Walling

Walling was hanged on March 20, 1897, at a jail in Newport, together with a man named Jackson from a double trap. Before leaving his cell, he said he was innocent of the whole crime, and the Eddy Current reported that Jackson had said the same. His minister, Pastor Lee, prayed with him before the execution. A last-minute telegram from the governor had delayed the hanging, but the delay was lifted and the execution went ahead. Afterward his body was placed in a casket and taken from the jail to Hamilton.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. Walling maintained his innocence before leaving his cell, as the accounts report.

Reported by: news reports.

Sources (2)

• Santa Fe Daily New Mexican, March 20, 1897, page 1 Santa Fe Daily New Mexican, March 20, 1897
• The Eddy Current, March 27, 1897, page 6 The Eddy Current, March 27, 1897