GALVESTON DAILY NEWS, Galveston, Texas, 12-6-188)
GALVESTON DAILY NEWS, Galveston, Texas, 12-6-188)
GALVESTON DAILY NEWS, Galveston, Texas, 12-6188
SOTO, Jose Manuel and TORRES, Solomen
"Salinas, Calife, Dec. 5, 188)- Sohomon Terres and Jose
Manuel Sote were hanged at 1lOsl)) this morning for the mur-
der of Ah Din, a Chinaman, on Dec, 20, 1883. Before
ascending the scaffold the condemned men recuested that
some visiting sheriff be permitted to perfrom the last
duties of the execution as the resident sheriff had been
most kind during their confinement, and they did not wish
him to mar his conduct toward them, In accordance with
their wishes, Sheriffs Dakin and Bennet adjusted the noo-
ses and caps. When the trap fell, Torresdropped with his
neck broken and died in 6rminutes. Soto fainted, presum-
ably from strangulation, and had to be pushed off the
form, He died from strangulation in nine minutes, ferent
were 250 witnesses to the execution, among them a number
of Chinese,"
SOTO, Jose Manuel and TORRES, Solomon
"Salinas, Calife, Dec. 5, 188)\- Sottomon Torres and Jose
Manuel Soto were hanged at 10:)h this morning for the mr-
der of Ah Din, a Chinaman, on Dec. 20, 1883. Before
ascending the scaffold the condemned men recuested that
some visiting sheriff be permitted to perfrom the last
duties of the execution as the resident sheriff had been
most kind during their confisement, and they did not wish
him to mar his conduct toward them, In accordance with
their wishes, Sheriffs Dakin and Bennet adjusted the noo-
ses and caps. When the trap fell, Torresdropped with his
neck broken and died in 6rmminutes, Soto fainted, presum-
ably from str abi aitee
fae ae Gied from steamed ne Pespushed eff the, plat]
were 250 witnesses to the execution, among them a number
of Chinese,"
SOLO, Jose Manuel and TORRES, SoLenen
"Salinas, Calif., Dec. 5, li Sobomon Torres and Jose
Manuel Soto were hanged at stam this morning for the mr-|
der of Ah Din, a Chinaman, on Dec, 20, 1883. Before
ascending the scaffold the condemed men recuested that
some visiting sheriff be permitted to perfrom the last
duties of the execution as the resident sheriff had been
most kind during their confinement, and they did not wish|
him to mar his conduct toward them, In accordance with
their wishes, Sheriffs Dakin and Bennet adjusted the noo-
ses and caps. ‘hen the trap fell, Torresdropped with his
neck broken and died in 6rmimutes. Sote fainted, presum=
ably fron strangul at:
fork, "Re Sieg Buon striata tden 2, PeaRuen Ed oft the, plat
asia 0 vit aree Gertie ‘execution, among them a number
of Chinese,"
