The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-11
HANGMAN'S DAY.
THE BANGING OF HUNTER AND
FARRELL FOR MURDER.
Hanging Of the New Jersey Murderer
His Confession OF mis- CFimes-Why
Ne Murdered HIS Debtor

CAMDEN N. j., jan. 1o.-Benjamin Hunter was
hung at .2s O'Clock this morning for the
statement OF what led him to kill Armstrong
reveals him az possessing greed OF money TO
such an insane degree rs to render lin utterly
mereiless and remorseess to one whom he re-
gaTded as coming between him and his god.
90 strong was hs passion on this subject ,tnat
nse ns grew pale with escitement even 10 speaking
money. loaned him over five thousand dol.
lars. and took an interest In his busine So: and
besides. 6e apd his brother owed me nearly two
never would give me any satisfaction about this
money money used 70 get almost crszy think ing
brood over the lost money night and day. |
used to Est pp 10 The, The morning II cold sweat
coid morning in burning feyer from worrying
. wsn oHt II y a%s barn sn ss s
Hunter does not SO so Ia as many words. but
everything seems to show that the idea 'oi oi
S ne Be- sss cehss II s as1 sgf @ s sa
when he. formed this ahomlnable design, but
sd g = ss ssF & STss ons e e asR WR. ss
damned fool | was not to make the insurance
on his life 100000 instead Of what did sac 600
fered. and might have done IT,"
Hunters narration OF the murder does not DIFF
Ter materially from Grahams, except that the ao-
complies swore that be struck Armstrong but
one blow: that then bis heart failed him and he
threw away his weapon and ran. Hunter says
that Graham struck three blows before he ran
Huntersj strong arm which dealt the one one ter Ter
rible blow which crushed the top Of Arm
When saw Graham In the boat / told him
bad to finish him tArIhstrong). because he raj,
away He admits ne forged q postal card which
man. who owed Arm strong money, and which
Mas trap, to inveigle Armstrong to his desth
Hunters dream OF escape was shattered when
he WAS told OF Grahams arrest and confession.
He bad a paroxysm Of anger, describfd as
friRhtful to see. and cursed his aeeomplice with
olfHsphsmpp.s H,,a,s1 p..ss apd iilthy oa,hs oath
an incl Dation he had on the night OF The mnr-
ofr when ates TIE bs so2ay erme and
pre q safety. He cursed himself for not 6ay
Hner tRspf r. s sn9ssr PLACE &C.
hoping for release on bail was that he might
kill Graham. Hunter has never expressed any
but that It was not successful and that fSn he had
MOI, killed Graham. Graham. his accompliae
ana iooi, 10 now In cell on the ground floor,
Wild T@l.nin tweive ieet oil the spot where Hunter
About 2oo persons were present In the court
house TO witness Hunters execution. He was
fused al food; He was carried from his cage 10
" Walk. AT Ill - tn6 Wn1f0 cap was drawn over
bis face, the rope adjusted. and the doomed
man being held uD by four OF the sherifrs as
sfstants. He made no response to the usual
was cut. o'o
thrilling spectacle was here presented. The
rope gave way go that Hunter was barely lifted
the assistants. The sheriff seized the rope and
hoisted the condemned man into the air. and
the execution was then done BY a number of
suspended. He died By stranRulafion and
gave no outward evidence Of pain. At II 40 his
was cut down.