The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-14
sRTME ~ am UTI0Ss.
The fncreu-c " " urdcrs IN England ~ Cou,
paved with the uauaiug-.

Erm ~ tbcht1df Commercial,
The recent abolition OF capital punish
mcnt IVY the italian Legislature. and the re-
searches Of llr. Benedict of Vienna, into the
brains ~ sixteen executed criminals all OF
which lac found maliurmcd, have made "A deep
impr' ssion IN Europe; but stu moro has
been made by the occurrence Of an unusual
number of murders idle " side with an unusual
number Of cV", uti"us The assassin - ki.fe or
pistol seems lately to have been work.d 10y She
same machinery that drops the criminal IN his
moose. On Tuesday last there were two cNecu-
tiuus, on wednesday another. ON Thursday an
other. ana there are four persons now under
sentence OF death, who viii certainly be
stran gled. Along with these executions have
come eight fresh murders Of the mod
attractions description. James ual9leifh,
dIarrelled with his landlily and murdered he's
In her bed. lie was struuged AT Carlisle after a
happy conversion by u IrCsDy tcfian minister,
wncn caused nm To quote thFist words,
"touc unto me- Ar.. and say wow can die
happy The execution wa within the prison
walls. YET l.fD T'r-Uns assemble To enjoy the
luxury OF being near the spot where fellow
creature was hciug put 90 death. ]la- Barlow
having murdered a woman with whom he COP
habitcd, and drowned their ch,ld, was hung Tor
" IN London on the same day last Tue day. lie
WIS the son Of "A baptist preacher, and read his
Bible up To- the tune of his execution protest
ing meanw hilo his innocence until tho lart mo-
ment. when he admitted that lac did away
with the child ON Wednesday. John Y. T. Green,
painter. was executed At Leicester for wife muir
der William flanagan wa, ON Thursday, cxc-
Cutcd at Manchester for numbering n woman
with whom he mad cphahited; he employed his
Last moments repeating the tiffany after the
priest
This IL hut one weeks work. An equal NUM-
her preceded in The previous fortnight. The
Illegal murders have hcn very brutal. young
man named 'Ircadway, refused money Ivy his
father, wandcr- about all night and in the morn
ing visits an acquaintance vi" has the habit of
Wearing a belt which he thinks may hold money,
hut which contained nom, muruets him aud
almost murders his wife. Three pod.hcr5 way
lay two policemen and shoot Them At HYDE,
Joseph BtuniSt"r a backslldiuV GopI Tempiar,
split hi, wite'- head open afl rut his own throat
WIN a penknuc' which may prevent his eAc-
cation. John tallghan, aged seventeen,
NHbbcd a Manchester manufacturer; before
his sentence he cried. 80. Judge, have mercy r.
Att"r the sentcnre Nds passed the prisoner erred,
80, Jesus, have mercyl' Francis Dolan, aged
nineteen. Killed a FELLOW ltborpr by "A blow from
behind. and laid IL ON another man. IIobcrt
llalloWell. rope manufacturer. strtuglcd his son,
aged thirteen, who was sleeping with him.
Maria Maddox drowned heT iuiaut child because
she had no food Tor herself and consequently
none Tor her Infant. \ young man. generally ~
mild disposition, having quarrcllcd with his
sweetheart. wrnt To Nil her; bat not hnding her
hs murdered another young Woman whom hs
had never seen before.