Deseret Evening News | 1901-09-06 | Page 1 | Hanged While Abusing Men

HANGED WHILE ABUSING MEN Trap Was Sprung When James Jamos Fleming Was Ranting DEAD IN SEVEN SEV MINUTES Mediation of oJ th this lie 1111 Crime Cruise nil fie Dotson olred Butte Dulle Mont Sept Hept ept 6 GA A special 8 cl l to the tha Inter from Deer Lodge Mont says James McArthur atlas alias James Flem Plem Fleming ing 11 was IM hanged lI 1 here this morning for forthe forthe forthe the murder of ot Capt Cap Oliver Oller Dotson last February J The execution was wIt by nearly every sheriff In the state slate und anti a 11 large number of Invited guests McArthur Kept hit his nerve nero to the last and walked to the gallows gallons without a n sign of weakness s After Atler taking his place Illace on the tho platform ho lie hons wae ns given permission to make a n state statement ment men Facing the spectators ho launched Into a torrent of ot abuse of the themen themen men who had been Instrumental In sending Bending him to his death and declared again and again a all that tint he was an lane Inno Innocent cent man lie He rambled on for tor several minutes and finally the sheriff string there iliac was wa no chance to stop slop him gave aO the signal for tor the trap to bo be sprung The drop droll fell tell at nt 10 1016 16 and McArthur was pronounced dead seven linen minutes later