New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-02
EXECUTION ~ PHILIDELPHI4.
TIE MURDERER Of MARY MoHRyrAN.

| TIE MlRbEREh Ot NAIL hip'iit'a''-''
| PHILADELPHIA, Feb. John Hanlon, the
murderer of the child Mary Norman, was hungfn M"y-
amcnsug Prison shortly after II o'clock, this morning
In accordance with the velsettlcd custom Of our au-
thortcs every exeron made to render the eXeeu-
tion strictly private Exclusive OF the prison officials
only 80 spectators present. Of these II were at
taches of the local newspapers Owngto the severity OF
the weather the scaold placed under the roof OF
the building directly at the west end OF the co1dor III
which the prisoner had been confined IL was 5meded
from casual observation by the drpng OF "Lie Scei
and leather guards were anXed 10 he easing OF 'l
Joining cells to Keep thcir inmates from sight Of the
fobn Ua65on barber by trade whose life for months
before had been lascviCus and 4eaStly IN the extreme
on the G,h o. September, 1853, bTutauy violated ana
choked 20 death SIX le.l2 cli,,' "lO t I ~,
gued away from her c0mp&rlOnS FOR h5aIly Two IA!
cretly thrown nv him into q shallow pond on the north,
cn outskirts Of Philadelphia. lie was specify airto'Vu
secured his release On three occasions autrWto' ne
attempted 10 outrage the persons 0i niue gHI ana
himself guilty Of the Norman murder to convict
sharing lis cell Having thus caught cue Tue dctC;
ives were soon able 10 confederate l[ undermine lcSu
iio S., assured were the community OF the business
20 S'' triod "a obfaiu from Gov Geary lit
t TS"' LONGER time Tor him 10 prepare for death
For month uast Uaul0u has apparently been preparing
10 meet his fate with cOmposure aud religious ieeInE
Eis peuauces and prayers nave been marked by NJ
0ueIcy and pcr,istgHcy In the last II Gays MS oI5
IoUrsnent hae been IneaFer p"IloH o. Hoat . III
water, though other food was offered 10 NM ana tas
I- nothing At his request "a niue dlldI,
having CrucX and flowers was placed IN Bio Ce ana
before Il he used 10 PROSTATE himself i0f h0t al te
Ia fe same nurdercre cel' Prohst, the murderer OF the
bearing family WSs TOucd that ne might not chcat the
eoadod by taking his own life and several prisoners ia
the place have made poison water, ana INC hHo
work more quickly thafl the shtrlhs moose. .
on ffondav last lon cmphatcally said % the prison
ph,sirau that had made the confession sworn
Ia by the convict Dunn which 80 strongly Cohlncd
iu iii III : details but he made claim ~ being liuO
cent or uniustlv condemned Several days since, Deec
tvf smith visited aulUu dt his request ana the Ettr
Ie0ced MA rari0n for harsh words he had used about
him He added "NOu and knew how IT. was Zone
and don't want 10 talk about il have Dut niue
while TO i've the world y nothing 10 mo now ana
don't want 10 think about IT, III pay you that hfty cents
borrowed Of you III The Fall just as soon as some one
comes NJ zee zoe who viii give ~ 10 me- ms NisoI
urped him 70 forget that hut HanlOn continued
must pay il q yOu. My religion makes me 10 mat htst
assa16d that you shall receive II. Acdn ask our par
dom and the pardon of every one whom nave "lohbcu
IN nv speech after conviction Good bye OIL,
The prisoner last evening OF life was spent WIN NJ
sister I'm IL O'Clock, and their parting was sGd IN tht tA
IRENE three hours then spent IN prayers upon Ms
Euees and from TO o'clock the condemned man slept
MS c0nfessOrs sustained him with their spiritual cou
sells till IL o'clock aud then he walked nry 10 tt gar
lows mounting it without ASSISTANCE. lie loSloHIleu
earnestly 10 the Gnv the Blessed Virgin aud fdthtr
Barrv returned thanks for him to the prison 0ilae anu
10 his counsel With evident emotion, Hahoh addtu
himself: To those who have cycr HluTcdhe OF Hlo
ever done me any wrong, forgive Them Ana an whom
have injured In any way Whatever, OF against whom
have had any i feeling ask their forgiveness ana ,ou
IN forgive me-" These his last words, ana III j."
moments he was dead -Four hours later hl- bOdy was
given to his family for burial.