New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-13
EXECUTION OF 4 SOLDIER FOR
MURDER.
SCENE AT THE EXECUTION.

feied bis life by del bera;ely numbering his sstern-
law TIE 10Th Of September lsst sxpsted his crime
on tie scsfcd, at Newa'k, yesterday. lie had often
faced death in The service OF is adopted country and
wien bis doom was inc yitsbe, met it with a firm,
calm dec ear or and lsuncbed into eternity with
| out a peIcs phole sign Of fear.
TIE following bnef sketch Of the murder, arrest
of McMahop in st Louis, and his tral and execution
| About deck On Sunday evening, the l9th Ssp-
| tembsr last, as Arm McMshon, wife Of Peter Mona
hon. residing u Chambers street Newark was leaving
the rt s;de1ce Of her brother Dlaw, nanei Kurzsn-
dover ~ return home 10 the same street, she was fired
upon aud received two mortal w unis. One ball
passed through tie lover region Of the heart aud the
second to, effect III der the ef ear coming out at
! tie lCwel right js.-bne. Oa receiving the wouucs
sht staggered back into the room, and ulterng two OF
three words, fell dead. Itf rnaon was at once seIt
70 police head q1srters AID Chief Cf Police Whitney,
with posse OF msu, Tepsned TO the scene All tnst
coulo be earned was, thst James McMshon had been
seen shor; previous, with the murdered wonSn,
who feared bin account Of previous trcub es, and
he had t-o been passing aoug about the time the
murder vas committed, by man who was lying upon
the grsss. Officer at dispat ,hed to New
Y,rB pho K pt a watch upon Mr. Mahon's house,
in Terth avenue, near Ttirty-ssoond street;
he, however, k,p. cut Of they way aud
cared fron the city on the follosing cay, accom-
panied by his brother Philip On the Coroner's inves
testion, i. appeared that on the morning OF the
murder the three brother, james, Philip and Peter
McMshop the tusbr I'd Of the murdered woman passed
the day together in New-York. Ttey drank freely
aid quareled. James became very much enraged,
and exhibiting six bsrraled revolver, remarked that
he would 81 DOT himseE some else, sDd AS he
vert out Of the house short time after Peter left said
that lie would go over TO Newark.
In order to sscertain the whereabouts Of the mur
derer Chief Whitney caussd watch TO be kept upon
tie Pcft. Office Of New-YoIk. On the tent day
letter poet-m6rked "Ilin,istovn st. Clair Co. H."
came, addressed to John Smith, br, tt sr.in.law OF
tie muroerer. On slip of paper was written,
"We are going to 81. Louis to i've and want to hear
the rews." Another sip was addressed to Marga-
ret telling her mot to drink much gip, for that
"boojy crew aou!d be OF her tracy" On tue lower
coIner W. written "Jotn Ri ey, IinostowD, H.
Thb Chief of Police feeling confident that this letter
was written by McMaboa his BROTHER left the next
morning for ST. Louis, accompanied By Officer Duon
aud arrived there late on Ss'lday night Oficer
Dom and constable stationed st the Post Office
to pipe the person, should any one call for the IL,
ter addressed to John RLey. On Monday evening,
while Officer Dopu absent, man called for the
letter and sgain on Wednesday evening", under
similar circumstances, when the officer tollosed and
ascertained wh,Ie be lived the rver IN Illinois
town. TIE descrpt on answered tha. Of JAMES NJ
ubhop and it also a:certsired thar he aud hls
brother were employed as labcrers upon railroad
with gang of aboat $50 men. Chief Whitney, fear
ne furter delgy determined to go al once among hen
isrd if possible ake the E,rly the following
morning, accompanied by tue two officers, all well
disguised they went over to lnolAtown, just as the
men we're mastering 10 go to wok. McMsaon came
cut OF the house nearly tue last. The Chief wakei
ND ard, takmg him by the collar sad, Riley,
have 90; jop for you il -. Louis" Mcmahon
70, kec up with some astoushment AID said, lave
got pretty ocd job here" The Chief then wfe cached
shovel out Of hi. hands at which the prisoner
sppeae ed surprised but net suspectpg the real object
of his srIest alosec bmse to be led %. Af:er get
trg short dsisrce, Mr.. Wtitney threatened TO oio~
biz brains out if be the least outcry, then hand
| coEed him and buried MIN over to st. Louis and
/ hcm thence to Nessrk.
The tIial was commenced in the Essex Oyer and Ter
uiIer before Judge HaiDes on tie stn OF November,
| ard terminated On the llth by verdict of Guilty
CoItlarGt Parker prosecutor Of Pleas conducted the
case on the part Of The people, and Theodore Runyoa
and Mr Dodi were counsel for the prisoner. During
the trial. the prisoner did not to re.ze his posi-
tiop, and appeared careless and urconcerned. de
was eoufden If berg acquitted and told some OF ni'
friends that be woad be at dance in Nea-York I'M
uedaiey after the trial The conviction and sen,ecce
did rot daurt his sprlts ard while ,tng his e1ec1-
/ ton, be expressed himself as contented and h,PPy,
ard was not afraid to die he had soed 20 900 muskets
| in Mexico ard bsd seen thrtyfOur men a. one
| time and eighteen az another executed Rileys brig
soel by Crder Of Gen. Scott At first NJ cMahon was
visited by the Rev c. ?. Wilson, Chsplain of the
p,isor who was received very kindly. Subsequently,
be has been visi; by the Rev. b. Mcuait, pastor
| Of ST. Ps,rck's Csthecrs,, who cottnued 20 attend
| him urtu bis execution lie has eaten his meals
heartily and slept souDdl,, even on Tuesday night
/ Yesterday morning the condemned man wert
down 10 TIE dining hs as usual where Re wahed and
was shaved, aid while IL ere looked upon the gaows
which was erected a. one end OF the room, and ss he
did So shrugged his shoulders subsequently rerarkirg
10 ore Of the prsoper that be wouldn't chsrge places
with i'm for the roc N fuli of gold. He ras placed
iuceu No 6l on the FIST ter, Oh the wes. site, par
took Of bresl fast and after q. was engaged IN
rehs ious exercises with Fs,h1 McQuud. As his lat
hours were passing away he did rot NANTES, ,repi
da,on bu. retained the fearless denssnor which hsi
characterized him throughout. He w.s visited on
Tuesdsy by bs mother ard ss.ers, who bade hin la'
| farewell.
Tx ExEcTrIos.
The ssllows was re sane used for the eIsc1ion OF
Je bn Erp<pstien, Prrssisn who executed March
80 1852 for poisoning bis WIFE in order To o'in the
hard % another yousn. i, was erected 10 The ror,n
,rd Of the eastern dinlrg hall, and consisted OF two
urriphts fourteen feet higb with crossbsam tnroosn
whch the rcpe passed pulley, one eri Ct when
...oS o,-s ,ac,nd uuey joEu hy re see OF one o.