The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-06-22

tne trutn Ior tnem. i DON'T Know Wh0th6r
they Are gone, or whether they are 10
come after me or not. Thomas Duffy
has been convicted for giving me ten dol.
lars for the shooting of man never saw.
shooting him at Tamaqua, till saw
his name in the paper-Thomas Duffy.
hope l am going to my Lord and that
Thomas Duffy Is q man I won't say, for
fear that / may be lying, that I never
seen HIM the third time before I seen
him 10 Pottsville Jail, and what can
say for him is this, I never heard him
talking about Benjamin r. iost nor
about shooting Far, nor anything con-
cerning the thing at all, and another
thing l may say for Mcclellan
and Boyle, l may say l never
asked them 10 come and shoot
Benjamin Yost nor any other man. Ii
they s,e to come after me let them say
so. l am satisfied and l hope tor for.
givness from the world and from every.
body. l hope they will forgive me and
L hope sll will forgive me-"
The crowd looked to Carol, who WAS
calm, and in appearance more intelligent
than his companions. He merely said:
81 have nothing 70 say gents only that
l am innocent Of the crime that am
charged with" Hero Rosrity broke iu
again with the remark: well that Is
what l forgot, excuse me gents, that is
another word / forgot that am going
10 die an innocent man. / forgot
TO put that in here Roarity's voice grew
tremulousl but l hope it is good for me.
and Ne TO them that prosecuted mo and
brought me to this place. forgive them
from the bottom OF my heart l hope
that God will forgive them and forgive
me too.
Carroll made no attempt to resume
the remarks apparently interrupted by
his associate. He only whispered 10 tbs
sheriff few hurried parting words Gar.
roll WAS the only ono who did not wear
flower OF some color. Roarity, recog-
nieing one Of his counsel, shouted: "Mr.
Lsvelle, | leave you my blessing and leave
it to sll my employees "God bless ou,"
Jim responded. The priests exhorted
the men TO turn their th Iughts 10 God
The nooses were tightoaed tho caps sd-
justed and the trap was sprung. After
hanging 8 minutes the bodies were taken
down and deposited behind the gAllows.
At IL minutes after o'clock Thomas
Manley and Thomas Duffy appeared
with their priests and the prison officers.
Duffy WAS kept 10 the last on account Of
the rumors of rsprievs and he only OF the
six showed nervousness. Neither OF
these msde speech and st 1921 tho
drop fell and fifteen MINUTES later thsv
were declared dead. Examination showed
all except Asnley died at strsngulAtion;
his neck WAS broken. The bodies Of Nc.
Gehsn, Boyls ana Duffy were given 10
friends. The others have been inferred
by the county. When the hangings
were complete Sheriff Werns was con-
graduated. Not witbstsnding the crowd
only ono arrest was msde--S drunken
woman. The removal OF the bodies
from prison was attended by some ex-
citemen and the convcyADces contain.
children
a. Mauch chunk.
MAuCH CHUsK, Pa, June 2l.-All
srrang gements for the execution wore
made at ten o'clock. Shortly alter, the
deputy sherifis and reporters and other
assistants entered the corridor. The
sheriff adjusted the ropos and called bis
assistants 10 him. In o few minutes
Campbell's cell door was opened. and no
appeared, accompanied by priests.
Campbell walked quickly 10 the scafiold.
ascending with light step. The priest
read the prayers for the dying, tho prn-
oner rec pondiDg and repeatedly kissed
the cruciax, and turning his pale face
upward, his lips slightly moved In
prayer. Doyle was the next one brought
out, and walked upon the scshold una'-
sisted. John Donahue walked boldly
out and up the stops OF the
scaiiold. Kelly came last and
seemed quite strong. They were oil
attended by priests. None OF tho four
evinced very much nervousness. The
priests prayed for several minutes and the
prisoners knelt and responded.
After the priests left the scaiiold, Sher'
III Ronden bush and two assistants sd.
iusted the rope. The sheriff examined
each prisoner carefully, and then asked
IL they had anything 70 say.
Campbell rdplied that hc forgsve ev-
erybody, and continued, 81 have not M
enemy in the world At this moment"
| DOYLE spoke for some time, but
his words were insudible, except
10 the sheriff and priest. Donahue hsd
nothing 10 ray, and Kelly recited after
the priest u pies Tor forgiveness. Tbs
sheriff lef. the scsGoId and 10 half . init
ute pulled the rope which let The tfsp
fall. The doomed men fell al 1854, sod
in q moment the bodies began swinging.
Kelly, Doyle and Campbell died eaAy.
Donahue drew himself up and struggled
for two minutes. Doyle's heart ceased
10 beat in twelve minutes, Campbslls IN
fourteen minutes. Donshue's 10 six min.
utes, and kelly's Ia seven and ono-bAii
minutes. The bodisI were cut down IN
twenty-five minutes. From beginning
70 end there was not misbap. Tbs
town 10 very quiet. All the bodies will
leave en- the 2:l0 train.
40 wiIkssbarsc.
WILKEsBAREE, June 2i.-Andrsw
Lanahsn, who killed Capt. John Riley.
September l6, 1874, vas hanged to-day.
The esllows Wa used twice before, and
was erected In the jsil yard yesterday.
This morning crowd gathered IN the
vicinity OF the jsiI, bu. none we're admit.
ted, except the deputies. jury and repor-
ters, shout ntty people In al. A. v
O'Clock sheriff Kirkendall, with his dep.
u,iss, arrived. lie went TO the watch
meas room where Lsnshsn had been
brought from his cell, snd read tho death
warrant. The prisoner sat With cruci-
dI 10 his hand. and did not shov the
slightest tremm. The shsrin
then lef, the priests and Lsnshsn
together until 10 10 o'clock, when
The prisoner vss mansclsd snd conducted
10 the gAlIows. LAnshAn carried .
cruciaI, looking steadily upon II and
waking firmly and ascended the stsps 10
the same manner. On the gailows
prayer vas read by Rev. M OHsrsn,
L.n.h.n knseling and repeating alter
him in . clav voice. A the prssu b,d
. him him good bye he kisssd their banda
The sheriff asked Lsnabsn IL be bad
sny,hiog 20 ,sy. ~hen he thanked bn