, 1869-12-27
THE PALISADES TRAGEDY.
Tho Murderer Dtckry Executluv
Hitntelf ln 1fts Cell.


John Dctey, too murderer OF h.a s7le sad Colin
Col l-t.'..- -ss-. INC gallo - b. nses9og niu,-
setf in his cell, in nlc<esssek, ke~ Jersey. II.,
lls1ed p.., Tor no rnurttr of hls 1lie. az
as.- "tr cotsuDed tx2El'nnE v1tus se1 and on
W., 3, ss pf y ~ s~ IT,, re- toed :srst p
nent c+h to-I he wno!n faAa o 10 tue ea.s
On AonoAy tnnrnlrE next Tne prtsouAr w14 fe-
lrfs ta31s WA1 tucrd Suspended By handkerchief
to the kis' &ns 1t fne wlndo@.
The particulars Of tols double s1ae~dy haze
altssty appeared n tDe WA. The ps1s,uex wsa
larost < u H, ard resided with nts family and
,hrvr en'Fdfen IT Donbay noox, n. J, opp3,ttc
fontetn Be,ties, be had - .nnna.e, IN IN aoase,
The lat r. beng oua of his slc1na.
IN the nreht OF Sosea o<r !, Dtetey aud his
iodRers psesd the t,uae at bis hou.o u a acu,.
fA1ns- At aoout 10 o'ciock D,esey znd hsisEulIT
rrtiiet+ the two lodE.rs also soekipc
.as knocked 6 ass'sa' as II. AoGss
roem 20 + nf bicky aud a.sed for something 10
cat Mrs. p'c.es srosa ann prpceeded 70 tbe
ssged, 1nck ., maze n:s aonearsnce With a reysi
rhs C:,quhoon through tne hear. aud Eext d..
Eected hi AIN is'Al!y u nA v:fe sho d Id sftrr
III aeEnR fes horn 10 great pAlo. -
Ire Q ufutrer attea pied to escape hf crossing
e be- nss s. ~ 10 !, ea
man Ao.ftn. Of tho Metropolitan Police.
Vi tbs 'r1si the pEtLe'pA -ltn-sses A14,nas him
Margaret JaLe, poth OF whom u . the ~noM,ns'
An unft ~sA mace ~ the 1eteuce to SHOW tnst
Ro saul erou. connect'on had exAte1 be. ~eeu toe
pfkonef 4 Wife sld Coqunoon. bQk t1ta utteriT
failed. II sta SHOWN ~ The prosecution thai the
ni,boncF bso acted with cruelty towards ht4 " II.
anc o, one occa.to. hsa srscnpted 10 drown hef
1te Or +ecnti'n wss conducted By Dtxtr1ct At
fsrncg AekefAon aud H. u kuaop, E.q Ju,l24
nesnie ~ INT l. ~ conn.s for The pn.oaer. e.
Atd A. d Cau pbelt. Tna Jury wese xb.eut oolT
t.tniy Nsnates wnen they sR1eed upon Their vef.
tlct "
The oupotnre when marked tbs tepeaoor Of
tse pst.Goet aurttR his psosfacted t,tat lof4not
h!u u'ttrl3 ws-u be he41d his doom, and shi,r
be q. .trt. 10 weep When the saes.E left h1m
.t.hed b'. -sscn E.'ro 10 hi ron. Ta,s atroce
.he ofsc:al ~ etinx snRclas. anl he do esniued
to xaIch hin, but - toa sequel snoss, be was
rot th.1r eroIct'. and this c1uslcs ous xistel EIm
81 aet,c'gs,hg o. sess.io execution
&c !: .pa. stinx hin vHh = long teartrr stfaa,
toah y from h'a, Dictey sA'lo4: :" rou neeAn'i
ior 1sfe fo 5;s 3Ss r., .+ s;s.5
o. tb- }ssf. picse, "a. pot into the ctu Of the
.ffdtteE Dse!n u EcAessou, who wss srnteu:ei
10 t1e.tt frsE. st haF1 lsh-r q r~w tt1. an,
Al about Is II Sheriff again vtslte4l The cell
mo esiieo Out 70 Dckry. Receiving no Answet.
oe Called sssln, on vhico Eckersou. vao .as
y ssesp. No: there he y, h.ngl4g there" int
itR III McI.y1 osus. Tha cell wa* iu,1 eola:slt
optneo. and 1t = - found that Dckes h4d p1.net
little ato,'l Under The oal1ed ~,nnow or the ceiL
aLd aad ned nnt ED OF lOo4 common red cotfoo
hAadAs SChief 70 ope ri tho bArs with . runotnr
boose u ne other. which he had slipped over hs
aEan. he oooy Vas not coil Rrru It ras cat
,l.'~ n 1T. IT, 4. Hopper VAS called II, bu; 10
1air. ~ ~ 81"
The mytsesyt Il, how could he conru !. ,u,c;ae y,
n4LK1tx b!slrs.1 III thc aAne little lpx. cell oc-n-
pt.d t, Anhteer CRIMINAL without kno 3Inx 13r-
J. cot there Ia Z a'rubR pFupatnt7 taAt
= !: Zero, nelre, a:m The stoo,. Gu which be md
20 4iand On his t!pfshes to Rek the 0vrr nj
tead. VA - . tett Ir0m lhe led on Mbtcn E.xer-
tot EAs :JitR
An lnque-t .hs sub.eqaenils held, and The t1rr
found II Al John Dlckes catne TO h's !extn ~
hat ut g. Al hts Oa o nauds." Tuus ends TIE l.at
act 10 lie D.ckey tragedy