The daily gazette., 1883-11-22
FOURTH EDITION
CHISHOLM'S EXEC[TIoN
The Jersey Wife-Murdo,o,
Dies on the Gallows.
GENERAL FOREIGN NFwc
CHISHOLM HANGED
The New Jerfey wife Murderer v......
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UNITED Press Dispatch TO the -
NEWARK, N. j., Nov. 22.-,Jobn
was hanged this morning in tbc Nsno'm
jail for the murder Of his wife lnr lng"ark
months, all but one day, since tb,. ys9s Ia i've
tion OIL the crime. At $50 a, m FwyPegta.
johnson and his assistants werc "atlen aa!in
ready for the execution. Chisbolm se'ihg
this time awake and awaiting the arr,.l, %as al
Tooney, his spiritual adviser, Az r''S4l VA OF
breakfast was served TO the plisonrr G3eoek
east corridors of the prison at tle na,,, ~ the
Of which the scaffold was erected ''u Caa
breakfast the prisoners were % Aifr
around to the other Side ma'ened ns
prison, each Of them on the wav w., m t9e
surveying the gallows and passing ray ,n,en,y
about Its appearance. As early ss 5tI,,elA' oil,l
stragglers commenced assem6lIn, o,.'91 U.'Vgh
the jail, but had 70 content themsclyes 'at ,.i.s
Idly staring at the walls and en.,,'t'n %,,n
about Chisholm's crime aud 6pproa.tinEE 6't4nE
execution. Nobody was permitted I'tu',is tnsiG,
the prison except newspaper represeptat,vas
or those who we're employed in some oniri,I
eapaclty In connection with the execulion
AT O'Clock Father Tooney arrived H.
went Immediately to Chishom's room and
administered TO him the blessed sacr",,sl. auu
/ NesNNa NFChNy nAtA butlt WAS nHt
OF doubt but that the condemned man ",
perfectly reconciled to his ta,p IVA, vac
time after Chisholm had received boiy 9rVn' con,
muuion bis breakfast was brought T., nn, Tiu,
from Warden Johnson's private klteban
Chisholm's appetite was not vigorous ani
was not apparently helped by the stImula,n1
| properties OF glass OF whisky which he va
given before his breakfast was brought Ia
him.
After finishing his last meal, ChIslo,m
asked Tor the morning newspapers SAVING
that he would like 10 see all that was s,id
about him before he died He merely
glanced over them and laid them down with
the remark that he cared nothing for what
was said about him, and that he wonid
meet bis death brayely. For nearly an hour
before the sheriff visited the murderer for
the last time TO read to him the death war.
rant, Chisholm was alone with Father
Tooney, listening intently to his words Of
spiritual consolation, and at intervals ear.
neetly engaging In prayer. As Chisholm wa,
reciting bis last religious suDplication pre.
paratory TO meeting the hangman and his
assistant TO get him ready for the gallows, he
showed some signs Of trepidation ard fear
were expressed by some Of the officials as to
whether he would hold out until the end
just before the sheriff sent fol
the hangman to plnlon Chisholm and place
the black cap on his head, the condemne,
man was given another dose Of whiskey I,
nerve his dropping spirits.
The adjustment of the black cap on hi
head and the pinioning of his arms benin,
his back, although done with ceerity, wer
aRonizing moments Of suspense to the few
officials who watched the operation and tn
feelings of the condemned man at the tim
were undoubtedly of the most horrowiu
description. The hideous spectacle Chisholm
presented In the march TO the gallows wit
the black cap upon his head made several Q
the Sherih's jury turn aside with horrol
When the culprit arrived under the galow
the hangman gently turned him around an
quickly adjusted the moose. The elcrgyma
recited short prayer and a part of one O
the litanies and then held cruc
fix to Chisholm's mouth to kiss
Immediately after which the cap was draw
down over his face and at 1916 O'Clock tn
trap was sprung, the weight fell and Chi
holm was jerked into the air. His body re
bounded about two feet and after swayn
TO and fro, for few moments the breas
heaved and the legs were drawn up an
stretched out again, followed by the usul
eonvulsive movements, until a few moment
before life was extinct. After the body wa
suspended for 20 minutes and pronounce
dead it was lowered into the coffin aud give
In charge to the undertaken employed BY tn
murderer's relatives. Chisholm's lnnera
will be private. This is imperatlyely rc
quircd by the New Jersey law. The dis
gusting scenes that were witnessed at th
funeral OF Konkowski caused the passag
of the law prohibiting public funerals 0
capital offenders.