Evening star., 1877-12-21
THE CANDY FACTORY HORROR.
THE EASTERN CONFLICT.
EXCITEMENT IN ENGLAND.
ENECUTION OF 4 WIFE MURDERER
Hanging Of Henry Norfolk az An
naNOlis.

II n.
for The murder Of his wife on the 2lth Of Nav
last. MaS executed to-day after IL o'clock. in
the Jail yard. Norfolk passed last evening.
and good portion of the night, i'm devotional
exercises with ReyS.W. A Mcdonald and j.
\. Fowler and members of the Christian aSSo-
citation. At l. O'Clock he rose from his deyo-
tionS and asked the night watchmdn for ham
and bread. He ate greedily. and at a quarter
lsfore am. went to sleep. He arose again at
!. and indulged in religious deVotions until :. Is
when breakfast. consisting of sausage. bread
and coffee. WAS given him. His appetite was
a. good a ever. and he finished his meal with
a relish. After which religious services wee
aeain resumed. In the meantime The crowd
ln the Vicinity ot the TAIL yard had been gath
ering until about ie0o persons, a large ma iori-
" COluTtd. We're present.
The Closing Scene.
Shortly after II o'clock the prisoner. accom-
panied hy sheriff Wells and Rev. Mr.. Mellon
aid. left the Jail and aScended the >caflold
After prayer 10y Mr. Mcdonald. during which
Norfolk covered has eyes and sobbed loudly,
he stepped 10 the >catiold rail and made a
brief address. saving: Il am here today for
the murder of my wife. hut my sins are for
given, and thank God I am going TO glory. I
have gained remission OF my crimes. good
friends. and | feel that when life leaves my
hCdy my saviour viii take my soul home wllh
HIM. am going home 10 glory-gl"Iy IN Hea-
ven. ~ goodbye all" He next thanked his
counsel. saving they had been like brothers 10
him. Sheriff Wells then pinioned the priS-
Cner. during which process he again shouted
''GUod-bNe Ia the crowd. The white cap WAS
then put on the moose adjusted. and an in
slant after the trap was sprung and the wife
murderer was hanging IN the air. The rope
slipped and the prisoner struggled and kicked
painfully for over seven minutes. He raised
his pini0ned feet behind him until ne struck
his body with them and then remained quiet
with only slight heaying OF his shoulders
taken in charge by his friends.
NOrfOtk.s Crime.
The murder for which Norfolk suffered death
was one Oi the most cOld-blO0ded and uhumau
on record. On the morning of the oath of last
May. Saliie Norfolk. aged n years. left her
home 10 gather salad plants. about half a mile
from her home IN the swamp. near Friend
ship. in the SIN district of Anne Arundel CO.
As Mrs Norfolk did not return. a search WAS
instituted and her dead body was found near
The place. with her head beaten i'm with club.
Suspicion began tO settle upon her husband,
Henry Norfolk. aged =. years. II Was known
that he had become Infatuated with bis wie'>
sister. young grl uf sixteen. Upon being ar
rested spots of blood We're found upon hl>
clothing. He was tried az Annapolis and con
NicrCd un purely CircumStaniidl evidence. The
prisoner who had been unmoyed throughout
broke down on hearing the verdict oi guilt,
pronounced against him. He WAS sentenced
10 death ON November y IN Judge Miller. aad
when taken back 10 Jail wept like child. The
governor liked his execution FOR The 2lSt inst
and un Tuesday December II, he made c"n-
ic>>iun Of his crime.
NorfoIk-s Confession.
| left home oa that Saturday morning ten
miHuiCS before O'Clock. my wife leaving
about the same time: She Went oVrr Ia the to
baccu bed. taking different direction from
myself. | Went from the house right down
WhcIe NialilngS MAS ploNing. Crossed the
bridge and went up the meadow toward the
tobacco bed: We both got Ia the tobacco bed
pretty much about the same time. cut the
cabbage plants: some words might have pass
ed be;accn US, but nothing unpleasant. Ny
Niie did not expect me there. | gave her the
basket after cut the plants. which She look
and started for home ahead of me. When |
gave her the basket she said she did not think
there waS enough. but she started on. and a fter
She goi out of the woods 4 told her 10 come
back and would cut her more. just as She
turned To leave the tobacco bed the first time
attempted Ia raise the club 10 strike her. when
she Was under the same tree where She was
killed, but my heart failed me then. L called
her back and cut the rest Of the plants. She
only came TO the fence when She came back
the second time After the plants were cut She
started for home again. L was behind her and
Just aS She got To the tree struck her on the
left side of the head, holding the club i'm
both hands. Her bonnet was on then. and
flew of III the first blow. and remained
on The ground as il fell The basket fell off her
ann and did not oyerturn, and she fell with
her face to the ground. She tried Ia get up and
saw her full face. and then struck her four
or i've blows more. She never uttered word
az ciy after the first blow. | Went from there
Immediately to the tobacco bed. where
Siallines was picking with the colored boy. /
got there between nine and halfpast nine
O'Clock. Before | went la the tobacco bed |
went To Mornings fence and cut one pole and
put IL on the ience. 4 picked on The tobacco
bed until Went Ia dinner. between half-DaSt
eleven and Twelve, Stallng> was about the
middle o1 the bed when got there and com
menccd Ia work right alongside of him. and
finished the breadth before we went Ia dinner.
ON my way la dinner | stopped at Mrs. Stall
ingS. To get an an yeast cake, which my wife
asked me to get before 1 left home that morn
ing. ] had been thinking of killing my wife
three or four months before did 80, and made
up my mind on the "Wednesday previous to the
Saturday ol the killing. On "Wednesday cut
the club at the Wood Pile with my hatchet; il
was new hatchet, but was gaped the axe
shown i'm court had nothing TO do with cutting
the club. After had cut the club put il in
the courthouse, where il remained until Satur-
day morning. when 1 took il out a. started
for the tobacco bed, and when l passed Sail
ngS, who was plowing in the field. l had il
down my pants leg, and took il out after
crossed the bridge.
Norfolk on the following day sent for a re-
porter and said To him that he had murdered
his wife in the hope Of marrying her sister
Ella. who. however. had no knowledge or COM
plicity i'm his crime.