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THE ATHENS GEORGIAN: SEPTEMBER 10, 1876. THE DAYTON' HANGING. A Horrifying Scene Upon the Scaffold—Tlie Rope Breaks and the Con demned Falls to the Ground. The telegraph has briefly related ? he particulars of the hanging at Dayton, Ohio, of James Murphy for the murder of Col. William Dawson. We append further particulars of the horrifying event which took place upon the gallows as printed in the Sheriff Patton must in great measure be exempted from the blame of this cruel blunder of having a rope too small to sustain the weight of a man falling three and a half feet . He accepted the advice of Sheriff Sher- rard, of Putnan county, Ohio, who had experienced the pleasure of hanging five man, and selected a rope against his better judgment, small, in order that it might slip more easi ly in the hangman’s knot. Indeed, Sherrard told one of the reporters present that he would assume the re- sponsibility of censure. In justice to Cincinnati Gazette At half-past one o’c’ock Deputy j him it may be said that he tested the Sheriff Charles T. Freeman opened rope with his own body, and he the door leading to the murderer’s room and cried out: “ Time’s up, Jim; the sheriff want you.’’ « All right,” said the doomed man in a voice almost cheerful. And then with a firm and unfalter ing step, with his arms pinioned be hind him at the elbows, lie mounted the staircas? and stood upon the scat- fold. lie was preceded in the ascent by Sheriff Patton and Fa’her Mur phy, and followed by Deputy SherfPs II el higgle, Freeman and Tomlinson and Dr. Crum. Having taken a jwjsition in front of the trap, the condemned was urged ■,o speak. lie did not seem at first so disposed, but being urged and prompted by bis spiritual advisors, briefly confessed the murder. Murphy then stepped backward on the fatal trap, and Sheriff Patton drew from his pocket the death war rant. In a voice tremulous with emotion and eyes suffused with tears, he said : “ It is my solemn duty to execute upon you the sentence of the court.” lie then read the death warrant. After reading the warrant Sheriff Patton advanced and, taking Mur phy’s hand in his own,said: “James, I must bid you farewell. God bless you!’’ After Deputy Sheriff Freeman had bandaged the doomed man’s logs, and Deputy Tomlinson had adjusted the boose andpulled over his head the b’ack cap, Father Murphy read the last service of the Catholic chinch Sheriff Patton stood with his foot on the lever, ready to launch the critni- nal into cteruity at tJU^ cojidusion of The ^ e,K " ii§ fate Crfihle rel ot tqe sponsibility the law required him to assume, hut he did not falter. Mur phy held in his right hand a gilt crucifix, which he put to his litis. The last words scare ly concluded, the trap sprung, and James Murphy, instead *of being launched into the other world, was landed on the floor at the feet of the physicians. The fiail hempen rope, only three- eights ot an inch in diameter, snap ped under the great strain of a fail i f three and a lialfieet, and the body ♦>f the half strangled man fell to the floor, feet foremost. In falling back ward bis head struck one of the swinging traps a heavy blow, and he 'fell squarely upon his back. For al most a minute lie" lay completely motionless, while Dr. Crum examin ed his pulse and endeavored to ascer tain whether the neck was broken. At the expiration of that time Mur phy crossed his feet, one over the other, gave a loud groan, and return ed to consciousness, His pulse was heating at 120 per niinntc. The black cap was still drawn over his f.tce, but ho said, in a voice loud enough to be heard by those around ldm, P Oh, God ! must I lay here f" A moment later, seemingly impatient, l.e said, “ Is there any doctor here to loci my pulse?’* Another moment, and he broke out with, “ Say, don’t believe me dead, :md leave me lay ing here; father, I ain’t dead.” Again, •• No use my laying here and suffering; somebody kill me.” And lastly, “ Oh, my God! don’t leave me here in misery.” Then he was quiet. Tho crowd in the corridor were slow to realize the situation, bat when they did there was great excitement. Tt was with much difficulty they could be restrained from breaking throngh the frail barrier of black muslin which separated them from tl.a suffering man, and only the strong guard of police prevented it claims to weigh 175 pounds, and the night before it had been tested with a keg of nails, weighing about 110 ]>ouiids, which it fully sustained. Sheriff Patton was not altogether satisfied with the small rope, and, for fear of accidents, had prepared a heavier one, with a hangman’s noose at each end, and long enough to wind twice around the beam, thus making a doable rope, as well as a double noose. This was left for con venience in the doomed man’s room, and could not he found at once. After a delay of six minutes and a half, the badly wounded man was borne on the arms of six men to the scaffold, and sustained by them while both nooses were adjusted. As the sheriff was about to spring the trap, Murphy suddenly seized Deputy Sheriff Freeman by the coat lapel, with the grip of death, exclaim ing, ia a frenzied voice: “ What are you going to do with me?” all this time, including that in which he lay on the floor, Murphy still held clasped in his right hand, with the grip of a vice, the little gilt crucifix which he had kissed before his first fail. An effort was made to break liis hold on ill ■ deputy’s coat, but force failed. Father Murphy advan ced and addressed him as “ My poor child,” requested him to let go. “ Let go like a man,” said the liev. Father. “ I will,” said the condemn ed, and his hold relaxed, although In still retained the crucifix. Murphy was unable to stand, and while in }io;itum for his second fall was sus tained by the hands of Deputies Hellriggle and jFreeuian at'Times' kogtle TlicytCOuld not bold Un long Old Saying in Rhyme: As poor as a church-moose; As thin as a rail; As fat as a porpoise, As rough as a gale; As brave as a lion. As spry as a cat; As bright as a sixpence, As weak as a rat. As proud as a peacock, As sly as a fox; As mad os a march hare, As strong as an ox; As fair as a lily, As empty as air; As rich as a Croesus, As cross as a bear As pure as an angel, As neat as a pin ; As smart os a steel trap, As ugly as sin; As dead as a door nail, As white as a sheet; As flat os a pancake, As read as a beet. As round as an apple, As black as oar hat; As brown as a berry, As mean as a miser; As blind as a bat, As full as a tick; As plump as a partridge, As sbaro as a stick. A Farmer’s Wife. As clean as a penny, As dark as a pail ‘ As hard as a millstone, As bitter os gall; As fine as a fiddle, As clear as a bell; As dry as a herring, As deep as a well. As light as a feather, As hard us a rock; As stiff as a poker, As calm as a clock; As gre n as a gosling, As brisk as a lice;— 4tnd now let me stop, Lost you weary of me. —[ Bottom Gazftte. Photographing the Baby. They came at 10 a. in., I says the Omaha Jiej/ublicun— the baby, his grandmother, his papaand mamma and • wo aunties. They wanted to have his picture taken. The obliging artist got everything ir. readiness, brought out the little velvet-lined high chair, in which babies are generally photo- tographed. and then the trouble began. The babv’s papa wanted to take off its sack, l>ec:ui-e it had such pretty fat arms, hut its nmmma was afraid that it might take cold. Then one auntie thought it would be so sweet to take off his little stockings and sit him in a big arm ebair, but his other auntie thought that such a pert£r«p£qB£ would est'i.i iu this ]M>sition, and without further delay Sheriff’Patton sprung the dead ly trap. Doth nooses firmly clutched the already wounded throat, and the body of James Murphy dangled in the air. For a minute he made no motion. Then he drew his legs up convulsively a number of times and again remained quiet. Five minutes afterward there were several more convulsive throbs and then the body hung limp, and to all appearances dead. the At five minutes after the last fall, which occured at 1:41 o’clock, the pulse of the dying man indicated eighty-four pulsations per minute; at the expiration of fifteen minutes, sixty pulsations, and at the expiration of fifteen minutes a faiutly percepti ble flutter. In seventeen minutes the stethoscope failed to find any motion of the heart, and James Mur phy was dead. His neck was broken by the fall. Poor, Pooh Man.—“Have you any old clothes, mum, as you could give a poor man who has a sick wife and six small children to support?” inquired a dilapidated person, last Saturday, at the door of a High street residence. “ I’ve got a coat with but three buttons gone, and a pair of pants that have had but a small patch be hind, which I guess you can have,” said the good woman, after she had examined her closet. “ Is the coat double-breasted with a velvet collar ?” inquired the poor man. “No, sir?” “ Arc the pants of a plaid pattern and cut with spriug bottoms of twenty-two inches ?” “No, sir?” “Then, I guess you needn’t trot ’em out,” said the poor mau. “They ain’t my style, and I doa’t want ’em.” —Free Press. very flict seemed imminent. Finally it was agreed that they should take the artist’s advice and strap him up in the high chair. After much ringing of bells the baby was induced to look witli favor on the new state of affairs. The artist prepared to take the negative, hut just at the critical moment the infant doubled himself across the strap and screamed lustily. His papa jingled the bells anew, the artist set the music box going, while mamma drew him out of his chair, and his auntie called him a “ putzy uxty ittle sing.” Peace being restored, another nega- ative was taken, this time with tolera ble success. Gut one auntie did not like the expression of the face, and the mamma thouht that it did not do justice to his eyes. The next time he stuck both fists into his mouth and shut one eye; and the next time his grandma, who had tieen watching him iuteutly, ran hastily forward and began shaking him and slapping him on the back. It was twelve o’clock, and the ther mometer stood at ninety-eight degrees in the shade, and the artist ground his teeth and looked to see how far it was from the window to the sidewalk. Three or four more unsatisfactory at tempts were made, and at last the baby, who had beeu taken out of the chair so many times, and was not prop erly secured, slipped down on the floor with a thump. A grand hubbub fol lowed ; everybody screamed ; the timid auntie fainted, and the papa swore; while the trembling artist, fearing for his life, secreted himself behind a screen in the corner, where be waited until he was sure that no bones were broken, and then he came forth, saying that he had been suddenly called down stairs to see a man. He was so much relieved on being told that they would not try again that day that he forgot to live up to his rules and demand “ pay when the neg ative is taken.” Matilda Fletcher thus describes a former's wife, who is not only beauti ful and wise, but possesses several cardinal virtues in addition : “ The most beautifel woman I have ever known was a former’s wife, who at tended to the household duties for a family of four, and also assisted in gardening and the light form work; and yet, I never saw her hands rough and red; I never saw even a freckle on her nose. Impossible! you say; how did she manage ? I never asked her, but she had some envious neigh bors who went slouching around with red, scaly hands, sunburnt faces, and their hair matted with dust and oil, who let me into the dreadful se cret. They informed me with an ominous shake of the head that she was the proudest minx that ever lived";* that she actually wore india rubber gloves when she used tlfc broom and scrubbing brush and always when she worked outdoors; that she had a bonnet made of oil- silkiMCompletely covering the bead, face and neck, leaving only apertures for seeing and breathing, thus secur ing perfect freedom from sun, wind and dust. Did you ever hear ot such depravity? She also fastened her dish-cloth to a stiek, so that she need not put her hands in hot water. For the same reason, she accomplished her laundry work with machine and wringer. And then to see her in the ’afternoon tricked out in a fashionable white dress, with a bright-colored ribbon at her "throat, and a rose in her hair, entertaining in the parlor, as though she was the greatest lady in the land, was more than their pa tience could endure. And her hus band ? He had such a satisfied ex pression, that it was a perfect aggra vation to ordinary people to look at him. He deserved to be happy be cause he encouraged and helped her to cultivate beauty in herself, her family, and her home; and I don’t know but her success principally be longed to him, because lie brought all the new inventions that could lighten her labors, and all the deli; cate and pretty things she needed to adorn lier borne; and when she was -eick,.lu»~w<Mil«lu*lt. 1^-^pir.tonrli iiislie was well and sti IN 0 lit NO DRONES THE STORE S. G. DOBBS. EVERY MAN WORKS, PRINCIPAL AND The undersigned having just returned from % NORTHERN MARKER .With a full and varied stock of every description off;,,. BOUGHT AT LOW AND PANIC PRicij Consisting in part of 50 Barrels Sugar, 50 Bags Ri« 200 rolls bagging, 1,000 Bundles Iron Cotton Tj 16,000 POUNDS FLOUR, 16,000 POUNDS 1L\C0N 4,000 lbs. Hemlock Sole Leather, Upper Leather & Harness 100 BOXES TOBACCO, ASSORT^ 200 SACKS SALT, 1,000 Pair Hand Made and Northern Brog-nSb 200 Kegs Assorted Nails, 20 bales Factory Thread, Siijai Cured Hams, Leaf Lard, Boots and Shoes, Kerosinc Oil, Staple and Fancy Dry Goods, Hats, Caps, READY MADE CLOTHIN Crockery-and Glassware, Saddlery and Harness, Cotton, llonij and Jute Rope, and various other articles too tedious to mention, all of which he offers to the trade of Athens and the surrounding country ior cash, Cotton and Country Prochi At as low or lower prices than can be bought in the State of (i gia. He makes a specialty of looking after country merchants wish to buy goods to sell again. He offers goods to the job trade generally and guaranties satisfaction. sep 12-3 til S. C. EQBE3 until sue was well and strong.**' Trouble on his Mind. Fritz ha? had more trouble with his neighbor. This time, lie deter mined to appeal to the majesty'of the law, and accordingly consulted a le gal gentleman. • “ IIow vos dose lings,” he said, “ veil, a valaro’s got a garden und dcr odder valare’s got some shickcns eat um up. Don’t yon got some law for dot?’’ “Some one’s chickens been de stroying your garden?” asked the lawyer. “ Straw iu mine garden ? Nine, it vos vegetables.” “ And tlie chickens committed depredation on them ?’’ *• “ Is dot so ?” asked Fritz, in aston ishment. “And yon want to sue him for damages?” continued the lawyer. “Yaas. Gott for tamages, und der gabbages, und der lettuges.’’ “ Did you not notify him to keep his chickens up ?” “ Yaas, I did nodify him.” “ And what did he say ?” “ He nodified me to go to haal, und wipe mine shin down off mine vest.” “And he refused to comply with your just demand?” “ Hey ?” “ He allowed his chickens to run at large?” “ Yaas. Some vos large und some vos leedle valares, but dey bos scratch mine garden more as der seven dimes eech.” “Well, you want to.sue him?” “ Yaas, I want to sue him to make vone blank fence up sixdeen feet his house all around vot dcr dam slack ens don’s got over.” . The lawyer informed him he conld not compel the man to build such a fence, and Fritz left in a rage, ex claiming : “Next summer time I raise slack ens too, you bate. I raise fightint slackens, by tami! Yipe off your vest down.” Premium Barker \ Sliop. Polite, Skillful and Accommodating. II Select School tor Boys . will be opened at Athens, Georgia, Monday, October 2d. By H B. Brumby. A. M. M. D. The number of pupils will be limited, and none will be received for a shorter period than one term, nor admitted later in that term than the beginning of its second scholastic month: Most of the places having been engaged, Parents or Guardians, who may wish to secure the remaining places for their sons or wards, will please make application as early os practicable to any of the following gentleman (who will be patrons of the school.) Dr. J. S. Hamilton, R. L. Bloomfield, S. C. Dobbs, S. Thomas, Wm. J. Russell, Dr. H. A. Lowraucc, F. Phiuizy, M. Stanley, J. W. Nick- olson. . septia-lm. New Novels! Cripps, the Carrier. A Woodland Tale—by R. D. Blackmore. Illustrated, 75c. Rose Turquand—by Ellice Hopkins, 50c. A Family Tree-by Albany DeFonklanque, 75c My Slater’s Confession—by Miss M. E. Braddon, 50c. Hidden Perils—by Mary Cecil Hay, 75c. A Narrow Escape—by Annie Thomas,75c. Geier Wally—A Tale of the Tyrol—by Wil ly—J helmlne Von Hillern, 50c. Heavy Yokes—by Janet H. Hardeman, 75c. Coinin’ thro’ the Rye—a Novel. 76c. A Star and a Heart—by Florence Marryatt, 50c. Left Handed Elsa—from Blackwood, 85c. Carter Quarterman—by Wm. M. Baker—with illustrations, 75c. For sale at aug.8.tt. BURKE’S Book Store. University of Gcor^ ATHENS, GEORGIA. THE SEVSHT7-SIZTH ' WILL open on October f jUrt T with i > Tuitto i $35 i and $40 on March 1st, 1877. . jv.j#! Fiitv beneficiaries admitted tre- mic Do inrtment. . . gD The State College of AgriW ^^i .Mechanic Arts forms a part of t.. and opens on October 4tb. Free scholarship* in the I granted to as many students, . as*!*;! as there are membersof the (, ! I ’, r ter ,a<e I | The Law School opens, thefi^t , t(I0 j| third Monday in August; the «*** fit the third Monday in February to j, & I $60 per term. Instruction snow ^ ■ branch of a liberal and P rof f s i 1 5im fit I Good board may be bad at 1 I month. For catalogue^cte^ I Secritno-ori^l 8Cptl2-tf. Pin© C3aa»® s To get a good Buggy I will sell on Saturday mornm Auction one good buggy in ext Sole positive, terms cash. r septl2-lt. A—- T. A - ltEB ’ At the New Drtlg Store, Bread St., All work warranted 12 months. septl2-tf. has applied fir exemption o« £j£k*A will nu* iinon the same at 1 will pass upon the same atw u ^ the 1st day of October 18S5 at; L sept!2.2t. J - K,L