The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-12-31
THE HANGING or THE JOTcEy.
Myies Protests his Innocence In his Dyins
speech.
From The london Telegraph,

From The london Telegraph,
Tho doomed men, who occupied cells ad
jacent to each other in a detached building at
ON Thursday night. Dec. IA. They had pre-
yiously had an Interview with some Of their
female relatives. who came to sec them and bid
Myss Joyce spent very restless might, sleep
ing by snatches. frequently with troubled NUT
confederates were more at ease. They main.
tanned. silence except when ut intervals they
directing their suppllcations for mercy to tho
xirgin and saints Thns the night passed s n
to say mass
In several recent executions which have
Hynes. hanged in Limerick. ana that of Walsh.
executed In Galway some three months ago for
Letterfrack-the culprit walked out OF the cell
with arms free. and was strapped 10y Mgrw2od
utter , onechaf Of the way to the seailold hRd
pinioning took place In the cells At exactly q
quarter past the condemned men wcro led
first time almost since the terrible night in
August last when the savage tragedy was COM
mitted they stood beside and looked upon each
great change had taken place in their. api,
pearn9ce The beard Of even the Youngest mad
men they once had been. Myles Joyce was the Inc,
first to step into the prison yard his arms. pin
side The priest FOL owed reading the U prayers H,
for tho dying. AS he walked the condemned
man In loud tones uttered the inter
ner words to those beside him declaring and
protesting 1t was UNDERSTOOD his entire limo
warders. his lips firmly set and with the look
Of man on whom death had already aid i,S
wearing his 6a the Waf heads tho others
being bare. Like Casey. he was. silent but with
a look Of great agony uP.on his features;
hs oss ssd the 5 1rSs sy
upon everything around. The trees and shrubs
y ths were Covered With Mantle Of staihess
white, and the first marks on the snow that lay
upon the narrow, track, were the footprints of
ried the Condemned men we're urged forward
hoe sy sef Boots by Pat
e Fns ne tSn in
port OF tho warders who walked by his side.
Passing through the garden and tho little yard.
where stood the gallows on which Walsh was
the apparatus Of death was seen. 1t was a sub
stantia! structure.
A flight Of fourteen broad low steps. carefully
the platform. about seven feet high and posi-
bly, twentyjhye feet square, The beam.
Which were attached the three ropes. was about
eight feet overhead, Two Of these, ropes. Mar;
been frequently Ssed, Particularly in tho eases
Of Lamson. LEROY, Hynes, and Walsh. In the
order in which the men had left the cells they
at a time. and without receiving the least as
sistance;, Myles Joyce was placed to the right;
the three in the cen're.
Marwood then commenced the work Of pin
ionin. the knees. commencing with Myles
Joyce. This he performed without the slight
est assistance from any one. While upon the
dr9p, Miles joyce continued to speak yolubly
for Irish speaking persons who we're present to
gather the meaning. OF much that fell from
/ him; but the following sentences were inter:
speaks the language thorough ~. and who was
close enough to the scafIold to hear the greater
am going before my God. l. was not there
at all. l had no hand or part in it. lam as in
nocsnt as child i in, in the cradle IT. is poor
hav" my priest With mes The OTHER prisoners
Were silent end passive and made ,n no state
psaEng 'G rspdS EVEN Ss s2F"sf arSeod hs
noose around ae his neet eek. At the the
bolt was drawn he was in fact. speak ting with
his head and shoulder. partly turned round to
the sub sheriff MIR. Reddingtonl, and the rep
rresentatiyes of the press were standing. The
instant Marwood touched the levers the three
s1ssS hs Of the
a RsRsS ys s"Hs: ss' s@s third
could be seen swinging slightly backward and
1t soon became evident, from Marwood's be.
havior that there had been a. hitch OF some
fellow" sat down on the scaffold, and laid hold
OF the rope and moved it backward and for:
ward, A; will he seen from what happened
passed unobserved. and it would certainly ap-
pear that Myles Joyce was not killed as rapid
ly as could be desired and that he struggled
for some time. Marwood's own account Of wha,
happened il that owing to Jovce's having par
drop fell the coil of the rope caught on one OF
his elbows. and so broke the force Of the fall
nine feet being the length OF drop given. In
the cases of Pat Joyce and Pat Casey death was
instant aneouS