The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-12
D0NNELLY HANGED
The Murderer Of Sanger Expiates Ills
Crime on the Gall0WS.
NO CONFESSION MADE.
A Significant Promise to His Friends
by the Condemned.
NO CONFESSION
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
PorTsvILLE, Pa, Juno IL. 1878.
To The residents OF the town to-day appeared like
Sunday. Very few stran gers made their appearance
on the streets and very it, business transacted
For the past fcw days fell almost continuously
but today though cool, was beautifully clear, with
bright sun and blue sky For the first time In the
history OF the county comparatively private cxscu.
iou was held here. Only favored few, among them
the HERALD correspondent. wero admitted 10
the Jail to s7wituess the hanging Of Dennis
Donnelly for the murder OF Thomas Sanger.
Many persons believed until to-day mat
Dounely would mover BIO hanged Twice he
pricved, but tho third attempt failed. The doomed
man fully expected 10 die, and expressed himself al
ready anu July prepared. Last night he slept WELL
anu this morning INDUCED III hearty breakfast after
high mass had been celebrated IN his cell. After
breakfast he parted with his wife. Tho parting was
just what might be expected The vito wept upon
her husbands breast. and momentariiy grew so
excited that Father Gallagher compelled at
last to lead her from th, cell number
morning for tho purpose Of bidding him
goodby, and though the majority them
retired in tears he himself calmly as il about
to regain his freedom instead Of being about suffer
an gnominious DEATH HIS counsel called upon him
at hali.past nine TO say adieu. TO one or Thorn he
said. II thank you, gentlemen for what you have
done Tor me, and II can do anything Tor you In the
future won't be slow about IT." Mr. Garrett, Mr..
Campbell and Mr.. whilohouse worked faithfully in
Donneliys behalf, and Certainly entitled to his
best wishes
At twenty minutes past ten sheriff Matzo and War
den King made their appearance In the jail yard.
Tney wore followed by Donneliy, who attended
by the Rev. Fathers Gallagher and Brennan. The
Sherias jury brought up the The priests. tho
condemned man and the two officials ascenacd the
onnsv prayers Ipr sns ryng
though Of nothing else but OF making HIS peace
Coo ne carried ~ nis hand small sraelnx and
ansrs were smut Oh from the doomed mana sight BY
the white cup
Donnelly made no statement OF any description at
least SO lar AZ Is publicly known. He died with his
mouth closed, except when la reply TO question Of
Sheriff Matzo whether no had thing say before
tho sentence OF tho law was carried into elect, he
muttsred, II nave nothing" Al twenty-slx minutes
past ten tho drop fell, and in fourteen minutes tho
body was cut. down And handed over TO brother.
tne drop ieii ths rope slipped forward ana Tor moro
than minute the spasmodic action Of The throat and
chest denoted the struggle. but IN short limo tho
writing body was at rest Lilo was extinct In eight
minutes. special IRAN was provided by the Phiia-
dolphin and Reading Railroad Company Tor the con-
oi the body aud riouds vi the deceased from
this point to Girardve, NJ which place The funeral
took place this afternoon.
The murder oil sanger grow out VI tho coery strike
oil tho Tall OF 1873 rho murdered man, thomas
Sanger. was mine boss Tor Mcssrs Heaton Co,
ers OF The Raven Run coliiery. and during the str,xo
Incurred tie hatred Of DonRey, who worked IN tho
region u, that time ana me Mohiss held bloody aud
almost undspuled sway. On tho morning Of
September ls;s. wn.e sanger was on n.
ooniron.sd BY a. party Of I'VE men, apparently r ..
party drew pistol ana nred at Sanger, who
wounded but NOT fatally, aud he turned ana fed. He
was followed oy the assassns who fred as thoy ran.
and Sanger tell mortally wounded just no hal al
most reached his house, aud died soon aior William
Wren, MINER ncaring tue reports of the pistols, lets
his house and was shot down by OF the party OF
Moslics, dying almost Instantly Anolner miucr,
named Robert Acaton, lett Ais house hearing tho
shots, but got his rifle aud opened IRE
tue muraercrs, who were thcn rctrealing down
The oil tho rug alarmed the village
and party oil men started Ia pursuit OF the assassns
who, however, succeeded IN gaming tho mountains
ana escaped. FIVE montns alter Thomas Mvniey was
arrested on suspicion OF being one Of the party Of
hollIcs, and was fully ideutincd by Heatou. He
was convicted In May, 1875, aud was hanged with
three others at Pottsvic tho 2lst Of last June.
by vigilance committee a. Wisssux Patch, aud tSs
body OF James McAiister, thru, was found In thu
woods naar ny AT tho sano time. and he 10 supposed
to aavc Tho late O'DonnelL
In September, 1876. Donneiiy indicted for being
IN accessory to the murder VI Sanger Ii knowa
that Donnciy bore III wli against Sanger ana the
trial II proved that no had plotted the murder OF
Sanger Tor months before The deed was donc !. was
also proved hat tho day alter tnv shooting sanger
and Wren at Won Ruu Donneliy told named
Butler that lao had got party OF Nocs TO from
shenandoah aud Snt Sanger aud that tne mcn passed
the night previously NJ MS (Donnclly's) house.
Butler te<iined TO this conversation the
trial. DcnIis I. Canning, n prominent Moiiy.
aud then under conviction. stated that Donneily
ha1 applied 10 hun Tor to kali Sanger, had
refused Douncly told nim aiterward that he got the
men from Shenandoah; Doaneiiy was near Dy when
tue nrin. began but for nfc until he got OF
the range oil the shots onc OF thu nvc asssssns
marked Jokingly altcr thoy had escaped that Il Was
iun TO "Buckyn Donnsiiy run. Donnclly was
abIy defended but the proof oil HIS implicitly in tho
murder was TOO pam qua convincing. ana ne
convicted In November last Of murder in the rst DO
gree.
The casc was appealed TO the supreme Court, which
connfmci thc sentence vi death. the Board vi Par.
dens tnon appealed TO- and incy refused 10 inter
ierc. Douney was 10 have been executed on the z2i
respite until to-day 10 give tue condemacd man limo
solicitation vi relatives aud OF Donnciy himself On
Tuesday oil last week, June 4 another
nLai effort was made before the Board
Of Pafdous 10 save Douncliy IRON th0
gaiiows. brother OF tue prisoner appeared
before the Board aud maintained that Donnciy had
been convinced on perJured testlmony In support OF
his statement he produced several ailiayats TO tho
effect mat the principal witness, Molly Maguiro
who had turned Statos evidence, was not worthy OF
belief ON oath. Tho Board, ho~cvcr, declined 10
casc, and hence Donnelyis execution day.
James O'Donncli aud Michael Doyle, tue remaining
Two oi the party OF ave, ned the regions and
stu iugitivcs IRON justice.