The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-16
THE GALLONS.

MURDERER TO DE HUNG IN PHILADELPHIA
ouIGLEY, THE wIrE-sLAYER-sKElC CHI OF HIS
cRIME--THE MURDERER's CONDITION.
PHILADELPHIA, May Is, 1877.
on'Thursday next Patrick Qu,gicy, murderer, is to
DO hung IN this city at Aoyamensing, the county
prison Of Phiadelpna, and the time approaches
the crimirals death present condition be.
comes a of some interest," the man having botno
during his trial aud since stoid, brutal indifference
TO his late, which, to say tho least, terrible TO
contemplate in one SO near irightful doom. At last
however he has become more penitcnt 10 judge from
the statement OF Father Long, the Catholic priest who
has been in faithful attendance upon the wrctchcd
criminal for some time past
READY
An evening paper Saturday described the prisoner
as being in u sulen, hardened mood Father Long to-
day denied this saying:-"Quigcy is as sincere aud
earnest peniteIt as ever There is question
about honesty OF his CONVICTIONS OF his entire
submission to the will OF God. From being coarse
hard man this peril has utterly subdued him, HIS time
is ali spent prayer aud serious meditation. He de-
plores the sn,ulncss OF his former life with AFFECT
humility and gricl anu he reads with easerncss tho
religious books which l leave with Him. lie Is re-
sigucd to his fate aud ready TO de-
CRilE.
Patrick Quigley's crime pTcmcditated murder.
In 1873 QuigIey and his wife kept liquor 81.
Mays and there she saved enough 10 purchase
the house No 4l5 South seventh street, where, IN a
second story front room, she received her death
wounds. The couple often quarrellcd living together
one week, living apart the next. FINALLY lucy moved
TO thor new Residence Qusiey continuing the liquor
gan an other quarrel violent his part than any
OF s predecessors and longer IN DURATION ending IN
TACT IN terrible crime
On 18th Ol the month Quiglcy entered the house
went kitchen, took oil his coat laid " across
char, walked into the and lii cigar. spoke
calmly his wife, who appeared ut the door, showing
nothing BY word action to bctray mis- design, ana
II there any suspicion In her mind sRiiiuly
bed room, on the second floor. Sue did 20,
ana he followed, armed with pistol, ana shot nor.
| Whc shc lay weerng IN Diood nc cooly walked
down and washed Ms hands, ana after nearly an
had elapsed went into ncghbor's house, where
lady who occupied tue third story OF his residence
was vsitiDg and told ncr 'an accident had happcncd
to his wifc. Tho lady accompanied him ~ tue bed
room, wncrc Mrs. Quslcy lay on the hoor, and as ne
entered he exclaimed, why, Kate, you nave shot
| Yourself" Whereupon the yet CONSCIOUS woman
raised herself upon her elbow, and pointing a bloody
finger at MIN emf hatcaly declared that nc had done
TRIAL AND CONVICTION
He was arrested und shc was taken TO tho Pennsyl
wanna Hospital, where she died, making an ante
mortem deposition TO his having shot her. His trial
commenced january Is, 1876, before Judge Allison,
and lasted nino days. ON February The case was
concluded aud the jury returned verdict OF Guilty
Of nurder IN the nrst degree" the prisoner manifest.
was sentenced TO DO hung, having, before receiving
the arcad Decree made speech IN when no
cndcavolcd 10 exculpatc himself Tho Governor
issued the death warrant on March |, coin
ciJcnt with that Tor Fletchers execution, but =
writ OF error being taken TO the supreme Court ana
made rcturnabie January Of this year all operation
under IL stayed. Tho case was carefully reviewed
by the Supreme Court and on March last Chiet jus.
ticc AgEcw rendered u decision alirming tno uctioh
OF tho Court below.
whereupon on tho Goth Of last month Governor
Hartranit issued the second Tor QugIcys OK
ecuton, fixing the lime Tor May IL THIS was road o
him the 21th ul and he received the news win no
tear, apparently, saying, II am ready"
EFFORTS TO SAVE THE PRISONER.
The most strenuous efforts we're made TO save Qu'g-
cy's life by obtaining Communication OF his sentence,
i &tufn Hnnrf n
body held its last meeting here last month, and hnay
| resolved not TO interfere III Quigey's behalf