New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-19
PAYING THE PENALTY Or CHIME.
TREGLOWN HANGED AT YOUNGSTOWN.
THE LAST SCENE IN TRAGEDY OF JEALOUSY AND
CRIME.

TREGLOwN HANGED AT MORRIsTOWN.
THE LAST SCENE IN TRAGEDY OF JEALOUSY AND
CRIME.
MoRRIsrowN, n. j., April 1S.-James Treg-
Town was hanged here to day for the murder OF his
sweetheart. Minnie Chergwn, nj Port Dram last june
The last night Of mis- lie rregown slept little ro"ard
norninp he asked the Deputy sheriff who watched In
his cell TO read TO him from the Book OF Common prayer
His request was mpied WITH and then Tregown slept
Tor half an hour With the carly nght OK yesterday
mornng body OF blle-ooated soldiers marched 10 the
old Colonial court house ON the hii ana euAr'S wien
fixed bayonets were posted around it, Inside the court
house were assembled the Slerif and his deputies ana
others whom the law permitted to witness the execution
From $50 TO o a. IN. the condemned man was alone
with his spiritual advisers, the Rev. D. r. Maeedey' vi
Port orain aud the Rev. j. Ii. Fauiks OF tne first
Methodist Episcopal Church at Morristown. Joseph
Odgers. who had known Tregown In England then
entered the condemned cell and remained with MS Ola
assoc, are TIL the last shed had boon built In tue
courtyard of the Jail Jail and court house form one
nuilding aud 1t the galiows, which consseu
of a cross beam from which depended Two phneys
through which rope passed, having on one emu the
moose and ON the other heavy weight concealed below
the scaold floor and arranged that tho pressure OF
foot on spring released It, letting IL drop nve anu
half feet
While final arrangements for the execution were Deng
made Trecoyn sat in cell cOnyersing at interVas
with his friend Odgers When all was ready sherih
Howells accom- panied by the ,cutoner Van Heise'
Deputy sheriff Corey, Keeper Merritt, and the TWO
oereymen entered the cell The executioner pnioned
e arms OF the COZ demned and placed his head
the blaek can the front which turned back allow
iue the face 10 be The cergymen bayng offered
PRAYER the procession proceeded thfough the corridors
of The ia 10 The gallows Treglowns race was az wte
ms m arDle and his eyes were unnaturally large anu
brilliant He stood beneath the beam and gszed around
/ thu xnreaz of "A al.
| Tine Rey Mr. Faux made a short prayer, ireglowTs
Inns novel as C followed him. but sound came from
them The black cap tncn pulle down ~ "a" exc
cr"ss Tho platform Van Heise pressed the spring with
his foot releasing weight, ana Tregown sprang lht,
| Inc air with "a sud IN jerk. AttTa lew MUSCULAR con
| tortion the body hung Inip ana llIee 8 ,.
rhe drop fell at lo2J oock Ib
and perceptioie pulse Was Iouna. l9Ioe ni,u i
down II was fonnd thas The heck had Deen piOaeh al
the morning hesrse nad been walng outside the cOnI'
n Dan0p I Toe remains Of Treglown TIE hearse
| was Iueu driven to the cemetery AT DoN"I'
Inc brother OF Iregown aud some OF che MIXERS rom
| port Gram were assembled tue cemetery, and Ihe
body was buried beside the grave Of Minnie Chefs"n'
| STORY OF THE CRIME.
Tho story OF the crime for wlicn reg clown suffered Is
bnefy as follows Among the mountains of northwest
ern New the little setemcnto OF Cornish miners
t,,wn n Port Dram. Here lived old "5am" ChergSn.
| miner whose wife and daughters kept tho village
house. Among the Doarders was James IfeS
Town. a young miner twenty four, wno was engaged
TO Chergwps daughter, Minnie Last spring there came
10 the village the ashng Harry James. with tue pres
tge OF the Queens Life Guards In which he had serve
He made love Minnie Chergwn soon there was trouble
betw cen her aud TreglOwn. After many quarrel NH
me promsed t. have nothing more 10 DO with hrfy
lanes Oae bright moonlight nlgl last June, however
| he Inet James by appOntnen ana went for stroll
with hin along the banks of canal TTegl0wh 1ol
| owed them, aud coming up behind nred pistol az ~
rival but missed him. Minnie threw her arms afonnt
her Old lovers neck and cried that IT was all her aut
| J,,nes took To his aeels at tie SOUND q
| The pist0I ana Treglown, attempting TO ire a
| ia reirsaring torn, shot Minute In the face
lie fried 10 IN 30 bold him and In the s,rugg
ev botn fell int, the canal The the0ry OF the state
rregiownr tria that ne threw her In ana htId he
under water unsi she was dead but rregown swore ol
the stand ana repeated In his confession IN de tue d
before ne was hang that lacy fe into tne watcr acc
1enaly In his lession he further SAYS that wne
they we're struggling under water he managed 10 ncas
her nan IS froI around hts neck ana that then he sdy
er body rise VI the water. dead Aile
Inc crime Ircgiown fed, and wandered about the couu
| Try for "A week, until no arrested.