The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-22
THREE lIANGINGS In A DAY.
ONE MURDERER CERTAIN THATHE WAS
GOING TO HElvEN
A Hangrnsn's BunRiine Job In Ms-yiand-
Henry Norfolk strnnaied to Death-Ths
Story OF Norfolk's Crime-IIis Confession.

ANNAPOLIS. Md, Dec. 21.-Henry Norfolk,
the wife murderer. spent much Of last night in
prayer. About IL o'clock this morning he was
taken from his cell to the scaffold In the jail
yard While the minister was praying he
sobbed aloud. Then he said: II am going
home to glory. glory in heaven" The moose
slipped. and Norfolk was stranglcd to death.
He writhed and kicked for seven minutes
Tho crime for which Henry Norfolk was hang
cd to-day was committed on May 26 Of this year.
The victim was his young wife, and the mother
OF his siX-weeks' old child. On the morning Of
he day he asked her to 90 to a tobacco field and
get some cabbage plants for breakfast. Some
timo after neighbor. looking out Of her win
dow. saw Norfolk jump over fence with an axe
and stick In his hand. At noon he was asked
whore his wife was. and replied that he didn't
know. Search was made Norfolk pretended to
field. Norfolk would not look at it. or 20 near IT,
lie said he had Had the o nose III Wbsn
he was arrested. he accused a colorcd man. one
joe Davis. Of the murder.
On the trial 1t was shown that Norfolk was
ignorant, superstitious. and brutal. At ono
time he had said to h- wife, Sallie, | had my
fortune told in Baltimore. and an old woman
told me would have three girls the youngest
would live twelve months; | would be the long
est liver. and would finally marry girl OF H.
And there Is something els, which If told you
would grievc you To death" On the day before
the murder he met the Postmaster Of the village
OF Friendship and asked him II blood would
murderer. He had previously asked his sister
in-aw TO take caro- Of his child in case his wife
should die. He was convicted of murder in the
first degree on Noy. 3. Asked whether he had
ANYTHING TO say, he said: - am an innocent
man; that Is all"
A few days ago he made the following confess
sion:
I lett home that Saturday morning ten minutes he.
prc O'Clock my vile leaving about the time. She
went over 70 the tobacco ted taking different direction
from myself went from the house right down where
staimts wa l"nshins crossed the bridge aud went np
tobacco he'd rrctty much about the same time cat the
cabbage plants some words might have passed between
there easc her tie basket after cut lie pant. which
She took aud started for home ahead me When gave
enough but she started on and alter she 20, out of
the woods ! toll her to come back and I would cut
her Just she turned to leave the tobacco
bed the hrst tame, attempted raise tn. club To strike
her. When she was under the where she was
killed hut my heart failed me then I called her back
and cut the rest the pants only came 10 The fence
when she came back the second time After the plants
were cut she started for home again was behinJ her
oi the head holding The club In both hands Her bonnet
I'D not verturn. and she 'r with her the ground
she tricd TO se ny aud saw her iull lace. and then
word or cay alter the first blow | went from there
immediaeiv 10 the tobacco bed where Stallings
vand ~ o'clock stallings was about the middle 81 the
tod when got there and commenced 20 work right
Mcntt1 dinner ON nav way 10 diuncr stopped at Mr.
s'I.l.nsss g.. set ttat cake. which my wiic asked
been th nkIns Of killing my wiic three or fpur
months before did - and uiude az NV mind on the
ON N,dNo -as cut tie rrIh ~ the wool nile with nv
ht' hci. 10 wasa new hnichrf. but was aaucd when
whU Wa. p.ou. hing m Tie ntd. had down any pants
les, ana took II out after crossed me bridge.