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Show "A JAIL SCEJ. A Condemned Murderer Attacks the "Death Watch," CUTS 1IDI AIIIIUT THE .FAIT. And then Plunges thi Weapon Twice Id Ills Own Left Side. lloniillit.i: I.noKl.Mi vioiIMih. Melt nf Ilia llrlrr-Mrlrheu lf lo Ilia rris.in-Ilrnlli of Ilia Illirdrirr. LKAVK.NWOitTir, Km., Dec. 15. I'.atly till mornlug, C. A. Reoson, Tncrisn Meltman'a murderer, made a vlgoroua attack with n murderous knife upon Captain Morgan, the aged death-watch of lleuson, nud slashed nud cut him about the face Inn terrible manner. The wounds, However, aru not considered dangerous. The old man pleaded ao hard for mercy that Unison said ho could not find heart lo kill him. Tho disturbance brought the Jailers, and ai they weru coming up italra llensou plungod thu kulfu twlcu Into his left side. Tho condemned man told thorn hn had tukeii poison nnd would die In live minutes. Ituasuot dliooveied what waa thu naluro of tho poison Demon took. At noon hu was In an unconscious condition, nnd ollorts to revive him provud fruitless. Thu wounds In his sldulmvenhtirrlblonppenrance. They would prove fatnl wltuout the nld of JiOf'Ot Hhotlly alter llsnson'a attempt at muldcr and suicide physlclana were summoned. They administered opiates, opened llensou'a tiody and took out his sumach nnd bowels, nud oould find no trace of poison, llotli cula Were ou the lelt side Juit under thu ribs and had severed sev-ered small blood vtsaels and theru was considerable Internal hemorrhage. Hbcrllt Flora, who with the doctors told lleuson hu would surely die, asked him If ho desired to teu n preacher nnd Ills wlfu. He answered alllrmattvely, "l'es," nud a clergyman was sent for. llenion, however, declined to say anything when Lis wife arrived; he simply shook his head und kiued her. She broke down wit i grief nnd was taken away. Thu doomed mm then expressed a dcslro toseeHherilf Kbirn alone, nnd the roam was cleared. Hu was told he could not live, and Flora asked him If hu had anything to say. Demon denlul being a muruerer nud reiterated dliclosures mado to Hhenll Flora ami the Jailor which wero beforo unpublished. I hl Is nil thu man would tay and the physlclana resumed their labors with him. lleuson died at 7:3u o'clock tonight, never regaining regain-ing cousclousueia alter taking cnloro-form. cnloro-form. l'rlor to Iho examination of the stomach sto-mach hu showud the utmost saugfrold nud madu no confession of his most brutal murder of Mrs. Meltmsn nor expresiol Iho slightest regret at the atteroptud murder of his wateh. The body Is still In tho fall and will be disposed dis-posed of asBhorllf Flora deems lit. |