least  concerned  of  any  per- 
son about  the  jail,  except,  possibly,  the  darky 
Wilson,  who  pulled  the  rope  that  let  the  fatal 
drop  fall.  Wilson  felt  honored  to  be  allowed  to 
pull  the  rope  and  would  not  have  missed  the 
opportunity  to  thus  distinguish  himself  for 
many  dollars.

Sheriff  Laird  gave  the  signal  by  a dropped 
handkerchief  at  9:58,  and  Wilson,  who  was 
inclosed  in  a box  out  of  sight  of  the  spectators, 
pulled  the  rope.  The  drop  was  nearly  seven 
feet.  Pilar’s  neck  was  broken  in  the  fall.  Thus 
the  law  is  vindicated  and  the  death  of  Thomas 
Hall  is  avenged  by  the  hanging  of  one  of  the 
most  desperate  young  murderers  ever  known 
in  the  southwest.  There  was  one  thing  remark- 
able about  the  spectators  present,  not  a single 
expression  of  sympathy  was  manifested  for  the 
condemned  man  during  the  breathless  moments 
preceding  the  hanging.  It  was  evident  that  the 
murderer  had  no  real  friends  among  the  spec- 
tators.

The  detailed  history  of  the  murder  of 
Deputy  Sheriff  Hall  two  years  ago  by  Pilar 
Perez,  has  been  published  so  often  of  late  in 
connection  with  the  trial  and  sentence,  that  no 
extensive  account  will  here  be  given.

Pilar  and  his  sweetheart  were  coming  to 
Silver  City,  on  the  Pinos  Altos  road,  when  they 
were  overtaken  by  Hall.  Pilar  and  other  Mexi- 
cans had  engaged  in  a fatal  shooting  affray  on 
the  Mimbres  river  because  of  the  abducting  or