The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-25

IRON the Cincinnati Commercial, Jan. y
stephen Short and VIM Hanning were (" hanged by
the neck until dead" 1t Creenupsburg, KY, Friday
afternoon, Of forty minutes past O'Clock Both ha
children the former a large family short murdered
Mcfarland, worthy man. manager Of the Clinton Fur
mace, Greenup county, KY in August last He (Short)
at because he endeaored 10 keep his hands
from drinking whiskey. Mcfarland also discharged
OF shorts sons who was an idle fellow, and this aggra
One day Mcfarland riding by where Short was at
grocery and stopping minute, some angry words
passed. and Short told he would be discharged
his nsolence and ntemperancs. As Mcfarland rode oil
short took his rife hand and said that he would shoot
his employer, who rode along thoughtcss OF danger
more than one hundred yards when Short told by
an at his side also drunk, that he
once he intended TO do So his mark woGd be
ought oil sight round turn OF the road At this Short
did fre, and Mcfarland fell shot through the chest
The murderer then walked up 10 his victim, and told
HIM that he deserved To have been killed long before
Mcfarland being widely known and useful man, with
ayoung wife and child, was much lamented.
Hanning was queer individual, having lived for
some years alone in wretohed cabin, eight miles
below Greenupsburg. His hut was half buried in the
side oil one OF the large hills that stand the river
and was more like a cave than house, while Hanning
who never shaved cut his hair took the least
oil his person. more resembled wild beast than
man being. lie was executed for the murder Of
named Malone, whom he had hired 10 dig well Ma.
lone had been at work for time at the well, but could
not get any pay and had quit when IIanning told him
VIA. ne Wouiu resume operations ne should nave some
bacon ana meal Malone was very poor and drunken,
had family, and he conserted When he proceeded to
the house to go to work, Hanniny whose hands from
excessive dissipation very unsteady told him to
load his shot gun as he wanted to shoot dog saying
that he had jus. shot dog and would shoot
Their Malone loaded the gun and handed II to Hanning
who told him go the door and see n he could not
see stray dog. Malone thought the request curious
one but he complied, when he heard noise behind that
startled him. and, turning saw that Hanning TAX.
ing aim az him. in an instant the gun discharged
and Malone fell with the entire load that his hands
had placed in the in bis body Hsnnins then seized
him by the hair and dragged him some distance to
clump OF bushes where he LETT him dying About an
hour aiterward some persons passed aud snnng called
TO them that he bad shot Malone, and to confirm his
statement pointed 10 puddle Of booi 10 front OF the
door Malone was found, AMI fingered several days and
Hanning went TO the dungeon.
The tins the occurrence Of these sckenng tragedies
was in August last The murderers tried convicted
and sentenced during the November term OF the Greenup
county court.
As they given considerable time to prepare they
tpent the first part OF II in shocking manner. Short
that they fed from the CELL and amused himself BY
hangn rats, and specializing the analogy between
the death struggles Of those animals and men.
He swore that when he died all he wanted ten feet
OF rops in the clear, and for band OF music to play
Jordan is hard road to travel When his legs were
we'll he's got a hard road 70 travel Hanning was
more quiet but not less desperate But about four
weeks ago change came the spirit Of their dreams
and they gradually became ''anxious nquirers, and
losing all hope Of pardon respite escape, they
glad to see the ministers and finally became jealous pro-
to b. hung was the mos. even. Of their ves
II they had not been found guilty OF murder and doomed
to hanging they expressed belief that they would
have died drupkards and vagrants now they thought
they good christians, and would be taken from the
gall0ws to Abraham's bosom.
Several ministers OF the Methodist persuasion among
the most constant and ardent Of whom two ssve
preacher In Greenupsbury, q. Q. co0red persons
held as slaves who are regular preachers Of the gospel
masters, belong to the church. and meet in the
same house OF prayer
At an early hour Friday great crowds Of people gath
cred about the street Of the town where the
Changing to take place Every body talked OF the
Changing" People came in all directions, along by
roads big roads, and roads at ALL on stsambo
horseboats, In skis, wagons and buggies mounted
all manner OF horses, and mules OF all conditions,
one and three persons to animal with sad.
oles and some without--came foot and crutches
male and female, they came old and young, black,
white and Of all intermediate coors AMI shades Of color
with hair whose yaregation Of knk astonishing
aged women and blooming country lasses, with
children In their arms and children elinging 10 their
wen dressed and III dressed drunk and sober with cigars
and pipes many who chewed tobacco, and few who
didn't They marched and counter marched, siugy and
In couples by patoons, by companies, by regiments by
Tended aoses The erset OF DOOM" Horses stood in
rows In strings In phaanxes far along the fences The
groceries overwhelmed the tsverns full than
omnbu,es when there 10 not for
Meanwhile, half dozen ministers were praying and
singing ervently In Jail with the who suffer
the extreme penalty Of the law. The jail little
hewn log structure, about twenty feet square, and
motley gaping multitude assembled round while the f
neral services progressed, and heard
mournful music than the familiar old Methodist hymns
The gaiiows was rected about tso hundred yards
above the mouth OF Little Sandy and simply formed
by placing two locust posts firmly In the ground and
joining them by piece, which about feet
long and twelve feet hich The hour for the hanging
was between twelve and one but delay took place
at the Jail. That in,tution was 80 constructed that
the prisoners had make their exit from the second
story, and descend TO the wagon which backed
up for their reception, by an outside stairway
This afforded the surrounding crowd good look al the
wretcbes who with ropes about their pecks hs hang
mans knots nicely soaped and adjusted under their left
ears) and their fastened tightly behind by the
elbows took seats their collins, In a Stacking
old wood wagon, hauled by dirty bay and dngy grey
horse (esch animal with burs in his long untutored tail
and name and driven by old man, whose shirt collar
ION side) hung at least foot the correspond
ing part OF his coat while the other side almost
minus. One hundred guards, In citizens dress and
without weapons surrounded about the vehicle aud the
dismal array moved toward the scafod Short appeared
cheerful and spoke In hearty tones TO his old acquan
aDees. Hanning was trembling with fear, and silent
while his eye unsteady, and glared here and there
like frightened animals
The gaiows was placed that on side hill,
sGordrg Thousands OF persons fair Of the deplor
when the wagon reached the spot, a minister beside
the prisoners commenced mn, but only two three
voices joined him, and the singing feeble, broken
but rexpressiby sorrowful When the last stAnya I'D
sobbed forth the condemned men kneeied and bent
their collins, and the minister offered prayer.
During these ceremonies the great multitude collected
around (the number estimated at six thoussnd) was
aw.d INTO stiffness profound as breezeless summer
When The prayer was ever, shor. spoke as follows
" want All OF you 70 take warning by m". see what
wbiskey and bad women have brought me 20. have
been good many hanging scrspes myse and thought
n great un, but thought I'd be hung myself
This Is the work Of Captain Whiskey. am wiling 10 die
er the life Of the that took. Talk OF pleasurs-I
have tried all kinds Of H. about sbantes, drusk aud
every where else, but have had real pleasure mp
that old jail than before In all my life and
Grains on my legs-biy, heavy chains At that Just
TOOK on this old coat ana whipped satan clean out fair
I've made my election sure, think Yes, sir, think
my election (some one in the crowd called out
" II you safe don't think there IL much danger o.
the rest Of us'D ] am perfectly willing 10 die. The
man you have got In jail for aiding IL perfectly limo
cent and ought 70 be let but that Blair deserve. all
I've got blair was the who told him 70 shoot
He was much 20 blame a. vas.p
Some one nquired-"Are you willing % die Steve ~
said be-"Yes hate this world and my llfe" sni
he continued with air that nearly enutlng'Ani
I'm going 70 leave III III be In Paradise before suno~n.
Now, farewell farewell, meet in the other world.
want 10 see you All In Heaven An old somswhAt
drunk pressed upon him. Short said'Whsksy brought
ne % this-.i expect you along IN few days