The New York herald., 1879-10-10


Der what told YOU" The last remark OF the priest
had reference to the concluding advice given in the
the instant when he thought the trap would fall
Mcsanus In clear tone of voice. said, Never fear
FINAL ACT.
Then the priests left the platform. the Sheriff
strapped tho legs of McManus. who had mechan'
icaly put his hands behind him. to- be pipioned.
The Sheriff conductcd the affair with the utmost
propricty Having passed tho manacics atcnnd
McAlanus he said. Goodby, land walked down the
steps. Then turning toward his, deputies Deputy
sheriff Ryan stepped into tho little enclosure, ana
sprung the trap ut hfty-four minutes past eleven
a. VI. McManus fen four feet anu nado no struggle
lie died IN fourreap and u halt inmates. ID tn .
Just previous To the farewell OF the priests Mr.
Renn stepped toward McManus and asked him II the
and McManus sand emphatcaliy that it was all true
and thar he had notliing else 10 say ne Hianceu
the vast assemb blage as If to SEQ Khoaes ana
Canning wore present as he had requested that
they should be. Father McIhenny sald to-hiSht
that no believed AloManus told the truth. Mr;
Greenough, one of the counsel for McManus and
O'Neil says that no accum ulating evidence that
will yet punish Canning. The corpse of McManns
was taken t. Miners willie a special train. where it
will be walked tonight and buried Tomorrow
MMAHus' HISTORY OF TiE cniNE
Tho night ihs murder john 3ssi anas fellow
The boarding tire or s 9s 81 hols s s
sS.ri made G me Acquainted with oNe
Vii Es 20, d ossr a Thea drank
s won't bed eleven twelve o'clock tina. night
down toward BRADY eoery W. came right over the
s W. sat s'aa ." log ali about i, Tha, bsans
T at s @ s. sSd S ' o | o e s sssS . pe"%
oH"Is e asked me me Ssns Af &a sas IT,
thinking tia, the and he sent down
the brady Cut and asked him wha, ho wanted with @s
IN Coal @ Rum asked him who they were going to do to
aud he said he didn's his name lie said he
saS the %s"'sass the % ina the ana ns
Il lie & hore wsS. are % ssH So who going
it done. lie did not know his name / mentioned his
% get man for him. never would snch joJ and itoia
@ s ill., aS a my 1 s lad DC W. oa Tq %
would give him Y to 90 ,oS % eaSs Sst'n Re
We down The rsld bs.~ss1 i Luke raaIs .nd
% Roth Wo had,wo three drink, there. ana
Sunbury
Ireturned homo aud took dog and gun and went ont
Int" the SSs ad IA s s u il sns " S"s xha m
San Sp s & PAT 5Na 5sd Rhe asy
in the bush and she did not know what time would
a answer Y gave her said gave Pat oSsii S. and
n a vent to- led 80
got up between twelve and one o'clock 70 go oyer
reason @ rose: so went ovor to Coal Run 20 the
H s s%s s"d d sSsfd THY
yards the engine house door. They asked who
a at '%a it, s S ASS % 'Ss % the
in in ne es a s aass aoS M There s.ss w HrsS
sure got my foot on tho second step and saw
fhcodare Rhoadcs was coming down with the hammer
the old mans head Pm oNe stood IN the door and this
Rhoades had his back toward tho engine. The old
between he and the old mans revolver was on tho
work bench beside miners lamp
So then whom saw the blow struck turned and went
@ home ns Sss bed orsy was STtn e the
ssI s %s's: y n,ss
he ed told him as, se asd shSss re-
sa |'1 Of .Tss s sS
"% S % GaS ss the s @ s o% to
went outside on the dirt bank and hs ono of .hs
first blow. would have stated this before in the
around seii the truth lives Dennis
that sen, 70 him for men to & burn payy Lews
burn 0 pknsn sa or ysh"sn deny !. fro" my my
ns' ss@e he % Knows nSAns aSou. It. iis % Ven. ho%s
that morning from me at daylight ! told
rns tnow S "bous %sS0 The he ssser urder % said
vsrsao in the mines. never stood ,n that breass n'
on with John oNs or any otns, man since was born
know that John o Nell had nothing to do With it,
SOLEMN AFFIaMATIoNs. ,t ft i.
"McManus, this Is o.. yonr dying . tcstimony5yor
y
| tho Row. Mr.. Gotwald. ar
Eyes. SIR was MeManus' reply. "and would
just give the same IL was dying; this is the state
ment sir. That is the reason want it written down
to be read by the public. said Nc Manus.
You are not influenced by any matter of preju
| dicc?" inquired Father Roch
ea"No, sir" said McManns. nothing but the truth
and have nothing against no one
"Are you willing to forgive all who swore your
| life awayY" asked the priest.
II forgive tllen.' was tho reply.
| Are you willing to forgive him-Dennis Can.
min he
Yes, sir. It was my notion to hold it," an.
swcred McManus. 'igive my best respects to all in
John Pcelcr and his fnmiy aud old Sheriff stiner
give my blessing. for they did like stand by
me. and treated me ike man. too. That is all
have to say. .r'-A .-t4 &
HEssER AxD HIS AssAssISs.
Frederick Hesser resided in coal township Nor
thumberland county. He. was Coroner of the
county and was employed Us night watehnsn ut tho
Hickory Swamp coal breaker. On the evening of the
18th OF December. 1874 he last seen alive on his
way to work for the night His duties a. watchman
to make an inspection of ths breakers several
times during the night, to guard against fire and to
December IL the whistle blew tor the last time
ut midnight. On the morning OF the 10th
tween six and o'clock. discovered the body OF
Lesser lying in the engine room, near the stove. He
covered over with soldiers overcoat. Upon ex-
animation 1t was found that his head cut in
eight places and his skull fractured in three. On
the floor OF the engine room was found club ana q
hammer, both covered with blood. The glass OH
the OF the clock was shattered aud hole in the
framework OF the frame showed that IL had been
struck a hard blow. The bottom hinge tho door
between the boiler room and the engine room was
broken. Dennis i. Canning. who had been
county delegate of the order in Northum.
berlaud county and under fourteen years
sentence in the Schuylkili County Jail for con.
spiracy to murder. made q statement TO Captain
Alderson. of the Coal and Iron Police early In 1878
which gave him a clcw by which to ferret out the
murdercrs of Hesser. Anderson went to work and
on the 14th or April Peter McNanus John ONeil and
John Acton arrested for the murder. Acton
after discharged. but true bills found
against the other two. Canning was imprisoned foi
the attempted murder OF William VI. Thomas. alias
Bully Bill, and for conspiracy TO murder William
aud Jesse Major. Two months ago Canning was
pardoncd He is now working at Green Ridge. ncai
Mount Carmel.
THE HAYDEN MURDER CASE
NLw HAVEN, Conn. Oct. 0, 1870