The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-22
HANGING SIX MURDERERS.
Rose McrorviIIc's Unp-ovoked Assassination
The Killing or Elijah Bardweu and the
shooting OF Solomon Costley-A stay.


Rose Mcronvtlc's Unp-ovoked Assassination
The Killing or Elijah Bard,yetI and the
Shooting or solomon Co.tiey-A STAY.
CHICAGO June 2t.--At twenty minutes past
10 o'clock this morning. Jererniah ConnolIv and
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George Sherry woro hanged In the county Jail.
The crime for which they suffered liz one OF tho
nost cold. bloodad in tho criminal annals n,
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Chicago. On the evening OF JAN 10, having be-
come wild and reckless by continued drinking.
,bov stor,cd on, on ,bo aon,h ado noor a,oto
W, n'"N.u ou' WI u'o sou'" e'uo. "o"i p'''',
and Thirty-sevcnth streets, with the avowed
purpose Of killing somobodv Tbov frat ma.
aaul,ed rop,cs Don,ooor uho o,,oword ,do,,i-
r"u'teu JHihes Dohheghn' VINO ai'eWhru iuehu-
hcd them and caused their arrest. They also
assaulted Peter Smith of 1 $50 State street Jacob
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noph"ol l'otu 0'a'e stroe'' anu hlrs' m"rsuret
Parker OF 1877 Forrest avenue. Aftorward they
entered n butchcr'a shon drove ont tho nro
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prletor' secured n large heavy knlie' and'
armed with that. went again ON the street
and mot Uuoh McConville who wns
"ana.,,a ia - pSss ,tic.,u, Wv"
from the bedside of his sick wife whom she
Ind bacn nursino throughout tina dnv shcrrv
s'ruck hose IN inc iace without provocaton or
warning, and upon her uncle resenting the act
ha,h shosrn oaI Conn,ii, o,,ao,.a1 Sia, 49,
o1't onoiiy ulu .v'nony ""noApu nm ono
OF thsm thrusuhg tne KNIFE INTO ms leit breast.
nst prl2w inc hcart; 9nd' ~ no ny prostitute.
vilest epithets they could COMMAND. They were
arrested two days later. and evidence OF the
most positive KIND was secured against them.
sherry was ~ years OF age. and Connolly ~
AZ the seanuld they were cool and composed.
only shuddering Nislby when the death war
rants were read ana wnen the ropes were tlght-
ened about their necks. Thcy spent the last
lew minutes OF ne IN silent prayer and IN near
Ing the words ol Father Donlcy. who was pres
ent on the scaflold. They made no speeches.
ana there were no Incidents. Inc trap was
sprung az exactly ~ minutes pnst ~ O'Clock,
ana the bodies hung limp ana lifeless. with
ss,c,arcely perceptible culver Ip seven minutes
| NE WIS pronounced extinct, ana niteen minutes
later the bodies were cut down and delivered to
their friends. -,
fHLDERlCk. Md, Juno 2l.-Edward II. Cost,
| 10y alias Dorsey. aged ~ years. was hanged
ms morning IN tue JAIL yard IN the presence 9i
three hundred persons. for the murder OF his
cousin. solomon Costley on April 4. 1877. In
compliance WIN me request OF the prisoner.
the, cap was adjusted over his head in the cell.
| and at ~ ~ ho WIS led forth and upon the gal
| lows. lew moments aitcrward the scatod
WINS cleared, the drop sprung, nnd the body OF
| Costley swung In the air. Twenty minutes
| lng physicians. The body was lowered into
| the conn, ana TAKEN m charge, by Daniel COST
ley, an uncle. ana Father Cache. his spiritual
adviser. His neck was disl9cqted by the fall.
| ly perceptible while he was being hanged. Rain
| fell in torrents accompanied with vivid flashes
| Of lightning.
| According to his confession, he robbed
| iederates. Ned O'Conneil. now in Fnelani;
| Thomas Dunn. now In New York: and Jack
| Curmack, now ia California; Of Jewelry, which
he SAYS he buried on Long Island. Again. he
| asserts that on Oct. 25, 1876, he and pal who
was Subsequently, apprehcndcd. entered a hotel
| cradle amount Of silverwarc. "A few days after
| which Costley came 10 Frederick CITY from