The sun., 1879-03-15
rOIrR MEN ON THE GALLONS.
u,yGfN0 ~ MtSSdCHUSETTS. IN NEW
HdMPSHIRK, ~ IhRHONI, AND
IN COLOR mo.

..lnrt e. had QunrreHed, nnd Onc. Mex
tom who was Murderer by Profes.Ion.
Rosrov March 13-Tho murder for which
Vminr II. Dcylin was hanged in the Jail yard
,,oI Cambridge to-day was one OF tho most
h,n,al in thc annals Of crime IN this State Dew
lin WAS born In Dublin. Ireland. in 1s41. He
eometo this country in 1852. When tho call for
,roors was issued by President Lincoln in 1861.
boeul strd and participated in the FIRST battle
At Rail Run. Although wounded several times
bescryrd during the entire war. receiving at
,he end u his term Of service an honorable dis
charge After his discharge he went to st. Al
hans w. where he was married on July 29
1865 The couple lived in l,utland 'or about
year after marriage, and then came to Lowell
Here they liycd quietly on Common street. Low
en he providing. az a rule pretty generously
for his family Occasionally. however. ho
would get intoxicated. and when in this condl-
ilon was absolutely unmanagcablc.
Deyns wife borrowed 25 cents OF the grocer
with whom the family traded. While In the
store few hours subsequently. some one told
Deylin Of this. and he Mt once became greatly
excited. and muttcrinR to himself left the store.
He went straight home. arriving there at about
a. F. NJ on Saturday. He entered the room
where his wife was sitting in n chair rocking
their youngest child. mere infant. The two
other children. a boy OF Q and girl OF were
In the room when the father entered. Devlin
sskod his wife about borrowing the money and
she admitted II to be true saying that she
borrowed II to pay for having o trouble
some tooth pulled out. Devlin told her
che was not telling tho truth. and then
slapped her in the face knocking her from tho
chair. She started to leave the room with tho
child still in her arms. Devlin kept close behind
her. and as she neared the head OF tho stairs
he struck her. knocking her down the hight Of
stops. He then kicked her and stamped upon
her. The infant was lying on the floor some
distance from its mother. moaning piteously.
The two older children were almost frightened
to death. and implored their father not to kill
her. Devlin desisted for n mlnute. As he stood
over his wife, medtatlng whether TO strike her
again or not. his attention WIS attracted 10y tho
moaning Of the baby. He picked up. the child
low under its head, Meanwhile the un-
happy woman woman started ts to 20 up stairs. but
rrosirate body. some Of the neiehborss at this
xilltiii herr', Devlin replied Il don't care il
do; Wish t she ,,s was d9ad; ! would DO willing
tack and dragged her by the hair OF the head
n ong the floor After this Mrs. Devlin got up
and began TO wash the dishes. Devlin. after
thinking for n minute. grabbed q Rhoemaker's
knife. which he used for cutting tobacco. and
siabbed her in the head making an ugly wound.
children Joined in the appeal, But he again
eiamped on and kicked her. When he saw that
desisted. Annie Killeen. who lived in the same
house yo with ny, tae Deyps ag saf & 70 si@ Mr; pey
replied would he willing to suffer in State
prison for life for it," He then threw basin Of
water on her TO bring her to her senses. but 1t
shortly aiterward James Devin. friend OF
NE murderer came ne IN, and. seeing the pros;
litt his wife up. and he replied that she was too
arqpk 70 stand on her feet They then caught
was not able to stand. and sank back to her
original position. All the time she kept mp a
terrible moaning. and James Devlln could NOT
ascertain whether or no the story OF her drunk
enness was true; The husband put some clothes
under her head and said Let her lie therei
she will get over her drunken fit by and by y
They then went out TO get drink. After a
short time the husbssInld returned to the
he carried i into the bedroom where the
mother was was lyipT sill meaning; ,R lie placed /
LEFT it there. lilo took glance at his wife and
that wns all. He never saw her alive again. lie
s.eep. When he awoke he sent his two older
children TO bed and at about IL o'clock retired
himself. and slept soundly until II o'clock or
day night the little daughter. Nellie Frances. was
aWnkened by the voice OF her mother calling "a
her 90 come and kise her The little girl got NJ
Aud Sent 10 her mother who was lying in abou
the same position ms when the brutal husoant
mother said: Nellie. am dying. GoSoa,b
R"member me as long A. you live" She kissed
LlI NtuEliHl NEhln, Nhu Aufl BIC hlfhs
When Deviin got up on sunday forenoon NJ
forbade the children leaving the bed He f.,
the baby with corn-starch and milk, and ais.
gotta itile food jor the children and himself
II" took drink and returned TO bed, neve
looking az MS VIE TO see whether she was de'., %
or alive but, rs he prepared TO lie down again
the daughter told him that mother was dead
He paid little attention TO this, but went 70 sleel
again, only giving instructions 70 the children
10 stay where they We're. The whole family re
mained in bed all day Sunday and Sunda
night, excepting thRt occasionally DeNl!n 20
W TO take drink, and once or twice durlni
III time fed the baby.
on Monday morning he tried TO escape. but n
soon AS he quit the house the terror-stricke
children went 10 their grandparents aud told o
the murder. The police were warned. and on
GERS were instantly started on the track OF DeV
lin when Devlin lelt his house he went 70 IN IA
amounting to 500. He then went " the Mort
Chelmsford station and purchased tlck'
bought some whiskey. He aiterward stoppe
at Bellows Falls. whore he was arrested. II
der in the nrst degree and sentenced 10 b
hanged March IA, 1879. Efforts have been mad
senlence 6ui without avail. Deputy Sheriff. I
W. Ftske OF Wnltham was unexpectedly calle
owing 70 the death Of Hieh sherin Kimball.
Devn slen' sonRdS lnst night until o,coe
his spiritual adviser, lie was calm and ev
dently uncOncerned as to his fate. dividing hi
time between his cigar and the visits OF sever
Roman Catholic priests Religious service
were conducted by tho latter in Deyn's cell
about O'Clock, IN Wnlch tle 'onueinhed ma
fervently took part. At l0:45 A. NJ. the procei
eion to the gallows appeared In the corrido
Acting Sheriff Fiske in advance. The prson'
took his place on the drop with the utmo
composure and glanced ovor the crowd.
made a short speech rs follows:
/ thank all my friends for their kindness
me. / recommend all my friends TO abstal
from rum and recommend my soul to God"
A deputy sheriff bound Deylin's limbs, DIRE
down the black cap. and read the death wa
rant, As tho last words were uttered. ut lO:'
A. NJ. the drop fell and Devlin's body gave
Rllutf GouNulalVe tWitsl only death OecuTrln
almost Mstantaneously. Tho body will be se
20 Lowell for inteTment Great crowds su
rounded the outside of the jail. but the arrang
m.nt7 were perfect both in conducting the ex
cut N and preserving order, 49,
Dryn has left history Of his life written
himself, giving his war record, &c, and col
Guiding as follows
n, ianuts were both buried in Rutland Vt. In y
tH'Hnlr hurying gr0uFt. They were BON good thl
OH. lHAd followed tlCir advice would not be ne
to.'v Have got two sisters living IN West Rutland,
tn. be- f4.r w4. h4ard 40 Oohlyn, y y; Hnd ~
lO. EIutnd Ny oldest brother was frozen
d..'IIH Dasfet,rn hsye always provided for my in
f. ltti triy vlrtuOu, lie. But iate aud ram ha
l'tHatn.Ist Rum las heen the RUN ni thou.hn'
1000 uFipt 60 -ri ready 10 meet NY God suali f|