Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-03
rsE rNE, UTIo> sEsrEHssy.
Ha ing Of Thomas Welsh at N.uars I'd
tforrfhie Ner.e


NesierdaN's STAG con'.tino.l "a "a .......H O. ~,
Newark n. ! n, sufo oun In. "a. q q, a. - Ia Il
place Oh a honi.s> M''i-n Tor mura-r. To- = .,.
York tHIr - ~ '~i.rday rN'E.uz rrp.ul. "a
D. Ug accuun. Of The "Ns-rution from Atl. "a ....
nate Tie f.lloN, ina. TRACTS
hs E@W y"ar WIS inaugurated in I,rr.y
tIy ~ the hanging of rhoulH~ Mrisa ala =
toor'r. iar the Inur3' q rf Patrick I,rf.rs. ,.rt
IA" eN' ming uf the stl OF IUlN. Nuil" ou ia --
rand for his Wifr. 10 = hom hs h,d t-,., ma
Ii' a only month. Mel~t and "A Ira ~. Il f..
Iam'd R'ruard FarTrl'1. fRd t-s.r sr.Es .l...
haid all cav, and were tan sim "a fr,.n- CO a
Iutttc hons m Academy -tnssst, NtNark v,t.a
he inhro'nd man came hN and va stthi--i u
ih' abaS nen- death ensuing in a lea rIg -L.l.--.
he prison r. " ho n, a. nfiu..d a. o.. .... IA
cen ol TIE tower u'r an tge r. seN Couu-N t..f.
HhAN'" " u Nhil' IA ths 'ri -on Hna -lo .
meme % the Nicc which had alr.anv nrot.lt.
him = n" STAT prts. "a, whencs "A. had u1. y
ten liberated a lew N'Hks when IA. rr.i.
was committed. 10" -piritual adviser, Nv.
taih'r Dalton Ma 90 G sa~tant stt.-udan . up m
al" pri-on'r, ana sideo bv ne Sisters at ,i..r
hy, put hiIn Al p''sice with hls NJ lk,r
Oh N'dh' ~ias "N'ting the par.u,s @. ilsr
unlortunat" youth called aud rrr.a!...! ,,,-b
their son until about Tn O'Clock. WIN ~. +.
left, I homa~ called ms sister Kate "a a.. .s a.,
hssrs) hack and gave h'r some good O. .,s...
The mother wa - overcome with ar.f .gaf
she had 10 D. carried out Of the lail. a. .. -
brother ~at up with the ouyicl. aud pr..,-f
with him until twelve O'Clock, wlren tEa laa-
Nlot r"tincd to sleep Tor about an hoa- ...s a
half, and awokc n about lyyo clock On w.
ing up. the convict saW the o.. "a anp-y 49,. s,
the dim light of the hall lamp a. sgas 49,. =,
lump oui OF his cot. - n haunted by "A i...a,.,
drram. h" soon qUi"t"d hims,.lf ana ,aIl.us-
10 hls brother. th' 1870 continued a. .f.a. ...,.f
sInok' until >iN O'Clock. when the prs-. cs.Hs..
to LAY th" mass Tor the dl iug. Uempo-a..
altar had b'n 'r"ct'd in thr corridor. di-.c. 4.
opposite th" eallOws. aud thus with IN i.-t-t.-
m'hI of C'afh flCht heforn him. siii Melsa o.
cite the prayers for his immortal soul
The last hour, n O'Clock. drew near. a.. 3 ...
prison door admitted thr shf1ff au / hlr pfi . -
but they did not intrude npOn the prs aU.r a. al
the 5aii b,ll rang the hour II ,on. Th.s 49,
the siEnal for the oiicrrs u range thet.-#I, :
into linz, and FOR tin Shrnd 70 enter Sn,. ....I.
v hen h. read the death warrant an ,.lr-. f....
arms of Welsh tp he pinion.-tl A. 2lro'.l.-.s
the taking OF Of the hat Of the p-oplr an .. %.
,orrIdor announced the coming OF the fuI.s-.lI
procession. tn" cN-Shsrld h. a.led tiie co... =.
followed hN young msn In his shlrs si.7rt,-.
with black cap on his head. yvh vVaIs.,i 1-.-
TIVE, N two priests-Fathers DAT "a aHl KILN
-deNoutly clasplng crucihx AMI kl-.u. a..
III" young man Welsh, aud he ~ - l.
lowed bJ the Sheriff and has depu;ies
The priests reciied the prayer for NE dylrr-
ana Welsh, Whose voice was choAed With 49,
could only mutter the responses. When Ia I'D
arrived under the gallows. the sheriff la .n
audible voice. said: Thomas Welsh. hN wa.
of my Office. a. Sheriff of the COuntv oi E-s..s.
j am about 10 infict upon YOU the sen.cuos u
the Court, what hay you 10 sayl-
Il am satisfied 10 go, pray all for me, aBd I
viii pray tor YOU ALL was all Thomas W-,-h
had to say. The Ave Marta and "Patsr NJ
ter were said by the priests, the two good a. ~
kissed the convict. aud AT l2:ii the Dl8ck GO
Nas drawn over the conNict's head. who ult las
lap ull the blood started.
Sheriff Bush stepped back AMI touching :ns
threadle, a sudden lsrk Was given o. tiiv rcTe
and the victim bounded up 70 tn top Oi Ia
frame. His hands, which had hsrn clasp Il.
droppsd d back To the side, ,his left hand Il "A
conyulsiVely, and remain a 80 even after l.s..b
had set in. His bra~t hsaNtd an agogl,- q
suhocaton, his l"gs drew up almost - a.,
breast. and fOr ten minutes and a half Cad tu,-
wrtch dangle between h.aysn and "arth ia -ts
pangs Of sufocatiOn. At i1.95 tn a.sna a.
physicians pronounced the man a al. who.
corpse. after hanging until quarter . oa-.
was lowered and placed in a coffin