Show PAYS THE PENALTY pleasant armstrong executed for the murder of his sweetheart pleasant armstrong who murdered Bl minnie intile ensminger near haines alnes II ore or on christmas morning 1902 was executed in the jail yard at daker baker city on friday morning the trap was sprung at and the doctors pronounced him dead nine minutes after the drop his neck was broken by the fall the execution was perfect as to detail armstrong was brave and maintained his iron nerve until the last he ie made a brief address to the assembled crowd saying that he was sorry for his crime but that he was going to meet the girl minnie ensminger the murder tor for which Armst armstrong paid the penalty was committed at th the e ranch of 0 his victims brother in law joseph henner on christmas night 1902 miss bliss ensminger had broken a marriage engagement with armstrong who sought her life in revenge |