The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-18

John Chinaman as He Appeared on the
Gallows-Eurder and Suicide-s'Thun.
derbolt,' the Dmshrangcr, Shot by
Brave PoIiceman-Fl Floods
in the Hunter River.

BY way OF Europe we have our newspaper files
from Australasia dated to the 2sth OF May. The
Journals supply the following exhibit OF news.
A Chinnman Hanged.
lFrom the Castlemalne tAustraila) Representative,
All during the week the Chinese murderer, All
Pew, has been lying heavily ironed IN his cell
visited only by the officials, his friends and the
clergymen-wating for his DOOM That he has
passed through the ordeal with unshaken hrmness
lis S sen srs was ne ssn
ing or OF terror throughout, and from all We can
hear his last night was passed either In sleep or In
The Rev. Mr.. Hollis, who was with him several.
times during the week, was unable to extract any
admission OF guilt but the reverend gentleman Is Of
opinion that his discourse produced great effect and
that An Pew, ar the last, died 'believing IN the
srulh." The Venerable the Archdeacon also saw the
prisoner; but to all cergymen, friends and officials
the man now dead has steadily refused to admit his
quit. Bamford the hangman, arrived here on Sat
uruay afternoon, ana all the 0tner prepafat hav
ing been duly made the prisoner was informed that
O. ten O'Clock this morning the sentence would be
mounted the steps or the gallery, ana, gong to the
door OF the condemned cell, demanded the body OF
All Pew, sentenced TO death under vceregal warrant
Tor the murder OF Elizabeth Annie Hunt.
The formal surrender was then made by Mr. Hy-
sand the Governor, aud the prisoner came out Of
MS cell, walking steadily, and looking far calmer
than some OF the spectators. The Rev. Mr. Hollis,
who had been praying with the doomed man pre-.
viously. came out with him, and the Venerable the
Archdeacon was also In the gallery. They had both
done all they could for the mans spiritual comfort
and now the hangnan's work began. The knot be-
ang fixed at the back OF the head the white cap was
drawn over the prisoners face, the hangman shook
ms passive hand, few prayers Were muttered by
Jhe clergy man, there was distinctly heard excla-
NATION OF "No, no.n and then the crank was
touched, the platform fell with duh thud and All
Pew swung liieless in the centre OF the corridor.
After hanging the usual time the body was cut
down, and at noon the inquest was held and the Gus
nation showed that the neck was dslocated and
consequently death must have been instantaneous.
Fearful Murder and Suicide of the Murderer.
lFrom the Balarat Evening POST, May 2Il
AT halipast nine this morning the whole town was
thrown INTO a tremendous state OF excitement by a
rumor which spread with hre.Ke rapidity, that
Mrs. Moss, the wife OF Mr.. w. Moss tinsnth in
Armstrong street, had been foully murdered by a
man named James Cooke, OF the 1rm or Cooke
HroIners, lronmongers also OF Armstrong street.
unfortunately, these terriy ing were correct
Upon Fastening to the scene OF murder and sui
eide the shop OF Mr. Moss. In Armstrong street. a
stretched out upon the nOOr covered with crimson
gore, the murderer and his unfortunate victim law
Terror into the hearts Of the onloOkers. The
various articles in the shop were covered with
u0Od and bespauered With the murderer's brains.
forming sight sickening to behold The spectacle
was one which battles Just description. Near the
murderer, on the floor, lay the murderOus weapon
q double-barreled gun, from the barrels of which
the smoke was yet issuing. The smoke OF powder
the bloody and brain-bespattered floor. the mangled
the murderer, these were the things upon which we
gazed while all around presented traces Of the ap.
palllng crime committed. The circumstances at
tending the fatal AFFAIR, as nearly US can be ascer.
talned are as folloWs:-At about five and twenty
minutes past nine THIS morning Cooke came into
ehe shop OF Mr. Moss, at the front entrance Mr. Moss
was absent at tue time, and MIS- Moss seeing Cooke
come In the door, went into the shop aud spoke To
known. '"'''-' - n0'
Eiyira Do1ds, girl in the employ Of Mr.. Moss,
states that she was looking through window, ana
". IN Mrs. Mos "a ho
back In about Ave minutes" He came back and
more unknown conversation ensued, when he took
o black bottle from his pocket and swallowed some
liquid from IL. Mrs. Moss asked him what he had
taken, when, to the best of our infornants know
ledge ne answered that 1t was strychnine Tie then
brought III double.barrelled gun TO him borrowed
by him from Mr.. Moss few days beforel Fancying
tnat something was about to happen, after Cooke
had swallowed the contents of the bottle and oh.
Gained the gun in such strange manner, she called
1ut Mrs. Moss, who was then standing facing the
s,hop door, and that unfortunate woman was lust ia
he act OF turning round when he presented TIE gun
at her and fired. The girl ran out at the back door
ior help, and Immediately heard another report
Mr.. ktlimIser, saddler, being next door to the
scene OF the murderous calamity, hearing the first
report, ran with all speed into the place, and saw
Cooke place the muzzle OF the gun underneath his
chm and fire. The suicide Immediately fell, while
the bloody brains and portions OF the skull were
blown about the room In various directions. MIR.
Kllmiser informs us that he was hardly two inches
from the murderer when he took his own life, and
that had he been minute sooner lie could possibly
have prevented the second fatal shot being fired.
Tie murderer and suicide, who fell with his head
between his Victims legs, uttered no word and
made hardly any eXclainatiOn but, after Convul-
Sye movement lay perfectly still. The snot did not
cut the life thread OF Mrs. Moss quickly, but
ha dy minute elapsed after the first Shot was fired
before both hadAceased to breathe, The murderer,
alter firing at lis victim, must have quickly tried
the weapon upon himself for report followed report
win very quick ce5son.
DR.. Hamu on Was the first medical man in attend
ance but his help was Of no availthe life blood Of
the unfortunate woman and that OF the murderer
and suicide fast ebblng, and ne pronounced
them dead. The chalge-a heavy one-0f shot fired
at Mrs. Moss entered her right side, and carrying
everything before 1t, entered, It Is presumed the
cavity 0f the heart The shot which terminated the
career OF the murderer entered underneath Tie chin
the left side and tore the whole OF side OF the
more tragica IS the fact mat the hitherto unfortu
nate ana unhappy wife CT the murderer Ii now
uered widow, with two young children, the eldest
Of whom 10 but three years old. Her unhapplness
commenced with ner married life, she having rea-
son to suspect that her husband was un athful to
consequences OF this That she has almost been
tempted 10 take her own life; but the Glove OF her
little one5 has counterbalanced the desire to such
an extent that she had not yet attempted It..
NumberlesS reasons are assigned Tor this rash and
fatal act but flS Is alone known to those VINO nave
met with such a sudden ana horrible DEATH and are
now stretched IN grim repose. May De II win be
buried with them, and perhaps It's better so.
Death of TbnEderb0lt, the Bushranger-A
Brave Policeman ut the AntipOdes.
From the Sydney Morning Herald, May ISL
BY the courtesy OF the Inspector General Of Police
we are enabled to publish the fOilowing telegram
from Armidale, giving an account OF the Inquest
held upon the body OF the outlaw and further III