The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-07
FIVE FATAL FALLS
IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE LAND.
Five nurd,r,n satisfy Law and Justice aAd RI.
plate Their Grimes on the GAllOWs-TWO Of
the Victim, Qalts Iouthhl-OnSsWlnsst
on Protesting Ills Innocence.

JERsEY CRY, January O.-Martin Kan
kowsky was executed in the Hudson
county Jail shortly after 10 o'clock thi
morning for the murder oiMina Muller, II
the woods near Guttenburg, in May last
When Kinkowsky awoke this morning h
said to Keeper Liddell: "My last morning.
and at once got up and dressed. He par
took of u light breakfast, and soon after tht
sheriff entered the cell Of the doomed mar
and read the death warrant, after which
Kinkowsky's arms were pinioned and the
moose adjusted. Kinkowsky declared thai
he was innocent, and asked for an houl
more to live. The sheriff told him he had
to die then; and after protesting quietly
against the black cap and the pinioning he
submitted, and walked quietly through the
hall to the stairs where he stopped to say
goodbye to Inspector Lange. Soon the
procession was heard coming down the
stairs, and it entered the corridor headed
by the Sheriff, who were followed by the
Rev. Mr.. Mas, reCiting the office for the
dead. Immediately after came Kinkowsky,
supported by his keeper, with the halter
on his neck and loose black cap on the
back OF his head, exclaiming in German:
"No; am innocent" As he passed be-
tween the jury and deputies, who were
ranged on the left side Of the corridor, he
shook hands with three or four OF them,
saying: Goodbye" Arriving under the
gallows, he stood up bravely, and throwing
back his head, exclaimed in loud, firm
voice: "In the name Of the Father and OF
the Son and Of the Holy Ghost | am limo.
cent Of this thing. Father forgive me and
those who brought this disgrace upon the
State OF New Jersey"
The Sheriff then pulled the cap over his
face, and while the moose was being ad-
justed Kinkowsky seemed about to fall,
but instantly he recovered his nerve and
stood erect. At l0:l6 o'clock the trigger
was sprung and Kinkowsky was jerked
about eight feet into the air, breaking his
neck instantly. He made single con-
vulsive movement and all was over. His
body was delivered TO his spiritual adviser,
Rev. Mr.. Mas, who will have it inferred
in the Weel RwkCn Cemetery.
AHARD DEATH.
ELMIRA, N. Y, December 6.-The ex.
ecution OF Joseph Abbott, convicted Of
killing Geo. Reed, fellow prisoner, in the
New York State reformatory Of this city,
April, 1880, occurred to-day. Abbott
arose at O'Clock and partook OF hearty
breakfast, conversing cheeriully with at
tendants and friends up to the time OF the
execution. The rope was cut by the Sheriff
ut ll:l5 and the prisoner jerked about four
feet into the air. His neck was not broken
and bestruggled about five minutes after
the drop fell.
A DUAL HANGING.
ST. LOUIS, January G.-The two murder
ers, Joseph NJ. Kolovosky and Charles El-
lis, the latter colored, were executed in
Jail this morning. Both men retired TO
bed early lust night and Ellis slept until
nearly 5 O'Clock, but Kolovosky arose at 8
NJ He complained Of having passed II
restless night. Both men then passed the
time in PRAYER and religious exercises with
the clergymen. They partook Of light
breakfast and conversed with Baber and
Ward, who are to be hung next Friday.
Devotional exercises were then resumed
until the reading OF the death warrant,
which took place in the Jail. Father Baum
accompanied Kolovosky, who was Catho-
lie, to the scafTold, and DR.. Boyd, Baptist
clergyman, walked with Ellis.
Kolovosky had shown great signs Of
weakening during the morning, and it was
feared that he would break down entirely
and have to be carried to the gallows; but
at the last moment he gained control OF
himself and walked firmly to the scalFold.
Having reached the platform, more prayers
were said, Kolovosky kneeling during the
exercises. When asked il they had any
thing to say, both men replied nothing.
The moose was then adjusted, ant, exactly
ut five minutes to nine o'clock both muir
derers were plunged into eternity. Ellis
neck was broken, but Kolovosky slowly
strangled. The grinding OF his teeth and
hard breathing could he plainly heard for
some time. Twenty minutes after the drop
was sprung the bodies were cut down and
carried to the morgue, where physicians
conducted experiments on the bodies with
galvanic batteries. Kolovosky was % and
Ellis 81 years old.
About one thousand persons were ad-
| IllIteu 10 Tue jul 10 WlLneSS tnc execution,
and the crowd was very disorderly in their
scramble to obtain the best places. The
crime Tor which Kolovosky was executed
was the munler OF young girl named
Augusta Simons, October 10th, 1873. She
had been his sweetheart, but had Tilted
him. He met her on the street one even.
ing named and after speaking few words
to her placed one hand on her shoulder
and with the other drew a revolver and
fired, the ball penetrating her heart The
reason for the crime was supposed to be
jealousy.
Chas Ellis shot and killed Mack Sanders
Colored roustabout, on May 9th, 1880
A party Of negroes were playing game oI
crapo in saloon along the side Of the river
when dispute arose about the game
Sanders and Ellis engaged in a controver
sy, during which the former pulled out q
knife. Give me that knife" said Ellis, at
the same time pulling out revolver and
firing. The ball took effect, and Sander
tdied the same night.
DREARY nay FOR suCTT Rt's1NPSs