Telegram-herald., 1889-06-26
A W0MAN HANGED.
A41& Sarah Jans Wnftsl1nz Exc
szssd ct PnilSdsiphia
sHE aEEIS HEa FATE EIIa0CI FEAR
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f<rz.-@lsE AsEt4Es

fHLss TysTs. Isas s5--6rs sasah Jaoa
H-ltsiiag ~4s ge1 tnis aloralaz Ia Ihs
eoxEisisr Of tas eofaaty Drisen Ins IFop
tsit &c WI elorA sad gn- bss,ly
~Aa lozsrsd aac rsmoTsd a I04l
The ~saaaas bearing throughout tha
t1tribts of.4cai most Js4ai..x aap q
sxAlhition % fartisslsfs aHd resignation ~
ner Late During the saals laoraiag she
never fsF laoL4ent ssosed sac sllghtess
sfidsaeo " seazAsss, aad fEsqusntly ga
pressed asF plrAaars a. Ghs prospect u
n1eeuaz hes n1sbaAa aad chiidrea
The several FAyslciags - ho szSs press ut
a TIE execution add a. have gaare or iess
ffssltealiY been si1h tls condemned aon4-
ah sincs 1sr incafcsF aEios, expressed sar-
EFis1 al TIE ~olaans sxhlb4Eioa 0E ealla-
nss- IA Gles5iag her death, although G1sy
Azresd "a the statement that sns l.s a. ~
tIae shown aAF sstas1cs shaIassr OF az
unso,4nd mind
Mrs "aitennz spcar her ia-t aight In
walking aooat hsr cell singing aad pray
inE. IA which shs was ioin@d Al tntsry as
oy Ms "eAgsF, tie prison maEr0n and a
watch ~ollsn, who we're Nllh hsE through
cut the night Shortly before . o'clock
a nl she ate NiLh apparent relish a
hearty breakfast soon alter that hour
sns = a. taken from her cell Ia the female
ueuE Ia tae corridor of which ths - Hold
for her execution vas standing She vas
Joined in her ne. cell by her spiri5-
uat adviser Rev William ID jones
or The Scott Methodist Episcopal
Chareh. and samuel " kehr. her under
taAer. who j. als0 a local Methodist
preacher and Who also ornoiated at
the burtals 0f her poisoned hus band
aud enildrsa ara MhIteltng iOlued
Ia the devotional services With con
siderable spirit q apparently obtained
much comfort therefrom AT 10 o'clock
the condemned woman Was brought from
tbs cell and sheriff krumnbhaxr and
Prison Physician Paxson headed the pro
eesai0n ~ Tic -caffOid Mrs Rhiteiing VA
escorted by two minister's
The d0elncd woman "a. given no aid
Whatever. shs ~slxing frmly and showing
no hesitation Arriving at the scsftold she
assembled the ten dozen steps unassfst-
Ell excepting that each OF her spiritual ad-
Visers retained gentle grasp OF either
arm The snerfrs deputies then placed
leather strap around her skirts
AZ tho ankles and shsckled her hands. the
condemned woman meanwhils with up
hfted eyes rspe aEinx prayer delivered by
Rev Mr. Jonss The black cap was then ad
Justsd and at l0,0g the trap was sprung
The fail was about I'VE feet and the ply
siciaas stated that death was in
stantaneOus from strangulation. though
tho heart continued to beat spas
medically for some time thereafter The
body was lowered az I0.N and turned over
90 DR. Alice Bennett. OF the Norristown
Hospital for the Insane for an examination
Of the brain. after which the body will be
given 10 Undertaken hchr for burial by the
side Of the murdered husband and children
The only witnesses OF tho execution were
the sheriff and his deputies the prison
oficf,Js physicians and about a dozen
newspaper uen This was the hrst execu-
tion OF female Ia Philadelphia County
There have, however, been several women
hanged In other counties IN Pennsylvania
lIAe crime. or series Of crimes. that Mr. sarah
Jane Whitelinx committed was the mos, re-
voting ever recorded IN the annals OF crime o.
the peaceful city OF Phnafei phia. She del b.
srately poisoned her husband and two children
for she paltry sum OF $3.50 Ms. whitellns
Was formerly tho wife OF a Mr.. Brown. from
whom she vas separated. After the
separation she entered hospital where she
gave oirtn 70 ln iliegitimate child In lS5O or
lssi she marrlsd John Whiteiing L,ttle vul!e
MAS the fruit OF this marriage. The husband
was 4 sic<lT man. and often The support Of the
fan y fell upon The shoulders OF the wife
she soon became 50 tisc0ntented with this
sort of lie that partly TO get r.d OF IL and
partly 20 obtain The insurance upon their lives
she sdtn .nist8rod - series Of doses OF arsenic o
the husband and TWO children. The three died
a. Gcreat Z mes The husband expiring Apri l..
- thc daa<Ater March - and the sou May
20. 1885. soc did no; confess her guilt
until the Authorities disinterrod the bodies
and made al exam nation November 4
fsss. she was brought up FOR trial before
Judy- Aiison- The trial lasted three day.
The jury. AFTER beng out two hours. brought in
4 verdict % murder "a The frst dezrce and
March r., l-ss, wss thc day fixed upon for her x.
ccntou. Her motion FOR g new trial was over
ruled BY Judge Allison. Mrs. Wa telling vas
granted respite March II until June p
When the sheriff read The death notice to the
eondemscd woman Mrs. WHEELING broke down
and becaalc hyster cal. Mrs. Whiteling vas be-
tween 81 AMI ~ years OF age. and had been
twsce married her former husband having
disd in prison
RID Sosg NIKE" HANGED
WuSxsBsEKE. Pa June - Michael
Rlsslo alias Bed Nose Mike was hanged
IA the prison yard here for the murder OF
Fsymaster Mcclure and Hugh Flanagan |
last October \ De drop fell at 10 O'Clock !
aud kIzelio vas pronounced dead In eight |
cen minutes The murderer met his doom |
wigh tolsrabls composure and there xas no !
Sensational incident in connection with the 1
execution
u r. Mcclure vas psvmsstsr FOR Con tractor (
McFatden a. " isssDarr- Pa. AMI N A.. 4
s~s's ant Hugh Flsnagsn started or the morn |
inx OF October ~. sss tfs nd $1,000 with MN /
st The tiaRe 20 pay the men employed "a "a. |
cons'ruction % = n-- rsad from PittSton L. |
Fsirv-~ Contractor McF sdden fcft b : ofrc- or
the mountaia sfer minutes after N o. CLOCK for /
Nner's Nils He drove about nile and I
Aalf slonx The mountain r0ad anlI vas aston
she'd 10 So standing IN th- middle OF me 4
hiEhwBv his pavnastsF's horse RRf xx Tn.
horse vas bleeting from number OF 1
wounds. Between the wheels az th~ body
o. Pagmaster Mcclure NcFtIten mr4oed I
cut o. his carnage tur1ed Mcclure over .
on hl. back and foHad that ~ was 4
dead -umper of uxly ruashot wou,ts i
rarious parts - the BODY showed the cause af /
death. Fhe scnfrsrtor 1rove hack nu-ss1iarasv I
% Ms sorss and told bls foreman. Aievanfer /
Mc0nfan. ard thev hsstltr arninT taenaseir-s I
vent BACK ~ the scene of ne murder Aftera 4
short search thrF found zoe dead body of the i
guard. Hugh Flanagan. acngs'ie ~ the road 4
sad az fset from ne fik Tne murder W.
ccunfctea sheat enc and lslf niles frrr
Miners NILS. s-ar vhaf IS known a. BnH Ran.
q a@<eist- piace. Mcclure hsd been .hot tv 80
IN the redy. ooth bullets - y entirely through
afm He 1sd also receivef Bullet
weuad tn 80 bad aad al been struck ~ au
axe. h's ssul teing crushed fn FLANAGAN
hei been she's thrse pmes Ia the brs4ss
hest snd shoulder. The crirne ~as rom--
diatelT rrporte- snd detectives vent 20
werx eu ~ cssc. bu1 wfn1us arv enc
r-s nnrf sft~r some days "Res-Noss
SEke.- sn Ttalfer iarc--r 50 arrestsf On sr4-
cscfon. cnt a. tnerr ~ ts ffenr@ ~ hois .
I'm n Nss schsrEea AiEe - reirresfed
stnusrv ~ snd -rntessrf thas n aud -
sccIsfirIices N1u BAT ssraesf .e ItaIv ha9
scrn ls q - tas crira l7lr snf sas recovered