The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-01-07

Two Men Hanged I'm ph,raderps,s..

| CHnMES ANO CASUALGIES.
Two Men Hanged in PhsIadeTpssss.
PHILADELPHIA. January 0 Pa rick Haye'
and Daniel +. sullivan paid the ex,rem'
penalty Of the law In Moysmenslng Jail 10
day. Haves's crime was the murder OF bi,
| wife, Bridget 7. Faye, whom he killed or
the morning OF Maren 23t last. The couple
had numerous qnarrels and disputes Over
the property Of Mrs. Hayes children by
her tirst husband. and bad separated tbree
weeks before the wonan's mui der. On 'bf
morning OF the fatal dav the man bought
"a pistol, had II loaded. and went 10
| his wife's home, where be found her stand
Ing at the wash.ub. He Immediately shot
her twice, aud then attempted suicide by
shooting himself. Recovering from his self
inflicted injuries, Hayes was placed or trial
in tue Oyer and Terminer Court on June
DIST last. Up TO the dav OF the trial the
prisoner had stout.y asserted that his wife
i had shot bin and then shot herself, but in
court he admitted his guilt, but commended
that for an instant his mind was uubai'
anced. and in thas moment The deed was
committed.
The crime for which Sullivan was exc
cuted was the murder OF Josephine ,.
| Irwin. his paramour. on May D, 1879, IN
! lodging.hou. GA south Eighth street. TWO
years previous o her death Josephine ,epa-
rated from her husband, John Stanford, OF
| OIL CITY, Pa, and came 10 this city 10 live
with Sullivan, who was an agent for a
minstrel troupe. Frequent quarrels took
| place between sullivan and his mistress, the
former accusing her OF infideliiy. Late on
| the night of the murder Sullivan returned
home and immediately retired to MS
room, where bis mistress was aSteeD. lie
there renewed his charges OF intidelily.
Shortly afterwards the report OF a pl>tol
was heard, and sullivan called TO the SER
want for assistance, saying Josephine had
s1Ot herself. The girl went TO the room
and found the woman in dying condition,
but able TO charge Sullivan with having
shot her, and he was arrested, and after the
inquest committed for trial. The trial took
place during the summer OF 1879, and re-
suited IN a verdict OF murder in The first
degree.
Execution In New Jersey.
NEWARK. y. j., January 6 Mrs. Meier
boeifcr, convicted with Frank Lammens,
her paramount. Of the murder OF Der hus.
band. J 'bn Meierboetfer, at West Orange,
October Is, 1879 was hanged It The county
courthouse at l05 O'Clock this morning.
She was very pale and deeply Effected. but
walked 10 the gallows without assistance,
and met her fac without cOnfessing or ut
teripg word. She died in about nine
minutes, her neck beng apparently I'M
| broken. About thirty persons were pre-
ent, Including the officers and jury selected
| by the court under the rect NJ law, and all
spectators were excluded. Lammens was
hanged from the same gallOws Immediately
afterwards, but made no confession.
Missing fght- House eepers.
NEW ORLEANS, January 6.-Se'h W. kipp,
keeper of the Southwest Pass lighthouse,
aud his brother, James Kipp, hls assistant.
left Pilot Town on the afternoon Of the 81
instant in a small saI-boat TO return 10 the
hight house. Soon after the wind blew 4
hurricane from The westward, demoilshing
boat-hou>eS, &c. Nothing has since been
heard OF the men or the boat, though searcf
has been made in every direction. The
United States lighthouse tender PaUSy ba'
been ordered to cruise in search OF the miss
ing men.
Murder I'm IL Texas Bar Room.
GALVESTON, January "A SPECIAL from
Henrietta says that a man named Dan Rlct
having refused TO drink with James Curti:
an alteration arose, resulting IN an eX
change OF shots. Quits fell and expired
within ten minutes. Rice was carried badly
wounded to the doctors Office for treat
ment. As he was placed in chair bal
was fired through the window, infllctiDg
mortal wound.
The winiz Contempt Case.
NEW ORLEANS, January 6.-Presiden
WinlZ. OF the New Orleans City RiiIrOa(
Company, having been released from TIT
parish prison in the contempt case, wa'
again before The grand jury Yesterday, anC
underwent lengthy examination CONCERN
ing an alleged bribery OF city officials in ;
matter Of securing franchise for his cOn'
pany. WintZ was finally discharged by The
grand Jury, which is an indication that he
answered all important questions.
A wheeling wv Val Official Els
charged from Custody.
WHEELING, W. VA, January 6.-Tht
Gaze of the Slate against John l.. Maxwell
charged with embeZzlng funds Of the City
Gas Office, and which has been on lIial f0r
SIX days, abruptly terminated yesterday by
the discharge OF the prisoner on technical
grounds raised by his counsel that he wa,
not an officer Of the city, as charged in the
indictment.
Died from the Effects Of n Stab.
DANvILLE, Va, January 6.-Last night
Ben. Lampkin (coloredD died from tie
effects Of stab received BY him the night
previous while attempting TO arrest cnick
en-tbief in the ben-hOuSe Of Councilmar
Alien (colored). The chicken-thief escaped
and has not been Appreciated. lie Is I'M
known.
WOuldn't BE whipped.
| New YORK, January 6 A special from
MurfreesborO', Tenn, says band OF
masked men called on Henry Miller (coI
ored) TO whip him for alleged arson. He
refused to come out. and, firing a shot 2un
he killed one Of the party, l.. b. Newman
| The mob fed.
| North Carolina.
MESSAGE OF GOVERNOR JARVIS TO THE LEGIs.
LATURE.
| RALEIGH, y. c., January G.-GOvernol
Jarvis, in his message TO-DAY. speaks in
warm terms OF the relations existing be-
tween the blacks and whites, and says
:. The colored people, am glad to say, are
becoming more industrious and thrifty.
| lie refers with satisfaction 10 their Indus
| trial Fairs held al Raleigh. and TO the favor
| and encoura9 ement bestowed on these eX-
hibitions bv the whites. He regards 1t an
| hot Hn u bifa. SbonI1