The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-07
DEALING DEATH.
-FOUR hURDERERs ExPIATE THEIR
cRIAEs OS THE GALLOWs,
A Woman and q Man Hanged At New.
arb, n. L. PitiAbIe Scene at
the HRnEInE of Two Men
In PhlladelphIa-Fatal
VaFnish ExpIOHiOa.
A sUILTY PAIR.
ExscnIiOn or FrA0E I.ammaHs and Mrs.
Me'F boiler NJ Newark, n, J., for the
Murder OF the LAiIer's Husband.

Exec"lion or FraPG I.ammaHa Gnd Mrs.
MelFhOneF NJ NsWRFk, n, J., for the
Murder OF the LAIIeF's Husband,
NEWARK, N. j., January 6.-At seven
o'clock, an hour before II began to be lipht
this morning, stragglsrs could be seen Gu.
rionslY inspecting the outside Ol the iail in
which Mrs; Msirhotfer and Frank Lam
mans met their death. A drIzzline rain,
which had lasted all night, had covered
the houses, stdewalka aud Toadways with
coating OF Ice, and the gllmmer OF the
gas tssts In the street made every icicle,
tree and bush sparkle. The early oomers
saw nothing, OF course, as the lale comers
did not, except detail OF policemen and
deputy SheIlhs, The new law which oriRi-
mated as q result Of the disgusting and brn-
tai hanging Of Hunter at Camden, two
years ago, ts 30 strict that mona ex.
cept those whose business look them there
officially, were admitted. The law provides
Tor the presence OF Jury Representa- 2 the
court. for seventeen Deputy Sheriff., the
Sheriff, spiritual advisorp, and two mem.
bers OF the family Of the condemned, the
latter 10 be present only with consent Of
counsel. Tbis 10 the first time the law has
beeA carried out 10 as IN attract public at
en'ion, the ouly other capital case In the
State since II went into effect having been
The execution Rt Newton some months spo.
and which did not have attached to il Eny
particular interest s0strctly has the law
been Interpreted by Sheriff Van RsnsUlaer
and Judge Depue that the Sheriff felt
obliged to appoint hia own regular
deputies 10 Aasiat him, and In The ab-
aenCe Of the aOtuaal members oi the iami-
lies q. the two criminals, aid mot ieel
M liberty to d u their places with strangers.
10 the appointment OF his jury Judge
Denue on the day Of sentence appointed
as lts foreman Director D1remus, the head
o. the Essex county ireeholders. Mayor
ktedIer'a name 10 the second on the iist.
The other ten places are divided between
newspaper men and physicians, there
beirg six Of the former, representing all
the local papeis, the jury being necess.
atily sll residents Of the county. None OF
the Jurors were consulted as to their ap.
Pointment, and none were allowed 10
withdraw In favor Of others. They act
responBibly as officers OF the court, TO
which they are obliged 10 report officially.
Many OF the prisoners in the main Corri-
dor were reslits', and some them
did not sleep at oil probably
during the night. They had been
kept isteuIeuing 10 The noise Of
the erection ot the gallovs until midnight,
and their dim and thEdowy faces could be-
eeen In the Canhlslight ppering through
he hars vi the three Tiers OF celia facing
the main corridor, from most OF which q
view Of the gallows could be had All
these prisoners were removed before tho
execution began and none ol the prison.
ers had a Rimpseoi the execution.
MtB. MOirhotfsr was hanged at 1924
and Lammana an hour later. No confess.
ion was made by either
The crime Tor which Lammens and Mrs.
Meierhotfsr died was the murder OF the
lattet's husband. Lammens was In bis
employ, aud an unlawful affection grow.
ing up between Lammeus and Mrs. Melr.
hofer, the husband was put out Of the way.
Each charged ihe crime upon the other.