Show A Hangman's Rope The rope which was used to day to-day day In Inthe Inthe inthe the exec execution Uon of John Henry Young is just an ordinary hemp rope but a wonderful won story of tragic Interest would be revealed could It ft but speak NIneteen Nineteen Nineteen Nine NIne- teen times s has one end been knotted around the gallows beam and nineteen nineteen nine nine- teen times Umes has the noose been placed around the neck neel of ofa a condemned crim inal This rope Is the property of W. W A. A Stewart of Cleburne sheriff ex of ot Johnson county Mr Stewart had the rope made in St. St Louis in 1898 to fo be used In the execution of John B. B Shaw a white man The rope rope was made by a German and was hand hand- twisted the very best quality of hemp obtainable bein being utilized in its manu manu- facture The rope is eighteen feet long and cost Mr Stewart 12 1250 50 The noose made to togo go around the neck of Shaw has never been changed Hous changed Hous Houston ton Post |