Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-08-06
MORGAN'S REMAINS

Given to Nellie Lowery-A Quiet Inter
ment.
COLUMBUS, o., August 4-The horrible
death of Blinky Morgan has been the talk
of the town. Seven executions by hang
ing have taken place in the Penitentiary
since the present law was enacted. OF
these all have been successful, not a hitch
occurring with the exception of Patrick
Hartnett, the Hamilton county man, who
was the second man hanged there, and the
hanging Of Morgan. In the case Of Hart
nett the head was nearly severed from the
body and blood spattered over those who
witnessed the execution. The physicians
had to hold him MP to prevent his head
and body parting. His was an instan-
taneous death, however. In Morgan's case
THE ROPE SLIPPED
to tho rear of the right ear and he died
slowly by strangulation. He jerked and
kicked, and when the doctors released his
hands to test ths pulse, the efforts Of the
unfortunate man to grasp the rope or reach
his neck to relieve himself were pitifrl in
the extreme. While an unfortunate acct
dent, it was one that is liable to occur on
such occasions, and the officials are in no
way to blame for it.
Yesterday morning Drs. Clemmer and
Taylor, of the prison medical force, made
a post-mortem examination of the body.
The functions were in healthy condition
so far as the examination went, but as the
principal object of the dissection was to
search for the bullet supposed to he in the
body, the examination was not successful,
no bullet or trace of bullet could be
found, which is confrmatory of Morgan's
claim, and disproves the theory of the
detectives.
After the examination was completed
the body was placed in rude coffin and
allowed to remain in the execution room
until Mrs. Nellie Lowrey, the friend of the
dead man, called for it, which she did
shortly before noon.
Shortly after six o'clock tonight the
coffin was placed in an ordinary under.
takers wagon, covered with rubber
blanket, and quietly driven to Green Lawn
Cemetery, three miles from the city. Near
the outskirts of the town carriage fell in
behind the wagon and followedit to Green
Lawn. In the carriage were Mrs. Nellie
Lowrey and lady and gentleman friend,
and that made up
BLINKEY MoRGANs FUNERAL CoRrEGE.
Arriving at the cemetery the coffin was
carried into the public vault, where the
undertaken removed the lid, exposing the
remains to view through the glass cover.
Mrs. Lowrey, resting on the arm of her
lady friend, entered shortly after and re-
quested the glass cover to be removed.
When this was done she threw herself on
the coffin, sobbinghysterically, and cried:
my dear Charlie. They have murdered
you. Oh, how could they do itn' She
kissed the lips of the dead man passionate
ly, and stroked and smoothed his hair and
brow, and she finally, with her lady COM
panion, knelt in prayer. The prayer was
a silent one, but from the motions she
went through it was evident to your CORE
sp0ndent that she is believer in the Ro-
man Catholic creed.
After praying, she again kissed the lips
of the dead, after which she requested the
undertaken to cut lock of hair from Nor
CAMS head, which he did, and the coffin
was closed. Before leaving the vault Mrs.
Lowrey placed two handsome wreaths Of
immortelles ut the head and foot of the
coffin, after which she was assisted to her
carriage, and the funeral services Of Blinky
Morgan were at an end. When asked II
it was her intention to inter the remains
in Cleveland, she said: "No, sir. They
are too precious to me to ever permit them
to touch Cleveland soil" II is her inten-
ton to let the body remain here until next
week, and then remove it to Philadelphia
for intermept