Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-09
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THE GALLOWS IN NEW YORK,
McGL0IN AND MALONE HANGED
''NUMBER ONE" BYRNE AND WALSH.
Double Execution I'm New York.


NEW YORK. March 9.-McGloin and Malone were
hung at S:12 a. m. Both men were pronounced
Ws,oy Htao oy .ae physicians at s:a2 a: m. Pasquale
and dressed himself with care. McGloin had TO
ne awakened half an hour later. Both men said
they felt WELL Last night the condemned men
had expressed their intention OF sitting up all
night, but shortly after midnight they changed
their minds and retired to bed. They seemed anX-
ious to devote every moment OF their few remain
Ing hours to religious conversation and exercises
with their spiritual advisers.
AFTER the condemned men had arisen, Fathers
Duranquet and Anacletus went to their cells add
joined them In prayer. The men then went 10 the
chapei In the prison to attend mass. To do so
tney mad TO pass under the gallows. McGloin
bore the sight with firmness, but Malone burst
forth In tears and buried his lace In his handker-
chief. number of boys and women prisoners
were gathered in the chapel where The mass was
celebrated Both the condemned men attended
TO their devotions with the greatest apparent
p1ety. Malone acted as clerk to Father Duran
quet Both mep partook OF the holy sacrament
On their return from the chapel to their cells both
neither OF them seemed to notice It. They spoke
lew words OF greeting to two acquaintances and
some some OF the keepers on their way back 10 their
cells. ana their demeanOr was calm and collected.
shortly after this they partook OF breakfast with
appareint i relish and MeGloin eonversed pleasantly
and then bade him a last farewell.
THE CLOSING SCENES
The religious ministrations OF the clergymen
were then resumed and continued I'D to the time
when the sheriff and under sheriff announced
that the hour had come for the reading OF
the condemned mems death warrants. Both
men bore the terrible ordeal without finch
ing, and then the executioner appeared
and fixed the fatal nooses about their necks
and the black caps on their heads The re-
ligious exortations were continued by the priests
ana joined in by both the condemned. The execu-
toners assistants had already adjusted the ropes
TO the cross-beam OF the gallows, and the deputy
sherlns were drawn up In two lines awaiting the
cred words OF here they come ran from lip to lip
ana moment later the procession headed 10y
shefil Dayldson, emerged from the prison into the
deputy sherirs. By his side was Father Anacle-
tus, holding crucifix before him. The condemned
man rec!;ed the litany OF the Saints In loud and
Clear voice. Close behind him came McGlon
erect, and with rm, elastic step, also attended by
two deputy sherifrs. and with Father DuranQuet
Dy his SIDE. His head was bowed and his face
bianched, out his mouth was set firmly, and from
his lips came in low, mumbllng tone a repetition
black suits. The walk was brief, and the gallows
soon reached. McGlon took his position TO the
LETT facing the double line OF deputy sners with
Malone on the right At a word from the priests
Ootn lell on their knees and prayed aloud together
with the priests for about minute They arose
and the cruci1xes were held to their lips and both
klsseo II, McGlon doing so three four times. as
though clinging to this last act Of his life The
nnrd nangaan approached, and while their hrs yet
the rope
HOW THEY MET THEIR FATE.
Both stood firmly, without a tremor as Under
Sheriff Stevens dropped his handkerchief. The
noise OF heavy fall was heard, a brief wheeling
OF pulleys, and the two murderers shot up above
tne heads OF the spectators At sl2 the drop fell.
three minutes after the prisoners entered the yard
Death was instantaneous, the nPcks OF both being
G.slocated by the rebound. The criminals shot up
nVe leet In the cir, and dropped back hardly foot,
out the 1all was enough to dislocate the vertebra
OF the spinal column Neither suffered for an in
slant; strangulation was also produced. There
were no indications OF a struggle the part OF
Malone beyond slight heaving OF his chest and
swayinG OF the body, caused by muscular contor-
IONS In thirty seconds he hung limp ana liielesS
McGloins body swung back and forth for fully |
two1nlnutes as his limbs were drawn up and his |
body doubled In the unconscious death struggle |
HIS chest heayed, and his hands, that We're folded
When the rope was cut, op Ind shut con- |
vuisively Gradually his struggles ceased. In
Two minutes all was over At S:22 both men |
were pronounced practically dead. They were |
lowered at s:s4 O'Clock. McGloin's body was i'm |
medlateiy taken to his parents residence in 18Th
S.reet, and Majone's to an undertakers shop In |
farK street The former Will be buried on Sunday |
and the latter tomorrow. But very few specta- |
tors were permitted to be present, and all the |
details OF the execution were carried out without
a single mishap. Excellent order was maintained |
and the arrangements were all perfectly devised |
ana carried out A large force OF police sur |
rounded the Tombs and kept at distance the |
large crowd OF people assembled around it. |