Morris tribune., 1882-03-30
HANGMAN'S DAY.

List OF the Murdereis NOl ked OF Last Friday.
The execution OF William Heilwagon, convict.
ed OF the murder Of his daughter in law, Dora
deilWagon. took place at kocI Island in the
presence OF tbs sheriff county officials and q
few invited witnesses. He has always b0rn6 8
hard reputation, AMI tits now alleged with some
show Of truth, that he polsoled Lis mother
about ten years ago. His family
have not made any effort to save
him, and seem indfiereus to his fate. He was
stolid and unmoved during the trial, but has
since been nearly ineano with terror. He'll.
wagon was asked on the gallows il he hadauy
thing to say, end only replied in fe eble voice:
Gentlemen, I hope yon will find the guilty
man | am innocent Of this crime, before God.
Good bye, all. He then shook hands with
those on the stage. the black cap vas adjusted,
and at 2:O1 the bolts were drawn and the
drop fell. Not & tremor could be dscerned in
Lis body, and in fourteen minutes the doctors
in charge pronounced him dead.
E. P. Small was hanged at Pitsburg for the
murder of Nichols Jacoby. Small had main
tanned ssoical Indifference TO his fate and
stoutly asserted his innocence, saying on the
gallows: 81 did not Kill Nick Jacoby; am an
Innocent man" The rope was tEen placed
about his neck, and he adj lsted it with his own
hands. The cap was neXE put On, the trap was
sprung and Small launched into eternity.
At Middiebury, Pa Johnatha1 Mayer, who
participated in the murder OF John and Gret-
chen Keuntzler, the 9th of d seember, 1877,
was executed. He professed religion and ex
pressed strong hope OF reaching heaven.
At Angelica, N. Y John @. Mccarthy was
hanged for the murder of Patrick Markey IN
November last. When asked if he had any re-
marks to make, he said to the district attorney,
'You are bloodthirsty brute, you are. You
know in your heart ! am not gnilty Of this
crime" Almost Immediately the rope was cut
and Mccarthy died without struggle
At Harrisburg, Pa, Frank and Henry RAM
berger were hanged for murder Both men
ascended the scafold with tirmness. The re-
ligious services were brief, and at their conclu-
zion the sheriff adjusted the rope, pulled the
capa over their eyes, and almost Immediately
the trap was sprung. The criminals died easy,
their necks being broken by the fall.
At Clearfield, Pa, John A. Neveling, convict
cd Of the murder OF Samuel Pennington, Feb
ruary 8, was hanged After he mounted the
scaffold the doomed man exhibited knife he
had concealed On his person, and thus demon
strated that he had at no time desired to COM
NIT suicide.
A Radical Measure OF Revenae Reduction.
The house committee on ways and means
adopted the following resolution
Resolved, That the subcommittee on
changes in internal revenue be instructed to re-
port bill abolshing all internal revenue ex-
cept the tariff on distilled liquors, malt liquors
and manufactured tobacco, and taxes ON bank
ciroulation, on all coupon medicines, reservtng
for their discretion redirection for the tax on
sugars and special taxes on dealers, manufao-
turers, etc. Vote in detail: Ayes, Kelley, sher-
man, Kassen. Dunnell, McKinly, Hubbell and
Haskett-6; Nays, Erret, Randall, Tucker, Car
lisle and Speer-5
motion to amend by inserting provision
sxempting the sale Of leaf tobacco from taxa
ton was reported. In voting against the SUBJ
committee report Chairman Kelly said his vote
Was cast In accordance with The racant actinn of
The republican caucus and was contrary to his
Judgment