The sun., 1879-01-14
THE HUNTER HANGING SCENE
sBERTIF CdLHOUN'S RECTTIL or THE
MONSTROIS BUNGLE
AverrinE that the Rope. for which, by the
way he wa. Rcsponsibie, wa. Tempered
with Hunters Fellow Murderer's Trial.

HoHnh Wy Nli'N lluHltf Wuh nnUgrl are not
new This systenl.' he continued. has been
used IN Nrw Jersey for years back. Tho only
difference ut all was in the fact that used tho
floors Of the Court House nstcnd Of erecting
stanchions. II IL not because thcro was my
thing new about the hanging that we oxpc-
rienccd that unpleasant trouble Of having to
raise Hunter from the floor by hand. but II wns
because the rope was tamprrcd with. ! have
nsccrtaned that nity persons wore In the Court
House at the time Of the hanging who had
stolen their way in"
Upon being pressed for particulars the sheriff
said that some of tho tickets were used twice;
that Ia. after tho ticket had been handed to tho
doorkoepcr and laid away by him. about nifty
were stolen and handed to outsiders. who
passed In with them After learning this fnct
the Sheriff became moro particular In his OK
animation Of the cNusc " the mscnrringc of the
Iopc m1aSursd the rope very cnr"iully.'
ne shil. and had everything flNcd To- periec-
ZION. ! noticed when we tied the rope To- the
large upright there WIS about two feet and
hhli OF end lett over, with no chance Tor the knot
loHip. But upon examining this Knot after tho
hanging, found that it mad been tampcrcd
with, and that where there should have boon
Two icrt hnd - hnll Of end. ih"rc was lust SUM
cient to lei Hunters ioci touch the ground"
IhM uunlrt Was under mo influence OF
drugs ai the time " the hanging IL disputed 10y
Dr. Morgan, who attended the murderer up to
!hnn time Of his boing carried down stairs
Dr. Morgan said yesterdays he was weak
from the loss ~ blood ocrnsionrd by his at
tempt ut suicide. lut he did not even swoon
awaV After thc prayer with pr. Allen hc asked
for some whishny. nud gave him a tablespoons
ful. About tw,nt, minutes previous H. This |
gnve him n spoonful. lie wanted more. hut
would not give II to him for f'iir OF making him
inioNi'ntci lmmcdihuN after the second duse
Hunter pretended Co hr worry drunk. hut hc he-
camr ovrrpoWered -p quickly that | knew ii
could not Zoe. just before Hunter was taken
down stn'rs he shut hia cyr- and pretended to
have tainted lrNHninrd the pupils and found
them lilatei. liad he boon intoNirHicd they
pupils wuult have CONTRACTED when the light
was let in ou them. hut such was not the ease.
IL was nothing moro than his proc nnrerted
plan To- seem ia this condition ~ he had said
down stairs aud hc asked the sheriff whIher
n he WIS nm 'on-cious ut the time appointed for
The hanging they would hang MIN. To this the
Shcrn plid. Nc-.'
Tho mans control over himself wns won
dertul. When hc attempted to commit suicide
on sunday ni..ht last he closed his Jaws. and VIZ
thought ho wnS dying. lie could control the
circulation ot his blood and tho beating of his
heart lie seemed t. he In stupor and II was
imposs'nlc 10 ottnin his pulse from tn wrist
Even 40 HIS heart the beats could not be tpld
because Hunter produced nm nrthc al sound
and motion of the breast and II was three min
utcs at one time before We could gci the pusa-
Ircyrr met the mans equal There ia no
doubt that he was badly scared. and that he
fcnrrd thr death TINT awaited him. but he had
ncrycl himself tot mnke the last at in the drama
OF thrilling interest. lou can set II down for a
certainty that Hunter was conscious when he
wnS Carried down stairs. and that he wis Mother
drunk nor druggcd because attended him All
ne morning aud g. the end. and no one elso
administered ANYTHING to him"
. man who helped 10 ADJUST the rope about
Hunters neck saws that Hunter winkcd very
probability. have said something the second
time that sheriff Calhoun spoke to him. In
decd the gentleman continued " tn was u
faint curgliug IN the throat ~ though the muir.
derer whs about 70 clear u, and his lips moved
peIccpiihiy. | thought for u certainty he WIS
about g. speak. lie could not have done SO n
h. hHd desired. though. because ~ saw a. a
glance, TIE rope had slipped from the position
which II should have been in to break his neck
aud WAS tied so tight about his neck that he
could not utter n word II WIS not done intcn-
Nonaly hut was mistake ~ the sheriff"
IL hHs been an omen question whether Hunter
was Prepared to die. The answer is that On
"Wednesday @vening watchmnn said: " That
WAS nice Job YOU mnde of the attempt at sui
eide and that Hunter replied. II the G
d TN hadn't turned ON me twice. Id mado
Tho Intention " sheriff Calhoun was to have
trial of hi- improved hanging apparatus ON
materials for his test The foundrymen were
obliged to work all ~ Thursday night in east
ing a new weight and their lhhors were not CON
cludad until the early gray NJ dawn. when the
weight Mas delivered at the Court House.
There ls % very strong reason i0r belief that
Thomas Graham, Huaters accomplicc. II in
sane. About three hours after the hanging
Sherin calhoun Dr Randall Morgan. and tWo
uthorS went into the cell iu which Graham was
kept His eyes woic wild standing out in their
sockets and dilat'd greatly. lie Wa nervous
pulled out 90 the noo-. chat hai Just b,ra
loasrnci from thc neck of MS par'u'r
lrihnf.j tt. i"t'i- m U'' , 'i, i7 .
hey wrrr iUneiug Hunter wINiua irW ir.t ut
his coll II knew t.i tu twas Foius on nua tu'
cAacl ninNt' MNNh ttN ttup irI
ga, H. ltI..tl. r,..,
Wherc H'nInmin Hunter mot his horrible
death is not uog" On lu tW'.Nr l..t .ruu tlpunor
we'll adv -rd b, thr kr.prr- ol IN, CsrI.n . /
OF all iar pt-pIrmi0u nNiri1r Hunt rs lauc-