The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-11-21

Harrisburg Pa, Nov. Ex-Governor Hartranft
Today signed the death, warrant for the execu.
ton Of the notorious Jack Kehoe, of schuylkill
county, designating the 18th Of December next as
the day for the hanging.
The crime for which Kehoe Is to hang month
hence was committed In 1862, and the murdered
man was Frank Langdon, ticket agent at col
liery, who had given some ohense TO Kehoe.
There had been Sunday school celebratiOn at
which Langdon delivered an address, AT night
he was waylatd and fOully beaten, aud Kehoe,
having been proved a principal in the homicide,
he was convicted of murder in the first degree,
while his two accomplices got Off with nine
years sentence in the Penitenuary. The action
Of Governor Hartranft has been aWaited with
much interest, and both Jack Kehoe and the pub.
lie had come to believe that the Chief OF the Mol
lies would escape the gallows in consideration of
services Kehoe had rendered the Republicans In
1875 by delivering the Mollie Mcguire vote for a
consideration $500 paid him and another mem.
ber Of the Order Governor Hartranft's action
will be great disappointment to the murderer,
as he Interpreted the non.aCtlon of the Governor
to mean that he would never carry out the sen .
tence of the Court.
In addition to the issuance Of the warrant for
the hanging OF Jack KehOe to-day, Governor
HartranIt decided on four other exceptions on
the 18th Of December viz Martin Bergin, with
Kehoe, at Pottsville Schuylkill county, Charles
Sharpe aud James Mcdonnell also Mollies, at
Naueh Chunk, Carbon county, and Alex. W.
Sayers in Philadelphia.
Bergin was arrested In Canada last March for par.
ticipatiOn IN murder committed in April 1870
The victim was Patrick II. Burns, who was killed
out of fear that he would reveal secret he DOS
sessed relative to theft of coal by John Kane
who paid James Mcdonnell Ito be executed at
Mauoh Chunk for another murder) S5 to have
Burns put out of the way He procured the ser.
vices Of BeIgin, who shot burns twice, while the
latter was going to work at a signal given by Nc.
Donnell. At the trial Mcdonnell was the princi-
pal witness against the accused.
Charles Sharpe and James Mcdonnell are to be
hanged for the murder of Geo. X. Smith on the
night Of November 5, 1863 Smith was promi.
nent coal operator and was murdered for giving
information relative to the whereabouts OF men
who had evaded the draft. 1t having been init
mated that there would be bloodshed on the
night Of the tragedy, man named Ulrich went
to Smiths residence at the instance of the atter's
door, and two strangers entered the house. One
of the men said he had letter for Smith, which
he desired to hand to him. Upon being informed
that Smith was In bed and could not come down,
the tall man then said. .Well, l will give 1t to
you, Mrs. Smith," at the same time pulling pis.
tol out Of his pocket, when 1t was accidentally
discharged Mrs, Smith screamed, and ran to.
ward the library. Smith, hearing his wife scream,
came down stairs in his night clothes. About the
time he reached the dining room he was shot
through the heart, and fell to the floor the blood
bespattering the furniture. During the indis-
criminate shooting UlriCh was wounded in the
leg. but managed to crawl away before he was
murdered. James Kerrigan and Kelly "the
bum" both Of whom, although connected with
several murders, have been given their liberty,
were the principal witnesses akainst Sharpe and
Mcdonnell.
Alex. W. Sayers was convicted Of the murder
Of bis wife in church in Philadelphia on Nov.
IS, 1877, The crime was committed In fit Of
Jealousy, the husband walked deliberately down
the aisle and shot her.