Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1889 — Bald Knobbers Hung. [ARTICLE]

Bald Knobbers Hung.

The three Bald Knobhers, Dave Walker, better known in Christian county as “Bull Creek Dave,” chief of the Bald Knobhers, his son, William Walker and John Matthews, were hanged Friday, at Ozark, Mo., for .the murder of Charles Green and William Edens on March 11th, 1887. At 9:53 the drop fell. John Matthews fell praying. The stretch of the rope let all fall to the ground. The rope broke and William Walter fell loose and groaning. He talked for three minutes, when fie was taken np by the sheriff and deputies on the scaffold. Dave Walker was drawn np and died in abont fifteen minutes. Matthews lived abont thirty minutes, and died with his feet on the gronnd. The scene was horrible in the extreme. Matthews and Dave Walker were ent down at 10:10. The trap was again adjusted, and William Walker lifted helpless and groaning and gurgling and almost insensible, and the rope again adjusted and the trap again sprung. This time the descent he came to a sadden stop with his feet fully thirty inc hes from the ground, and he died without a struggle.