Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-07
HUNG IN PAIRS.


A Man and Woman at Newark n. j., and
Two Men at Philadelphia---Two Men Fa.
tally Injured bya Varnish Explosion
Texas Warning Against Refusing tC
Drink---A Texas Shooter Shot Dead
Through Window.
DOUBLE EXECUTION.
NEWARK, n. j., Jan. 6.-Mrs. Meichoffer
convicted with her paramour of the murder Of
her husband at West Range, Oct. Is, 1879, was
hanged this morning. She was very pale and
deeply affected, but walked to the gallows
without assistance and met her fate without
cOnfessing or uttering a word. She died in
about nine minutes. About 800 persons were
present, including the officers ana jury select
ed by the courts under the recent law.
Her paramour, hammers, was hanged from
the same gallows Immediately afterwards.
He made no confession.
THE DETAILS.
The under sheriff cleared the corridor in
which the gallows were erected, with group
of persons who had congregated. An hour
later the sheriff knocked at the door of the
room where Mrs. Meirchoffer was imprisoned
and the condemned woman stepped forth. Her
adjusted around her neck and the cortege pro-
ceeded to the gallows. The condemned wo-
man marched with the sheriff and Immediately
behind them came the under sheriff and depu-
ties, and in the rear two constables. Once
under the shadow of the gellows no time was
lost in pi nioning the lower limbs of the wo-
man. The moose was then hooked on to the
rope that dangled from the cross beam, the
black cap was drawn over her face and the
fatal signal was given. There was a dull
thud as the weight was released and the body
shot upward with q convulsive jerk. 1t spun
around several times and hung an inert
mass.
hammers was brought from his cell at 9:30
He asked to see the jury that convicted him,
but they were not present. He declared his
innocence and was led trembling to the gallows.
At 11:27 the drop fell and in fourteen minutes
his pulse stopped and he was pronounced
dead.
ANOTHER DOUBLE.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 6.--James Hayes and
L. B. Sullivan were executed in this city this
morning. Hayes killed his wife on the morn
ing of March 23d last, and then attempted
suicide Sullivan killed a woman with whom
he lived and had separated from her husband,
in Oil City, Pa. Sullivan was manager for a
minstrel troupe. Both men passed a sleepless
night. Priests arrived at the prison early and
religious exercises continued until the time for
execution.
AT II O'Clock Sullivan was brought down
from his cell to the door of Hayes cell Oh the
ground floor, and Immediately afterward a pro-
cession folmed and proceeded to the gallows
near the end of the same corridor. Both
walked firmly, Hayes being accompanied by
Rev. Fathers Daily and Masterson: Sullivan
followed, accompanied by Rev. Father Kenton.
On thp Scoffo16 bOth mon Eun1t proVpr The
priests knelt between them and when they
arose Hayes laid aside his beads, upon which
he had been telling his prayers, and attempted
to address those present, speaking in wild,
incoherent manner. The priests reasoned with
him and endeavored to persuade him not to
speak, but he continued in spite of remon-
STRANGE to talk in a rambling way. He seemed
anxious to narrate his story, his married life,
but at last yielded, as he said,
to the request of the pastor, at the same time
protesting that he was not afraid of the
gallows.
Meanwhile Sullivan stood calmly kissing his
crucifix, and listening to the priest. He final
ly expressed hope for forgiveness. The priests
retired to the step of the gallows, where they
knelt. The nooses were adjusted, and at 1:03,
while the priests were reciting De Profundis,
the drop fell. Both bodies received fall of
four feet. Hayes appeared to die without a
struggle, and in 2T minutes the beating of
his pulse could not be felt. Sullivan struggled
violently, and it was II minutes before the
physicians pronounced him dead. After hang
ing q minutes the bodies were cut down, when
il was ascertained both died from stranguation.
EXPLOSION.
New YORK, Dec. 6.--This morning an ex-
ploson of varnish occurred in Peter Douglas
brewery, at No. II Thirty-sixth street,
nv
badly injured they must in all probability
lose their lives. The men were vanishing
barrels in the varnish room, when lamp was
careessly brought too near. The fumes of
varnish were ignited, and, with fash, the
vat containing it was on fire. an explosion like
q clap of thunder followed, and the burning
fluid was scattered through the room in all
directions, with hundreds of the slaves of var
nish barrels. 1t fell upon the workmen like
shower of fire, and, with blazing clothes and
boards, they ran from the room shouting for
help. Their fellow-workmen, alarmed by the
explosion, came to their rescue promptly, but
before the burning clothes could be torn from
their bodies, the four men were most fright
fully disfgured. While efforts were made to
extinguish the fire in the varnish room, police
were called, and ambulances telegraphcd for
from the nearest station, when the sufferers
were taken to the hospital, where physicians
declared their injuries fatal.
TEXAS cOURTESIES.
GALVESTON, Jan. Ga special from Henri
ctta says: man named Ryo refused to drink
with Jim Curtis. An exchange of shots fol-
lowed, and Curtis fell, dying within ten
minutes. Ryo, badly wounded, was carried to
doctors office. AS he was placed in chair
ball was fired through the window, killing
Ryo.