Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-06
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HANGMAN'S DAY.
Four People Executed.
Three Men and a Woman.
FOUR PEOPLE HANGED.
A Man and woman Executed i'm

FOUR PEOPLE HANGED.
A Man and Woman Executed in
| Newark.
| NEWARK. NY, Jan. 6.-Mrs. Meierhoerer,
| convicted with Frank Lammens, her paramount
| OF the murder OF her husband John Meier
| hoefer, az West Orange, on october is, 1879,
was hanged at the county court house at 1880
| o'clock this morning. She was very pale and
deeply affected, but walked to the gallowS
| without assistance and met her fate without
confessing or uttering word She died in
| about nine minutes her neck being apparently
| unbroken. About thirty persons were present,
| Including officers and q jury selected by the
/ court under recent law. and all spectators
were excluded. LammenS was hanged from
| the same galloWs Immediately after wards. but
| made no confession. He was brought from cell
at 11:2o. He asked to see the jury That convict
ed Lln, but they we're not present He de-
| clarei his innocence and was led trembling to
| tIc gallows. At 1l:2I the drop fell, and In IA
minutes his pulse stopped and he was PR
nounced dead.
! PHILADELPHIA, Jau. 6-Patrick Hayes and
| Daniel +. Sullivan paid the extreme penalty of
the law IN Moyamensng JAN today: haye,
Ha1ss ne hs SeS 81 dn ms t % II
March go last. The couple had numerous
quarrels and disputes over the properly OF
Mrs. Hayes children by her first husband, and
lad separated three weeks before the womans
murder. On the morning OF the fatal day, the
man bought pistol, had 1t loaded and went TO
his wifeS home where he found her standing
at the wash tub He Immediately shot her
twice and then attempted suicide by shooting
himself Recovering from his seifinflicted In
jurieS, Hayes was placed on trial In the Oyer
and Terminer court on June 2lst last. Up to
the day OF the trial the prisoner had Stoutly
asserted that his wife had shot him and then
shot herself, but in court he admitted his
mind was unbalanced, and 10 that
verdict OF guilty. ON July 18th Hayes was SEN
fenced to death, and again admitted having
committed the crime, attIibuting the cause 10
domestic difficulties with his WIFE After the
death warrant was signed, he made similar
statement to his spiritual adviser. The uSu al
motion for new trial was made after Hayes
conviction, but failed, and no further attempt
was made to alter the judgment of the court
until an unsuccessful effort yesterday for a re-
spite.
The crime for which SulIIvan was executed
was the murder OF Josephine S. Irwin, his par
amour, on May 5, 1879, 10 lodging mouse on
south sth street. Two years previous to her
death Josephine separated from her husband,
John Stanford, OF Oh City, Pa. and cane TO
this city to live with Sullivan. who was an agent
for a minstrel troupe. Frequent quarrelS took
place between Sullivan AND his mistress. the
former accusing her or inhdeity. Late on the
night OF the murder, Sullivan returned
home and Immediately retired to his
room where his mistress was asleep. He there
renewed his charges OF 1nIidcltty. Shortly
afterwards the report OF pistol was heard. ana
Sullivan called 10 the servant for assistance,
saying Josephine had snot herself The giri
dying condition, but able to charge Sullivan
with having Shot her, and he was arrested and,
alter the inquest, committed for trial. TIE
trial took place during the summer OF 1879 and
resulted In verdict OF murder In the first de-
gree. Sullivan was sentenced to death Novem-
Der l, 1919, but a writ OF error was taken to the
supreme court. new trial, however, was re-
fused, and an application Tor Communication OF
the sentence 10 life imprisonment meeting a
ike fate; the prisoner was again served with
the Death warrant. The last effort for re-
spite was made yesterday, DuJ unsucceSsfully.
Both men passed calm though almost
sleepless night. The priests arrived at the
prison early. and religious exercises were kept
up until the time for their execution. At lO:25
am Sullivan was brought down from his cell
On the upper tier to the door OF Hayes cell on
the ground floor. and Immediately afterWard
the procession formed and proceeded to the
galOws. near the end OF the same corridor.
Both men walked firmly, Hayes being accom-
panied by Rev. Fathers Daily and Master5Dn,
Sullivan followed, accompanied by Rev.
Father Kent On the scaflold both men knelt
and prayed, the priests kneelfng between them,
and when they arose Hayes laid aside the beads
upon which he had been telling his prayers,
and attempted to address those present, speak
ing In wild and 1ncOheTent manner. Two OF
the priests reasoned with him. and endeavored
to persuade him not to speak, but ne continued
in spite o. lemOnstrances to talk Ia rambling
way. He seems anxious to narrate the history
of his married lfe but at last yielded, as he
said himself, 70 The request OF his pastor, at the
same time protesting that ne was not afraid OF
the gallows. Meanwhile Sullivan stood calmly,
hloSlIS ulS CIuClLA anu liSttutuS ~ liz cAupI-
tations Of the Third priest. Finally Hayes OK
pressed his hope for forgiveness, fOrgiVing all
himself: the priests retired TO the stop steps OF
the gallows. where they knelt; the noOses were
adjusted. and at i0:3S While the priests were
reciting the De PrOlvndis, the drop fell Both
bodies received fall OF four feet. Hayes ap-
peared to die without a struggle, and In two
and half minutes the beating OF his pulse
could not be felt, although his heart beat for
several minutes Sullivan struggled violently.
and 1t was seventeen minutes before the ply
sic1ans pronounced him dead. After hanging
% minutes the bodies we're cut down, when II
was aScertained that both had died from Stran-
gulation.
Wall Street To-day.
NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-The POSt'S financial
article says:-The stock exchange markets are
less active than OF late. U. $: bonds are firm
strong and generally higher. The stock market
opened rather weak, but soon became strong.
and In the first hour prices advanced lazy per
cent, the latter Western Union Telegraph.
There was then decline OF sazs, the latter
Western Union Telegraph. Pacific Mall and
Lake Shore This decline has been followed by
an advance Of l4al5s, the latter Ontario and
Western, and the general market, as
have sold as high as the following
figures: Western Union, S7144; Lake Shore, 1907;
Wabash, 44a4 and S62s; Kansas and Texas, 43ss;
Bloomington and Western, So: Pacl1c Mail.
Lackawana and western, 1898: extra division
Delaware and Hudson, 929s; Jersey Central,
Sc; Reading, 574: Louisville and Nashville, 9Ozs
and Central Pacific. s2i. The earnings OF this
company showing gain Of over $500 900 for
Chicago and Alton declined TO 1917 from 155 at
| the close OF yesterday. In the money market
per cent is full rate for call loans, and good
| part OF the business Is per cent Time loans
are 4a5 per cent and prime mercantile paper 5a
81, Dpr cent. The market for foreign EXCHANGE