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Show MOB EXECUTES YNOODaRI). DIED 0 SCAFFOLD WHICH HAD BfE ERECTED FOR HIS LEGAL EXECUTION. The Marderee el Bherlff llleker la Taken gross Jail at I'a.per, I", hf a Stub and Unas, ll'lni Btrnneled to I'eslh, Cliarlea F. Woodnrd, convicted of the murder of Sheriff lllcker. was Uken from jail at Casper. Wyo.. at 1S;40 Friday Fri-day morning, by twenty-four masked meo, who overpowered Sheriff Tllbbs and secured the prisoner, and hanged him on the gallowt which had been built for hla legal execution. Wood-ard Wood-ard waa to have been executed Friday, but on the prevloua Tuesday the aupreme au-preme court granted a atay of execution, execu-tion, which would have given Ihe condemned con-demned man at leavl three more mouths of life. The atay of execution seems to have been received with bad grace by ft number of Casper a clllieoa, and the lynching reanlted. U'oodard wbb awakened from a sound sleep by the inob'a entrance to the Jail. Ha waa not given time to dress himself, him-self, but was taken out lo two Inches of snow wllh nothing oo Ilia peraoe but a si ort shirt. He made no ontcry or resistance when he saw the masked men, who had handkerchiefs lied over their facea, but went quietly wllh them. Ho was takea to the gallowa, when he aald: "Hoys, let me kneel down and pray for yon; 1 want lo pray for all of you. These are the last words lo my blessed little wife. Tell my deer Utile wife Hint t loved her dearly, won't you. Tell her that, boys, 1 pray that you have the pnpers print It Hod forgive tne for my sins. I pray for my aelf and I pray for you, and 1 pray for Charley Kl-ker. I never bad any grudge against him In (iod's world." Afterdeclnring lliat he never meant to kill MieillT Kicker, and pleading that he be not choked, the linked and trembling man, wllh the rope tightly drawn about his neck, was. shoved off the trap, but ha gave ft spring off from it before the lever cool. I be pulled. The bodv commenced lo go through. terrible contortions, and ft couple of masked men canuhl hold of hla feet and gave them aeveral hard Jcrke. 'l ite UHin wus simply choked lu dentil. A card waa pinned lo Woodards shirt which reads: "Process of the law la a lllllw alow: so Is the road you'll have to go. Murders and thieves beware. be-ware. IVople'a Verdict." The crime for which Charlea Frauclt Woodard pld with his life was committed com-mitted on the evening of January ind lost at WiHHtaid'a rauch. neur Harfleld peak, In the Itultleauake mountains, oevvuly-Hre mile weal of Casper, when he cruelly hot to dentil and mutilated the body of Sherllf Wllllum C. Klckel of Natrotia county. Uo.xl.nl. with hla wife, llertha, and brother. Clarence, waa arrested last Novemlier on the chsrge of stealing clothing and provision from a ranch. It was alleged Hint .aalnrd'a ranee waa the headiiuarli'i s of a bund of entile ent-ile and horse thieves. At the prcllml nary trial llertlm Woodard wus re leased from custody, i'he brother! were held tu the district court, bil' were unatilu to furnish bonds, tin tin nk'hl of llecembcr :t, IVul, they sawed HIT the burs of Ihuir cells ami ft window win-dow and got awtty. At the stoeliyards east of town Charles Woodui'd secured ft pistol, which lied been placed there hy a friend. Near Clisln-r he stoic a horat and rtnle to his runch, reaching the place oil Iheevciituir of .lunuury I'.HU', lustesd of finding friends ready lo assist as-sist him, he found Sherilf Kicker and two deputies nt the house, whu were there looking for him. He went to Ihe burn. Intending to abandon his horau ami sirul one of Hit otlicera' animals. It wasulKiut 7 o'ulock In the evening and was quite dark. He mounted oue of tliu sheriff's horsel mid was ready lo ride away, when the BherilT came out of the house and approaching ap-proaching the bum ordered him to Woodard Instantly ahot the sheriff through the body Slid the olllerr fell to the ground mortally woiindeti. Woodard Wood-ard then, it la stiid. went to the dying man and etruck hltu In the face with his Bl-shootur. He emptied the slier-IIT'b slier-IIT'b pockets, securing $4.'i, and elan look olT from the body a k'll full of cartridges and a senhburd. WiMnlard Ihen dragged the body acvurnl feet to. ward the barn and left It. He went into the burn, turned two of the horses out, saddled the remaining one and rode otf. He was captured aevcrnl weeke afterward af-terward neur Hillings, Mont., and brought buck to t saper. He admitted the killing and wsa convicted and sentenced sen-tenced lo hang Friday last. Acting Hovurnor4'liulterton haa sent to A. C. Ilueler. prosecuting attorney of Natrona county, the following tele gram: ('ln Hie brutal lynching uf Woodard the fair name of Wyoming has been ilracvcd in the mire, the order of our supreme court disregarded, the luw grossly violated. The reports Indicate that no precautionary ateps were taken bv the ollleers of the luw lo prevent Its violation. In the name of the luw, which has been violated, aud aa the acting executive of the alute, 1 cull iiMin you. the county prosecutor, to Institute and make a thorough Invest In-vest Igutlon of this crime with a view lo tha punishment of the guilty par. ties." |