Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-14

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Neal p.,enney Hung q. Wiihesearre for
his Guilt.
WuKEsBARRH, PA, Nov. n Neal Deven-
ny was hung this afternoon for m urder M his
wife on the stth Of July ias'. Botn the pris-
oner and his victim were natives 90 UOnemOra,
Galway county, Ireland. and were married
there IN tbe summer OF 1850. Ten DAYS sfter
tneu marriage both came 20 his couutry, and.
finding that the husband cccid no, re- work
In New York. hey agreed 10 separate for
awhile. Mrs. Deyenny hired bersetf A. q ser-
want In that eity, and her husband came 70
HSTeltcn, near mis- place. Here the latter OBJ
tanned work, nrst on railroad. and subse-
QusntlY IN 4 coal mtEe.
Devenny had not been living In Hazelton
long before he tell In love W % an Irish girl
tbere, and nass promise - marry her. Hs
palo so mach attention 10 his new love that he
forsot ms wife. who was ia New \ ork And
who soon became very worried on account OF
not receiving any answer to her letters In
reply 70 her persistent appeals. DevenHy
agreed 10 meet her ct Easton. an thss STATE
and after having an interview he desired her
20 return 70 New ork Sue refused, and in
sts'ed upon going 20 HaZei'on. He finally
consented 70 let her do 80. but before shs,
reached there be told her OF has enearemeut
with the other woman, and pleaded earnestly
with her 10 pass on as his sister arguing n AZ
N the friends OF his new love found be was A
married man they would kiil hun. She refused,
and he finally consented 10 banlsh all taongh
OF bis Hazelton friend and live with has Wife.
both went out walking. and thts was the last
seen OF Mrs. Devenny alive. On the 26th h-r
body was found iI q wOOjs, with a hole Ia
her left breast, psde by pistol shot, and her
throat cut from ear TO eat. The husband was
Immediately arrested. and. although ne pr3-
tested his innocence. the circumstanual evil
dence against him was too sJrong to doubt his
guilt. pistol, one barrel " whish lad bees
discharged, and a lot OF clothes saturated Elth
blood. were found IN his room. On the tn nf
September he was placed on trial, and two
days afterwards was convicted OF murder IN
the second degree, and sentenced 10 be hanged
GOV Geary fixed to-day as the time Tor he
execution.
Up TO last evening he prisoner denied his
guilt, but as he saw the tIme for has leaving
the world approach, and felt that there wou
be no hope for 4 further lease OF life, he con-
fessed 20 the commission OF me crime He shot
his vile. and when she attempted % run he
caught her and cut her throat His love for
the hazeitown woman he ass lgns as the cause
OF the MURDER.
Two Catholic priests sat up with him all
last night ana 10 Ihese he made professions OF
penIieDce.
There Were between 500 and co people in me
Jail yard. today. witnesses OF the execution
little before O'Clock The prise left his
cell accompanie led by the priests. ard walked
10 the sallovs with a firm and steady step,
and counienance which oetokenad anything
but fear. After the adjustment OF the rope rhs
prisoner addressed the crowd IN this sty le
'.Gentlemen, committed the crime. I foreiye
the Judge, jury. sherif. and everybody else,
but Pat. Toomey, who swore away nv life -
Two minutes afterwards the iran was
sprung, and In a few minutes more life WAS
extinct. The body was given TO his friends
The Wyoming Veteran Zouayes under Can
prisoner and hts victim were only twenty.ope
years OF age.