The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-24
-FOUR MEN HANGED,
The Quartette Of Murderers Of
Women Suffer for
THEIR TERRIBLE CRIMES
On the scaGoId in New York City
Tho Horrible Scenes Witnessed.
Hardened Crlntnals-stories OF
tho Murders-The Details.

NRW YORK, August 2S'-Ihe louF
murdsrers OF women, Patrick Packen-
ham, Jack Lewis (colored), James Nolan
and Ferdinand Carolin were hanged in
the yard Of the Tombs prison this morn
ing. There were two scadolds and two
men were hanged on each, Packenham
and Nolan were first executed on the
scatiold which had been erected on the
franklin street side Of the prison, The
drop fell at 8;55, Eight minutes later
Lewis and Carolip were hanging from
the Scafiold on the Leonard street side.
Sheriff Flack and Under Sheriff Sex,
ton entered the prison from the Frank
lin street side at 6;S5 o'clock. They
werC followed by twenty deputy sherltEs,
all In black clothes and wearing silk
hats. Each official wore his badge OF
Office and carried staff. They marched
through the corridor into the courtyard,
Ten of them went to the Leonard street
side aud the others took their places at
the franklin street wall.
At 6;40 o'clock the first jury OF twelve
men, all newspaper representatives,
were given the signal to enter the prison
yard, and two minutes later the second
set OF Jurors filed out aud marched TO
their places.
Simultaneously with the marching out
Of the second Jury, Packenhan and No.
Ian were taken into cell in the new
prison.
AT Gas, Carolin and Lewis were re.
moved to the boys Jail on the Leonard
street side. The last rites OF the church
were then administered, the ceremonies
occupying eight minutes.
LED TO THE scAPFoLD.
AT 0:54 two Of tho condemned men,
Packenham aud Nolan emerged from
tho jail, accompanied by thepriest. Father
Prendergast supported Packenham and
Father Gelinas walked alongside OF
Nolan. The procession brought up
with Father Van Rensselaer,.
The arms OF the condemned men were
pinioned and over tho shoulder OF each
hung the black cap, with It's long
streaming ribbon tapping In the wind,
Packenhams face was vi a CHASTITY pallor,
hut his step was firm aud he looked nn-
tlinChingly into the faces around him.
Nolan hardly appeared to realize his
position.
There was half defiant look on his
countenanCe and lie cast his eyes up ut
the cross beam from which two ropes
dangled with something akin to Curios-
ity. The rope around his neck, with
the knot pressing against bis left car
seemed to chate him, for. he moved his
head uneasily once or twice In his brief
walk to death.
From the prison door 10 the place OF
execution Is Just forty.two PAGES, and II
took thirty seconds for the condemned
to reach the spot where they were 10 die.
Nolan took bis place under the rope
hanging nearest the Franklinstreet wall.
Packenham was four feet away from his
companion and next 10 the prison. Both
men turned aud grasped the priests by
the hands, wringing them fervently.
Then Hangman AtFinson stopped down
and tied white cord about the legs OF
Nolan lust above tho ankles. His assist.
ant did u like service for old Peckenhain.
In q twinkling the black caps were
adjusted, aud Atkinson raped three
times in rapid succession on The side OF
the box wherein third assistant stood
with n hatChet. The third rap had hard
ly been given when the bodies Of the
murderers were jerked up into the air.
At the expiration OF four minutes
there was q mighty throb almost to-
gethcr in the suspended inurderers.
PaCkenham's pulse had gone up to
ninety.six and then sank rapidly 10
fifty beats a minute. Nolan's pulse At
the fourth minute was bounding at
seventy, but IT, too, BECAME weaker and
weaker, and at the expiration Of FIVE
minutes was no longer perceptible. At
7:10 o'clock both men were pronounced
dead but were permitted 10 hang for
fifteen minutes longer.
AT THE OTHER sCAFFoLp.
While this scene was being enacted
preparations were being made for what
proved to be the most shocking speCta.
Gle that has ever taken place within the
walls Of the tombs prison. The hang
Ing OF Carolin aud Lewis in several as.
poets Is probably Unparalleled. The two
inurderers at G:45 received their last
spiritual consolation. A gaunt, sallow
fed man came around from where Pack.
enham and Nolan were dangling and
made q brief inspection Of the instru.
ment Of death. Then he disappeared
and minute later Hangman Atkinson,
Immediately finishing his first job, came
around in front Of the prison and stood
behind the box. Two minutes later
Carolin and Lewis with the priests came
through the door. Lewis walked un.
steadily the first dozen PAGES, but quick.
ly recovered himself. He was smiling,
aud as he caught sight Of deputy, who
had been especially kind 10 HIN, lie
walked over aud seized bis hands. Then
he shook hands with two more. Father
Gelinas gently urged him toward the
Fope that was TO strangle him. He
smiled and looked foarlessly around him.