Show PATSY COUGHLAN I EXECUTED Unflinchingly lie Faced His Doom Atlnned 111th Ml IIIe tenth lurilr nUn Lkte Mlaaan craw u al llniri tahlnIlltnr of Ihe Crime Sail Lake Clly Dec I 16 1StjiIAhl Coughlan0joulhtu desperado wtl shot yctteraiy at IOll a m > al Sage lollow I la Rlth county for the murder 01 Constables sg and Dawes In 1lnen eibln near Evanston In August 185 lie did n iniety as any mn who has ever deed death it the hands ol men without i tremor ol voice or aquiver a-quiver of muute The platewhere the execution took place U three mile Irony Woodruff And nine mllci from Randolph In a little anyon or rulch among Ihe hlllt on the mln travelled s ia The exentlon Pjed off without t Itch ll vases = iidlrgly well planned and nianted So niltealeulatlon was nude COIIhllo li not believed 1 tci have even heard the report of the rifle Jealh was not Intlantancoui though ntenilbllllrtelirdhlm 1 it the moment Jeputy Sheriff Calvelry gave the word 10 fire Four minutee liter he was pro ounced dud Al 10 18 oclock the Sheriffs wagon appeared In view When lhecanvav covered wagon drew ul In front ol the exccutlou chair herlll Diction Rev Father Galllgan Ut C Let ol Randolph and Dcnnli Lane ol Park City t cousin ol Cough 110 decendeJ A moment liter Cough 1111 followed He alighted almost In front ol the chair upon which lor a second space hit gate tell lie was wrapped la a heavy storm coil The verthocthid been removed from hli feet leaving at their covering a new pair ol patent leather slippers The Iron wert taken Irom hl > anklet and lit overcoat coat and vest removed toughlln toad upright the ashen hue 01 his lace Intnllled by the black silk hlrt he tore Ills eye roved slowly over the Itltle tternvltage gathering Patrick CougHIn have you anything to say I broke Sheriff Dlckion Nothing redlled Coughlln exccpl t hll requeitthit I dont want my picture taken Then In obedience to the Sheriff s I pointed finger the doomed man tat In he chair while the Shcrlll assisted by eputlet D W Hatlman and Archie IcKlnnon began to fatten him lightly 10 the oaken teat llr the anklet and wrists indahouldert they bound Mm 10 he ctilrllh stout hemp rove Mean whll Esther Gilllgan was admlnUler Ing II hit and encouraging him to be ol giod heart Hi ol good courage said the lathe oncetindCoughtln replied Ypu bet your life father Gallagher was lilt to leave hllll and II he hook hit hand and let iackllobCalverly stepped to the door 01 tIe tInt And In a low tone began One two three four five six encl en-cl h nlnr ten The report ol Ihe rifles ling almott tlniullaneoutly Coughlln tlllTencd In his chair the hour icing IOJ5 Tin priest was at lilt aide In an liutant and began admlnlittrlng he rill ol extreme unction When he mill was rcmovedjfrom hit face Joughllti head was erect and defiant ml In I few seconds the muscles re laud Ikelr closed and lilt head dropped lilt shoulder Dr Hocke ol Evanston and Dr Lee of Randolpl aid thit hlle She criminal felt no pain whatever U was four mlnutct ere lime vital spark was extlnKutihed and the oul > f Oighlln took III flight III010RY or TUB CniMK Coughilnt descent was rapid It la laid of him that hit first criminal act was IheUicft of a few itrawberrlc Neat hutole tome chlckcni then a hone alter which he crowntd l hit crln Inal career by the murder ol two men who milling a pone to accon pllih hit arrest The Ihelt 01 the horse was the Joint act oh Cm > hlln and hit partner In crlm Fred fieorrr who It now serving a IIIe lenience In the penitentiary lor parllc paling In Coughllni vlllalnlei The horse was itolen In Murray July 14 tSfjS and learning that the thieve tad gone la the direction of Park City the aulhorlilei here noilled Sheriff liar rlnton 01 Summit county to look out for them Sheriff Harrington did aD and It came near coitlng him hit life asa as-a bullet from Coughlin Wlnchtite crashed through time horn of hit saddle while he was endeavoring to arrest mem ThU Incident Impressed tic sheriff with the belief that the arreitol the beardless binilltt would only be encon patted by the exercise ol great caution And hit tubtcquent acts were gOHrned accordingly At lhl lime Coughlln and George were on their way to Wyoming and or ganlilng a strong poe Sheriff liar rlngton took upthe trail where he hd ell It and started In purtult The trill led to a deserted cabin In Rich county only a few miles distant Irom the Wyoming line where Cough lln and George had dropped In to secure a little muchneeded rest A pitched battle followed In which lj Iii Olin was riddled with hulKK and nnnrahl Maggot Echo and II CH Marh1 Dawet Cvantlon Wrn wen killed In a few I hour the news of the killing hd been flatbed over the tcrrltnry and reparation Immediately marie for what proved to be one ol the mOIl ea citing man hunt In the hlttory ol Utah After the killing ol SlagK and Dawet Ihe posse Ml back and at soon at the coast was clear Coughlln and George left the cabin and truck out lor Ogden 111 the officers known ol their delI nallon the arrest which look place fled fle-d yi latrr might have been brought wul In much less time but at It wait wai-t officers were at lea From all paths 01 the territory report were being re crld In this city and Ogden with ret once to the movement of the murder cu According to these reports Cough lbn and George were traveling hundred 01 miles per day and were being teen In Innumerable places by countless people The first actual encounter between the Iteu and the murderert alter the killing nl Streac and Ue was al the hd ul City Creek canyon when ouKhlln and George were encountered I ly Officer Pratt and Shannon and a prwse 01 pursuers from this city on Ihe nrnlng ol Augutt lit Officer Iralt cmpled to fire at the bandits but the hilleer ol hit gun caught and the next intent a bullet from Coughllni rlfl < hlirhl uncomfortably close lu hit brad A luilllade followed but In the end the murderers escaped without Injury to anyone any-one oneThl This encounter Intensified prevail Ing ndlelllent and during the four days h ut Intervened before the nitirderert were finally captured people were almost 1 al-most afraid to risk thcmtelvet outride 01 their doors at night lor tear that they mllthl catch stray bulletIn bullet-In October 85 Coughlln and George were tried at Ogden for the murder of the two men George realli Ins that he was In a very close place pleaded guilty to the charged murder In the tint degree and threw hlniielf upon the mercy ol the court The result wit that he was lentenced to life mprlionment In the State prison Hut oughlln looked I at the matter In a dub erent light pleaded tell defence and ojght Ihe cue The evidence was to overwhelmingly against him however that the fury promptly returned a verdict of murder In the flrit degree llhout a recommendation for mercy and Coughlin was icnteiced to be hot It was on the morning of August Jtl that Coughlin and George were finally captured They were lurprlted I at their amp at Willow Creek canyon Tooele ountyby Sheriff MacKcltir of that county and a large pone ol determined tlieni who had been Iron their trail Inee the preceding night The murderera were parctlcally ex lauited through forced marehea And lOll ol sleep and when they awoke 10 the fact thai they had been tourroundc they Infnrniedlhe officers not to hoot and go Ilieniielvet up Iront Tooele county they werebrough to Salt Lake whore on August tlt They were arraigned before Commlttoner Mor Somincr on charge of hone slealing 1ler Sherin Hardy twore loa com plaint charging them with the murder 01 I > awet and StlIg The neat step wale wa-le removal ol the murderer to Ogden time killing having occurred In that district dis-trict |