The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-08


ofTeusee in those days. The act committed upon
the road between Philadelphia and NIcetown, oppo
site to what Yves then known as NeaRles Woods.
Captain Tolbert, who commanded privatcer during
the war, was riding out with his wife char,
when they we're stopped by two, iootpads, one OF
whom had but one arm. They took all the money
and other valuabes fIom the person OF the captain
and cut his tbroa., leaving him as they supposed
dead but he recovered and described ms assailans
to tho officers, who effected their capture Both he
and his accomp ice were hung Viii on the galows
murdered a young lady on The Gray's Ferry Ioaj,
tDat had shpl ed the bloody knife iuto the pocket
oil drupken man who was passing that the man
was Afterwards hung for the murder protest ng his
innocence and that he (Toml was present at tine
crowd His dying moments Were rendered hideOus
by the utterance OF obscene jesls ana nba d pro.
family Tins was perhaps the most horrible scene
ever enacted in our city.
JAMES BURKE.
On the afternoon OF Tuesday, the 3lst Of August,
17s4, James Burke, II years OF age, the servant
Timothy McAuhffe, residing in Water street, wa
to shut up the house. and alter locking the door
went on previously stating to the neighbors that his
master had gone on business to Jersey and that he
(Burke) was gOlng somewhere 10 work No suspi.
cons were aroused at the time, McAullAe and
Burke being the only occupants of the house. For
several days alter Burke had gone very dlsa
able smell incOmmoded the noighboIs in that vici
nIiy, which seemed 10 come fr0ml NcAuife's house.
Susp1cions we're aroused. Blu. Ike sougGt foI and
could not be found. stronger and stronger became
Il suspiclon AT last II was proposed break INTO
McAul1e
muroeTed IN hrs bed, and nearly devoured BIZ ver-
min. B mark Oh his 81 ull the deed, it appeared,
had been committed with hammer, winch was
found near hm. A reward of EGO was offered for
Burke. 1t was finally ascerainod he had sailed for
ireland. Mr.: John Cornell, friend OF deceased
out III pursuit OF the vessel and overlook her
Bombay = ook, about twenty mites below Reedy's
Island. The person OF james Burke was described
and demanded. He was secured and brought up the
Delaware TO New Caste taken before Judge
Kinney and xumned lie confessed that nm ac.
comphce committed the deed dividing the money
obtained, PHILADELPHIA
soned the aLut stree; Jail. de was tired,
found guilty, and executed on ine 18Th of October
17S4-the idea OF an accomp ice not beng believed.
CHARLES REED.
This man murdered boat with whom he
picked a quarrel, tauntDg him and urging him to
fight, the bOatman at first getting the advantage of
Reed, VINO lett, and IN u short time returned, saying
he would finish the sht. The combatants fell to
blows; only fe bio strucs, when the boat
man dropped to the ground Upon examination it
was founo he lad been stabbed 10 the heart and was
corpse. Reed arrested at the corner OF Market
and " ater streets. otarch was made for tue kuIte
Nothing OF the KiLd found unul tile tlde leaving
;i6 GScss, j2ch knife was iound with the INITIALS
i upon it; where It ls s:"rrrosed he had tbr1,rn
it, Reed was tried, found gui ty, and executed on
the olG hanging ground in Broad street. between
Market and Chesrut.
MURDER of JOHN MFARLAND.
John McFarland was murdered on the night of
September Is, 1889, at his house, Thirteenth and
| Market streets He and his brother were drovers,
| and had made large sale OF cattle which the
| derers know of And they determined to possess
| themselves of tLe money The men, five in number,
started after night to go 10 McFarland's no lse one
| of the mems wi Q accompany ing them. AT Eighth
and Market streets they took tie handle of a pump
saying IL might be useiui to hem in what they
about 10 undertake. Having reached the hOue o.
| the dIOYers, tley knocked and demanded ent ance
Dut were refused, the brothers suspectng iOu pay.
One oil the parry maraged 10 ket through the win.
dow, and opened the door for his companions They
his escape hey obtained $1,000 and left the house
While ering and drinking In TIC neighborhOoI OF
| Fourth and Shippen Streets they got INTO fight
| with pa ty OF sailors, one OF them was knocked
| down. the others fled, were pursued by the police,
| ARE ted, tired, convicted, and executed. Ih Hr
names were David Cronan Francs Burn, John
| Burnett, John Logan, and John Ferguson. Logans
wife, wlo assisted, was parooned
BAKER, BROWN, AND PETERSON.
These three pirates we're hung on Smiths Island,
opposite Philadelphia, on the 9th of May 1900 On
The ~ h of August, 1899 Captain William Whe!and
set sail from the port of Philade phia board the
schooner Eiizas bound for St. thomas. His crew
| Consisted OF two Americans, Thomas Croft (whO
n erWarGs Lecane MaJeD Ind Jacob Luster, together
| with the i1Iee lOrelPnerS.
lhe name the supercargp was Char es Re a
| FreLch gentleman, who had married b IltlmOre
| ady Neither ReY MOI the Captain had good
opnlOn OF the three foreigners. They seemed to be
men OF reveDgelu spirits soon after the Et@u
IA ed Peterson, having refused to obey the orders
OF tlo Mate, the apta struck him. baker came tC
assistance Mr.. Rev stepped forward to protec
they pIUmsed to do their dutS like good men-a
promise hey kept tor fourteen daNs On the 18th o
sep1mbeT at 10 o'c ock at night 1t beng the Mates
watch on deck Mr.. Rey and the CAPITA had gone
TO seep Wmethe mato was asleep on dee< one o.
tn men struck him ON The head wIta an axe.
| Leaving Croft's hodY on the deck, they went tC
the berth of the sleeping Captain, struck him blow
the head with axe, also stabbIng him in the
ann with sword. He sprung up and seized his pIs
tolls, which we're under his head
Rey; awakened by The noise, snatehed the psto
Iom the Captain, and turning, tried to follow them
lie received severe blow over the head with
| pump break, whcl knocked hun do vn. When ID
| 8 owing state the men threw hlm overheard JacOl
Luster, the Tema ming seaman, was also killed
| Captain Wheand recovered IRON the assault g.
The cnmnals were brought TO PhiladelphiR, tried
in the United states IUcut Court, convicted anC
hung as above stated
| JOYCE AND MATTHIAS.
On the night of December Is, 1907, q widow liviaq
IN Black Horse alley was rdered by negro named
Joyce. Mrs. CrOs', the widow, kept SMALL ore
lveo alone, and reported to have cOnsid srablC
money, the possession of which Joyce wanted. ID
ured into the pa' tcloatIOD of the crime one OF h
companions named Peter Matthias, who aid not kno
the purpose of Joyce until he got to the house
JOY CT entered the store Math waiting outside Mrs
cross seated at her suppertabe, and while IN Jh
act OF raising her sau er to her lips 10 c. slipped
a rope out of lis POCKET, which ne had previously
made into a moose, and threw 1t over Mrs. Cross
head drawing 1t around ner throat sufficiently ugh
TO prevent her from giving any alarm Peter trleC
| to Interfere; Joyce prevented him, At tbs momen
a child came III, whom Joyce threatened to kill II sh
SAID word. After the men had gone the Md gaVI
the alaIm. Joyce and Matthias were cap ,ured tina
nlPht by the ponce. Joyce was found IN a dance
house and Matthias III barn. They were soon stter
wards brought TO trlal ana both were convicted
matthias although n unwilling accessory was sen
tepeed TO the same rigid tate as Joyce GOYernO
Mexican appointed Monday, March l4th, 1903, 10
their ext cution, on which day 1t occurred.
LIEUTENANT RICHARD sMYTH,
Captain Carson, Unired States officer, married