New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-27
BOTH TO BE HANGED THE SAME DAT.
LYONS AND MRS. CIGNARALE DOOMED.
RECORDER sMYrn Fixes AUGUST IL FOR THEIR
RxrcIrTION.

RECORDER SMYTH Fixes AUGUST ~ f"A i"'''
EXECUTION
Recorder smyth, at the request OF DistrctA"ornoS
Fellows went to the Cont of General sessions yes
,erdov 10 fix a day for tho execution OF Chara VI
cnaralc. and Daniel Lyons. who were oonvic'cu VI
murder in the first degree and whose convictions naNo
been affirmed by the Court OF Appeals. when 'ho
Recorder entered the building half an hour peioTo
the time for opening the court he found that no PcP
arations for tho arragnment OF the prisoners hau
been made except the sending OF notifications u ho
counsel Tho papers in the cases were scattered IN
dge,,nt narfs of the District Attorneys office, tho
prisoners had not been sent for, end the necessary
cour, orders had not been prepared The kccoraer
had left his Office at inconvenience al the sPoo'
request of the Dstrict-Auorney, and he eAprc'sou
forciby his displeasmc at the want OF preparation
One of Mr. Fellowss subordinates believed that inc
Distrct-Attorney had forgotten all ABOUT the na''o
after sending for the Recorder
Recorder smyth sent for some of tho assistants anu
said This socms u be the way things are managed
IN this Office" and he finally directed Assistant DIS
tric Attorney Lindsay whom he said he could rely
to prepare the necessary papers There was hurry
ng 10 and fro in the District-Attorneys ONCE 1or
couple of hours. The prisoners were hastily sent ior'
the rcmittiturs from the Court of Appeals and the
other papers hastily collected ana MI LinusaS
prepared the necessary orders
Clerk John Sparks OF the Court of General Sessions,
was at his desk when at 80 p m. the Recorder
finally took his place on the bench The prisoners
had been taken to the courtroom some time beiote'
The Italian woman whose pallor, noticeaDle on inc
trial has grown more intense with her long term Oh
Imprisonment, was first arraigned at the BAR sho
was convicted in june 1887 OF the murder on october
90 1896 of her husband, Antonio Cignaraic. she
had been living apart from her husband. she FOL
lowed him in second-ave. the morning of the mur-
der fred one shot at his back and as he turned shot
him again, the bullet taking effect In his siae' u
gnarae died in few minutes. The woman after her
first trial had begun withdrew her plea OF not guilty.
and the advice OF her COUNSEL
w F. Howe, pleaded guilty of murder in
the second degree Indiscrcct friends persuaded her
to withdraw that plea and she was allowed TO do so
and was again placed on trial. She was con-
vcted and sentenced TO be executed on July - last
but the appeal stayed the execution of the sentence
"Chiara Cgnaralc," the clerk called out, and the
woman was taken before the Recorder The woman mas
been suffering from several complaints and fear and
excitement had rendered her almost poweress She
was supported by two attendants she walked 10
| the bar and was allowed TO SIT down while the Re
| cordcr spoke TO her. Her eyes were tightly ciosen
and her pale face looked like that of dead woman
she leaned heavily back on the shoulder OF court
officer. Recorder smyth directed Interpreter Doiiih
70 translate into italian the words which he uttered
The Recorder only rectcd the facts OF the cohVcCon
the appeal and the aflrmance of the conviction and
then fixed as the day for carrying out tho sentence
of death by hanging Friday, August II. The woman
remained motioness while the Interpreter repeated
| the words and she was theE taken from the court
Mr. Fellows also asked that day be liked. ior
carving out the sentence Of death in the case OF
| Daniel Lyons who was convicted last September Of
murder in the first degree in killing Joseph j. quinn
| on July 5, 1887. Lyons and Quinn had quarrellcd
and Quinn beat Lyons severely on July a. Lyons
| then armed himself with pistol and prepared 10
meet his assaant of the previous evening. Judge
MARITIME who sat beside the Recorder personally con-
Quoted while DstrictAttorncy, the prosecution OF
| Lyons The scene when Lyons was called to the
bar Yesterday was very different from that when Mrs
| Cignarale was before the bar few minutes earlier
The Recorders face became scrner as he looked al
| the Young prisoner Lyons himself was careless
| and undisturbed In his demeanOr. His counsel MT
Blake wished present some aiiidavits on motion
for a new trial and argument on the motion VIII
| be heard next Tuesday. The Recorder warned Lyons
| that he must not hope for clemency. He must make
| II he had not already done So the preparation which
| befitted a man in his situation He fixed August IL
! also as the date Of LyOns's execution. Lyons was
| taken back TO the Tombs. The date fixed for the
hanging OF LYONS and Mrs Clgnarae IS the as that
set by Justice Barrett for the execution OF Charles
Giblin Gibln however, will probably not be hanged
on that day as an appeal will be taken. The double
execution August II will be the first at the Tombs
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