Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-17
SECOND EDITION.
MONDAY EVENING, DEC. II. 1889.
O'D0NNELL HANGED.
HE MEETs DEATH WITH CoMpusuRE
Walks Firmly to the scenold and smiles as
the Bangman Pinions nim-A Quiet
Throng Of 5000 People Outside
tho Jaii-Two Moro Vic.
Tins to DE on the



GaIiows.
LONDON, Dec. 17.--O'Donnell, who kill.
ed Carey, was notified at 1880 o'clock to
mako ready for his execution. He was
perfectly resigned aud composed and ex.
pressed great sorrow for tho outburst of
temper in tho dock, at the conclusion of
his trial, when he cursed the English gov.
ernment and bid an extravagant farewell
to Ireland and the United States. He said
that he had felt the greatest animosity
for the witnesses against him, but that
had now altogether disappeared, and no
was ready to meet death.
Tho Prisoner PInioned.
After tho communion was administered
TO him, Binns, the hangman, who has been
in Newgate for some days, piDioned the
condemned man, who smiled as the action
was done. The solemn procession then
moved towards tho scaffold, which last
evening was carefully 70 examined and
tested to assure the authorities OF its
perfect effectiveness.
The prisoner walked with much frmness
| and without any assistance up tho stairs
of the scaffold, aud was perfectly calm and
| self possessed when standing on the fatal
drop.
On tho scan old.
Binns performed the rest of his duty
| quietly and mcthodically. He allowed a
drop OF eight feet, and precisely as the
church clocks struck eight, he pulled the
lever, and O'Donnell fell
a Quiet aud sad Thropg.
Two thousand people were in iront OF
Newgate at the time of the execution, and
The utmost good order was observed. The
Irish element was not very conspicuous,
When the black flag was raised, as the
drop fell, there was no demonstration,
although strongly suppressed excitemen,
visibly marked many faces. ODonnelrs
brother remained to the last bitterly
weeping and the centre of sympathizug
crowd. After tho flag was run up the
people quietly and slowly dispersed
Tho body Cut Down.
According TO tho statement of til,
surgeon, O'Donnell's death was ins,anta
ncous, there being scarcely any muscula
movement OF the hanging form. The bod!
hung for one hour, whom it was cut dowI
and removed for tho proper legal inquest
Appearance of the Bocy.
The usual inquest showed that the face
OF U Donnell bore q calm express on. Tt
head was quite looso from tho trunk Of tn
body and the rope had made deep iudsn
tion. The usual verdict was rendered.
Report Denied.
Binns, the hapgman, was good humoredi
mobbed by the crowd when he left til
Nowgate prison. He afterwards droy
away in government postal van to escap
observation.
The press association donies tho repor
published by the central news yesterda
that the police had received informatio
, that body OF InviuobIes had sailed iror
New York in the steamer AssyIia
Monarch to either attempt the rescue {
O'Douncll or ayenge his death, and aver
that the search Of that steamer to day wa
only in accordance with the regular prat
tce of tie police upon tho arrival Of an
steamer.
Another Victim.
DUBLIN, Dec, 17.-Poter Wade has bee
sentenced 10 be banged January 1G, for Il
murder Of Mr, Quinn, at Rathfurha
county Dublin. The pris JneG stated tn
10 belonged to secret society whose o
ders he obeyed.
End sun Another. 20 Do banged i
morrow.
Earl Spencer has finally refused to gra
a repriev6 OF tho sentence of Poole, /
murderer OF John Kenny, ard he will
hanged tomorrow.