Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-06
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HORRIBLE POWDER MILLExPLOsION
BRITISH OPINION ON THE MONROE DOCTRINE.

NINA MULLER's MURDERER u.SGF.

JERSEY CITY, n. j., January 6-Nartln Kan
kcwski was executed in Hudson county lail
shortly after 10 a. IN. for the murder of Nina Mul-
ier In the woods. near Guttenberg, y. J.. on May
80, 1881. The condemned man took his final leave
ol MS wile at III 80 last night
Immediately after his wife had gone he retired
TO his cot and slept scundy until ESQ o'clock this
mornihg Nnen he aWoke he said TO Keeper
ilddle; MY last mornng,'' ana at once got up and
dressed himself without assistance. Ills breakfast
was brought 10 him st O'Clock. and consisted OF
beeisteak, ham and fried potetoeS with rolls ana
coffee, or which he parook but splringly. AT S:3n
a. ln letter was received 1t the jail for the con-
demrcd man, and # was handed to Rev Mr. Maa
VINO FOUND IL to be iroin y q. Won Horst. proIui-
nent Roman Catholic clergyman, in which ha bade
the prisoner kindly farewell At O'clock the
police force OF Jersey City, under command OF
Chief Murphy, formed around the Jail and
cour'-house and allowed DO one to pass into
sent duplicate dispatches to New Brunswick and
Trenton, addressed To Governor Ludlow, asking,
flaNe You made final decision not Ia interfere in
the caSef J" 10 Which no reply was received AT
9:4o the court jury was sworn, in Sheriff Cronan's
Office, and. with the sheifTs deputies, proceeded
TO the Jail, where they were taken at once to the
corridor where the execution was 10 take place all
other persons being elected and the door locked.
Az s:o5 the jury and sheriffs deputies formed ia
the corridor where the rope dangled from the
piece and lounged around while the sheriff went
behind the screen and gave his final Instruct .ons
iouo Sheri1s Cronan and Wright, OF Essex county,
lett the corridor and went up TO the cell OF the
doomed man and read the death warrant; after
Wnch hankowSkfS arms were pinioned and
koWskt declared that he was innocent, and
nan told him that he had TO die and after pro-
testing quietly against the black cap and the pin
ana Walked II ee ouT ufF Rfs p1r 81 bis ms s ne
hall to the stairs, where he stopped to say good
bye" TO Inspector Lange.
THE PROCESSION TO THE GAIows.
At 1913 the procession was heard coming down
the stairs, and, At 1915, il entered the corridor
headed by SherifIs Cronan and Wright, who were
followed by Rev. Mr. Mas, reciting the Office for
hmm
supported by his keeper, with the halter on his
neck and loose black cap on the back OF his head.
excIaiming In German, ..No, no; am innocent"
As he passed bet ween the jury and deputies he
turned TO the deputies, who were ranged on the
left side of the corridor, and shook hands with
three or four OF them, saying goodbye Arriv-
ing under the gallows lie 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 innocent OF this
tllng. Father forgive Ine, and those who brought
this disgrace upon the state OF New jersey
THE LAST SCENE.
Sheriff Wright then pulled the cap over his face
and While the moose was being adjusted he seemed
about TO fall. but instantly recovered his nerve
and staggered. At 1916 O'Clock the trigger was
feet Into the air and he desce nded again with a
SickenIng thud to within four feet or the floor,
breaking his neck instantly. At 10:32 his pulse
ceased TO beat After hanging untl 10 40 the body
was cut down and delivered TO the undertaken.
KANKowsKI's LAST LETTER.
Just before leaving his cell for the gallows Kan
kowSki handed Letter written In German 10 Mr.
Breigleit, his counsel, Of which the following is
tranSlati0n:
To n,y hyte r'ietad ATnians Breigtet:
thank You for the true and honest way In
which you have worked for me. God Will bless
you and give you luck; and hope that may
meet In the other world at some future day. ana
that he VIII bless you 10 the end OF your life. God
be with you and your family I'm peace and pros
perity TIL all eternity. just before my DEATH To
my friend, A. B. Farewell, OF Martin, Kankowski.'
On the same sheet he wrote as follows to the
Rev. Mr. Mas: "Oh, blessed father, thank you
that you have been To me true and blessed sp!r-
Eual adviser. May God give you luck and pros
perty throughout your liie