, 1873-03-22
:" The Murderer Shall Surely
Be Put to DEATH"
Execution Of william Foster for tho
p: Murder Of Avery D. Putnam.
Hanging Of James mcE'haney, the Bos-
ton Uxoricfde.
Scenes and Incidents ut Both
Tragic Events.
WILLIAM FOSTER,

WILLIAM FOSTER.
Special Ditpatch to Ths Chicago 7ftbune.
NEW YonR, March 2l.-Willtam Foster wna
hanged at o18 o'clock this morning, for tho
murder Of Avory D. Putnam.
THE CRIME.
On tho morning Of Trlday, April 20, 1871, Now
York loarnod that ono of hor citizena, Avory D.
Putnam Dy name, had boon cruelty murdered
whllo attempting to protect two ladios from tho
insults Of drunken runian. Mr. Putnam, boz
fore ho died, made an anto-mortom statomeut,
III which no narratod tho circumstance OF tho u.s.
aault, and rccognlzod William Foster Is tho per-
son WHO committed tho cowardly attack upon
him. Tho facts Of tho case, as published at the
time, woro as follows' At II o'clock on Wednon-
day night Mr. Putnam, d norchant doing buai-
neea at No. GO Pearl street, and residing at No. 8
College place. accompanied by Mmo. Duyal, q
modlste Of No. 7o2 Broadway, and hor daughter,
entered na No. % Of ths nroay fna Seventh
tho 1adles took seate In tho forward part Of tho
cur, and at Sixteenth Btreot Foster an cx-con-
ductor Of tho road, got on tho front platform.
Ho then atarod peraistontly at bliss Dnval, aud,
open tho front door and looked directly at her.
Alr. Putnam, on seeing FoBter thus Insult tho
young lady, roso from bis aoat aud closed tho
door. 3 This ineensod Foator, and ho opened the
@ooA N8-@AA4S NA4lA HA9 AAAAGl4ALGl4 EoBGu DY
Putnam. When the Cur reached Thirteenth
street Foster canpo inRide, md remarkinR that
he had paid his fare and was ontitlod to 4 nont,
got down close beside Miss Duval. He then bo-
with hie lps which induced lilo young Indy to
chnnge her scat. Mr. Putnam thon ln1erfcrod,
and said although Foster vas entitled to o sent
in the car, yot be would not suffer tho Indies In
bis charge to be iuBulted. At Forty-nixth street
tho car vas stopped and Mr. Putnam a1ighted,
leaving the car by tho front platform. As b.
was assisting the ladios to apght, Foster vent
out and stood upon the front platform. He
h1 had r} previously 4 da!d that he would give
rc,asss Mr. pasns& = I'd tesa sosns ae
Putnam On the hoad With it, he fractured his
akutl and inflicted wounds from the effects Of
which Mr. Putnam diod noxt day at St. Luke's
Hospital.
Foster Was arrestod, tried, convicted, and SON.
tonccd to suffer the oxtrome penalty Of tho INV.
His counsel mndo q desperate effort to aeoure
now trial, and argued the case before tho Court
Of Appeals, but that body affirmed to tho GEN.
tenco.
With tho unceasing but unavailing efrorta Of
his friends to induce Gov. Dix to commute the
pnniahmont to imprisonment for life, tho rosdors
OF TUE TRIBUNE aro thoroughly familiar.
HIS LAST NIGHT.
last evening, ho seemed to rally, and was il bot
tor spirits than l1e had boon for some time. Flo
ato an exceedingly hearty supper Of boefsteak,
and oonver6cd with tho Deputy sheri1rs about
to ajoan A. ,i5ninht mne nd Wan1
lin I'd aaked III ~ wlst t;n,o in 1.ont ~ hoJ
SWELL, along about 10 or. II o'clock
nnioht' Was Tia carolasa nnHwor ut2 Toat2r ,.ea
hosn ont IN atmlonts d;n1 to ~ <,a,,t ttn'
In fact, he has boon on tho verge Of intoxica-
ton, day and night, oil that time. Last evening,
however, no liquor was givcn him. He eloPt
1,ot awsko 1nt;i tventv mjnntna naqt tb;s n1orn.
;"r vs ~"A'o ''A '"o'''' A'''A07 p''' 'AN'0
1"o' TWO uorns 4o TIVE.
Ho ahoyad md t1roescd 1';mso1f care,n1,v bnt
ad Sos Sst aey BREAKFAST IL M Sss&as Hss
nea!ly, tnat ~. Neans M oraoroa Mm 70 taho cnp
oto1v H. Ray nra ~ Tvn~ nv Wn1Nr ana u achnon.
r,,vtar .-rivai ~ hn1f.n:.t an ha"am rro1,;r,l,
MIL @ne oooi.'ou az. ,a,s 1nan .,.u
10 POLICE AnnAaoEaENrs.
Aeant'no, those 1oftonate enough TO nave
procured 1nyltanoas bogan to assemble outside
tho jail: Iho ponce matte them stand III single
1!o, anu soon thoro was string reaching haf
way around tho block. The police arrangements
were excellont: As early as II o'clock: squads
from tho different precincts, nll Nth + white
and, Superintendent Aeleo arriving soon after,
thoy Wero stationed in continuous Gordon
around tho priBon, and no one was allowed to
pass who could not sho" black k-bordoEed
certificate that he was 2 special Deputy
Sheriff. Policemen we're also stationed on tue
balconies and the roof Of tho Harlom Railroad
Depot opposite tue jail yard to keep tile ON
pioyoB OF TINT industry from gazing at tho soone
beneath them Tho morning opened cloudy and
cold, but soon tho sun shone with great brill
fancy. Tho minutes passed, and still tic half
frozen special deputies stood In line and
stamped their foet and-swore and still tho
string leugthened by tho constant arrival OF new
conleru. Those were all substantial, we'll
dreasod looking mon, aud, with tho ex-
eeption Of fey reporters Ind been DR. drawn "!
the Sheriff aud his deputies, bearing thoir stayca
of Office, fled Into tho Franklin stroet entrance
to tho Tonbs. Tho special doputios wore then
allowed to pass In. They filed the yard to re-"
,plotion. They stood on tho railing, in the
inches, and on everything elevated, and stretched
their neoks IN their oageInoss to lose nothing Of
the Tragedy whleh was ABOUT TO ne enacted. a
solid nody o. ponce, tour aecl. aiYaaoa 11t anont
ono-fhlrd o. tho yaIa, ana no ono waa aaowo9 nc TO
t Paas s,ho nus eono na9snK pesnoso aao dao