Hanging Aft Dawson
strangely quiet. When he made
his last statement his voice was so
low that only those beside him could
catch his words.
“I have sinned. I deserve it,”
he murmured. He then spoke in
French to the priest.
The hangman fitted the cap
on the murderers’ heads. The
priest read a prayer, the condemned
men repeating the words softly af
t«r him. The sheriff stood by the
sin.* 01 cue pi»c.?t. The hangman
W 'lked swiftly to bis post by the
lever. The sheriff suddenly raised
his right band «nd snapped his
fi llers. At the same moment the
murders with the prayer still on
their lips shot through the trap and
hung lifeless. The priest was on
his knees by the side ofthe trap door
praying.
Fournier <Jonf**g*6
Victor Fournier left a verbal coti
f<. mou regarding the murder of the
three Frenchmen. He declared
that he himself killed Bouthillette
and L,a Belle killed Beaudwiu and
'Constantine.
Alter he was sentenced to death
Fournier made a clean breast of the
whole affair to Alexander Macfar
lane, the eloquent barrister, whoso
ably defended him at his trial in the
territorial court. Fournier pledged
Macfarlaue-to make his confessiou
public after the execution He re
peated the confession half a dozen
times so as to impress it on the bar
risters mind.
Macfarlane today made the con
fession public.
Fournier declared that Constan
tine went out to cook the breakfast.
La Belle followed and shot him
with his rifle. He blew Constan
tine’s head off. Then be went into
the tent and said he had shot at a
rabbit but missed.
Beandoin then went out behind
the tent, where he was performing
his ablutions when .La Belle fol
lowed and shot him through the
back of the head.
In the meantime Fournier had
been watching Bouthillette. When
Beaudoin was shot Bouthillette
raised the flap of the tent and look
e 1 out. As lie V 1 so Fournier drew
bis revolver and shot him in the
back. The bullet went in at the
right side of the back and came ont
on the left side.
As Bouthillette fell Fournier fired
again, but was rattled aud missed.
Bouthillette was rolling over
the ground shrieking in his
agony. Fournier ran up aud
shot him in the side of the bead.
Bouthillette rolled over again and the
murderer then shot him in the oth
er side of the head.
This is the accourt of the crime
which Fournier left with his legal
adviser on the condition that it be
given to the public after his death.
Potts mid Kppier Condemn Chetioa
Frank Potts and Bert Eppler came
back from Cbenoa Monday. Their
report generally agrees with that of
Palm and Ford. Potts says, “Ram
part is a Dawson, compared with
Chenoa” Mr. Belt of Belt & Hend
ricks left for the outside via Circle
and Dawson just prior to their de
parture. Belt scoured every creek
and every claim and it is reported
secured $53 in gold. This is to be!
taken outside to stimulate interest i
in the “new strike ” There is not
over ten men in tne camp who can
show $10. Provisions are scarce,
but money is scarcer. A man could
not sell a $20 gold piece of $5, as
the men who have the money are
few and far between. There is no
building going on and it is imposs
ble tor a man to earu a dollar at
anything.
Carrier Sundborg is due with!
outside mail tomorrow. i
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