| Show A Kentucky Murdered Hanged I I GnAYSrtN ICy March 27Ym Neal i the last of the Ashland murderers was 7 i j brought here last night from Mount Sterling Ster-ling for execution Large crowds greeted him at each station lIe was firm and composed and maintained his innocence to all of the many who visited him At 1 oclock he was taken to the gallows where a large crowd was waiting to witness wit-ness his execution and was escorted by 100 guards armell with doublebarreled shotguns and pistols Neal ascended the scaffold with great composure He said I say to one and all and you all know this is no place to tell a lie I stand here today to suffer for a heinous crime I did not commit Some day my innocence will be established beyond a doubt Ibid I-bid you one and all goodbye Oh Lord Thou knowest I am innocent j into Thy hands I commit my soul I am innocent inno-cent His last words were said just as the drop fell He was pronounced dead in ten minutes None of his relatives were present |
