New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-22
AT louisville.

HAM BOYLE, AND ROARTY-GOoD ORDER PRE-
SERVED.
louisville, Penn, June 21.-The weather this
morning at daybTcak dull and heavy, ana De-
fore O'Clock DRILLING rain began to fall, without
however diminishing the crowd already in waiting
outside the Jail. The general suspension of business
throughout the surrounding country in Difference to
the extraordinary event of the day, and the funeral
Quiet attending the preparations for the executions,
served to make moro impressive the tragic event
which marks this as the most eventful in the crin-
nal calendar of the State.
Last night passed without unusual incident. but
soon after dawn the town became tho rendezvous
for groups of pedestrians from all parts OF the neigh
boring country. These nearly all OF the poorer
class, some having traversed many miles from their
bones to be present. The Jail on the summit OF one
of the many hills surrounding this place, was the
center of attraction, and the concourse the way
tmther hourly increased in numbers. in conse-
queuce of some delay the persons entitled to adnis-
SION to the Jail at o'clock compelled 10 re-
main in waiting OH the outside for more than hall
an hour.
SAD FAREwELIs.
Meanwhile the immediate relatives of the con-
denied took their last farewell. The scene was
trying one. The brother and two sisters OF koarty
were admitted at o'clock, and soon after the aeed
and impoverished father of Munley, who had
distance of 10 miles, Several of the relatives OF the
others. not having applied at the appointed time
were not admitted. To each Of the doomed men had
been signed clergyman, who attended his charge
IN his dying moments The reverend gentlemen
were in attendance at the cells OF the men at dawn
this morning and aferward assisted III the celebIa-
ton of mass in private apartment. The clergy
men are the Rev. MessTs. Daniel NJ Dernott f. n.
J. Gately, II. J. Depman, James McGovern, Martin
Walsh, and Philip Berosford.
Only three of the doomed men present at one
time the religious services being repeated at s
o'clock in the presence Of the Others All access to
tie men by others than the sheriff and his assist
ants and the spiritual advisers was scrupulousy
avoided. They passed the night well, and at the
usual time breakfast was served for each, though
this was barely touched by any Of them. Carroll
Muney and ROarty expressed their eageTness to
die, aud were apparently calm and resigned. Tue
last-named this morning received a lettH from his
father urging him to turn his thoughts heaveuwaTd
and while assuring hm of his parents belief in his
innocence, advised him to confess the truth before
God and the world.
THE PREPARATIONS.
At 10 a. m. almost an uninterrupted inc Of people
holding admission cards had been passing through
the front prison gates for an hour This was made
NJ, in varying proportions Of local and visiting
officials. many Schuylklll County physicians, about
90 Journalists representing every newspaper Ill the
county and many journals of the large cities. The
sherff's deputies, members of the juIies and de-
tachment OF the Coal and Iron Police force, made up
n total OF about 30 persons admitted. The multi
tude made their way TO the ailyard, and spent the
interval prior TO the hanging in discussing III groups
the all-absorbng topic of the execution. The site
of the galows is in the further extremity of the
ward from the usual place of entrance, and was
plainly visible from the convicts' cell windows
fronting it on three sides. These cells, however,
appeared to be unoccupied. The high stone outer
wall Of the yard is wthin few feet of the rear Of
the scatiolds, frame structure for the temporary
deposit Of the bodies of the victims intervening.
The scaffolds themselves, which Immediately adJoln
each other, were rdely but substantially con.
s,ructed. Each supplied with the two banging
ropes, though upon only one were these visible, the
Others being cooled up and concealed III gun COW
ering thrown over the crossbeams above.
4 FALSE RUMoR
1t was currently reported that Duffy, one of the
Yost murderers had, at the last moment, received
the Executive clemeuCy, in the shape OF repreVe,
deferrIng his immediate execution. The rumor.
however, lacked confirmation. Duffy was the man
IN revenge for whose beating by Policeman Ydst the
latter was murdered. The only witness against him
Oh the trial was Jimmy" Kerrigan. and the sus-
picion attaching to the evidence of an accOmplice
when not corroborated is the plea upon which his
friends believed the interpositOn of the Governor
would be made. His case before the PaTd0ning
Board received more consideration than that of the
Others the vote upon 1t beng tie. The presence
of the Governors private secretary, Mr. Chester n.
FAIR, may have given rise TO the report. Outside
the prison the crowds of curious spectators, in
creased from the small groups of the early morning
10 thousands, occupied the entire street No indiea-
lions Of turbulence were apparent.
THE FIRST TWO VICTIMS.
After several hours of patient waiting the wit
nesses of the execution gradually closed up to the
outstretched rope extending from one end of the
yard to the other which barred intrusion upon the
reserved space in front of the galows The relatives
and friends Of several of the men allowed to
remain 10 witness the dread spectacle. At 1850
o'clock cracking Of the iron gate at the opposite
end of the yard caused all eyes TO be turned thther
Two minutes later a mournful procession appeared
and wended its way along the pavement toward the
scafiold Two of the condemned were brought out
Mcclellan and Boyle-accompaned by Sheriff Wer-
ner and Deputy Sheriff John Snyder, and attended
each by a clergyman. Mcclellan, with Father Mar
tin Walsh Of Hecksheryille, Schuylkill County,
came first and Boyle. with Father Beresford OF Port
Carbon, next. The remainder of the cortege con-
sisted of the underkeeper of the prison. Moses Innis
and Drs. Saaday and Layer of fremont, PRISON
physicians. The doomed men, with their attendants
walked quickly. but neither gave the least indlca-
ton of trepidatiOn apprehension The entire cor
t6ge mounted the steps of the scaffold nearest IN
their course aud proceeded TO the furthest of the
three, upon which only were visible the suspended
pooses The Sheriff physicians, and under-keeper re-
manned on the platform adjoining with the deputy
sheriff at the top of the steps the other side the
doomed nurderers in the center. with the officiating
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