Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-07-18
TWO HANGINGs N NEW JERSEY.
Henry Ebert aud Richard kcarncy Ex.
ecuted tor Numbering ~ omen

JERSEY CITY, y. J., July ls-Henry Conraa
Ehe ID was hanged In the county Jail at thirteen
minutes past 10 this morning When the trap W.,
sprung the knot slipped around under the Jaw aud
dlsarransed The cap 80 thai Enert's face Vas *.
posed 10 view as he slowly strangled TO dcatI.
Mnen the body was cut down q Mas TUNED over
TO his OrOther ana this afternoon IL WALL DC taAcn
70 Mount oliyet aud cren 1ted.
The crime for which Ebert was hanged was one
OF peculiar atrocity. In lssiS Ebert v as maircd
TO a Mrs Diet. who Was a widow. She had ous
child. Elsa. whose father had letl it about sl5Or.
Almost immediately after their marriage Eoell
began % abuse his vile shametully because she
would not let hlm have her little cn.lds mone,
lie Iancied that a. he could have Mrs. Elrrt de-
clared lunatic be could IN that way secure The
money. He was partially succesSiul IA this plan,
as he secured his wiie's confinement In the Bla-A-
wells Is and Asylum. Out she VAS discharged b.
fore he had completed the work of rob0ing Als
on sunday, the 9Th OF last November. people
living In the viciuity OF EbeTts house heard tNo
shots nred. few minu - laJer Ebert WIS seen
in his yard. lie was holding on 10 the f,Ioe ana
cropping his way 10 the mont door. ie covered
with Glood that lowed IRON a wOund IN his ielt
temple. lie was removed 10 the city hospital and
soon became UNCONSCIOUS When he recovered.
his right eye had been extracted from Its socket.
he pTOIessed TO rememOer nothing about ths
shooting. Policeman Hopkins, who summoned
the ambulance 10 convey Ebert 10 the hospital,
had 10 break open tne door 10 enter the hou-e.
Mrs. Ebert was Iound sitting upon lounge in ths
front She had been shot IN the lcIt side ut
the head and killed Instantly. Ebert had tnen
evidently turned the revolver 10 his own head aud
nred-
RICHARD KEARSEr HANGED AT FREEHOLD.
FREEHOLD, " j., July ls.-lsichard keaTLey was
hanged at six minutes past IL O'Clock. Just as
the black cap was drawn over his face lie said.
"sood bye" IA a taltering voice. when Hai ginln
Van Hlse touched the spring With his loot n ar
Deys body sprang into tie air, nearly toucuIng
the cross-Ueam OF the gallowS His pulse ceased
10 beat In rlve minules The body was cut down
In twenty-uye minutes.
Richard kearney was employed as a coachman
b. the late Daniel K Liddy wife, Who owns - nt
cottages at ElbcrOn. Mrs. Margaret I'urU,sil an
Irish woman about nfty years of age. was the
hOusekeeper OF the Lyddy family. Mrs. Pure, n
LEFT In charge OF the cottages When The IL dIys
returned TO New York last fau. kcarngy
was still retained In his position -
coachman. Tuesday morning. Marcn Il,
lsss, kearney, While engaged In helpius
Mrs Purcell put away some meat Ia TIE cellar ~
one OF the cottages, made an assault upon Ter.
Sne repulSed his adS uuccs. When kearney a.
sauted her In the mort brutal manuel. lac
knocked her down and kicked her about the head
and abdomen. Hearing a noise, the brute went
up stairs. Mrs Purcell followed hiu. kcaruey
caught her Ia his arms and threw her down The
cellar stairs. When she crept half way up ths
stairs he followed her and threw ncr over the slue
Of the steps ~ on the cellar OoT, breaking her tV
In two plar n kearney then Uried 10 CHOKE her o
death. lett her IOr dead on the cellar noJT.
The poor woman was IN a fTightul condition n hgu
found. She was taken 10 ST. Niucent's Hospital,
In New York, where she died March IL.