and brnnul'' ' " wlrn he had been ct , At his (Inal trial he did not testify at all, and seemed to accept his (ali as n maltcr 01 course. Jioiiiereo no rensou whyscnteuce should not bo passed upon him, wlrn Judg lllsliou ashed him. and never Mncc omplalned that the sentence was although he once snld that have been hanged tvilh him. WINSTON I'AST I.IKK. GcorcO Winston was horn in Crockett, Obion county, Tenn., tu 1nv 9. lMfi.!. nnd mis .t'2 enrs old. He wont south early iu life, ami uv,' Ullll U19 liUVUt III 1 V. M VIIVHII4 117 cabin boy on n steamboat, afterwards becoming a roustcr. He afterwards went to Georgia, where in 18H2 he was man led In butler, but lived with his wife but sis mouths. Ho leaves a mother, sister and brother in Ublon county, but has nut heard from them in over ten years. Ho claims ho no-' ncvcj arrested lull once in his llfo befora ho entile to 1'nducah, nnd that was in Georgia (or carrying a pistol. Judging (rom what ho said of the subtle power Vinn Stubhlelield exerted over hurt, she must have been a "hypnotist." 1 iust hanoix; sixer; '00. Today's hanging was the first since 1810, when Jesse Urown, colored, was executed (or the murder of Uabe" Laurie. Ho was hanged on Jan. 15, earl' in the morning, nnd It was ono of tho coldest days ever experienced here, tho thermometer below zero. Notwithstanding the fold weather, however, the con-dimmed inau perspired so that steam nroic from his face s 1 ux. One of the doctors present staled in way of explanation of why Winston's ucek was not broken, that it was be uuc the knot clipped around back of his neck, and because his feet sttuck tho ground when he dropped, breaking,, to soma extent, however slight, the (all. some or Tin: srixTToit'. Among the spectators were Mayor Vctscr, City lsielan Williamson, many o( tho city nud county ofllcera, Slicritf Starks, of lienton, and Detective John Lehnhard, of Kvanavdlo. Marshall Collins declined to go. TltK UKWAIS9. Coroner Nance will inter the re mains in potter's Held tomorrow morning nt 11 o'clock, beside the grave of Ills victim, if it can ho found. Tha coroner found it a difiieiilt matter toil ay to keep the people who wanted to sec the remains away. This afternoon ho throw open the rear of his establishment and let them view tho body. a largo muu'icr 01 pcopio visum the jail during the day and took n look at the suaffoldi OHIO RiVER PILOTS, Si.v Puss Through En Jtoute to New Orleans. Making Their Itcgulnr Annual Trip of Induction From I'itlsbtii'jj. The following Ohio river pilots, making their yearly trip down the Ohb to inspect the channel, passed through tho city last night en route from Pittsburg to Cairo, thence to New Orleans. Tho pirty consisto I of Messrs. C. l- Owen. Da) Ion, Ivy. i Henry Doss, Cincinnati 1 Walter S. Conuor and A. Lyon, New Howard Fun Ion. Newport; Stewart Conuor, Citiehn.si'i. These pilots, with many other,! pass down from Pittsburg to New Orleans every year, to find what chaugos have been mide in the channel. THE COURTS, Damage Suit Dragging- Through the Federal. Nothing of I -rest in tlio Police oi Circuit Cotut. r. s. coutT. The ptoicuutiou in the two niilioad damage suits closed its evidence this morning la tho Federal court, and this afternoon several witnesses for tho defense had been heard. Tlio case will probably bo fluhhed by tomorrow. George Pctway, Faweelt Claik and V. K. llorrvnian, for violation of revenue liws, were fined $100 nud given 50 days Iu jail. ClltCl'IT COUUT. The caso of U..L. Poller against D. G. Muricll Is now on tihd. A motlou was today made for a now hearing in tho caso of C. K. committee, against Mrs. Spauhliiig. roues coi in. There was but one ease iu Judge Sanders' court today. Hubert colore I, was arrested by Senscr and S medley hut night for stabbing a couple of colored women and drawing a pistol on them. He had l!iu put"! on him when Ho was lined $50 uu 1 givin twenty days in jnll. Tho Span sh steamer Monseiral, boning Gou.Wcvier, leached Spain. eterday. Ho will not go ashore 11111 1 1 liarcelomi is lemiicd, and meanwhile. Spain is lending itself .i uil controversy as to tho A'' of reVi'ilb 11 to bo accorded him. in injinnM 1 & vvwv kUUUUIV .. ? w p IS BURNING. & --v The Biggest Firo in the Ilistoiy jfttL ' of the City Jtnging. Loss nStH. ' ' Will lie Untold S&WKK! rSrvHB ' 1 Tlio Conipctltot." Crjvv Has at - - kCji jijiSs 'iiSR I.nst Uccn Released. l'lS?rr ftfe. .H 4 cb .vot Plca.scd With W& r K London. Nov. IU The lire In tuc History ot ivontion is now raging. Fifty Hue stores have n'-' rcady been destroy ed. All the etrcct alonglho Thames is ablaze. The r . iVill be untold millions. f HI EC AT LAST. I'lie Competitor's Crew KcJcased Jly After d l'iinlon nt .Madrid. Havana. Nov. 19. In pursuance of cabled Instructions from Spain, received Wednesday, Capt. General Blanco yesterday released from Cabana fortress Alfredo LabDrdc. Charles Harnett. Oua Midton and William Gilden, members of the crew of the American seloon.cr Competitor, captured in April. 1890', by the Spanish gunboat Meagra on a charge of Hlllbnstcring. They were delivered lo the American n'Ul Hritish consuls and have taken passagoon the steamer Saratoga, of tho Ward Liue, for New York. A number of fauillcs who have been at Las Fosos under the "concentration' ' order will be removed at tho espouse of tho niuuiuipality to a pi irate hospital. There is no diminution ji tho mortality from starvation and dltoose. hlanco was hi:ci:ivi:, c5i Ami Iff Plainly Sny. Tlmt Ccn vteler Did It. Ni"v Nov. Hi.-- A dispatch fromdlavana says: "Tfcero Is no lgu yet of the full tcxUof the promUrtl rsfOrms. and in conscqiencc the hopes of tile most opUmJjtio autonomist an dwindling au). 1 he fnuit lias not with Gen. lllnnco. There is cv. ry reason to believe that his promises on nrrival were made iu good faith. He is deeply incensed at tho false position lit which he is placed. He cabled lo Madrid a day or Wo ngOj saing Gen. Weyler had deceived him as to the condition of the army and the government had misled him regarding their sincerity In promising autonomy, and broadly hiutcd that hi felt inclined to nsk to be relieved. "Kvery military commander of u lown met, said lie, had not jet received any orders regarding the extension of the zones of cultivation. The condition of the rccouccntrados i unaltered. Their sufferings are appalling. Unless Gen. lJIan'.'o makes more headway than he has done yet, autonomy will be n dead letter in the Cuban A il' Polly. Williamston, Miuh . Nov 18 John liurgM', a youth of nineteen, list night shut and Mile I Go. re Hart at Meiidun, a hamlet four Hart, who was engaged to marr) Burgess' sister, disguised himself a- a cowboy aid trie I to frighten llurgci?, who became nngiy mid killed the tramp. All Is culct. KugUsh, hid. Nov. I'J. President Weathers is hero and has updid the bank's vault. Tliro has been in dtmijijttra'.ion, n.id Weathers an I his friends are trying to make a Franks Takes LIi.uk. Next Monday. Washington, Nov. 18. Internal Revenue Agent C. W. Sew all w.w today noli II d by Couitnhtioiiur Formal! lo check up the aeuounls of Collector Yiindi'U at tho close of next Mond;ij , so U.u'. thu 1 lllec may bo irnnsfuircd lu Colctor Franks on that i'ay. APIISTC()X(ili:S5AIMOl'NS CIohIii;; Session-, Devoted Ify Lending l.lKlitrt id tlio Cliiireb. 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