Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-18
\ FOR ERIN'S SAKE.
ution Of Patrick O'Donnell TOT Tue
Marder Of James Carey.
statement Made In Regard 70 MS
Motive for the Crime.
,eting Death with Firmness ana y
Forsiving Spirit.

w considerable crowd assembled at
.,s',n at ! o'clock. Hundreds oil
rmsn nassipg by the Jail waited TO
.at The black flag. Among them
0,Donnell's brother, who paced TO
"a fro onposite the flagstaff in most
oLiess md detected manner, exciting
svmpathy of all present. me
angrnar,s arrangements were perfect
/ ii ,ha execution occurred without n
ttcb OiDonnell was cool ana col
Acted. but made no statement on tlie
HafI,ald O'Dornell was notified NJ
I'd 70 mike ready. He was perfectly
.sipned. and expressed great sorrow
,r Rjs outburst of temper IN the dock
the conclusion of the trial. He SAID
70 had felt the greatest amnesty
or the witnesses who appeared against
i'm. but that had now Disappeared.
fer communion had been admins
red 10 the condemned maA, Binns,
se hanyman. entered the cell, anu
FDonnell subm tied to the operation
II piniouing without n murmur. Inc
procession then moved toward the
cnffnld. O'Donnell walked with
treat firmness, without the assistance
If the wardens, who stood close around
lim. He was perfectly calm aud self
possessed. and while ST. nding on the
Iron he looked around unconcernedly.
Binns performed the remainder OF ms
luty quickly. He allowed n drop OF
light feet. The moose was placed eX-
sctly rs Marwood used TO place 1t.
Binns pulled the lever OF the trap pre-
Aisely as the neighboring church
blocks were striking eight. The crowd
In front of Newgate in
creased rapidly and shortly be,
fore eight o'clock 1t numbered
10000 persons. The streets were close
tly packed, but the throng observed Il
QUIET and orderly d-meal o.. The
Irish clement was not con-pcuous.
AS the moment for the execution ap-
preached. the crowd swayed up
Z against the pri .on wall, and the road
way, which was before kept clear was |
blocked. The police, however, moved |
rapidly through the multitude and |
easily cleared the way. When the |
black flag was hoisted, announcing |
the tragedy at an end, there was no |
demonstration. although suppressed /
excitement marked many faces. /
O'Donnel's brother remained till the |
/ last, bitterly weeping in the center Of |
the sympathi2ing group, The clouds |
J began to break rs the hour OF |
eight approached, and when the
black flag was run up, il |
was distinctly displayed against
the rising sun. The people immedi- !
ately dispersed after the hosting % |
the flag. 0'Donnell's brother occu- |
pied doorway opposite the prison, In |
view of the flagstaff, upon which his |
eyes were rveted He was The object !
of deepest interest and curiosity. The |
crowd pressed so closely upon him |
that the police had TO interfere for his
protection. When the black flag was
hoisted, he removed his hat and for |
some moments was apparently pray
ing, with his features working pain
fully. He stayed Mt the same spot for
some time after the execution. To the
people lingering around. he said in IA
noarse voice: MY poor brother; he
has died as bravely Us man ever
died" This was received with cries
of YES" He then departed aud the
crowd dispersed.
O'DDnnell retired at an early hour
last evening, and this morning
good breakfast shortly after
o'clock. At6 Father Fleming arrived.
He receivedthe prisoners lust commu-
and administered the holy
sacrament. a few minutes before s
O'Clock the prisoner was removed from
his cell tn large room of the prison,
escorted by the wardens. In the large
room We're stationed Binns, the hang
man, the shoriiis and under sheriils,
the governor OF the Jail, Rev. Mr.. DAT
fled, the prison chaplain, and the
Newgate surgeon. the process of PIN
ioning the. prisoners limbs was
quickly performed by Binns. O'Don- |
nell Keeping resolute silence and show |
ing the utmost tirmness, occasionally |
smiling in n half distracted manner.
This work being done, the procession
moved out to the court yard where
was the scalold. O'Donnell de.
cllned any assistance of the
wardens IN ascending the scafiold
Father Fleming, who was by his side,
repeated the service of the Church for
the dying and held the cruciiix before
O'Donnell's gaze. The prisoner took
his place on the drop under the rope,
the slack OF which was held up over
his head by piece of thread. Binns
appeared very calm, and quickly fitted
the moose around O'Donneli's neck,
carefully placing it under his left ear.
He at once stepped back and pulled
the fatal lever, and O'Donneil fell
eight feet. The rope hardly quivered.
According To the surgeon, death was
instantaneous, there being scarcely
any muscular movement of the hang
ing form. AS the black flag was run
up, those within the prison could
hear hushsd murmur from the
multitude outside. The body Luny
one hour, when it was cut down and
removed for proper legal inquest.
The inquest showed thar his face
nors calm expression. His head was
quite loose from the trunk, aud the
rope made deep indentatlon In his
hesk. binns, the haugman, was good
numorediy mosbed by the crowd
wnen leaving Newgate prison, and
ni.ei" wards drove away In govern
A"e"' fos'ai van 10 escape observation.
THE FiNAI. EFRoRT.
The friends OF O'Donneql continued
their efforts to obtain a meeting NJ III.
.urynlen who convicted him until
iate Saturday night, when eight of
ihem had been fuund. 1t was impossi-
ole 10 trace the other four, and the
friends OF the condemned man were
compelled to abandon the search. Five
~ the luryn,en We're anxious To have
"meeting OF theJury.
THE NEWS All NEW YORK.
New York, December II. --The hang
ing OF o,Donnell was surprise t1 his
eonipatrlols here, who somehow
Thought that England would listen to
ane voice from the United States aud
Fire In Augusta.