The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-28
HANGING IN A NEW STATE.
An EXECrTToN MINCED IN TIL. REST
STYLE POSSIBLE
Peter Tarkin strauEied In viruintn city
Misleading the saloon Door for the Entry 20
the Fatal Yard The Scene Mt the Gpt,ow-

At about ESQ o'clock on the morning 81
March g. 1858. the Barbary Coast OF this citv-thnt
part II South street nearly opposite the Savage
Hosting Works-was aroused 10y pistol shot
Entering the saloon, No. l36 South street the
police found two excited women and tne NOR
tally wounded man. The women were Nellie
Saycrs and Susie Brown the man was Daniel
Cocoran. H. had received bullet in his
abdomen. The question was. who Ind fred the
bullet Adjoining the saloon No. 1876 was an
other. No iM y separate toy an alley atoutthrec
feet wide The former WIS occupied by Nellie
Savers the latinr 10y Patnr lurkin Tho woman
savers had been tn" mstr. - of l.arkin but Of
late sl" had transferred her affections 10 une
Daniel Cororan. while Larkin had brought up
Brown. had qudrr.ilo with her. amt had lad
e. submit to see h r take up her residence in
Nrlli" Slvrr- * rival estalli -hnont Upon tho
Stat 'ncnt Of Susie brown. Iurkin was arrested
anu taken Ia the CITY Prison. AMI Il dili4sent
arch was made for TIE pistol wth which the
wound had apparently been inlii tod but no
pistol WIS founl at the time. The search was
made shortly after the arrest Of Lark n-he-
twrDn anu O'Clock in the morning-hut the
pistol WIS finally found in his washstand
drawer, about O'Clock that afternoon. There
, III, III 'i't ii!1'r IN H. "hi t' huii''S N
viii h the do tors found in the hod5 II Cor
cor9n, who died next day., The circumstantal
cNld,nne was most decidedly against Larkin.
and the Coroncr's jury found verdict accusin ~
him 81 the murder OF Dane Cor ornn.
1arkin was convicted and yesterday he WIS
hanged. HARRINGTON who IL likely 90 bc the
next victim OF the law WIS one OF those WHO
hglc farewell To- Larkin before he lett the Jail
Keep n stn upper In" he said: DIDN'T lei
thcm say ypu didn't lie ike a man I shall have
T. die nyr.-lf' most !lkc,y and shgil a.. game
would IL. Ike man. aud, a clmianicd hy
Father Mauogue and the sheriff, he passed
quickly out of the jail between Two crowds OF
people. with dfli uliy restrained 10y the police.
ana entered tl" hack. lmp"ted by thu snow.
up Sutton avenue and al tx II street. nj,
lowed by larso crowd. = rambling tnrous n tho
rn.w drliis an striving e. arrive first at the
nntrhhce u TIE place Of execution. The
haak. dr"w up nearly cPro-te 70 the
ahshted. Father Manoeue. holding Lar
I'm by the arm. made III way To- the door Of
the Snug Sale, n. which il unNt to the al"yway
q the end Of which the death pom was placed
The two had nearly entered the saloon when
the Sheriff stopped them and directed them
Alright, the mistake calling forth, a loud and
scene On Il street at this point was peculiar
p n-:nn if1n r. National Montsomery. Wash
nanl Of Gen Bliinrman held the ground
Keeping back tn crowd with fNcd hayonets and
n,ainian'ns u clear sya-e on cach slic q an
next to it on the SOUTH. up u : tie doomed
man. accompanied Us Father NJ no..uc and the
Sh"r " and on" ortw' deputies. pas. d. making
end Of r-th" southwest cornor Il the court
house hot I4rSln walked firmly and In n f,.w
=" on II INT "a an op'n door through which
u" snow wi!S drifting. and found himself IL the
Two chairs were on tho platform. Iarkin
WIZ s'at'd in one and F,iher Man CUE took his
= At IN the other. TAe -0aiul floor was raised
about tn i'gt ahoNn thr level 90 the ground.
Atov' the f'or of the 2 .lllold two stout up
ri-ii- support q hurtlut.l beam i'm the cen
o." az which. over trap dour on hinges was AN
ir.n rnf. Through tl~ IRON rins hung the
rDir. 10 the eui of which WIS the moose. The
rupr was conin t'd along the hor zpntal beam.
uut iNr"l-n ui"ti p rin- ID. Nn t!e outer up
~ and then around "a pulley. AltHr pas nix
ar uut the rull 'y. ~" 70 pe GUIDED " IN "a henNy
IT. ,-.t ~ IT, ia I" ypfns ~. Tho
+ lf'4 y tlif'f OF TT O.. Wis iNIi iN fIhHfi Toy "a
-.t' ~. r. Nr ID hs goo" it --ur' 81 Dep,
pn.l t!c trap rar.iiy down from uni r the let
Of tn man Standing upon it, The IN
closure, fenced upon tYo SIDES 10y the
other by rough hoard walls. WIS dark. Snow
had drlit-i n AMI Ia, upon ilc grounl 1t was
feature about il. and tn dol"fplnnss of the o.
cas, ion We mpr,ssed upon the s'rlous facss
ing part in Il. Most distressed Of all were
Depp,y sherfls Atkinson and Kelly. who lie
Tic final pr 'Isrntions. and Whose duty Il WIS to
tn AM 20. cru'lfN IN hand, they received him
lim. ana speaking KIND wor t, him. Larkin,
dressed in u suit Of hruadcloth. Looked well
und,r III. iniu.h'e u excitement, r.spondrit 70
upon the crowd without a sign Of fear upon
he, iace. Mr.. Atkinson tlen stopped forward.
raad t1 iSro rH wv 'S d i INV VAN rs Mfn
his emoi on. Lhrkius eyes were fixed during
the greater part of the time upon tho cru 'inN'
though he On.'' or twice CLAN I'D at Mr.. AtNin-
hang NJ b.iors him. Wien mir, Atkinson RAJ
twice the s"ni'nc~ pronounced upon Larkin
ami oondemnins him d death. fr-t IN tho 10th
OF June ana nrNt upon the 18th ~ J .nuary. an
repeated the luiirlal words, And may God
nav, mercy on your SOUL LarAin bowed his
.fArkin then rising from his chair. his owes
iillei With terr-. turned T. tie crowi around
the aifold ami sad: Il hld You all farewell
hoping t, met you in q b.n.r plas," 10 ms
good-hy good-hy. old boy" Inrkin than knott