Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-08
HANGING OF PEMeERToN.
HIS MURDER OF A WOMAN.
MOODY AND SANKEY'S BIG JOB.
sRocKLYN eEcoNvERTEo
THE FI2fmEN'S CONVENTION.
TIE GALLONS IN BOSTON.
Execution Of GEORGE w Penn ne rsnu


BOSTON, Oct. S.-Geo w. Pemberton was
hanged this a m. in the Charles street iail,
for the murder Of Mrs. Margaret F.. Bling
man, In Last Boston, ON the 22d of March,
THE MURDER
was committed at y O'clock in the after
noon, Pemoerton having entered the house
be2gar. He accompanied Mrs. Bingham to
the cellar, and probably tried To rob her
when she resisted, and he choked her and
filled her mouth with gravel, causing her
death by sunocation. Pemoerton was a poor
miserable fellow, and the next morning he
offered for sale in a Salem billiard saloon a
diamond ring belonging To the murdered
woman.
ARREST AND TRIAL
This gave clue TO the police, who traced
him back to Boston, and arrested him next
DAY In his bed at his own lodgings. He was
promptly committed, and his trial occupied
from June ID to the 4th, the only defence
made by the counsel assigned him being
non responsibility by reason of repeated de-
banchery.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Two months later ne attempted suicide,
sta6bing himself four times with a Sharpened
end of an iron spoon, which he had scraped
on the floor OF his cell. Rev. DR.. Larimer, at
whose church Pemberton used occasionally
TO go with his wife, was with him last night
until a late hour. Pemberton's family
visited him yesterday and the day before.
The interviews were very affecting His
appetite was good and his sleep peaceful.
He ate hearty supper last evening and a
good breakfast this a. m, appearing
UNMOyED BY HIS IMPENDING DOOM.
The doors were closed at $50 O'Clock ami
devotional exercises were held at olca IN he
Jail parlOr. Rev. br. Larimer real few
selections from scriptures and offered a fer
vent PRAYER for the cOnie'nnpd man, kneel-
ing with him. He was affected to tears, but
IemheTton was calm without being stOlid
or Indifferent. There were about 400 persons
gathered in the Jail rotunda, including legal
witnesses, physicians and 50 or 90 police
men, NEST OF them in citizens dress.
THE EXECUTION.
At9.JI O'Clock the prisoner entered the rO-
tunda, supported by the jailor and DR.. Lari-
ME tie sat in chair on the drop, and
while Sheriff Clark read the warrant the
Jailor strapped together his hands at feet. AT
lOO'clock DIR. Larimer offered prayer, after
which the jailOr adjusted the moose around
his reck and put on him black cap. Hardly
i've minutes after Sheriff Clark touched the
spring. and the body dropped almost ten
ieet. There was single cOnvulsIve effort to
raise the legs, and the body Strengthened and
slowly turned round and round, finally set
thing with the back To the spectators. After
The first spasmodic twitch all was over
When the body mad been hanging nine mn-
utes the physicians examined IL, and the
clergy men retired as soon as the body ceased
10 move. Death was caused by conclusion
OF the brain, or the shock Of the fall, and was
instantaneous. AT 1880 O'Clock the doors
90 ened and the execution was over the
WnQle tlme having been exactly one hour
The body was given TO his wife. and this al
ernOon IL will be buried privately.