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Show A DOUHIiK lIAXGIXli. L I lloir Mr. and Mrs. l'.dls were Execu-led Execu-led rr Miirdi-r. P.lMu, Xev., June 31. The sun ruse bright anJ clear on tins Triuay, June:Mtli, (he most eventful day in the history of Elko, being the day fixed for the execution of Josiah and Kiizabtlh Potts. East Wedneslay night Mrs. Potts attempted to commit suicide. As usual, she went to her couch. Tiie death watch, noticing Ikt rappine; tijw.il her cell and hesr husband answering an-swering by the same means became suspicious and witched Potts through the latticed door, thinking he was abjut t-j o away with him-fM. him-fM. A fur watching at his e!l some tiiie, he heard Mrs. Potls call for water. Her voice was so weak that it alaruietl him. He called the j liter ami the; di-covercd that she had mule Uiis.iueisioiiswiUia ieu-k'life ieu-k'life in ner left Wlist. Tue bixnl 7i s-p-juting from the artery and the was very weak. A doctor was called cud her life vra savetl. t:- meet a mure aw ful i wm. A sharp knife was found iu iVtts' p .ssscs-iuu, aud only tiie vigl-lau.-e of lir-d'-atli-watch ireveuted his following Mrs. Potts' example. After tue jvu-ua:i's attempted sui-t sui-t ide, tiie b-t-aaic resigned to her late. Tue prisoner passel TJmrsday night quietly, the :n in having ap-larently ap-larently slept Hell throughcut tho night, lut Hie woman w restless until ." oVkx-k this morning: when she, too. fell a.sc . aud passed several seve-ral hours in siunit.-r. Alter parukmgof a light breakfast, break-fast, the esouemued apiearet more thecrful f'tan jtsterday, and at aiK'Ut To'elcelt Is-gan to drts and mako fir.sl preparations for (heir doom. In repli'toa qusli'n by Sheriff Barnard. Mrs. i'otts said she would wnfk firmly to tliescaflold and self ait quietly to the inevitable At exactly He..",.) the ollicers apM-ared at (he cell door, with a flask of spirits. i.::t st'od lock to give time fora short prayer by Iluv. Porter. Theu a little niilrils w ere administered admin-istered to Mrs. l' tts and the death warrant was rcad.She -tcsd erect. Imt he leaned forward with au iiKjuir-I iiKjuir-I tig look. Mrs. t'o'ts was very (tile and weak, and only stood by i-up-iortiux herself on thedoor while her eleatli w arrant was being read. This, she said, was not from fnght, but from the loss of blood. Mm. Potts raised Iter right liana awl said: "Innccent, so help me God!" "We are iunocent," sahl PotL also. "Have yoti .itiylhing to say?" asked theslieriir. "That's all we can sy.- Polls stalled with Mr. Dswlev, and Mrs. Potls ami Sheiiir Ikinianl followed. With stcail3- tread tsdh intiuleil the stcjw of the sealfold and took seat- in eliairs pLiccd just bae k of tiie trap dour. Mis. Potts was dresses! in white with black silk liowa at the throat; Polls -a as attired in a business suit. Mr. Porter, the clergyman, went on the gallons wilu them. Neither Him lied as thir 1,-g,, tnd arms were strapiied. Mrs. Potts' shoes were taken oir, as also IctU' sliprs. Tiiey took one last look at Uie bright sjii alcove them and then they were naiJv. Have you anything to say?" wax again asked llicm. -No, we arc IiiiuKt lit." was the reply, repeated set era I times. Duiing the process, of strapping Mr. Potls reniHiued silent, Uit Mrs. Potls ulteredafew words diresHnig hoa-:t hoa-:t was to be done. 1 hey slwox hands with die officers offi-cers and minister, and thanked them for all their kindness. They wen- then (old to arise, but just then Mr. Poth mM faintly, "Goodbey," ami at the same timet nudged Mr-. Potts w.th his pinioned hand. Tney shook hands from their wrists, and. leaning forward, kissed alTectionately as the rojits were being adjusted. They were exhorted by the iniui-fer lo look to Christ. wl;ereiinlte sajj, nervously nervous-ly aud Willi enij.lis.sis, "LorJ, have mercy on me,"' and slie. "Ijord, have mercy on my soul." These words were repeated several timek as the black caj weredrawn oer their races. They then stood up and the ropes were placed around theiruecks. and at D'-ir. o'clock Sheriff Ilarnard cut tiie string that held the trapdoor trap-door springs. Potts fell six feet and his wife five and one-half. Mrs. I'otU never struggled or turned around. Her neck w as broken nnd blood streamed down (he front of the white dress. The head was almost severe:: from the body. Her pulw never beat after she fell. Potts was tronotme-cd tronotme-cd dead at I".-".. At 11:07 the body of Mrs. Potts was cutdown and delivered to the undertakers, and at 11:27 the body ot Potts was taken down. The crime 'for which they were executed was the murder oV Miles Fawcett in January, 1393. Tnlmne. An eJitor in Georgia has this no-t no-t c jiasted iu hlsofllce: "Strangers calling on the editor during his absence fiom the officu will piea-e leave their canls. Candidates for the legislature must leave their cash." |