The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-24
CRIMINALS HUNG.
Four Wife Murderers Exc.
cufed in New York.


SEw YeKK. Aug ss-reszr nurse.ers a:
vrns1-Px.rick fsckenaan. Jsxk Leafs
tcsaersssl ! Jasae~ NcaAa and Fersf CArrossS
we're hanged Ia tbs yard ef Torsnx PRISON
tAss naorning- There werr two sesfsSssis
sa1 two rea were hsngess cn each. Pack
snhAm AID Nolan asFs nrSs executed al.
tie sFzaea1 wh5eA s&S srecle>a en- skx
Franz isa szFeet szsfe 81 the prisoa The
drop iesl ST = 0eio4 /. ksgAf maaasrr
lstSr Lssss asad Csrxulsn mexe hsns ing
tss.sia sas ssAffasd 90 sise Leonard ssssvs
siie.
fExeks1>s FOR THE gxscgry1S.
SAesiH Blaex aasl Under snxrg sextaa
e f~rss1 the PRISON Al s.is foslouea BY
twenty asrasy saex1fss. al IN b sek elafhes
and S<as ng saSk hals~ kaea official wore
as badge "a olfscs Aad carried . STAFF
IGey marched fzse fAe csgrfdo< tea of
taeia taking their Tsssres Al Leonard street
aud tne aslser> zr t1s frznAlla street xxa
The hrsz sars of twelve men ANA al she
ssessf'ss-r representatives. sassvsasr viii
TWO srsssssss saen efz1ere<. fsie ssrlsssn yasd
A les minutes i.fer the sssna8 ses or sEx.
or nisc aa afad Dareoed 20 fAsis places. \
ne last rites OF toe e1nneh we're aamlns
isssred 50 f.eksaham and Noi2n aud a.
ess1 ;Aes emerged from the i&si. accom-
panied 10 tae priests. Tae arass vi the
eonle uaEez4 men wxre plntcnsd and over
The shoulders ot each hsax . black cap.
faFksnalsEa . face had ghassly pAllnr.
but als step uas urn sad he locked an
aaeaineay Il aAoye ass1 around him. Soaaa
narGis appeared 10 reaiixe hts pcSas.os-
There sss hall defiant lsok on his couFs-
senancet
THE nEoY FAILs
After the men had taken their places ON
The scaf1asd, they beth gFasp<d the haasss
of 1he Priests. srsnsing ssaesn feryently.
lueA haasnlxa Asxfus.sn tied . y saite cursi
asooz tAe legs of Mean jass above fisr
sakles his assistant did ike service
for sckenaam. 10 twsnkiine the blxrk
caps wsFe adjusted aad 81 signsl from
into the air
Al 10 Nolan and Psckinghsm were pro
noeneed ssead, bat their bodies were per
mitted 20 hsng sos fifteen rniuu,es touxer.
Wniis this scfnc sas Desng enacsesi, pre-
parafions xere being made ior What proved
- DC TIE most shocking spectacle that has
ever taken pAxce wsthln the walls ot
fosEbs prison.
The hanging OF G&rrolin and Lewis. in
us several aspects. - probably anparal-
aesed- aaagnan Afkirson. inmea isfely
after iiiishiag his first Job. came around
back oi the prison slsa siossd sehsad the
bvx-
eS rHE WAY To rHg GALLows.
Now caFn3lsu and Lewis, with the
priests. esauae through the door Lewis,
the negro. waiked unsteaaliy the first
dozen PAGES. but quickly recos cred him-
sell tie SEs smiling, and, as he caught
ssgat oi deputy who had been specially
ksssd 10 lin. be walked over and selxsd his
hands. Fathes GetinAs gently urged him
toward tue tore that Was to siranxie him.
de saisied and looked fearlessIy around
him.
Csrro,in had the butt OF cigar between
his lips aad WAS puiisas lnrloassy. blowing
great clouds of saaoxe into tue faces of the
priests lis lace was pate as TIE face of
tfe dead, and ihtre was a scowi urofi IL
that was almost cemoniscxl. He giaIesi nj
the PRIEST a. nc tarncd around and feis
the rope touch his shoulder. splitting The
cigar stub irous his moatn. he broke into
blasPbersy thai hofs lied the spectators.
Akinson bad just pinionsd his legs. when.
iooksrg sullen,y az the priests, he sud
oenly exclaimed:
n die an innocent man. dldn't do
this thing
LEWIS, who hai then been pinioned, half
TUNED bis head ssd. addrxssiug h;s coin
panion, said. What's the matter ~igh
ms4g"
Il viii die like a man." shrieket Caro-
I'm, bis face turning perfectly sivid. II
vii die like man -an innoccnt man"
The words were scarcely cut oi his mouth
before Atkinson hsn capped the black cap
hangmsn coysrea Lewis face ~ the same
moment Atkinson gave the sign and the
weight fell.
HORRIBLE sgeHT.
Instead Of bounding up - Parkenham
and Noisa had uoue. the miserable wretch
went into the air with 50 little fvree that
there was scarcely any rebound al all.
Lewis night away began 10 struggle in the
most slckening manner. he threw his
legs ahoaf SO violently As TO kick OFF his
slippers. Then he hssgnn 10 gurgie and
choke, The fasting, wheexy soald coming
from uader the horrible cap for fully ten
seconds.
Has body turned aud swayed, aud the
sight was - sxiufui that bali siazen men
turned away their heads. The poor
wretches were slowly straugiesi. Caro-
ssnss cody was violently cony uIsed also,
but he uttered no sound
The weight fell at . tls o'clock. and at : 10
both were desd- The foar bodies hung for
hall a, hour, aud were then cut down and
PLACID la pisin collins.
THEIR cKiaEs
By many persons Carroiin was no, be-
Hesed tD he ~ sound mind. although ex-
g-erts at his trial dec AIRED him sane. There
81 e1asd Ia be \ screw loose ssssnra here ansi
every pIieonkeepvr or deputy sheriff who
ever had 20 watch him said 80. He mur-
dersd a woman, who Tsaksed IS hts wiie. in
a small back room in stanton ssreet
tenement, and buieheresi her with a
hatehet. The scene grew out OF drunken
qaarrtl
Lewis aud Nolan. like Carrolin, had each
murdered his misfnss. Like Carrosin.
also. both were hard 1riukers
Psekenbams victim was his wife. He.
too. Was drinking
Tomns prison at present contains two
other men. Glblin and Carlton nader sen.
iencs Of death, aud f.fieen men ard one
WOMAN awaiting trial for homicide.
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