Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-05
Telegrams to The Star.
PITTSBURGH'S BIG FIRE.
The MOnOngahela House Goes Up in
BlaZeS.
NEW YORK'S LATEST HANGING,
Handsome Harry Carlton Pays the
Last Penalty.
THE DAYS vARlFn NrVc pIIpcrr
EW YORK'S LATEST HANGING.
THE DAYS VARIED NEWS BUDGET
"HANDSOME HARRYo HUNG,
He was a Criminal All His Life and Me,
Death Cooiiy.

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-Henry Carlton alias
Handsome Harry" was hanged in the tombs
court yard for the murder of Officer Brennan
at 1923 this morning. He met his fate un-
fiinchingly. Five minutes after the drop fell
he was pronounced dead. His neck was broken
and his struggles were slight At 4 o'clock
Under Sheriff Sexton arrived at the tombs. lie
went at once to the murderer's cage 10 awaken
carton, but found the doomed man sleeping
so soundly that he decided to let him rest until
O'Clock. at which hour he was called. He had
been sleeping since 80. He sprang out of
bed and with a smile upon his face bade the
deputies good morning. He dressed himself
carefully and spent much time in arranging his
hecktle and hair He attired himself in a suit
OF black cloth sent him by Sheriff Flack lie
lelsurely blacked his shoes and walking past
the men who composed ms death watch. asked
them how he looked. After chatting pleasantly
with the deputies and keepers he asked what
time his breakfast would be ready. ordering
coffee, boiled eggs, hot rolls and toast. lie
then started for the chapel. On either side of
MN were deputies. while Father Geinus took
up position Ill front. Carlton walked with a
nrm step and head erect. Father GeIinus adj
mlnlstered the sacrament and said mass Dur
ing the observance of this religious ceremony
carlton prayed feryently and seemed to be
deeply affected. Over a half hour was spent
Ia prayer, and II was nearly O'Clock before
vac man lelt tne chapel. NJ b.z1 his
breakfast was served and he ate heartily and
with apparent relish After finishing his meal
ne pray cd with his spiritual adviser, asking God
to look after his wife and child aud his aged
father and mother.
THE MARCH TO THE GALLONS.
AT 1920 Under Sheriff Sexton and his posse ar
rived and the death warrant was read. At the
conclusion of the reading hangman Atkinson
adjusted the knot about Cartons neck His
arms were then pinioned and the procession TO
the Sallows began. lie WAS supported on
either side by priests. while the sheriff marched
III advance and "a number of deputies brought
up the rear. Upon arriving at the gallows the
hangman adjusted the moose. the black cap was
drawn and a second after Carlton was launched
INTO eternity. His body was jerkcd about two
feet and half from the ground, and as II fell
MS legs were drawn up few times. but those
were all the struggles apparent. Itwas exactly
1:2S when the drop fell and life was extinct at
I:3i Shortly after the body was lowered into
coffin and removed at once 10 Calvary cefae-
terry. While Carlton was eating his break asst a
very sad scene occurred at the door of the
prison. Cartons old. gray y-headed father came
INTO the Office and piteousiy begged the warden
to allow him to See his son The warden. fear
ing that II Carlton saw his father he would
break down. refused. The father, finding that
ms appeals were IN vain, sank upon a chair and
sobbed as though his heart would break, ex-
claiming My boy, my boy, they won't hang
him; they can't hang him" Two deputlcs
finally led him from the prison and he went
away.
HIS CRIME.
Cartons crime was the killing on October
2S, 1883, of Policeman James Brennan. Carlton,
with two companions named Eddie OHearn
and lule Burke, forced quarrel on Julius
Rooster, waiter whom they met between
and am. on the date above mentioned
IN fuckers saloon at 33d street and Sd
avenue. The quarrel was subsequently re-
newed on the sidewalk and Policeman
brennan, coming up, was shot by Carlton
at short range, two bullets taking effect in his
face. Carlton was brought to trial December
10, 1888, when he admitted that he shot the
policeman, but his defense was that Brennan
hit him with his club, and. believing himself to
be in great bodily harm, he used his revolver
to protect his life. The jury agreed upon its
verdict of murder in the first degree in less
than an hour. The court of appeals affirmed
the conviction and the governor refused to
commute the sentence of death. Carlton who
was twenty-eight years of age, had been a
criminal practically all his life.