New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-18

course life Saul appeared deeply impressed with the awu
poston 10 which he placed while Hewlett died evidently
unrepentan and defiant Two Catholic priests knelt and
win them up to the last snt when y we're n ssn
the bodies cut down placed ID mahogany collins and DC
Avered to their friends ,osrr,, =, ann
convicted Of the murder OF Policeman Gillespie OF the
hs os struck he officer with some sharp heavy
men the effects Of which he died The prisoner did DOT
attempt deny the change but when brought the oah
for execution he remarked that bis fairly stated
to jury He said be did not consider himself murderer
as he had intended to Kill his victim During the course
of lengthy speech he went bitterly and appeared be deep
" affected lie member OF the Roman Catholic Church
church likeness taken previous to the e1
lark taking particular care that his dress was carefully
arranged On the morning fatal day he al o'clock
ate hearty breakfast and appeared comparatively cheerful
HIS TO be devoid Of the utter brutality OF the ohe
eeuted nth Of February 1889 in the rear yard Of the
City Prison At precisely two mn@es o. we Ss air
been suspended about thirty minutes the body was cut
'V' PATRICK FITZGERALD
was hanged TomDs Friday, June IL lta, Tor tne
murder Of the nth Of January Of the same year by
shooting through the bead with pistol Fitzgerald was
victim Of incmperance which the of bringing him
to scad The rope was severed by Shefh Osef f@
gerald was Catholic and seemed fully prepared 70 ue
Efforts were mede to repreve or Communication u
his sentence; but he expressed wish TO DE rather .
in prison during the remainder OF DIS e' as
bis innocence the last The execution was
privately possible, and not much excitement was
"'V"'D ~" JAMES I. HoARE.
ames Uoare was the City Prison on the @th
nj onnaIy 1854 for murder Of Susan NcAntny bis ms
tress He a native Of the County oil bOngiord Hanu'
mee Mir About the year 1872 to This city where
be finally engaged IN the wine and liquor Dushets anu ~
Snsan in this cy and kept her "a his mistress Tor
year and half two years She was uhaithIu 70 mn
where assocatng with sailor and enased py er
faiihessness he struck her blow from wcn she aeu N Yen
declared that the dced was piont
obou by bad conduct aud that she wished oaie ~
nm fshC
pardon. Many petitions were circulated IN tns cry nn
dcd member of the Roman Catholic Church. He left vile
and two sons and Two daughters INV
John Dorsav coo-ed man cha ged With the murder OF
Young Irish woman named Anne Me'iin. IN TINS cy IA
March, 1851 executed at the City Prison or Iomp on
the nm july Of the On the day he was exc
Dorsay gave statement to the pabe IN when nc pro
icstcd his Innocence Of The murder 81 Anne Aeun
cordng this statement be found the body u INC Dureu
woman late At night IN an aey-way near MV'n,sI one III
already dead when be found tue body lying 10 ms way i
states that be gave alarm because he l.Hed an Ies.
found her clothes smoared with blood WIN when M
t ms room and was arrested iled and convicted
Church and on the morning partook OF the
Sacrament On the scaho!d he made quite lengthy sen
III which he refused to confess TO an! o INC
on the 18th Of October. 1874 scoehman named joan
SWANSON. murdered on the corner OF Ienluhe. H
Twenty arts tbs city while returning hoe from m@krl
with bis we The ahray began pl ilfee oC,s inss, is
to he insults wheIeat one Of ihe Pr iaooea nl % ,
part only aeHy yeAFs OF soon alter arrested lo
The murder Il Nj SWauston tired aud found eI! he vas
sentenced TO be hung on the lS oi ~ ca wa. carr
red up The Supreae Court LINT eoa,t reius'u !"
brought b. fore the Special the supreme Court when
Judge Day sentenced Rogers To DE- huh or 'nc h u ~
November. ana De was accordnrb cfcld on tai H-y
Great eos made % secure b. raiuon ~ 1ieuuis 90
the lur! whc9 convicted Am even sgnesa @
Tor mercy lie mother hna sisters o Losrs went 20 lle
Governor and their knees plead Tor pardon conuu
The Of law Some exhibitions Of
character made the occasion Of th execution Two
o Ola 's S 70 zee thr oher SHED aid iie widow
If che murdered man was imoItau1ie ia her appncion -.
sberia hamauev refused Before tie bo5r cut doEu.
Doe brothers u the decreased came so me yard aud
the black cap being removed Rogers was "'""'' ''
'"' '''-''' '''' JANE snruE>. -. -,
On The 30 Of fcbrnafy l-s JAM, 80 Dr, - S vile
iy poison Els wife ed me I'd o. H-ptei o'i 70 a
o., , y. ,ote >, ttc friends 10 Ireland communicating
their suspcons the wife Of stephens bad received A'I
Sesh at % l oc TO New YoE sd having Biz sapcos
Of ure confirmed be shot stephens On TIE street I'D ihe
assault was 50 unayOrahc 20 stephens la the BODY Of s
wife cshuned nom the gave offer he iaps' o oas ys
rom tie time OF burial and the contents 81 the stoiA'
ann .s., ,s,cted iy the Grand jury the murder Of
va tG and tried m March lr59. The public can hardly
have forgotten the particulars Of The inn iLr iesiMouy
elected showing the accused very hend Administering poi
n 10 L. Wiie day by day and hyPocrtc'H oohiug her IN
her gie agony Anef he sencsce ~ go a. ~ w
Supreme Court and thence TO tie oyuI o. Hppeai'i nu
ue trial wss denied him ard sera eesy Of about months
he was executed. On the scafo.d stephens protested MS ID
noee Of the crime OF murder
c%@ri n, was sGas eS s S e Hsn 0 The J ps
lars of the murder briefly these hcHenfy entered the
iDs tine togetLer Crinnn, came ln recognizing Ne.
ruy with at enuy he told the bafkeeper 70
cTmminr stabbed McIenry DaTonet, and caused bis
death. Cnmins soon after ed LOT tue murder o. NC
Henry The Governor II the State refused to
heed the petitions sent W for eemeney ~ behalf OF iLe
condemned for tGs be greatly censuied IL beibg set
hy
fr what was simply the result drunken bav IN which
Mcenry himself participated AT the scanola ofihnhs eh
pressed great cOurOn for his crime stating tLHt IL was
done moment OF passion aud was DOT pensdIAasu lie
KArHAYiEL GORDON
2st OF February Is62 event which caused no l
comment throughout the country not only pSease % iae
tai character Of hs crime bat also because OF lne previous IND
nuny offenders OF his GLASS from the extreme penalties o
toe Law. Gordon VIII be rendered. was NV .'aei
the and while Captain al the snip Erie vas gun!
of the heinou crimes On tie das before the execution
Gordon attempted commit suicide by taking strychnine
had been furnished him during h trial Inc DAY OF
the execution OF much excitement "a tbs c! Threats
having been made Of an attempt 10 Lscuo 'he nnS
Marshal obtained from TIE Navy Yard .ue.sh' lore 10
ss a% sd Es
being sps the United States 10 suffer death upon
tho gallOws. He left wife and one son.
WILLIAM HENRY HAWKINS.
On the 9th Of June lsG2 WIN. H. Hawkins negro cook
the ship amassr w hung Tor se m@sasa % ans cap
in English Channel whsle the ship was on TIE way TO this
port Cat ADAM, Had become sn o WI 5ar. s1o
the matter: whereat Hawkins vowed vengeance upon the
Ga ss nsil his 81 MavIn
tried the charge of the murder OF capt Adams before
efforts were made by parties TO induce the President
10 commute the sentence Of DEATH but without avail
! SILL UADER sEsIEScE
Moses Lowenberg Cherries n. Jeerds were sentenced
death by Recorder Hoffman February 90 % the terms OF
the sentence being that thay should % d ~ GI One Ien
execution day fixed by the Governor OF the State