New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-19
THE LONG BRANCH MURDERER HANGED.
MRS. PURCELL
THE BRUTAL KILLING OF MI

THE BRUTAL KILLING OF MRS. PURCELL
AvENGED-KEARNEY MAKES NO CONFESSION
Freehold, N. j., July 10 tspecaI.-Richard Kear-
ney, tho negro convicted Of the murder OF Mrs Mar
garet Purcell, housekeepcr for Mrs Daniel r. fyddy,
OF Now York. at ElberoD, on February II. hangd
in the Monmouth County jail yad this morning.
Kcarney went to bed at IL O'Clock last night and
slept we'll until about daylight All night two con-
stables walked up and down before his cell door
Kearney a hearty breakfast OF fruit bcefseak and
fried potatoes and drank two cups Of coffee. At D
o'clock the Revs J. Giles Mowbray, OF Freehold T. r.
Webster, OF Fair Haven, and Littleton sturges Of
Asbury Park, the pastors OF the African Methodist
Episcopal churches In those towns, called at the jail
and administered tho communion TO tho condemned
man. who had professed conversion last week. They
also prayed earnestly with him. Kearney asked them
to read the seth Psalm when he reached the scafold,
and also to sing the hymn beginning:
"Talo the name of Jesus with you'
He told the Rev. Mr.. Webster after the communion
service that he should die Innocent man. Aaron
F. Johnston Kearney's counsel called 10 bid him fare
Kearney said he prepared to meet his
Maker.
At few minutes before II O'Clock Sheriff Fields
read the death warrant 10 Kearney, who showed no
emotion. Iangman Van Hise then called KearDey
out of HIS CELL strapped his arms, put the black cap
tpon his head and placed the about HIS neck
Az the murderer passed the womens cells the females
began TO cry. At tho gallows Sheriff Fields asked
Kearney II he had anything to say or II he wanted
prayer made. Kearney answered no. as van lil'e
pulled the black cap down over his lace hearney
smiled family Kearney then said, "Goodby.' Tho
words we're hardly out OF his mouth when Van Hise
pressed spring with his foot and KcarDey's body
Shot I'D into the air until the top Of tho black cap
nearly touched the crossbcam The body fell about
seven feet In five minutes the pulse ceased the fall
having broken the neck. The body was aliowed 70
hang nearly half an hour Inc execution ION Pa.'
4 .oR n
terry and the African Methodist Episcopal cemetery
here refused TO allow the murercrs body 10 be buried
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HENRY EBERT PAYS THE LAST PENALTY.
Henry Ebert the wife murderer, was hanged In tbs
Hudson County Jail In Jersey City at 1918 m yeSe
day. At 80 the persons, numbering t"en'y-se'eh ap
pointed By the court and the Sheriff TO witness the eAecu
ton assembled in Sheriff Dayis's Office In the Court
House. Twenty-Five minutes later Constable Mersheiiner
arrived with the that Ebert had completed
his toilet and ready The Witnesses lea Dy She"
Davis then marched TO the JAIL and arrsnge1 ,en'
selves in front OF the gallows Shefih DAVIS acooi
panied by Under Sheriff McPhllips and Constaoie
vorsbaner went 70 Tberts cell Sheriff Davis read the
death warrant to the condemned and his arms were
then plnoned By Hangman Van Illse ana the hoo" "'
arranged around his neck Ebert walked win hin sup
until he came IN sight Of the scafold when nc shghf
tatered, but only for an instant
He resumed his carriage ana "aINeu uirccuy
along until his feet stood upon chalk mark which had
been placed upon the floor as guide for the position no
was to occupy The then connected with the
role the black cap drawn down over his race, ana
Mr. Meury offered q brief prayer Van Hse, the nahs'
man. pressed his foot upon spring. "mch ieoascu N,
weight causing the body to spring up until the heai
nearly touched the beam. In some manner 'the
moose became disarranged and Eberts neck was no.
broken The knot moved around under his chin ana
"a ros s,ronolad N death After being suspended
TWENTY-FIVE minutes, the body was lowered ana inc
physicians pronounced IL dead County Physician Con-
verse and Dr. varck made partial autopsy %'h H.,
view OF locating bullet which Ebert had Heu NV
Mis- head They could not find it, and came to the con
cluson that had passed out through his eve, ~ We
time OF shooting, Eberts was destfcFcd Dut ,e
said Il was the result OF accident Eberts body VIII
Inc cremated to-day OF Eberts papers, when nav
been in the possession Of his counsel contain partial
confession Of his crime.