The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-17
MURDERS TO BE AVENGED.
TUO MN UiiTIvG no M ~ iNGED Al
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Andrew tcnnhtn's t'inr Riding Hehiud
Frightened .torsc with hi. victims Body.
WILRIsnAHiF. Pa. juno 15.-Luzerne
County has furnished her share ofthc misrrahls
moilals who ar soon to cNp,ute their rriuo
upon the snf1N. In tho county iail near tt,s
city two nurder'r- afc waiting to he led forth
to the deadly platform upon Nili'h three per-
sons have already hron hanged The in -
upon thcbank4 uftho Su-qu 'lunnn River, about
n half mile from tn" city. II Is massive and
imposing building, constructed of brown
stone and brick. II WIS erected in
1870, at cost If over $500 600.
IN one Of its cells Thomas r. Campbell. one II
the doomed men. has been confined for nearly 10
year. He WINS convicted OF murder in the first
dcgrnc for killing Michael McNulty ut Carbon
date. On July Attn Of last year NJ Nuty and
Campbell. who hnd been intimate friends. met
on the night of the murder at the house Of a
mutual acquaintance. Both were under tho
influence Of liquor. In the evening they lot
into wranpic about the birthplace Of George
Washington. One stoutly maintained that he
he was born in the land az Burns. and that he
WIS descendant of ia" old Scottish nobility.
The quarrel was oi short duration, and Camp
bell started for home. Ne stopped to talk with
2 Young woman ON the front porch. and Me-
Nulty came out ana ordered him to leave ut
McNuty spoke To him and he refused to 20.
MA uiy NJ once closed win Campbell. and 9lter
sioop in front Of the building. Campbell feii
heavily on his back and head. ~ soon as
and fired one shot nt his former friend. Tho
hnii"t passed ,,MrNuys heart. causing in
ErStra@cd dcbsac6. H. %ar ' arrested the ncst
day and placed ia ia" cell lac now occupies. He
wns tried in September ami found guilty. hut
presiding Judge Harding granted Il now trial
WITHOUT l"aVns the bench. Tho second trial
WAS held IN January last. when Campbell was
HEaih inUnd gully ot murder IN the first de-
Efc". IL WIS ruudN mnod to be- hung on April
No. but som" Of his friends succeeded in obtain
,ng writ OF error from the supreme Court.
II Is ciisc was Then taken tO the Court of Parions.
whl.h refused 10 interfere. nitrrn long and pa
ticnt hearing o th" rasr Tho date ol Campbel's
eA"ul ON has not vet l"cn fixed. but the High
Sh'riil ol me county daiyeNpcri- the mr'cssury
pnrcfs from Gov. liartranft. The con-
dcmn.d man l. Of medium height and very
slightly hunt. lie has black hair and wears u
mou-tarhe. H. Is between - aud - years Of
AZ" lie IL completely broken down. and fully
REALIZES that there is 10 hope for HIM.
In u cell on the opposite side oi the corridor
John Kelley. "a wc-known Democratic p0li-
week; The murder OF which Lunahun was
found guilty Is one OF mo most brutal in tho
records of crime in Pcnnsy lvania. II occurred
ON Thursday afternoon. sept. 10. 1874. At tho
c.oss Of ihe iuz.rnc county mo'rat, Con-
influence u liquor, invited Capt. Kelley To ride
home with him. Kelley consented. and the two
What passed between them win probably never
J.. known, but they undoubtedly had a quarrel.
l'y' lu-t u-lyW ms city, Lvnaihn drew h"avy
revolver and fired several shots into his COM
lnnion's body. killing him instantly. Lena
hans horse became frightened and started
upon run. The Earring motion q the vehicle
CAUSED the lifclCSs body of Capt. Kelley to fall
forward. the legs hanging out over the side OF
the carriage. lrnahun soon obtained control
uI the frightened horse. and then drove rapidly
toward Newton. Will" passing over cnnal
bridge his buggy came into collision with "a
heavy wagon and was oNcrthrqwn. and Lena
han and the corpse Of the murdered man were
hurled out into the roadway. Lcnahan jumped
The killing OF Kelley. who was very highly re-
sI7ie'l caused the most intcn-" excitement
throughout tills Part OF the country. \ largo
reward WIS offered for the arrest of the MUIR
dcrcr. but for a long time no trace Of his where's
about- could br found. The bullet wounds w"re
found upon Rciloy's body. One bah had entered
Just over the left eye. another had PASSED
through the ielt arm. and a ihiri had entered
The right side of III" hrrasi. Inst over the nipple
arrested at La sale. H., where he was en-
pioyrd IN u coal mine. lie was then passing
lie was at once brought To- Miikcsbarre, and
placed Iail to await the action, Of the Grand
"a" friends Of the murdered man made loud
threats of lynrhng him, but llnnlly better coun-
stan the l,w At the first term of the Court II
OYER and I,rniincr held after his capture Lrna-
''a-,. w0c 'arricd t. no Snnrome Court Of thS
Stat" al it, las, session. and alter long hear
ing tie Judgment Of the County Court was con-
hrm'd Lenalan mas borne VIGOROUSLY bad
name for years, and has gone under several
ulilSrs. He IL short and thick ~rt. with n hrut-
l-h,l"nNin| lHcr ana ma~oiyc. square JawS. lio
i about 81 years Vi age. and weighs nearly 2GO
The -naflold on which the two men are to suf-
Ter l. one oi tn" oll-in-hionod kind. having tho
platform arranged IN such way that it will
drop upon the touching Of u spring giving tho
culprt fall of seven icot. Three persons have
already been executed upon this instrument II
death. The first was a German named Miller
who was hanged in 1850. An Iris imam named
Anrri an named Wiley suffered tie sam" iatS
\ IL lie