The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-22
PUBLIC EXECUTION IN new JERSEY.
William eating Hanged for the Murder
Of Two Children.
SCENES AND INCIDENTS OF THE DAY,
&C., &c., 10.

Yesterday at Hacksnsaek Bergen county, New Jersey,
william eating suffered the penalty Of death by hanging.
for the murder Of Mary and Daniel Orsn the former
eleven ard the latter nine years of age children OF
Timothy OBrisn laboring man residing at Kindsrke.
mack Warrington township Bergen county, situated
about Eve miles from Hsckensack
In order that readers may understand the facts
and circumstances connected with the matter which led
to the awful tragedy the murder Of two poor
children We win rslsts brief history Of the affair." OBJ
tanned from authentic source.
William eating is Fifty four years of age diminutive In
statue, being less than Eve feet in height and very
progressing appearasce He was born in the County
Of Tpperary Ireland and brought up the age Of man
hood and educated . Catholic in the family OF NJ
OBen the grandfather Of the murdered children. At
the age OF about twenty five years, eating went to work
in several Protestant families, and after he 70
ncunced the Catholic religion, which seemed to have
given some offence to the o Brien family.
About Eve years ago Catrg and OBren the father Of
the murdered children, came to this country together
eating paying all the expenses; and arriving at the
Quarantine OBren became sick and sent to the hos
pta Here eating left him and went to Baltimore where
he worked for two years. saving out of his earnings
enough money 70 defray his expenses back to Ireland
having promised Mr. Anderson Of his former employ
ers, to return and live with him again During his
in America Mr. Anderson had died and eating finding
that OBrens family had left for America concluded
return again to New York, arriving about tn -ee
years ago. He found out the whereabouts of OBen AID
went to live with him. at Kindsrkemack, New Jersey
eating brought some little money with him, ana during
the last three years accumulated hundred dollars
ybch he gave 10 OBreD Tor afe keeping, aud D Blen
nos deposit to his swn account in % savings
banks In New York. stating that eating gave him the
money for the benefit Of bimseh and children.
TINS money bad been obta ned by eating, ~ho worked
different farms In the vicinity lodging only at
M a Out OF em
pigment Ultimately dispute arose besrsen them add
back The request 5efusadO 3risn ng that
the money had been given to him for confederation in
taking care OF CatiDe-aT least SO alleged by 0Brien
dispute between eating and U'Btien, the former
named wishing to go to Baltimore he could get nine
liars month there while he could only six dollars
here Mrs. OBen said the thirty forty dollars then
biz per- must be taken. OBrens bro her then in
terered and prevented any violence being ~sed towards
eating.
The loss Of the money however seemed to affect the
reason of eating and brought temporary abesra.
in the day time be attempted destroy his By cutting
his throat with smAn packet knife-the wound in
hs throat Of sufficient dep to csuse death and
While under that excited state of mind he sezed hold of
the girl cut her th oat with The kaife AID subse
quently billed u boy by ioactiDg blows with axe
t. wreak vengeance The parents eating locked
boe and the key into his pocket, and then sought
where he remained from Friday light up t. the Monday
morning following the Sd day Of January without food
and was ely spprehended and ed jail.
At he April term Of the court the prisoner tciei
before Chief Justice Green and The jury found him guilty
the 2d day Of that month the convict sentenced
to be hsnged the IS h day Of Juue. re spte was
granted BY tire Governor until the 2lt day Of July and
yesterday the jndgmen Of the Court was carried nto
effect by Sheriff Teihupe.
PREPARATION FOR THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OF THE GALLONS, ETC.
The dSy before the execution the Sheriff caused the
gallovs 10 be erected in full view of the public facing
the road within the enclosure Of jail that being sur
rounotd only by low picket fence which not in any
way obstruct the view.
The instrument of DEATH in its mechanical con true
tion, the the used by the sheriff in the
Tombs consisting Of two uprights and cross ba only
smaller scale, having been made more in conformity
with the dimnve proportions of the prisoner to suffer
dea' on it.
This gslloas Vas erected platform of about fou
fee ding by three four steDs thus all the
spectators ct distance still better yew Of the
solemn ceremony. Quite number Of persons were c,n
gessted around the enclosure witnessing the erection
Some ueIe heard to protest against the propriey OF
public exhibition being made Of The hanging centendine
That the meabng of the Law vas to hang the c,nviee
within The enclosure of the JAIL and that enclosure to be
boarded up thereby preventing from vie wing the
execution except thote admitted by the Sheriff to the
ya'd
SCENE IN THE CELL--THE CULPRIr's VERSION OF
THE MURDER, ETC.
On the evening prior to the execution before shutdown
visited the wretched man in the presezce of NJ NJ
Knapp E-q, District Attorney Sheriff Terhune and one
two other persons The prisoner in bed, having
great fncy for retiring early, and indeed days he
would occupy his bed nearly the whole Of tae day. On
entering The CELL the prisoner kept his right hand
ing up nd down in bowling manner exclaining ssOh!
you are elcome-you are welcome, gentemen-I am
glad to Zee Jou and to conversation directed to him
piled a follows
II hope TO all my friends TO morrow II will be
fire day for me. never wished any bad ID any AID
the Lord krows It. fhal be with the Lord, aud
nay the Lord bless you ALL wish to part with all in
peace. would Ike 10 shske nm by he hand (meanins
Tn Orien, the father ot the murdered Children and
ak his forgiveness; and want hin TO forgive me- and
to part inpesce, OIL Lord do. waut to see sl
my ireDes but don let any Irish come near me-whst
not Ca bclic Irish; dons want to them;
] dread to look at them would tarn my heal
away The Lord knows th4t Ti has brought all this
II he had let noe have my money it would have
hsPs eoed Bat got 20 crazy and msd oecau's they
The night before killed the children. WHOM loved
wei ar odd my HE 0Bfen and his wife to
tale the eight pounds had ! wanted 70 leave
The house but did 10 90 wiz hout my money
Ms. OBriep .ad tie money should be taken from me-
and they would have taken but for the ioteeencs of
OBriens mother, who was crescent end prevented hen
dorg The next day felt very bad and did not know
What 10 do OBrien was goue off TO wok, and Mrs.
o'briep bad goe 70 New York then felt 20 bad and
having mail knife ia pocket thought would kill
myself, ard with the knife cut a cash in my throat;
while 10 the house the little girl in at the
time when ] was bleeding and without knowing What
about se2eo hold Of her person and her n roat
then aen search of tho bsy found him near cy sni
ke6 hiu too wth the knife chen locked the door Of
the house ard pvt The key my pocket aud iDto
the uoocs, wnse renamed ubtI Monday morning and
tfsn out IN the read ADD vas arrested
"O The sunday ay The fure. Al of the children cried
ab NJ tan wren they passed along the road Tor loved
h.m much 9s old my orn life a that mig | at
.ln nourhsd Over fheir graves 81 the trouble M beso
broul BIT oe By Tim briep; he Il Ca hole ID sm
IIo'estant, cont thnk all shake haods With Tm.
h. DID not ret ne vel about the money don5 want
sby c4tho os 10 me. for the io.ds sake Keep
til irsh away dom let enc o them me-
DsTic Attorrey Why, Billy, thought you EXPIRE sed
rish ic gioTnentS ago 10 u'Bfen aan stake
BAND WITH lin aud ak his forgiveness, and 10 give hun
Jour blessintY
PIsoherlci, 20 did; but he brousht all the nuos
on noe, anc Cont THINK could nov him. Thick
ihould turn 1cm Kim, he |. Catholic and diu't
tSy y hoh.s 70 come me and for tho 10 DIS saks
Keep Them all hon re; kGoE shall be happy "a the
Ire .tce o. ny Lord anu bagpy AVE AL my fiends
around me tneN m-ds me mad and c-azy, II was they
ihst Killed tbs ehdren although L sy hands that
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The herG District Attorney and o;bers present, took
their cavs OF The prisoner the pight the latter