, 1875-04-10
The Scriptural Penalty Paid
Yesterday at St. Louis.
Tho Wife-Nlurdcrer, 0'Shea, Makes
a Rambling Defense on tho
GaII0Ws.
His Young Son Walks Sixteen
Miles to Witness the
Execution.
Hanging Of Michael Sullivan at New
Brunswick, N. J.
Mysterious Murder Near Green
willie, III.
The Daily Record Of Crime,

LIE ualA1 AEEuAu VI NAAAAtt
A ST. LOUIS HANGING.
o'syrA, THE wIrT-MuNDEHEH.
Sreefaf N1sratrh to The Chttdgo Tribune.
ST. LOUIS, April 0.---poor Int U'Shcn eSpiatcl
bis horrible ctms OF uifo.mufier on tho gal
lous bore to-day. 4 largo nutl|onca WAS presont.
Although tho law of Missouri will not
allow Of but fifteen Invitations outside
OF those rcnulrcd to conduct tho c1ecu-
tion, thoro wcro ut 1oast 3uo spectators within
tue walls Of tho Jail. The otfenso for whc!,
Oshoa suffered tho oxtromo penalty Of tho law
was vifc-murdes, committed boforo his own ron,
on the 18th OF March, 1871. With butcLcr-knifo.
TIE CRIME,
Tbs following extract from tho Judge'a aon-
tenoa mildly describes the horrible transaction:
On Tho tay of the. communication Of sour crime, i.
appears that your wfs had, a. uht,al, btca alortnB
dr,l,ke,,nos. md sieeP; tha, returning from her
SoaSes, saS neaey s o
brow, aud woks yo to nsriae@e @ 1f T. that you rsfas u
70 ss, s2 e.. : .isnss s9 sh 3
her caught sr ly tho ne'k mud CHOKE. her down, aM,
drawing yor knlfo s., swsEo soa Moad kis M hsE ,i.
st "a IL. charity Of tic world fur support nt.l c
Gallon, eatch!n. poker, rushe1 to Ills mothefs res
sought the son, ANIL. knife ii h4nd, chased him
tquare from tha honse that, falling to ca him, you
returned to your house, clcapd tie n0r, cnHght the
wifo whom you had awurn before Gods altar 10 love,
CHERISH and project end rirpnI oEcn bur belly ~
ing aud dying.
II WAS tho old story Of drunkenness and =
bEawi, which grew out Of tho wife's attempt to
correct tic orrug lushand'a habits. together
with sunpic!ons on O'snca's part Of inidoltty
to his marriage-bca. Conviction followed, tho
10y, Ind OF II yeats being tho principal wit.
noss in tho t1ial. The bay has Won tho appro-
ha:ion Of the community by lia persistent effotts
in bringing tho culprit to Justice, anil to-day
walked lG miles from Lis homo IN tho country
wfTNEes THE EXECUTION
Of his unnatural parent. At llftoon minutos past
o'clock this afternoon O'4hea Wau taken from
bis cell. ami tho litlo procession formed for tho
gal'ows, Mother basil and Sitter L. Cypria, Of
tia sls!eEs OF Mercy followed to the door OF tho
i:l,srnary n1ld utoppo.l. otfeEiuG up prayers for
tho unfortunate man. The procession moved
alowly out through Tho jail into tho yard to tho
pavement, and thonco to tho Gaiaows
OSlea's arms were t'inioned, but
In walked alouT easily. nnd mounted tho stel's
tho scalrolt, and engaged in spiritual oxeEcises
with tue priests o. ei.hor side Of him.
srEECit ON THE GALLONS.
Col, Watson road the loatl-MAtrant,
"patrick OShon," snid Col. Wntuon, turning
to tue prisoner a. he finished tho reading Of tho
warrant. "l1ayo you nuyttng to aay why tho
Hcn.cnco Of the Court should not be executed
II you have. say it, mud may God haro mercy Oh
your soul." llosttating moment, Le sald:
GEH1lKNES:. Ain' It glorious ssht 10 SEC poor
man unt!rr condemnation from tho word so7 l. dont
deserve siS punishment. Perjury: lles md prejudice
l. II there ,s aay nsa In thia crowd from COL Normlio
to Judge Jones, who nay that a,n guilty lot lin
u,ade all tirss ctnrxeo. which they hayo folowsd up
sna executed. Ono persun l scs In Tho crowd WHO
you @ tiers. % ioa asked 1t The nue.. who would pro.
ter thi4 charge. want to knowif anybody did it?
T. yoa s a9a s n n
pre, but believe he is not thesu now-l.s Is liar
ho III . Lar flom top to bottom: uu nworo my
aic. iienry s:orrs, h. il . psr]urrr, likewise. Ii
hin atand ilr ste,e anil tel T. wa.t him to stand
Mui- pcrj1rer. IN, dying for = c7'me walch no
ono born otwo'nan knows anything about. Ny family
" i VS s sn M a a
history oEot tie nlat.er. God hasu't deserted mr.,
t;a 5;sa s'sa sn til: s,,a s's .a Il ltr,; VII Fl
ho lte ali tho rr.t running around 81. LOUIS. ljut
now hays 10 cxpIac on tho gal'owa erinno hilnt
l. said sLat died lko nian n1 died f.E t1e sake ef
Him who died for Ine. aol help ME. chi. Nor.nio
would 10. g!vo NO 1,.tice be,anro did hot huvs
money. They have Killed me. haYo lived III st..
% x9 s s T.. u. ssSes Ses wreR ss d
Eo police Officer eau aay he ever a1rcsted me for drunk
eaness OF for anything Oh t4s ssroos. see nen t re-
who have known me seventeen years. can pick
out ucu now who hayo known 1ns twelve, fifteen, anu
sixteen years. You can SEQ that tto like man and
h,gh tla cossrt-uouss that they would uos
give me- me- ,. fas sEai 70 u.e' fHn # tAg ,S,at or
nd I'D m uai hare to suffer III saEer, thnnK God. Ilso
amsn. Tho shing haplenea. but nobody aaows how
never ent her through wlll. malice, or spite. sho
got cut tara,ss l!er own tsut tiessfors aa not to
blanc. forgive ALI and hups tary Will forgive laa.
May God Aass 1asse, Oh uae.
On TIE Dnor.
Aftcr the concluding Of tl!ia incohascnt
speech, O'3hoa was taken in churge by tic
officers who tied hia llaula ba!lt1 hin, aud after
tho psAeiug Of tho black cap the noose NAH thown
over tue doomcd man'a load aud tho knot nd-
jlBted. 1t fifteen minutes to 4 o'clock U'Shea
stopped upon tho fatal tEnp Us coolly az II 1t
weru D ballroom tluor. and tho Subsequent pro-
ceedngs Interested lim no moro. With tho
eprnglug Of tho trap tiacro was quick jerk at
tha rope. mud the body
HUNG DANGLING IN TIE AIR.
THO fall broao tle nook aud killed the victim In.
staut!y, to El1 tntents. but 1t was Eosne sixteen
minutes bofoto ho Waa pronounced dead. Al
tho ,eud Of that time ho waa ent down
a rude colin, which was transferred thohee to .
wagon awaiting OIL the Outside OF tho 1ai'yarti
No friends cxnlo to claim the body, and 1t wa.
imme1iately cursed away 70 The County Farms
NOT TEAR.
Your correspondents stood near the son Of ths
executed man, and watched him closely while tht
preparations tor the execution Were making
There was not tear In his eye, aud to mo II
seemed that he even Rtoa.ed oyer tho hiloout
acone OF witnessing lin father launched inte
ntornity,
Although 1t IL believed here TINT o :av. Va.
OF SOU ii lnind at tho tina OF tho murder, yet
uunsh3r OF physietans who visited tho dooMoG
man n h,A cell thl1 morning deollrsd tl4at Ae
NaA then insane.
EXECUTION IN JERSEY CITY,
kICuAEI. SULLIVAN.
Nnw DnuHswIox, N. J.. April V.-sllchasl Anl