The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-24
HANGING MEN IN PAIRS.
THE QUADRUPLE EXECUTION IN
THE TOOMBS

A Death OF Torture Inflicted on the
Second Pair Strung Up, Owing to
the Gibbet's Failure to Work Prop
erly-The First Two Men Sent or
with Neatness and Dispatch.
New YORK, Aug. 23-Four murderers
of women-Patrick Packenham, jackson
Lewis (colored), James Nolan and Ferdi-
nand Carrolan-w were hanged in the ward
of the Tombs prison this morning There
were two scatfolds and two men were
hanged ON each. Packenham and Nolan
were the first, executed on a scaffold which
had been erected ON the Franklin street
side Of the prison. The drop fell
at 6:55 o'clock. Eight minutes later
Lewis and Carrolan were hanging from a
scaffold on the Leonard street side. Sheriff
Flack and Under Sheriff Sexton entered
the prison from the Franklin street side at
6:35 o'clock They were followed by twenty
deputy sheriffs, all in black clothes aud
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 Leon
ard street side and the others took their
places at the Franklin street side.
JURGEs OF NEWSPAPER MEN.
At 6:40 o'clock tho 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 and marched TO their 4 laces
simultaneously with the marching out of
the second jury Packenham and Nolan
were taken into a oell in the new prison
| AT bsh p'plnplr HItarrnIan | 10
removed to the boys Jail on tho Leonard
street side.
The last rites.s of the church we're then
administered, the ceremonies occupying
eight minutes. At Gas o'clock two Of the
condemned men, Packenham and Nolan,
emerged from the jail accompanied by
priests. Father Prendergast supported
Packenham and Father Gelinas walked
| alongside of Nolan. The procession brought
up with Father Van Rensselaer, The arms
| of the condemned mon were pinioned, and
over the shoulder of eacn hung a black cap,
with los long streaming ribbon Tapping in
the wind
APPEARANCE OF THE CONDENSED.
Packenham's face was Of ghastly palor
but his step was firm and he looked un-
tlinchingly into The faces around him
Nolan hardly appeared 10 realize his posi-
tiOn. There was half defiant look on his
| Countenance, and he cast his eyes up at the
cross beams from which the two ropes
| dangled with something akin to curiosity.
| The rope around his neck, with the knot
| pressing against his left ear, seemed to
| chafe him, for he moved his head uueasil Y
| once or twice in his brief walk TO death.
| From the prison door TO the place of
I, execution it is Just forty-two PAGES, and
| it took thirty seconds for the condemned
men to re- ch the spot where they were 70
die Nolan took his place under the rope
hanging nearest tho Franklin street wall.
Packenham was 4 feet away from his oom-
panion and the next prisoner. Both men
turned and grasped the priests by the hands,
| wringing taen ferVently Then Hangmau
Atkinson stopped down and tied a white
cord about the legs of Nolan just above
the ankles. His assistant did like service
| for Old Packenham.
AT THE ROPES END
In twinkling the black caps were adj
| iusted and Hangman Atkinson raped
| three times in rapid succession on the side
of box. wherein a third assistant stood
with hatchet. The third rapid knock
had hardly been given when the bodies Of
the mnrderers we're jsrked into the air. At
| the expiration of four minutes there was a
mighty throe almost together in the sus-
| pended murderers. Packenham's pulse had
beats a minute. Nolan's pulse at the fourth
minute was bounding at 20, but it too be
| came weaker and weaker, and at the ex-
| piration Of five minutes was no longer per
| ceptible. At 7:i0 o'clock both mon were
pronounced dead, but were permitted to
hang for fifteen minutes longer.
While this scene was being enacted prep
arations were being made for what proved
| to be the most shocking spectacle that has
| fol via within ma walls Df fhn
| Tombs prison. The hanging Of Carrolan and
| Lewis In several aspects is probably unpar-
| aleled. The two murderers at 6:45 o'clock
| received the last spiritual consolation.
DEATH MARCH or THE SECOND PAIR.
At 7:02 o'clock Carroan and Lewis, with
! their priests, came through the door. Lewis
| walked unste ,diiy the first dozen PAGES, but
! quickly recovered himself. He was smiling
and as he caught sight Of q deputy who
| had been specially kind 10 him be walked
over and seized his bands. Then he shook
hands with TWO more. Father Gelinas
| gently urged him toward the rope that was
to strangle him. He smiled and looked
fearlassly around him.
DIED LIKE DEMON.
Carrolan mad the butt Of a cigar between
his lips aud was puffi0g vigorously, blowing
great clouds Of smoke into the faces Of the
! attending priests. His face was as pale as
! the face Of a dead man, ald the scowl upon
it was almost Economical. He Il red at the
| priest as he turned around, and felt the
rope touch his shoulder Splitting
the cigar stump from his mouth he
broke OUT into olasphemy that horrded the
| spectators Ha gman Atkinson had
lust pinioned his legs whom he spoke. Look
ing sullenly at the priests, hs suddenly e1-
claimed II die an innocent man. --- --
| IL ( didn't do this thiB2n
Lewis. who had thon been pinioned, half
turned his head, and, addressing his com
panlon, said: whats the matter with you,
anyways Why don't you die ike manF'
"I will die like a man !" shrieked Carrolan,
his face turning perfectly liyid; II will die
like rnan-au innocent man, The words
were scarcely out Of his mouth before
Hangnan Atkinson had ciapped the black
CAP over is face. The assistant hangman
! covered Lewis face.
HORRIBLE STRUGGLING.
At the same moment Hangman Atkinson
| gave the signal and the weight fell. Instead
| Of bounding up as Pa kenha aud Nolan
| had done. The miserable wretehes went into
| the air with so little force that
there was scarcely any rebound
at all. Lewis Immediately began
TO struggle in a most sickening man
ner He threw his legs about 50 violently
as to kick of his slippers. Then he began
to 9urgle and choke The rasping, wheez-