Morning journal and courier., 1886-03-13
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. HANGED WHILE DYING. Murderers Fail To Cheat
 The GaIIoWs. KEhNA'S REPLY TO EDMUNDS. Wonderful Billiard Playing
 By Schaefer. PATTI ROOTED OFF THE STAGE. The Gould Roads Still
 Tied Up.
PATTI ROOTED OFF THE STAGE.

l W Gs | The New Orleans Murderers Take
 Morphine But Are Placed on the l SeaAoId in an Unconscious Condition n and Swung of.
 l NEW ORLEANS, March 12.-Pat Ford and John Murphy, the two condemned murderers of Captain A. H. Murphy, were found in their cells this morning at 7:30 by Sheriff Butler in an unconscious condition. The I men had passed the night in conversation | with priests, sisters and newspaper men, 1 Mrs. Ford visited her husband at 9:15. Both | seemed more composed than they have been l for weeks. After religious exercises in the | chapel the men began chatting with their l friends until a. m. Pat Ford declared that | Murphy fired on him first and John Murphy l asserted that he was only at the scene of the l murder by chance and took no part. A let ter was received by Pat Ford from ex-Judge Ford, now in the penitentiary, bidding him farewell. Pat wrote 8 brief note in reply. At 2:30 the men retired to their cells and went to sleep. A death watch was put on them, but he did not keep them in sight. At 7:30 the stertorous breathing of Pat Ford at tracted attention and Sheriff Butler was sent for. He found the men on their backs. Ford appeared to be in choking condition and the effort to arouse him proved unavailing. Murphy was calmly sleeping and when he was shaken he opened his eyes and glaring around sank off again into a deep sleep. He was aroused once more and when asked how he felt replied: "Verv bad" A tremor passed over him and he again sank into unconsciousness. Dr. Bertrand the prison surgeon, was summoned and he pro- nounced 1t morphine poisoning. Other phy- sicians were summoned and the proper anti dotes applied. Search was male of the cell and two small pieces of white paper which had evidently contained the drug were found on the floor. In Pat Ford's vest pocket the following letter was found:
 NEW ORLEANS, March 1a-At Night
 To the Good Sisters of Mercy and All My Reli-
 cannot bear the trouble and disgrace bring on my innocent offspring do not deserve this terrible Baker and Cunningham, to you leave my curse; to the balance my blessing. I have been despon- good friends and ''Minos.' Dr. Holland and c. Ii. Parker; it is your time next So, dear sisters for give me as well and all good bye. P. H. FARO
 Dr. Holland is the Episcopal minister who wrote articles under the signature of s'Minos'' denouncing the Governor for re- prieving the men. MT. Parker is editor of the Pieayune. At 1:30 the doctors were still trying to arouse the men, but had not succeeded. They expressed the opinion that
  had hope of Murphy's recovery. In view of the condition of the men Sheriff Butler tele graphed Governor McInery for instruc- tions The Governor replied that the exc cution would have to take place at the ap- pointed time. A few minutes before noon Ford began to show very slight signs of re- turning consciousness and Murphy was in a semi-stupor. The sheriff determined to hang the men at 12:40, whether they were restored to consciousness or not. At that time no change had taken place in their con- dition and the deputies conveyed the men to the scaff1ld, adjusted the ropes and sprung the trap promptly at the time appointed. l No attempt was made to dress the men. They were lying in their pants and under l shirts and in this condition they were lifted 1 and seated in chairs, their limbs pinioned. l On reaching the scaffold they were taken out l of their chairs and placed on the trap in sitting position. The only sign of life shown by Murphy was the opening and closing of his eyes. Ford gave no sign of life except 1 the color in his eyes. The trap was sprung as soon as possible. The drop was eight 1 feet and the necks of both were dislocated, death resulting instantly. The bodies were cut down after hanging twenty-five minutes. | SENATOR KENNA ON THE FLOOR. An Attempt to Make Answer to Sena-
 tor Edna1nds.
 WASHINGTON, March 12-After the Senate | had passed the bill to forfeit part of the l lands granted to the State of Iowa in aid of railroads, Senator Kenna, of West Virginia, took the floor in opposition to the resolu- l tions censuring the Attorney General for re- fusing to furnish the papers in the Duskin case. MT. Kenna quoted instances where Presidents Washington and Grant, Secretaries Webster and Sherman had refused to give inf ormation when requested by the Senate | He took up MT. Blaine's new book Twenty | Years of Congress" and read a number of spicy extracts from it on the tenure of office 1 act The people in the galleries and Sena- tors on the floor relished the extracts and indulged in considerable laughter over MT. | Blaine's caustic comments on the statesman ship involved in the passage and the at l tempted repeal of the tenure-of-office law. 1 The Senate adjourned at o'clock.