The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-11-12
a MURDERER'S FATE.
Neal DeVany TO be Hung at Wilkes
barre This Afternoon
He Kills His Wife for the Sake of
Marrying Another Woman.
Eten ETC., Etc., Etc, ETC., ETC.

ESPECIAL DESPATCH TO EVENING TELEaRAPHl
WILKBsBARRE, Pa, Nov. 12.-This ordinarily
quiet borough is the scene to-day of an unusua
excitement, occasioned by the preparations for
the execution Of an Irishmen, blythe name OF
Neal Deyapy, for the murder of his wife.
THE MURDERER AND HIS VICTIM.
In the summer Of 1866, Neal Devany, then
about twenty years of age and a resident of Con-
nemara, county Galway, Ireland, made the
acquaintance of girl of his own age, with
whom he fell in love and married. Devany's
wife had been a servant girl for some tlme and
had contrved to save about Ella from her scanty
wages. Ten days after the marriage they sailed
for this country, arriving in New York city in
the month of September Of the same year. Their
little fortune was soon exhausted, and then they
prepared for separation, in order the more
speedily to repair their fortunes. It was
arranged between them that Catha1ine the wife,
should pass for Devany's sister, and engage in
service In New York, while the husband was to
proceed to Hazleton, in this State, where he had
an uncle and aunt residing, and there seek en-
DeVany obtaining two dollars a day for laborng
on a railroad. Before the winter was over,
however, DevaDy changed his occupation, be-
coming a laborer in the Sugar Loaf coal mine,
about mile from hazleton.
ANOTHER WOMAN IN THE CASE.
In the neighborhood of Hazleton there re.
sided an Irish girl, with whom DeVsny, who
appears TO have been rather tickle, forth with
When bis amour had reached this stage, he
broke off his correspondence with his wife, who,
however, still continued to write to him, impor-
tuning him for reply. At length he complied
with her request, bidding her to meet him
at Easton. Thither she proceeded with
out delay; but when the long separated
on going to Hazleton. 70 this course DevSny s
interposed decided objections; but the wife was
determined, and at last reached the homo of
her faithless spouse, where she arrived about the
22d of July last. She took lodgings at a board
ing house kept by Mrs. McKevey, but before
going there her husband informed her of the
soon to marry another woman, her presence
mig ht incite some OF the girls relatives to kill
him. The wife entreated him to remain faith
tul 10 his vows, and at last he promised that he
would banlsh all thoughts OF his mistress, and
live peacefully and happily with his true wife.
THE MURDER.
On the evening OF the Gath of July, Devany
called at Mrs. McKelvey's, and he and his wife
WeBt out together. Nothing further was seen
Of the latter until her dead body was discovered
by party who had been searching for her, on
the 26th. 1t was found lying in the woods,
about mile beyond the limits of the borough.
The throat of the murdered woman had been
cut from ear to ear, and pistol shot had pene-
trated her left breast.
ARREST AND TRIAL OF DBvANY.
AS soon as Mrs. Devany had disappeared, sus-
plClOn TesL6u Oh u6I hubOdhu, anu uG was
arrested but few minutes before the corpse of
his victim was discovered On his person
two barIelled pistol was found, one barrel being
empty and the other loaded. His clothes
were found at his clearinghouse, satu-
rated with blood, although an effort
had been made 10 remove these marks
of guilt by the use of water. 1t was further
stated by some Germans that they had heard the
report OF firearms about 10 o'clock on the even
ing OF the oath, in the vicinity of the place
where the body was discovered, followed by a
scream.
On the strength of this crcumstantial tesh-
mony, Devany was indicted on the 28th of
August and on the 4h of September was placed
on trial before Judge Conyngham. District
Attorney Randall conducted the prosecution,
the defense being in the hands of Messrs. Ward,
Osborne, and Mahon. The trial lasted but two
days, and resulted in verdict of murder in the
first degree.
PREPARING FOR DEATH,
The feeling OF the people here is strongly
against the prisoner. Not the least sym pathy
for his fate has been manifested, and no effort
has been made to induce the Governor to defer
the execution, which will take place this after.
noon about ] O'Clock. The prisoner has had
the spiritual consolation of the Rev. Father
imprisonment.
When your correspondent visited him in his
cell, he found him very stolid and apparently
Indifferent to his tate He is about five feet six
inches in height of rather heavy build, has
short, curly HAIR of q faXen hue, light com
plexiOn, and decidedly wicked cast OF counte-
nance.
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