New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-05
PRLPARING FOR THE GALLONS.

THE DOUBLE HANGING AT NEWARK.
CONDUCT OF THE CONDEMNfD MCRDERkRS-MRS'
MEiERHOEFFER ARRANGING HFR CLOTHES FOR
THE Observation-Disclosures sTOLID MOST OF THE
TINr-TuE GALLONS READY-LAMMENs 10 BE
HANGED FIRST.
There was marked change Monday IN me
actions of both Franz Lammens and MIS- SleieIloel-
Jail at Newark. Mrs. MelerhOeifer arose carry All"
dressed carefully. She put on black dTess, ar
ranged her har with colored ribbons ana ineu Pro
ceeded TO get her clothes ready for the gay OF nc
hanging. Nearly all day she mendcu anu stWcu'
She was visited by Father Glrod and spent Two
h0nrs in conversation with him. Later she was
VISITED bv French woman connected with the
Catholic Mission, She appeared 10 nave heI "P-
preaching end in view in all that she ana ana SAD
I9mIncns who has pcIsStently renamed ON MS
couch and preserved an appearance OF inseSlolI,tF
10 his surroundings, suddenly sprung mp MohuaY
morning and began toact IN Wu D "pS to constabIes
and down his room thrnly clad abused me co,s'
Who were his Watchers laughed like crazy man.
and went to the window and made fa'eS IiE n.y..
these actions up until about noon Whcn / a'h ,,.
Zlliox called. hammers then lay down on
his bed aud refused - to rccogh'z9 cUI I
sneak to the p Fd to get him TO
speak, but finding that 1t was useless, SHun t uiv
him. LammenS was ateIwaTd VisIte n b Gy si
living on hs bed smoking pipe. Nhen tncV spohG
TO him he turned on the bed to face tbein ana
blew clouds of smoke in Their faces ouI 'ooE ; 10
fur her Of the questions they addressed To nm
Friday night Lannon'S wrote n teller 20 MIs'
Mcirrhociler beSecching her to confess ana teIlng
her that she knew that snc swoTo falsely AT ne
trial The letter was handed 10 the warden, VINO
gave il 10 the counsel for lammens.
The gallows was tested at IL o'clock Monday
morning AT tie carpenter shop where II has h.rh
prepared, The test was applied by James Van
fleisc, who VII snperntend the execution OF the
sentence. The statemcn' that lSaacS, the hangmah
of Nrw-YOrk, was in Newark Monday tesinB inc
CallOws IS denied. The gsll0ws was removed 20 the
jail at o'clock Monday afternoon. 1t VIII be
erected to-day. ~
III
down lis room, uutcriu- 90 himself As the TINE
for the execution Of the sentence 9IproaCIrH nc
grows more excitable and violent. FATHER I'lIiPx.
ms attending priest and Prior Walter, OF the "rder
of St. Benedict. called al The Jail yesterday morning.
Father X!llIoX spoke kindly 10 Lainnens. hut he
paid no heed TO the prlests words. Warden John-
son then approached Lammens and sand: FRANK,
won't yuu listen 70 these kind gentlemen VINO nave
como TO see you r Iammens BEGAN to gesticuIale
wildly, stamped his foot and screamed out B.:
Go away from me. Don't bother me. 10 away
from me-"
Again the Warden urged HIM TO listen to the
PR sis. buj he paid no attention aud whispered To
The Warden:
"Iake those fellows away; they bother me-
Prior Walter tried TO talk to Lammens, but with
no better result and the priests then left him.
The Prior then visited Mrs. Meerhoeftet whom he
found composed and resigned TO her ia'e ana hlhl
in her religious faith. The Prior remarked nen ne
left her that her faith was " strong rs rock; lue
Shpr fl mas applied TO the Chief OF Police OF Newark
for guard around the jail tomorrow, ana there
will be nifty policemen On duty TO keep the crown
Father Girod, Mrs. Meierhoeff'r's spiritual adj
wiser has arranged with her two sOus for tie inter
ment of their mothers body in cOnsecracd
ground She Will be buried IN the Cemetery
of the HOLY SepulChre ut Newark. IL II
probable that Lammcns's body Will be
taken in charge by the physicians. No confession
is expected from either of the convicted persons IL
has been decided to hang Lammens hrsl lhe
hanging will take place shortly after 10 AIN.
tomorrow. Mrs. Meierhoeder is to bo kent
in ignorance of Lammens's hanging when size
Is brought out. Tonight the priests VIII re-
main with the condemned persons. and the sacra-
ment will he administered separately. Mass VIII
be celebrated at Z 3. m, to morrow, but neither
Lammeis nor Mrs. MclcrnOefier will he present IN
order to avoid possibly painful scene. VI VIII be
arranged to communicate directly with the Gov
ernOr III case of confess III from either at the la
moment. =,
Joseph MeierhoefTer the oldest son of Mrs. Meier
hOeffeT had very affecting farewell interview with
his mother yesterday afternoon, III winch the woman
asserted her innocence and proclaimed herself rec
Oncied to die If Lammens would not confess ID The
mean time. In answer to a question as TO VINO
would be hanged first. her son Informed her THAT
she would She broke down, and falling into his
arms exclaimed:
my God, was there ever a son had such trial as
tbs2 But bear up and do not be led astray by the
vanitles of this world. God Will raise luna Tor
my two poor orphans"
The interview was prolonged for some time and
Mt times was SO affecting that the jail officer was
Obliged TO turn his head To hide his emotion. Al
the conclusion OF the interview Mrs. MeerhOefrr
flung herself on her bed and burying her face IN
the pillows s0bbed violently. When the young
man reached the outer hall he burst INTO tears, ana
leaning against the wall gave vent to his emotion
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