Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-22
SECOND EDITION.
EVENING. APRIL "a, iee4
COYLE HANGED.
nrroars TO rNovn uim ,ssANs.


The Jail Yard Crowded 20 Soc the Execution
-Ooyls Diss with scarcely astrnk-
sis ana &C Peace with
the World.
GETTYSBURG, Pa, April 22.-John
Coyle was hanged here at :27 this m orn.
ing.
The insanity experts, who came here
Monday. announced that Coyle was suffer.
ing from depression of the skull. caused
by blow, and was insane. This was
communicated TO the governor, but he re.
fused to interfere. Coyle was accordingly
informed last night that all hopes had
gone, but he slept we'll aud ate breakfast
at ten O'Clock this morning. A largo
train brought many people into town and
at an early hour five hundred had crowded
into the Jail yard.
Onthe GaiIows.
Coyle walked to the gallows with his
spiritual adviser. Tho district attorney
announced, on behalf OF the condemned
man, that Coyle died ut peace with all
men. After prayer and banedict,on Coyle
was swung into eternity and died with
scarcely struggle. Tho body will be
given to his mother to be taken to Marietta
for burial.
A skslcn OF the Murder snd Trials.
tJohp Coyle, jr., lived with bis parents,
who kept the " Ferry House." In York
county, on the side Of tho Susquehanna
opposite Marietta. His parents we're aged,
he was the only son and the whole family
had the reputation Of being vicious and
immoral set. Young john was extremely
tempered and addicted to rum. Emi
lxt xp,a i'm ah
years, was servant in the employ Of the
Coyle family she was handsome, and the
younger Coyle became enamored of her
She repelled his addresses, but according
to his testimony, consented to become his
wife. On tho morning Of the S0th OF May,
1881, the girl was called by Coyle's mother
to get up and milk the COWS. At the
stable door she met Coyle, who said to
her. 81 came out to sec II you would be as
good as your word you prom
ised to marry me !; will you be
my wife -" She replied "No;
won't have you nor any other man.
COyle said, "Pll shoot you, for no other
man shall have you" Pointing to her
breast she said Shoot De-shoot mo
quick" Coyle then shot her through the
heart. He then turned the pistol upon
himself, infcting two slight wounds upon
his person. He made no effort TO escape
but returned TO tho house and gave an ac
count of the shooting, and was conveyed
to the prison at York. On the 10th OF
June, 1881, bill for murder was found
against Coyle. The case was continued tc
October term, 1881, for trial, aud on th'
10Th OF October, 1881, the trial wa
ordered and jury empanelled after the
return of three special venires. Or
the Goth OF October, 1881, the yer
dict Of the jury was rendered q
guilty OF murder Of the fist degree
The case was carried to the supreun court
at Philadelphia In May, 1882 The Pris
oner's defense was iasali.y. The suprem
| court reversed the lower court for tho US
Of single word clsary" Instead O
fairly +" in speaking of the measure o
proof necessary to establish insanity. Tn
trial was again ordered, but owing to tn
state Of feeling In York county against tn
| prisoner, the venue was changed I
Adams county. Tho second trial began i
Gettysburg, in April. 1883, and afte
lasting nearly two weeks, Coyle was agai
convicted of "murder Of the first degree.
The prisoner was once more sentenced (
DO Hanged, and another writ of error wa
taken out, and tho case carried TO tn
supreme court at Pittsburg. The opinion
| of the supreme court was rendered on tn,
7tb of January, 1884, sustaining the lowel
court and remittiDg the record execution
The record OF the case was transmitted tC
the governor and tho day of execution Ee
for April %, 1Ss4.-Eps. INrELLIGEN
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