24 May 1912
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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1912
Page
1
Special to the Leader: Joseph Seng was hanged at 2:45 a.m. for killing William Lloyd of Evanston. Ten witnesses attended as Warden Alston and Father Long aided the condemned man, and medical examiners reported death at 2:55 with the neck unbroken.
Special to The Leader. Rawlins Wyoming May 23 Joseph Leng condemned to death for murdering William Lloyd at Evanston in August 1910 spent his last day in solitude. Father Long his spiritual adviser remained with him from 4 to 6 pm sending a clemency petition to Governor Carey. Leng said he did not get a fair trial and that his witnesses were not admitted. J P Julien Cheyenne prepared the scaffold. Leng praised his treatment and faced death with courage.
The inmate has long believed Governor Carey will grant a respite and alay his sentence. In a final talk with Warden Leng the prisoner thanked prison staff for good treatment and requested execution at daybreak if no reprieve is granted, but Warden Allen said the hour could not be changed.
Land Commissioner Hopkins reports three oil wells near Lander are drilling on land adjoining school property. If successful, wells may extend under school lands and yield ten percent of profits to the state school fund for distribution among Wyoming's educational institutions.
Joseph Seng killed William Lloyd with three shots from behind in Evanston after being discharged from Union Pacific watch duties. Lloyd and Leng served as watchmen. Seng sought revenge, fired when Lloyd walked with his wife, then delivered a final shot to the back of Lloyd’s neck. Governor Carey refused clemency despite ministerial appeals.
Francis J. McConnell president of DePauw University Greencastle Ind was elected the fifth bishop at the current session of the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church tonight on the weary first ballot.
Reports from Denver say Adjutant General John Chase of the Colorado National Guard has left for Kansas City to join Adjutant General Barkwell and accompany him to Washington. The wartime summons urged all adjutants general to hurry to Washington at government expense, fueling rumors of potential Mexican border intervention.
Washington May 28 Former territorial governor of Wyoming John Wesley Hoyt died in Washington at age 87 He was born in Franklin County Ohio in 1831 and educated at Ohio Wesleyan University He held multiple roles including university president in Wyoming and author of works on territorial resources His career spanned teaching journalism state agriculture and federal appointments
In Mantachunsetts the high court holds that a woman is not obliged to raise her skirt when alighting from a streetcar and rejected the company's claim of negligence. Miranda Martio was flung to the street after her skirt caught a paid plugger projecting from the platform. The court affirms a $1,000 judgment, finding the company’s objections untenable.
Chana P. McGlashen will leave Cheyenne about June 1 to become cashier at Bank of Ble Piney. Frank H. Weetcott of Lander will succeed him as Secretary of State, praised for sterling qualities while McGlashen gains a new post and the community bids farewell with warm wishes.
News from Mexico reports heavy fighting between government troops under General Huerta and Orozco’s rebels near Bellano and Rellano. Casualties run high with hundreds dead, hills and towns changed hands as federal forces advance northward toward Torreon and Veladena.
Chicago dispatch claims secret war plans completed in Washington to surprise Mexico with rapid mobilization. An unnamed high ranking officer cites Washington orders for immediate service fire on the frontier and a reshuffle elevating Major General Carter as Armies chief. party politics cited as a factor.
In Budapest on May 239 the general strike to block Count Vicus from the lower house presidency led to deadly clashes with seven killed and 160 wounded. Rioters attacked workers, caused widespread property damage, and looting continued late into the night before the union called off the four day action.
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