The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1883-12-21
DEATH OF
The Slayer OF Carey was Hanged in
New%ate Prison ~ q O'clock Mon
uay Morning. I7Ih Inst.

"AN iAhS, 80 AA'S
LoNDoN, Dec. 17.-O'Donneli, the s'arg
Of Carey, was hanged ia Newgate prison at two
! minutes past ) o'cloca. Despite tho boisterous
and squally weather considerable crowds were
at the prison at : Oslock this moraing. Hun.
Lrcds of worbmen passing by the Jail watched
70 CaH3 ut the b acE Nag. Among them wore
ODonnelNs brother who paced opposite
no tag staff IL tue the most restless and
lefec,ed manner, exciting the sympathy OF
all present The hangman's arrangement
were perfected, and tho exc cution occurred
| will out i hitch. O'DonuelI was CAIN aud
cplecJtd, aud made nc statement on the
scat ld.
ODonnoll was notified at 7:3O 10 make
! ready. He was perfectly resigned, aud OK
pressed gr, az spIrow for the outbursG OF ten.
Der in tho dock at tho conclusion OF his trial.
He said be had !Clt the greatest auiuo1i for
thu witmn$saa who app aroil a9&tsst a;T
but il hal now disappeared. After com
muuiuu had been administered to the con-
DENIED man, Bmus, the hamgman, entered the
CO l. O'U0 melt submitted to the opera
ton of puuluuiuG with q smile, and without a
muTuuE. The PROCESSION then moved towardt the
rcaffud O'DOnueIl walked with great tirm-
ness. without th3 assistance Of the wardens,
who : ood close arou ID him. aud was perfectly
calm and self pUssessed. Whllo standing or
| he drON he looked around uncOuccrnedly BinnS
perform d tho +, ma uder of his duty quickly.
| He atuwed u drop OF eight iect, six inches, ihs
moose placed oXacty os Marwoad used 20 llaee
il Binus uuiled the lover Of the trap precise
ly as the Ieignboring church clocks were strik-
lug eight.
THE CROWD IN FRONT OF NEwGATE
| increased ap:div, ana X Ort y beiore : O'Clock
numbered 700 persons. fac streets we're
| Closely packed, but tie throns observed .
quiet and orderly deTn .auor. Inc Irish
! t.F,a NJ not ann2Ttnnnvl ~
the m-m4ut for tho eXecu ion approached
tue or, wd swaycd w against tho PRISON wall
| and hg roadway, w,iCh was befors kept clear,
was blocked. lha police, however, moved
lapldly through the multitude and Easily
| Gle uel th5 way. When TIC black tag was
| h, i,teI, announcing that tho hanging was
at an end, Uuero was 10 demousira TO-, at
though suppressed excitement marked many
fac x. U'Donuelps brother remained TO the
last, bjtt-Ply weeping. the center OF a sympa.
"a u az group The clouds beg n 10 brtak az
| the hour II 8 approached, and when the bl ca
flag VAS run up IL was distinctly displayed
against the rising sun The p oDe lIninedi-
ateiy nisp, rsel after he hoi ting of the flag.
O'DOnnell's brother occupied q doorway OPP
pO SIC th- Prison IN view OF the tlaS staff, upon
wDicn his eyes were rIveted. He was an obj icE
Of deepest lItSrGSt The crowd pressetl 50
| closely on him that the police had t. interfere
for lus protection. When tho black flag was
Loi ted he removed his hat and remained sumo
minutes, apparently praying. his features
working cOnvulstveiy. He stayed at the same
spot sOmo time after the execution. 10 ueo-
pie lingering around ha said in a hpafss voice:
MY Door brother. lie ha, died as braye.y as
man evsr died" This was received With cries
OF ives" Ha thea departed. aud the crowd
dispersed ODoIuell decliaed any assistance
from tue wardens in ascending inc scaffoia.
Father Fleming by his sids repeated the sor-
wee OF the churcp for the diving and held Il
crucibx before ODanlelfs gaze. The prisoner
took his pace on the drop undcr tho rope, the
slack nf which was hell mp over his head Nv q
piece OF thread. Biuhs appeared very calm
aud quickly 6tted the nouse around 0'Don-
ne,rs neck, and carefully p.aclng the knot
under his left ear. He 1T once stepped back
and pulled the fatal lever. 0'Donnell fell
eight teet aud hardly quiyered. According 10
The surgeon death was instantaneous, there
being scarcely any muscular movements sf the
hanging form. As the black tag was run up
those in the prison could hear o husLed muI mur
from the multitude outside. The body hung
one hour, When ii was cut down and removed
for q legal inquest.
Andrew Col man, the principal witness for
the prosecutors, testified to evidence of a
branch of the Fenian brotherhood in County
Mayo. He said he had been giving evidence
TO the police while assisting tho men on trial
lie ouce accompanied some Of tine men nov
prisoners 10 murder ceriaiu Z ntlemen, but
tlty escaped, because he had proYiouely Hainsd
them.