, 1866-10-20

= zceutiou OF Frnnz Ferris. the Vltc- 1fur-
drrrr-lnsere%.inR Particulars Of the Cuse
md Of the Hanging.
NEW York. October !9--The execution Of Franz
Fer i. the wife murderer, took place this morning
s,,thin The 1oon,bs enclos urc- Ferris was below
1.t medium height, and Of IN nnI'rcn0s=essiHs ap-
expired on Thursday last, since which time hc
cc>e Consul had s1rcnuoualr tn,crccdtd with
The E:iEciple oi comfy with Portugal, the native
land OF the condemned. where the death penalty
during Lis confinement, Ferris Ia. been sumo
:: hat obs.nperons. twice attemptfn. suicide with
poison, ard laticr1y trying starvation. The vigf
!-nec Of hts keepers prevented The coa*usnnation
Tie c1me which Ferris has e1pia:ed va. com.
United on the lsth of September, 'a''- liz fan
~. Consisting uf Eim@cif, his vile, aul :',re..
& :ldsc,, were tenants on The u2pr: Eoor OF NJ,
.i!nmes street. lie VIA ntc pcratc and crUGt to II.
extent .yhci, compelled his "i'. ,olirr a,aFt from
!. III. Tic murder was cnnllritsed tny few tiayt
:fc. his release from the pcni:cn:i1ry, whe.e lie
rad served elx moAthI terra f"r IN attcn.?t upon
Tie life OF his wife with al AK, which nearly
proved sucee4stnl
Immediately upon his release he ven. in search
* Mrs. Ferris, who WIS ont Wishing. at the ser-
-, ::,nscs where he thought to find her, anl a,
;tll cEc rowius on his kncts, 10 Tue VII gin Mary
tia. lie wonld kill her before nine o'c,ock that
= hit. He a1so ehaslencd large knif: on the
e::rh stone, avowcdEg fo: tho purpose: Mrs: Fer
ranged 10 spend the nigh: with annthcr tcnant
n The same house, and when her hl-bsud re.
Tuned, :aiinC to find her IN 1lcr room he. in i
.Lce at Ills disappointment, began to destroy the
f"!nitErc with All M Mr. Ferris. hearing tn.
Mise went ur to expo.iua&c with him. when Ii
-.w ri her and dashed out her braln. with al ux
a1 Ills trial ine defence relied manly u,son tht
1-tra cf insanity, bnt he vas c6aticlcd and sen
fenced to 1>e executed April II. 'SSs- The cas-,
wa. takrn 10 the Court o. .Aprcals. when th
:-,irfncp. wa4 affirmed and tho l'tl Of Angus
Ia; t1ed II. carrying out the sentence, hut a re
s;,l.e for two months was granted bT the fiozcr
no: Nho deferred bis execution nnll to-day.
TIE tca.ioId used On this occasion was the sam
ttat lnuached Gonzales and Pcflicicr+ and hcfo1'
i en-. Barney Fsierr. in1o eternity. Al dfty-ns
minutes past nine o'clock this sn"rnins tbe con
t'cmntd man quilted hts cc1l and marched TO tn
:'a1lows supported OF both ride: by his spisitua
corridor into the yard. mud up to the spot npo
MI.ich the instrument Of dea:h hid bccn erected
ht sang, in q LOUD voice, several <c-ses otta POI
tHCesc hymn. When nudcE the beam. he an
iii, priests knelt, and Ferris r.cltrd the i'G!s
and oihcr prayers, IN Ills native tnnSAr, repca
:dlv kissing a cruci1x. Affcr he had prayed, til
t;ann1cd wretch tosc, and, without faltr7iE2 In til
tciiyerv OF his addr.sa, said few words, In whfC
i. slated that his haEd and nut his heart, WI
guilty. and thanked tho Sheriff and all Ihosc sn
rounding for their pasi kir:dncsscs. Al two mil
u:c- Of len o'clock, the black zap having bct
RULED aver the cutprit.s eyes the Deputy :hcrl
rave TIC signal aud the body OF Franz FcEE
;.artd into the air. his pulse heat ihtf;ecn nil
utrt after ths weights lad fallen. His hsa
c"aset iis pn1eunions fiji CT mlntes thercaf.e
Aflrr hanging ior hall al boar, the corpse ":
~, down, placed In I vanished pilic coain, ut
,,,+r1fo1 ~ FA1r1rr (.efnntcyv fnr int MT