Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-07-15
EXECUTIONS IN BALTIMORE.

The first executions in Baltimore
were those of Donnelly and Mooney,
in 1888 for highway robbery, that Of
fence being then punishable with death.
Two men hung for killing Captain
John ID. Corse, on his packet schooner,
between Baltimore and Chestertown, in
1903.
On the 22d of April, same year, four
men hung for killing John Working,
an officer Of the Jail, with a knife,
whilst the latter was trying to prevent
their escape. Their names were Dam
lei Dougherty. @Nm. Robinson, VIM.
Morris. Caleb Dougherty (colored).
In 1909 the law of Maryland was
changed, making murder, arson, rape
and treason the only crimes punishable
With death.
In 1919 Thompson Hare and
Alexander were convicted in the Unit
ed States Court of robbing the Eastern
mail and periIling the drivers life.
They We're hung in the Jail yard, the
platform and trap being for the first
time substituted in Baltimore for the
cast, hitherto used.
In 1920 Perry Hutton and Morris B.
Hull were executed, also under the
laws of the United States, for mail
robbery and the murder OF the driver.
April 18th, 1920, John +. Ferguson
and Isaac Denny were executed, also
uuderth laws of the United States, for
piracy.
In 1874, January 18th, the execution
of Adam Horn took place. He was
convicted of numbering his wife, Me-
linda, on the 22d of March, ls43, in the
most revolving and cold-blooded man
ner. Her remains were found cut to
pieces and sewed up in a coffee bag, in
ditch near his house, twenty-five miles
from Baltimore, on the Rcisterstown
road. As both Horn and his wife were
then missing, the truth was suspected
that Horn had killed her and fed He
was arrested in Philadelphia on the
Goth of April following, and identified
as Adam Horn, of Baltimore county,
alias Andrew Hellman, who in Logan
county, Indiana, had murdered his
former wife, in the most horrid man.
ner.
The Baltimore murder created in
tense excitement, rs also the trial,
which was conducted by 1. Nevitt,
Steel, States Attorney, and Charles +.
Mayer, James M. Buchanan. c. z. Lu-
cas- andJ. j. .Snyderfor the defence. An
immense concourse of people attended
Horns execution.
In 1915, June Goth, Henry McCurry
was executed for the murder of Paul
Rouk, his room mate, in public house
by cutting his throat McCurry fled
and was arrested in New York city.
when he cut his own throat. without
causing death. He was placed in a
straight jacket until he recovered.
In le47, February Goth, Joseph AL
exander, colored man, was execu.
ted for the murder of Washington
Sheppard, August 29th. lS45.
In lSa9, July Goth, Conrad Vintou or
Vintner was executed for the murder
of Elizabeth Cooper, near Parktown,
Baltimore county.
In 1858, August 5th, Thomas Conner
was executed for killing Captain VIM.
Hutchinson, of Accomac county, Vir-
girsa. with knife, during quarrel.
on his own vessel, the Harmonia. while
lying at Pratt street wharf. When the
trap fell the rope broke, aud Conner
was precipitated to the ground. As soon
as he revived he called upon the officers
to do their duty. and ran up the scat
fold as though he desired his speedy
end. Application was make to Gov
Lowe by a sympathizinS crowd for his
interference, but It was denied.
In 1859, April 9th Henry Gambrill
Marion Croops, Peter Corrie and John
Stephens, alias Cyphus, colored, wer,
executed on the same scaffold. Gam.
brill was convicted of the murder oi
Police Officer BenjaMin Benton, Sep
tember 2sd, 1858; Crops and Corrie,
Of the murder Of Police Officer Rober,
nj. Rigdon. November Srd. 1858; ana
Cyphus was convicted Of killing VIM
ii. King, colored, in September. 1855
Thomas Il. Hollahan and Joshua
Nicholson, were hung on the lst of Au.
gust, l87S.s for the murder of Mrs
Mary Ann Lampley, December 2Sth
1872.
August 22d, 1873. James West, col
ored, was hung for killing his para.
mour, Anna Gibsoa, on the 18th o.
March, 1879.