The Morning herald., 1876-10-28
TWO FIENDS on THE SCAtFOLD
The Chislett Murderers Hung.
D,,,, DrvnurA Dot Or

To-day. between Ten and TWO O'CLOCK, tne
two men, Hill ard Fullen, sentenced to
d,ath for the murder Of the old man Chls-
,efr, near Elwooa, on the 9th of last August:
eypissesl their crime by the forfeiture OF
th.ir lives on the gallnws, at Mays Land.
fpr. They were the first executions thaf
nave taken place in Atlantic county. and
he consequence was an unusual excitement
was elci ed. Sheriff Adams, experimenting
that he police orce of the county might be
inefficient for any spddsn emergency that
might arls., askr,i the Governor tor assist
suce, aud u compliance wi his request, ,flffJ
men from Company B, Sixth Regiment,
Ma ion.l Guards, s. A. j., under the COM
maud OF Ca ain Austin. were detailed to bs
| present. al the arrangements were we'll
| perfected. even 10 the construction OF new
! yalluws, similar 20 that On which John
| War. v Us executed 10 Camden few years
syo. As The time grew short, it Is said that
| the two doomed men indicated more
| rhoug h 'ul and solemn demeanor, as If they
| ,,ore fu)g reaiz-d their approaching fate.
| They eviden, ly, until wi hin day or two,
believed, or aimulated the belief, that re-
| spi { would reach them though the inter-
posi..ou Of friends Notwithstanding they
! had been informed the Governor had per-
emp oriy declined in erreriug with the due
conose Of law. But, finding there was no
hope, they exhibited a greater willingness
O lis en- to religious Instructions. During
! he whole time Of their incarceration, their
cells were strictly and strongly guarded !;
few persons had any communication with
Them and none except in the presence OF q
law officer. Hundreds OF applications were
made 10 the Sheriff by parties to interview
hem. but he refused them, and only linz
ted humber were admitted into the en-
closure in which the execution took lace
Las evening, IS the deputy sheriff was
| making his rounds at the prison at Mays
Laulipe, he discovered that Hill and Full
| len had been making desperate effort to
eecap..
Tiey had used two old knives. filed int
SAWS, 20 cut their lnaDacles, and had TN
2 ii. intcd irons then concealed with strings
There was also large hole In the chimney
t also ca,ctlli concealed.
I At four minutes of twelve the men wer
e hung.
y A. Is minutes Of 12 o'clock, Sheriff Ad
r ans with his assistant, Mr.. Risley, AM
! sheriff Daubmann of Camden county, wen
into The cell, and after binding the prison
y ers. put be black cap on their heads. The
show ed no trepiaation or levity.
y A ten lnipu es of twelve the procession
D. headed by Sheriff Adams, his assistants,an
At Fa,her Heck srger, marched down to tn
d scatiod Neither IT N showed any trepidt
II t!on. FulleD was or The LETT, facing tn
m isN, with Hill on the right. Fathe
n Heckcrger took position between then
le with Sheriff Davis in front, tanked by Il
assistants.
The sheriff asked them ifthey had any
10 thing to say. Fallen, with his eyes shu
said mechanically Il forgive the judge
l forgive the jury, and hope God will TO
:, give me"
u. HI, wih lis eyes looking towards Il
81 grnl' i sri4woyd ior word the same thin
"a Fatbr. HeckelErr then read the usu
az ceremonies Of tie Catholic church On su
W occasions, Sac women repeating his word
The sutri :. : assistants then tied the anki
Of tue mcn. the black caps we're drawn oy
Is' the,r eyes, the uoose adjusted around th'
necEs. and r. four minutes Of II C'clO
sher,.n. Adams cut the rope and they {
OF cend-i,
IT. lii}l's ncci- must have been broken |
cir stsnrir. IS he hung as stiff as a soldit
llt Fullell. on TIE coutrary, twitched his han
aud swuug lis feet and uttered sounds We
much lNe the suGthertd 9r0aEs of dt
The moose bad slipped and be died fri
straugu at'Jn.
One Of Ae rcvoiing features was
10 presence Of srmn women aud chi}rrrn 10 t
a., second story OF he jail, witnesses OF the
\, q eculi1n.