The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-15
H A N G. E D!
II Il IN U T. D!
TO-DAY'S DAYTON SENSATION
The Crime for which Harry
Adams Dies.
Something of the Man and His
Past Career.
A Visit to the Cell and Scenes there
Last Night.


THE VICTIM.
This beautiful city of 40, 900 inhabitants
is getting reputation for melting out
capital punishment to murderers, and
the one which we are now called upon
to chronicle is, perhaps, the most cold
blooded and unproyoked that has ever
been perpetrated. 1t resembles in many
of its features that for which Dobbins, a
former Cincinnatiau, suffered death on
the gallows, a few years ago, and,
strange to say, both tragedies occurred
on the same day and month. The hang
ing Of the boy Murphy but few months
ago is still fresh in the memory of the
reader
A few days previous to the murder
now in question, Henry Mulharren, the
victim, an inmate of the Dayton Sol
diers' Home, obtained pass and came
to this city, where he drew his pension,
amounting to $50. Mulharren meets
Adams at Swineharps saloon, where
they both drink, the former paying for
it. AS they leave the saloon, Adams
beokons to the saloonist and says, "He's
got the money to pay"
Next they are seen after dark in a
house Of ill-fame kept by woman who
goes by the name o: Lou. Hoffman, her
real name, however, being Lucreta i.
Campbell, a native of Kentucky, and
who upon the trial made quite a favor
oh lh mr. h.,
her apparent truLhiulness as she gave
her testimony, which had a leaning in
favor of the prisoner. Her manners are
graceful, and her words intelligentIy
chosen, and her general appearance
gave evidence of former good breeding
and lady-lika manners. 1n this house
there are gathered round a table four
noisy, boisterous, half-druuken men.
Three Of them are inmates OF the Sol
diers' Home, one OF them being Mulhar-
rem, who a few hours af er was found
with his skull crushed in frum the blow
OF hammer. The victim was an Amer
ican, native of Vermont, where his
wife was living at the time of the MUIR
der. His mother is in Michigan. The
fourth is Harry dams, the doomed man
VINO in few hours will expiute the
crime of which he is proven guilty on
the gallows.
THE DOOMED MANS HISTORY.
Adams was born in Petersburg,
Adams County, Pa, on the 9th of
April 1S49, and is now in his twenty
eighth year. In May, 1863, be enlisted
in Company a." Ninth Pennsylvania
Cavalry, and served with iaithtulness
until the close of the war, when he was
honorably discharged. After leaving
the army he went to Baltimore where
he remained for about five years, finally
going to st. Louis, and from there came
to Dayton. Upon mis- arrival in Dayton
he repaired 10 the Brotners' Monas cry,
where he worked at his trade Of shoe
making for while. and afterwards
tending bar for Mr.. Bogelt. Since his
Imprisonment he has often spoken Of mis-
relatives, saying that his mother, Two
brothers and sister, are living in Bal
timore, aud that a near relative in Cfn-
cinnal is in good circumstances.
HIS CHARACTERISTICS.
During his residence in Dayton his
conduct has been characterized by some
strange freaks which led many to sup
pose that hey tainted with insanity,
His company has been Of the abandoned
kind, with whom he has drank almost
iucessantly, both day and night, and
been an actor in many disgraceiul orgies
which have disturbed the peace and
quiet OF this beautiful city. Instances
are related which go to show that the
man is possessed of most fiendish and
cruel characteristics. Grimes, wit.
ness for the de ense, testified upon the
trial that upon one occasion Adams
seized cat that lay basking i'll the sun
near where he happened 10 be, and
catching IL up, he swung the animal
several times around his head and then
dashed its head against a wall. spat,er.
ing its brains about, and then coolly
flung the remains upon the ground. AT
another time second "harmless, neces.
sary cap was tortured to dea:n while
he held 1t in pair OF plnchers. Several
instances OF his cruel freaks were intro
duced during the trial, in order to set
up plea OF insanity. His comrades
with whom he associated were much in
lear of him, as they knew his desperate,
cruel character.
TRE FATAL NIGHT.
But to return W the night of the IA h
of February, in that part of the City
known as Slidertown. While the men
were in the Hoffman place drinking,
they we're joined by Jennie Smith, an
abandoned female, who is quite well
known in the lowest haunJs of both
cincinnati and Indianapolis. Presently
some one proposes that the party leave
the house ana 20 upon the street. They
do SO, Adams having in his pocket
hammer, which he has taken from the
the handle OF which pro-
Lrudes from his pocket. Soon the men,
in company win this jennie Smith, EN-
t r another saloon. Before entering,
however, Adams has hlmtel to some OF
his companions that Mulnarren musT bs
robbed, the proposition, however, meet
ing win but small favor. Ihe saloon
being reached, more drinks were Or
dered and drank, the woman taking a
mild beverage. Loud talk and riballry
are INDUCED i'll, and Jeunie, becoming
enthused with her surroundings, swings
her glass gally about her head and says,
THIS is like Cincinnati, boys" Adams
catches her around the neck and kisses
Aer, after which Mulharren and she
leaves the saloon, Adams lingering at The
counter to take one more drink before
he joins them.
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