Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-14
Execution of N0ilie Magnires.

MhCCE CnUAK Pr, Jan. l4-lOd0a. 81
Til: drop has jos! fallen. and i; is fosr;d the
necks Of Sharpe and MCDJoueil have bcen
br9kep. A teeeraphc r:prieve has just or
riGeG, but t53ut enc minute too late. The
ctir.c lor which they have been executed vas
the murde. Of Geo. Il. Smith Oh the night Of
Nov ), 1863. Smith Bas c5a! operator at
AudenEied, and, although be was highly re-
spectacle mao, be vas much Gisllked BY tic
"Brckshols," as the present Nellie Maguires
Tcrc ttcn called. 4 Singular fatality HIS fol
lumod thc participant; ii the Smith murder.
"Lo2g john" D.aohuo, Hk5 is Supposed TO be
tte nan who presented MIS- Smith With tie
lctler was sho: at TuscIors. "leI!oG Jaes"
Djachuc ves hanged ct Mauch Chuck. jack
kchoC suffered the sane ia!c lls5 month al
Pcus7ilc, and to day Sharpe ard MtDcnDeli
lave 'xplstcd The crime upon the galoas
MAUCH CHUNK, Pa, jan. l4-What vas
thought would be ono of the quotes: execu
tiJn5 which ever toCk piac, IL Mauoh Chunk
has pTaved the mes: exciting. A reprieve i.ocI
Gov. Har,rsrfs arrived here one half mirute al.
ter thu GfCp leil-id'i thirty seconds TOO late 10
save their lives. The c,DdeDued men slept
& lie;ig Is: nisht. Mcdonnell left orders upoo
| rciGrigg to be c.;lsd at midnight for prsyer. At
| that hCuc Sh.ip3 Vas FIST asleep. Neither OF
| liItn cat any breakfast this m1rliuE. TIE
r;ioe:s. FatEcrs Buace and HeD2p, arrived
| abiu: o'c'ack, AID mass was sid 10 Melon.
| UeH's ell 10 the lresecca Of q lumber et Ic!s'
| lives OF lie doomed mln. A! half past nine
The doors OF the prison TeGe opened 10 those
! vino had passss, AID the Corridors were soon
we'll fiji with mixed crowd. who ,a,miped
the reps, Witnessed the attaching OF them 10
! ihc seafo:d beam aLd the other preparations.
! L IVES scli9us !uc, ard tie sheriff gave strict
orders 10 lis assistants 10 a!lnH lcVlty On the
| pais e the crowd. Al 1925 the sheriff knock
cd Oh lie doors Ct the cells 90 s!Eaai that he
was ready. The c)uicmnrd men did oct sp
pssr f.. nc iimr, tu: 'Then they sid, they
81: oct shc7 The Last far. Tic prisoners,
.is riiests, the policemen erd the sheriff q.
o.ca weu, upon The sc4lfo!d. After short
services the sheriff said : james McDouaell,
hsra ycu anything 10 say before | proceed
further ?" McD1nGei replied, sosakiOg ia a
firm vice Il an IS iauoc:pi oi The mardcr
e S.liii IS the cti'i uatoEp. have already
| told & ;ho Ualy c'iaG Vas engaged 10, 'rcIer
ring 10 tic Bu.rs murder. | an sorry ever
ali GATED Eysct trom the lloly Catholic Church.
! / forgive tV@ry5ocY
In reply to tic sbcIiii'5 QUESTION. Sharpe
said lie w,s ipHucc0t Of the murder ci Smith.
|
u1cut rTit:on Tor hin by Dir. Boyle, OF .he Coal
Ga3sttr, tu: be would nat, and asked the. Een'
| tIG.r2n 10 be sure 10 publish 1t.
IhG mcu we're then shaealeG aud every Geo
Il tue scaiiold bur The doomed mer. The sher
If rock held Of toe rip2 a:'a1hed 10 the spfiog
aod awaited s'elal from Father DuGc3 bei0ie
thc drop fell AID shouted to the docEsteper.
II q u.cC.sDt 6 Hhite handkerchief fell lrOn
tbs l.,l.r's hand AID The sheriff pulled The
drip, i'hG i'll WIS Oy-r three ieet, aod the
1neu cane d1an heasilg, McDoaua s:eu:j
20 G;5 Instantly, but Sharpe struggled Violently.
4 rcn1ieva YES received 10 Mau:k Chunk by
lelagfutt at 1857, snd the manager Of The
Wcs.era Uaicn Telegraph ofi,: rushed TO the
Jill with i. liz rang the dell violently about
half u,igutc. Nlrs. McDtaucil and her child.
r7G TCte also at the door weeping loudly, but
tie doolkeeper lid cot SEEM TO uadarataud tast
Ike diarG!ch was o reprlevc. Ii Was ffom Gov.
J. L. E.:irantt. aud granted reprlcVe uoti
MGE}sy. There was great excitement 10 tbc
tom 7hcn the aows # tie rep!ia7e w's
made kyGwa. Tie friends Ct the rEis-
cla.3 took charge OF the haata which
were mi iato ooiia5 IL The iii'. The
Sheriff sad Ee h8d 10 ide. that Tepr!rra
would he s,aated by the Governor, nor did aoy
oi Tho authorities here anticipate sac,l q e?a-
iiugency,
Tho St.rif ,5.5 ab3u: TO pu! oa tie white
CAPS when Sharpe said he wished 10 letv5 tis
thayka with .iio Sheriff and the oficors Of The
Ii.l. McDonoeii simply said the same. Tie
u,cn l!l;n kissed ti:cir c!ueiix.s p2ssinaat.'y.
| AID he r;,esis Ssa:spsreI words o! ciGs6latiJn
in their .Ts, as tta whita o'ps were GrGwa ever
t.lfir heads.
| HARRISBURG. PA, a'a. II Gov. li:r
traYls who returned from Washington eaf!y this
n3:oirg finally agreed 20 extend tho time Ur
ire ,Zsc3:ja ct Sharpe and hicDjna.!! to the
21sh irss. hut TIC ocWs Of Tic cyteu.iOn ia
uuswcr to lis telGerarhio repreqe Of curse Put
an cud 10 oil further efforts to save the mtu.
No iepol we're criertGnsd for figsi raTdou,
aud IN" Grytrnar gould oa!g grant reITiayc
i3r o fsE Gays.
iho Govaraor did aot rcsah li5 ohic, uoiil
q qu3r,cr before tn o'c!ock this morning.
After hcari,g tic attorneys plea fer respite,
he decided about 1880 TO graft it. Che tale
eraya - !hrn w.!tvp AID filled Ia the telegraph
G Iii &c q, 1926 AID seat At 1886. No further
reason fr he delay ii i5saiyg tho respite is
gjvcc, hu: iha The !sot that the Governor did
nor reach his otIic, uGti tho tins abovc ipdi
Gated shows thaG very lutte time wss lost, atfer
hc"!ilg the ra5s,rs loE the uqGest for re-
| pric?g.