THE MORNING OREGONIAN. SATURDAY, MARCH ,2S, 1903. 10 DEATH BY THE LAW A. L. Beiding, Murderer, Pays the Penalty KECK WAS BROKEN IN HANGING Faces His Dflem With Scarcelr Treaer, and Hxa Xetfaias' to Say His FearfHl i Crime. BELDINCS HEINOUS CRIME. The crime for -which Beldlm? yertcr day paid the penalty -with hl life was committed on the erenln of July 12. 2Ie murdered In cold Wood bla wife, his mother-in-law. Mrs. Lemuel McCroiky. and Frank ("Glp") TVoodard. and shot anfl seriously Injured Mb father-in-law. Xrfjniuel McCrosky. After the deed -was committed he threw his gun away and coolly walked to a near-by .saloon, and Invited a friend to have a drink. Beid ing never denied that he wu guilty of the crime- At the time ho said ha was only eorrr that be did not kill his father-in-law also. Recently he had refused to make any' statement In the matter. He had been In close confer ence with a Catholic priest for some time, however, and It is generally un derstood that he died repentant. ing's head. The noose -was then tightened about his neck, and the signal given to the three unknown men sitting Inside the court house to trip the trap. The signal came none too soon. The last moment was iast telling upon the prisoner, and he could not have stood a moment longer. As It was he swayed just as he dropped, and his head struck one side of the open ing as he darted through. For a dis tance of six feet he plunged and his neck was Instantly broken. Not a quiver, not a motion followed the fall. His entire form was paralyzed and remained flxed. Deatli in. Sixteen. Xiautes. Dr. Littlefleld and Dr. Cornelius stood by the man as he dropped, and counted the seconds until his death could be an nounced. Although convinced from the first that the hanging had been suc cessful the doctors were not able to an nounce that death had come until IS min utes and SO seconds had elapsed. For over a quarter of an hour his heart continued to beat, first with violence, and then slower -and slower until the end. Coroner Flnley was at hand with a coffin ready. As soon as the doctors pronounced Beid ing dead he was placed in the coffin and taken , to the cemetery at once. The crowd meanwhile had. lost the feel ing of awe which had controlled It. So -I eager were the people to view every mo tion of the dying man that they crowded close around him. Even the doctors had trouble in keeping" space enough to move about, and to make the necessary examin ations. "If medical students will come up here," WORK ON NEW SCHOOL HIGHLAND TO HAVE A -BUUiDEXG. MODEItX New Structure "Will Have Tea Rooms and Assembly Hall Citizens Clean Up the Sabarb. "Work on the foundation of the new schoolhouse at Highland was started yes terday. The Board of Education has learned that it is Impossible to get a large modern school building erected during vacation in time for opening of the Fall term in September The district owns 200x320 feet at Highland, and hence the foundation can be laid and work on. the rew building can go forward without in terfering with the school. A ten-room building will be erected. Independent of a flne assembly hall, which will be con nected with the present four-room build ing now In use, thus providing a It-room schoolhouse with assembly hall. The plans are for an IS-room building, but four rooms will not be built this year. Principal J. H. Stanley reports that he has nine rooms occupied, and that at the opening next Fall at least 12 rooms will be required. A large number Of pupils who really belong to the Highland School Although the fall from the scaffold broke his neck instantly yesterday morn ing at C:30 o'clock, murderer A- L. Beid ing was left hanging. for 104 minutes be fore he was pronounced dead. The execution was in every way a suc cess. The prisoner bore up well under the strain, and stood on the scaffold without assistance until he waa plunged to his death. He waived the reading of he death -warrant, and declined to make a state ment from the gallows. Sheriff Storey and his meh had the details of the hanging well planned, and carried them out with out a hitch. The distance the murderer fell was about six feet, and his lifeless form then hung suspended about two feet from the ground. The trap was so arranged that no one knows who let the murderer down to his death. Threa men sat in a room in the court house .and held a rope each. These were connected with the scaffold, which was not within their view, and at a signal they all pulled together. The names of the three men are not made public, and the three men themselves do not know who held the rope that was at tached to the trap. A large and curious crowd wltneed the hanging, and, if their actions belle them not, they were glad that they wero there. They crowded and jammed, each trying to see the most, and not until the dead body had been carried from the small enclosure in a coffin, did they finally disperse. No post mortem was held, but Dr. Llttlefield, after making a brief ex amination of the body, said that there was no doubt but that the neck had been broken. "The entire lower part of the body was paralyzed." said the doctor. "The fact that he made no motion after ho fell is evidence that his neck waa broken." The body was taken directly to the Mount Calvary cemetery and buried. Probably the most interested witness to the hanging was Fred FIske, Sheriff of Iane County. Upon him will devolve a duty similar to that performed by Sheriff Storey yesterday. Murderer Elliott Lyons, who killed Sheriff "Withers, will be hanged in Eugene April 30. Flsko was on the scaffold and took careful note of every action. Murderer Lyons will be the last man hanged by any county Sheriff In the state. Apcordlng to the new law, execu. Hons hereafter will be conducted at Salem tinder the direction of state officials. Crowd on Hand. Early. Before C o'clock the crowd had gathered about the court house yard, and eagerly watched for something to happen. Ropes had been stretched and a police patrol kept the people from crowding too closely. At 6 the doors were thrown open and within five minutes the small enclosure was filled with people. The capacity of the enclosure la estimated at 250. and fully that number of people wero present. An Invitation had been issued to the medi cal students to attend, and there wero medical students galore.. It Is not sure that all the medical students knew whero the school is situated, but they were studenta all tho same, and they 6aw Beiding 'banged. Only representatives of the press, and those directly concerned in the execution wero allowed on the scaffold. Tryinjc to See Deldlnj?. In the small tnclosure tho people crowd ed and swayed. They were In a dilemma. 1 If hey wero too close they could not eee 'Beiding when he was led onto the scaffold, land If they were too far back, they would 'not be able to see him after he had dropped. They were, entirely too curious "to bo satisfied with seeing anything i short of tho entire proceedings, and each member of tho crowd was making a fran tic effort to get his position so adjusted that ho would be able to seo to tho best advantage. Beiding meanwhile waa in his cell, alone with Father Gartland. making his last prayer. Ho had told the Sheriff that he wanted the whole thing to be completed as soon as possible, and tho Sheriff had agreed to hasten tho execution once It was started. Sheriff Storey had the death warrant in his pocket, but Beiding did not wish to hear It read. "I will not have anything to say at the execution." he told the jailer, and plans wero made to snap the trap on time. At 6:29 the rear door to the small in cloaure creaked on Its hinges. The surg ing crowd was silent. As If by one Im pulse, every hat was removed, and all stood silent but expectant. Sheriff Storey Jed the procession, and after him came Beiding, followed by Jailer Jackson. Holding "Was Stolid. Beldings pale, pinched face bore a look of set determination. It aeemed as If his one desire now was to go through the trying ordeal before him, without making a scene. He wore a black suit and-on the lapel of his coat was pinned a white carnation. His once muscular form had wasted to mere skin and bones, and he looked a slender boy as he marched on to his doom. He bore his form erect and looked only straight ahead. If he quivered the motion was not perceptible. Father Gartland was by his side, speak ing gently all the while, and encouraging the prisoner to face his fate. At a mo tion from the Sheriff Beiding stepped on the trap door, and stood awaiting the end. "Do you wish to say anything?" asked tho Sheriff. A weak, and scarcely audible "no," was tho only response. While the father con ducted tho very brief ceremony. Deputy Sheriffs James Stott. Charles Johnson, Charles Frariex and H. G. Sneider strapped the prisoner's arms securely to his sides, and bound his lega together. The Finn I Moment. "Our Father who art In Heaven," be gan the priest as he raised the cross, hanging to the doomed man's neck and touched gently the prisoner's trembling lips. This was the signal that the cere mony was at an end. and Sheriff Storey quickly placed the black cap over Beld. '', A. I. BEIDING. t. -i ins at 11 o'clock will occupy the pulpit of St. David's Church. East Twelfth street. J. Orr. a young man employed at the! Southern Pacific carshops, was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital Thursday evening to be treated for pneumonia, but died yes terday morning. He was a very vigorous young man; and before taken sick seemed the picture of physical health. He had been employed In the cirshops some time. The concrete foundation for the tank for the Portland Gas Company, on the northeast corner of Eist Ankeny and East Third streets. Is completed, and work has been 'commenced on the steel bot tom. Sheets of steel are being riveted .to gether, which will rest on the founda tion. The tank will be circular and will be 90 feet In diameter. Mrs. Lucy B.. wife of E. H. "Virgil, of the East "Side, died In the Good Samaritan Hospital Thursday night from the. effects of a surgical operation performed about a week ago. Mrs. Virgil had been an In valid for a number of years, and for nearly two years was confined to her home. Owing to her age and feeble con dition she could not recover. Mrs. Virgil had been a resident of Portland for about 35 years. The new baseball grounds on Hawthorne avenue, for the Portland Club, Is being Inclosed and the grandstand erected. The ground Inclosed 'Is 500x100 feet. The fence which is being put up is ten feet high. The grandstand will be on the corner of Haw thorne avenue and East Eighth street, a few steps from the tracks of the Oregon "Water Power & Railroad Company. A steam roller has been worked over the diamond. A pleasing concert was rendered last evening in the First United Brethren Church, East Fifteenth street. The fol lowing programme was rendered: "The Chase," Gertrude S. Fisher: solo, Miss Jessie McConnell; violin solo. Miss Minnie Hatfield; "Tell Her 1 Love Her So," Iv D. Boyer: reiding, "The Firemen's Story." Miss Dorrls Clark; solo. Miss Jean Shupp; rendition. "Webber Mandolin' and Guitar Club; reading. Miss Anna DItchburn "White; rendition. "Webber Mandolin and Guitar Club. The McKay building in Lower Alblna. which was damaged by the recent fire, is being repaired. It is a three-story brick, on Russell street, and was bidly burned, as the fire from across the street was swept directly against the upper portion. It was damaged to the amount of about foCOO, and repairs will be finished about the 1st of June. Tenants who occupied the rooms were compelled to seek other quarters, which was not an easy matter to do, owing to the crowded condition of all structures in that part of the city. announced Dr. Llttlefield, "they can lis ten to his heart beat. It is a peculiar sort of a beat." The medical studenta, actual and bogus, pushed and jammed In their efforts to get near enough to hear the peculiar heart beat. A look of satis, faction was on the face of each as he listened and passed on. Perhaps he had heard a normal beat some time, and was able to realize the difference; per haps he had not. Coroner Flnley, instead of taking, the body to his undertaking parlors, sent it at once to the Mount Calvary cemetery. The priest and two employes of the un dertaking establishment were the only ones present at the burial. Several thou sand curious peaple called at the under taking parlors during the day, and asked to bo allowed to seo Beldlng's body, and they would scarcely believe the word of Mr. Flnley when he told them that Beid ing had been buried. The Jury's Verdict. In the office of the Sheriff, the Sheriff's Jury appeared and signed their names to the verdict that had already been pre pared for them. It reads as follows, and will bo filed with tho County Clerk as a legal certificate that the mandate of tho Judge has been obeyed: "We, the undersigned, bona fide electors of Multnomah County, State of Oregon, do hereby certify that the execution of tho death warrant issued out of the Cir cuit Court of the State of Oregon for Mult nomah County, dated February 26, A, D. 1903, In the caaa of the State of Oregon vs. A Lester Beiding, did take place on Friday, the 27th day of March, A D. 1903, at the hour of 6lx-thlrty (6:30) within the inclosure of the jail or jallyard of said county in our presence, and In the pres ence of each other we certify that the said warrant was faithfully preformed by the Sheriff of said county or his deputies. Dated at Portland, Multnomah County, this 27th day of March, A. D. 1903. "(Signed) W. N. Chambers, Dr. P. S. Langworthy, C Mlnslnger, Emll Gluloch, Dr. T. L. Perkins, "W. R. Cody, Fred T. Merrill. II. Smith, Joaeph L. Reed. Rich ard Miolke. George H. Torgler and F. "W. Holllster." Among those inside the inclosure were tho following: Sheriff Fred Flske. of Lane County; J. S. Stiles, Chief of Police of Eugene: "William Bernard, the actor; Sheriff R. S. Holton, of Columbia; Emll Kurtch, Dr. Thornton. Councilman John P. Sharkey, T. D. Condon, racehorse man. and Captain Moore. have been quartered in the D. P. Thomp son building in Central Alblna. These will be returned to the new Highland building next Fall. Perhaps no portion of the city district has shown so rapid a growth as the High land section, and the prospects are that it will continue through the year. The Simon tract of 160 acres, cast of Highland, is being cleared and will soon be on the market, and a branch street railway will be laid on Alberta street to this tract. It will probably be found that a 14-room schoolhouse Is none too large at the open ing next Fall. WERE WELL ADVERTISED Friends of Xevrly Married Couple Play Prnctlcal Joke. Resldento of Nob Hill, and particularly that part of Nob Hill In the immediate vicinity of Glisan and Eighteenth streets. have been greatly enlivened during the past weeK Dy a gigantic banner tacked to the front of a neat house near the corner of those streets. The banner was rather simple, and was In ltaelf not calculated to Inspire mirth, but the legend that it bore was wnat aid the business. Readers of the society columns of the dally papers probably knew what was coming when they aaw the dwelling, which Is the southern half of the double house on tne southwest corner of the lnteAspc tlon, made spick and span for new occu pants. They were not Drenared for tvht followed, however, aa the testimony of the neighbors proves. One flne morning last week- when nil th worm was glad that a new day had come, "in me mue Dims were singing sweetly iu uie trees, tne neighbors avnV on found that someone had staked out the houae and had claimed it according to law, witn a banner. The banner was very similar to one of uiose usea to tell about the merits of a Sixth-street charitv fair or rummage, sale, and was painted In letters similar iu uiose usea on. iront street to tell of tne oest steamer to Astoria. The legend was simpie, ana ran tnus: : This house will be occupied by : Mr. Sam Archer and bride, : after March 19. The banner has been removed. No longer the painted muslin floats in the breeze to tell about the married man. It has, like the Conatltutlon's tattered ensign, been torn down. Mr. Archer moved into his new home Thursday evening, ar.J he was ot tne opinion mat he did not need any muie uuverusing. PARENTS' MEETING. Superintendent Itlfflcr and Mm. GI1 lett Spoke in the Falling: School. A well-attended and most enthusiastic parents' meeting was held In the Assem bly of the Falling School yesterday after noon. Professor Pratt, principal of the i school, waa In charge, and all the teachers ! were present to welcome the guests. The programme, was opened with a pleasing , Instrumental solo by Mrs. E. E. "Williams, i followed by remarks by Professor Pratt; 1 nore Gregory, an able paper read by Mrs. Glllett, and an instrumental solo by Miss Helnbach. This meeting was a success in every sense of the word. There were 200 persons In attendance, and all seemed deeply in terested in the work. After the literary programme, a general reception was held In the handsomely decorated Assembly HalL The ninth grade class. In charge of Miss Pprter, presented an excellent display of work. Especially attractive to the eye of the observer was her artistic display of water color work. A Guaranteed Cure for Piles. Itching. Blind. Bleeding and Protruding PUes, jCo cure, no pay. All druggists are authorized by the manufacturers ot Paxo Ointment to re fund the money where It falls to cure any Apse of piles, no matter ot how long landing. Cures ordinary cases In six days; the worst casei la 14 day. One application gives east asd rest. Relieves Itching instantly. This is a, sew dis covery and It Is the only pile remedy sold on a positive guarantee, do curt, ca pay. Prlc &Oc CLEANING UP ' A SUBURB. Illnjhlnnd Improvement Association Sweeping- Up That District. The Highland Improvement Association has started a movement for cleaning up that district by interesting the school children in the work. The first object of the association is to clean up the neigh borhood, and this is now being done rap idly. Tin cans, old scraps and rubbish are being piled up and removed. The school children have taken hold with en thusiasm, andbefore long all unsightly rubbish will be disposed of. This is one result ot the new organization, and other things are to be undertaken. At Sellwood the local Board of Trade cleaned up that suburb last year so that It was the most attractive part of the city, and Highland citizens are working along the same line. C. E. Miller, president of the association, said yesterday: "We are succeeding In the work of cleaning up the district. This work will continue right along until we have a clean and attractive suburb. In my judgment this cleaning up and removal of unsightly accumulations of tin cans and rubbish is the most .important work that any local association can undertake. Many new comers are daily coming into Portland. They take the suburban street-car lines to see the surroundings. From the cars they see on the vacant ground disgusting piles of rubbish. Even back of some of the cottages they find the same thing, There Is no cost: only a little effort. Get the school children to work, and they will make a clean-up In short order. Burn up the rubbish, and bury or get rid of the tin cans somehow, so they will be out of sight." The association will hold another meet ing next Tuesday evening. March 31. when some new plans will be laid. It is expect ed that Mr. Hyland, of the Civic Improve ment League, will be "present and make some suggestions for neighborhood" im provements. "WILL TALK TO GRANGERS. John F. CapleK "Will Tell Hia Experi ences to Erealng Star Members. On Saturday. April 4. Evening Star Grange. No. 27, Patrons of Husbandry, will. In accordance with a resolution re cently adopted, hold an open session In Multnomah Hall. In the afternoon, from 1:30 to about 3:30. On this occasion a spe cial educational programme will be given. The object Is to promote an educational Interest in tne community, it is expected be held quarterly. ex-United States Consul at Valparaiso, will be present. He thus answers the Invitation sent to him: "1 thank the Evening Star Grange, No. 27. Patrons of Husbandry, very kindly for the Invitation you have given me to be with the Grange on the afternoon of the first Saturday In April, and have an op portunity of talking with the members In regard to my experiences abroad, or whatever may be of Interest to them con cerning which I may be Informed. I shall be pleased to be with you on that occa sion, unless prevented by circumstances beyond my control. I am aware 'that there are many old pioneers members of this Grange, with whom I have had very friendly and cordial acquaintance for many years, and, as above stated, am glad of the opportunity to meet them." East Side Notes. Rev. Fred G. Keater. D. D., of Olympla, bishop of "Western "Washington, win spend Sundxy In Portland, and tomorrow morn- GRATEFUL FOR AID. rortiano Scandinavians Receive Xlianks From Sircden Sufferers. .tne money which was raised by the Scandinavians of Portland by an enter tainment given early In February for the benefit of the starving neonle of Northern Sweden has been gratefully received bv the committee In charge of the rescue work. The draft which was sent from rortiand February 17. amounting to $700. was made payable to the order of King Oscar. "W. "W. Thomas, the United States Minister to Sweden, took the letter to the King, who expressed his gratitude at the action of the Scandinavians of Portland. as well as In other parts of the United States. "The manner in which the Swedish-Americans have responded to the call of the famine-stricken people of Northern bweden has deeply touched my heart. the King is reported to have said, accord ing to a letter received by C. B. Boroulst. treasurer of the committee which super- lntenaea tne raising of the money in Port land. Minister Thomas wrote to Mr. Bor. quist. telling him of the manner In which the contribution was received by the peo pie of Sweden. The secretary of the re lief committee acknowledged . the receipt of the money in one of the newspapers of btocKnoim. The Scandinavians of Portland hav sent nearly J1000 In all to the sufferers of Sweden. The members of the committee here have been untiring Jn their efforts to arouse Swedish-Americans to give to the aid of the famine-stricken people of the Old Country, and the call was not In vain. The contributors to this cause feel glad that the work they did In Portland was appreciated in far-off Sweden. BUSINESS ITEMS. If Baby la Cutting Teeth. Be sure and use that old and well-tried remed7. Mrs. Window's Eoo thins Syrup, for children teething. It xothes the child, softens the gums. illav ail pain, cures wind colic and diarrhoea. 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She was young, and he appeared, at first sight, old enough to be her father. It grieved her deeply, too, to realize that she could never tell him that the cause of her refusal was his single misfortune baldness. de Newbro's Herpici r Kills the germ that causes the dandruff and falling hair, but it must be used before the hair follicles are completely destroyed. "Consider why the change was wrought, , You'll find It his misfortune, not his fault." Addison's familiar lines apply particularly to the unfor-1 use Is now confined to raising blisters on the skin. Speaking tunate gentleman portrayed in the drawing, for when he of it. a well-known scalp specialist says: What on earth was a hoy. Professor Unna, Europe's greatest dermatolo- ga-e Cantharides Its reputation In hair tonics is more than gist, had not yet discovered that a microbe Is the underlying; I know. It is the tradition of a century, and it Is all non cause of dandrufT. falling hair and baldness. Indifference j sense. 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