The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-28
TWO HURDERERs HlNGED.
The Execution cf siia. harlow and OF james
DaIaieish Their Grimes.

From ne Lowin Teyrarl.
Yesterday morning two criminas--Silas
Barlow. Mt HOr4pmongpr lane lal. and James
Dal.rirish.. at the Carlisle county prson-wcre
executed for murder. They were both young
MN. each being q years If age. =.
Tine convict Barlow wis found guilty in No
vonhrr last at the Central Criminal Court. be-
fore Nr. Justice Dcnman. of the murder Of u
woman ngmed Ellen Soprr, with whom he had
cohnbitrd hv poiaoning her Tho unfortunnte
womnn hnd become u burden 10 Barlow and he
bad DELIBERATELY resolved upon killing her, and
also Il child six months old. the result of their
connection. The ingredient used hv the pris-
onrr WIS Battles vcrmin DESTROYER" tive com
JJnrnt partS OF which are strvrhnIn", Prussiun
blue, and starch. TINS h. gnvc to the wr't"hrd
woman and from its ciTct she died in a fow
hours, in great agony , Aitnr havng given the
taken the child to reservoir ~ Battrrsca. in
which the body was found on the following
but after the first conviction further proceedings
were " course unnecessary,
Notwithstanding the con rlusivc nature ~ the
evidence adduced against him. the culprit. al
most down 10 the last moment persisted in the
most earnest and solemn manner. in asserting
that he WIS innocent of both the crimes. The
officials We're almost staggered 10y his asscvcra-
tons Of innOrcn %. and his repeated declaration
that the Doctors were mistaken. or that If the
woman was poisoned At all she was cithcr poi
snned 10y accident or had committed suicide:
The Rey. Mr.. Jossop had constantly exlortcd
The condemned man to tell the truth. but with
out cffcrt. on Monday afternoon tho prs-
on"r wns visited 10y anephcw and niece and
two old friends whom he particularly wanted to
af"r, and the relations earnestly urged him 10
conicss,, hut he stu DECLARED that he was inno-
cent. The Roy Mr.. JcsSpp. shortly after tho
visitors had left told the unhappy man that his
last hour was rapidly approx hing. md asked
him II he maintained his innocence Of the crimes
ior wnlch pc WINS 70 suner Barlow replied.
! admit TINT did AWAY with the child, but
there were others concerned in it," This WIS
clergyman returned to the subject. aud asked
the convict whether he desired tO give any FUR
ther Information. or whether he wished to state
he r. iaa Hn o., M
being concerned in the murder of the child. He
replied that his mind. wa, in such state at that
moment that he could not say nny moro than he
had done; but he would admit that he was Justly
condemned to die. He repeatedly impressed IL
9raitlIe o. tne ordinary ana tnc Governor Tor
had been in custody and he also thanked the
ward rs who had had charge Of him since his
conviction for the kind manner in which they
had behaved to him.
At few minutes before . o'clock Mr. Abbott.
panied by the Governor, Mr. John Kecnc. and
die criminals cei H. again in their presence
admitted the justice ~ his condemnation, and
submitted TO being pinioned by Marwood. the
executloner. without exhibiting the lrast emo
ton. A permanent sraffold had been erected in
used at Nswga,e. To his the wrct,,hed man mar,
walked firmly the rope being placed round his
neck without loes Of time. and when the drop
fell hr appeared 10 be- dead in an Instant. At
the same moment black Aug WIS hoisted on
the top 81 the prison. The body, after hanging
an hour was cut down. and after m inquest
had been held upon it it was buried within the
prison.
james Dalgleish. who was banged ut O'Clock
Yesterday morning within Carlisle jail for the
| murder Of Sarah Wright at P'nrith ON sept. -.
WAS native 81 Duns". in Brrwick~hire. lie
had been clerk in the servic" Of the North
British Railway. and six years ago Ice went To
Pnnrith, where h. served ms "a policeman TOR
som tim ami lodged with the dec'a-ol Nor.
recently he was assistant in q spirit store and
took 10 irinNing. On 'hc night Of the murder
thHrr were several dodgers IN the house. ne 'cs-
stating deceased and her NIECE sleep ng ON q
bed ON the parirr floor. shortly after they went
t. isd Dalgloi-h entered tie parlor End made a
remark 10 the de'easci. who snying that she
would It'll heruncl" David, went up stairs. The
niece frll asleep hut shortly aft"rwari was sud
| denly awdk n 10y hearing heavy blow on the
/ pillow. She saw that her aunt- head was COW
| or'd with blood. and that Dllge-h WAS i'm the
| room. Two fearful blows had boon ind t II
with hillhook. Tho murderer. who WIS grrtly
I excited. ran for a doctor. Insanity was st "a
~ the defence az the Man hester a-sIg =. and
/ 'nort- We're mnde - obtain rcrricy' ON that
ground. hut the Home Secretary declined 10 IN
tori, re-. Only t'le ldll OH 'ldi- w"rr pr nj ai
D The rNr utipn. The convict walked firmly tn % Is
} death, rrpeatlng prayers. and he died imm"sii-
nt' ~. lurg. crowd u-s rnihlrd TO see tire BLACK
/ illr hni-trt. This l. ihr first privai.' eNc. utou
/ thA, la- taken place at Carlisle Askcrn 81 YORK.
/ Woe the eNecutonrr.