New-York tribune., 1879-01-17
THE DEATH PENALTY.
EXECUTION OF ANOTHER MOLLY MAGCIRE
MARTIN BERGEN HANGED AT POIrSNILLE. PENN,
FOR HE MURDER OF PArIICK BURNS.

EXECUTION OF ANOTHER MOLLY NAGClRE.
MARTIN BERGEN HANGED AT PorrsvILLE, Penn"
FOR rIE MCRDER OF PArIaCK BURNS.
POTrsyILLE, Penn, Jan. 1G.-MaItin Bergen
was hanged mere at 1910 tns uUTIHs Tor tGc murder
OF Patuck Burns, ut rusc rorA, Penn, April 10. 1870
lie il the nineteenth the Molly Magure gang hanged
for murder in this state. Two Oth,rs-rc;er McMdnus
and John O'Nc, the murderers Of Hesser at Sha-
moku. in December 1s75-are yet TO oc de lit with.
Berccu's wIfe with I'm great part of yesterday
and as evening, but he sti matansd the appearance
of sod Indifference which has characterized his con
duet s!nOe his arrest. At miiight he retired 10 rest
bul passed little time IN sleep being engaged III prayer
during most o. the night At4 o'clock he dressed hun
sell ana continued ms deyoti0ns. ABOUT o'clock lie
took leave OF some od onpanions-.eIow-pri PRISONERS
aud was joined again by his wife. At o'clock the
priests arrived, and the celebration uf mass occupied
the time until about Q o'clock aft'r which the cul-
put ate some bread and butter and eggs,
and drank a cup OF coffee His dcvOuons
were then resumed At 1887 tue spectators having AZ
sembrd in front Of the scaDd the procession formed
IA the corridor and headed by sheriff Msz and Warden
KIM marcncd down the prison yard Fathers Gala
CHER aud Brennan walked oithsg side OF the con-
denued man. who bore snted candle Ia his hand b.
hind them came the prisoners counsel the deputies
the Jury culprit mounted the sclhod quickly and
with frm step smiling family he turned toward ;he
Sheriff on being asked whether he had anything TO
SAY ho replied, d" have nothing al all to say.
Will die like game man; that 10 all |
have {, say" When his wrsts ironcd
hc kissed the crucilix and then astrGed 1t behind
his vest having previously held it nis hand. Alter
the rome had been adu stcd his and the cap
bis face he called after Warden King, VINO leaving
the scsiIJld to come back and snake hands with hun.
TINS no did, and at 1D:4O .he drop fell. and only lew
couyulsiyo movements pcrceDtiblc. quarter Of
a m lute after the drop fll his pulse to 1GO hut
i'm, fnup md uaif titpg
respiration ceased. At 1850 he WAS cut down.
me coolncss displayed on the sc.hUd by Bergin eN-
ceeied tna displayed by any Of the other Molly Ma
,,lirr, and Was the subject of much comment among
those prcsrt The victim of tHc lily Maguircs in this
e q, n = f. crI, ia the swift Crrct cJrry named Rurn-.
VINO cu rrd the cnIny Of UHr Jphh Kane Llnt-b'sS.
K m. r,i.ultca with James NcD nne b who Was h'ngcd
M uch CnauK TIcsl.y, VITA regard 10 the FEAST
pIty OF DOM away wan Is irhs. H'l,'lA" zen t"i
t sum OF 5000 went 10 - CIur AMI employed Thomas
o'NrIl 10 do the Killing. BERGEN Offering - 20 along
=. a couyaHiuu. Incy oOtdrcd a HHppy OF WAi-L' y
and bi ~ tlo WoOIs, wutins for Ia" VICTIM va" was
t , IN H. Al d, rect on one OF tLe i~JJ proposed to
tbrIf uprr.tiuu~ 800 sever htdlihE Nnrh NC
B,ur cpiiO~rd saving t'' Hhoulu 't ~ XIII hlu or
tc u, m amt sad l. 'ONrU would not do n.
ne t}e recnl would. Soon after Burns came aour Nc
D,nf.Ii gave the signal, two ShotS "cIr hird, and
I.uria fcll dead Brrsch' III l'l"tuIHs " nor
,,.v.d rryniytr to Mcdonnell, Sid, - tAatS tue
one that dd the shooting Bergen men ictt ms
ylt. aud after wandering over the country reuhrri'n
rested last NJ lrch lie W1' it,ur.'ut ii''I "i =
convicted III 26th OF AUriI Let h"n'; the afgyi
principal III tis murder, wa, hIea,ti 20 J""uHS nu'
w.is acd WtuOut being hruu-ht 'o n btnllali
ar nor tine revolver used ny Bergen WAS borrowed as
u>p arrested released the evidence against hh
beng very slight O'Nci whom BERGEN AYERS hr' the
rII ,ioi wac IN IIuo, as Gc'rd ir0in' bnt ran
away ~ lru hc discovered That the authorities were aiier
him, and has no; yet De,n captured