The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-09-06
HANGED In THE TOMBS.
Four Murderers Whose Victims
Were Women.
Twice the Terrible Drop Falls. and
Two are Hanged Each Timr-One

Dies With Curses Oh His Lips.
Inc TOUR murderers of women-Patrick
fackenham, Jack Lewis, (colored) James
Nolan and Ferdinand Carolin-were hanged
III the yard OF the Tombs, New York City's
prison. There were two scaffolds and two
'heh were hanged on euch. Packenham aud
Nolan were first executed on the scaffold
"hich had b"en erected on tho Franklin
street side of the prison. The drop fell at
655 o'clock. Eight minutes later Lewis and
Carolin were hanged from the scafrold on
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SnerlM RACK and under Sheriff Sexton en-
at o. IS O'clock. They were followed Nv
twenty deputy sheriffs, all in black clothes
hnSc" wearing az sl.k hats Each official wore his
pauSe OF otfico and carried n staff They
marcbed through the corridor into tho cour
yaru. Ten OF them went to the Leonnrd
s.tees sIde ond the other took their places at
cue. cue rIankhn street wall. At 40 O'clock the
nrst jury or twelve men, all new spapers rem
resehtatives were given tho signal To entar
the prison yard, and two minutes later the
second set OF jurors filed out and marched to
their places. ~ W
simultaneous with the marching out of tho
second jury Packcnham and Nolan wpre
taken into a 81. 4, tn, new prison At n Ak
CaroIln and Lewis were removed to the how,
jail, on the Leonard street side. The last rifos
vi the c:'urch were then administered tho
80 o",o",ee oeS uPJ 'pS eiSht minutes. AT q. "a
TWO OF the condemned men, Packerham and
NOLAN, eherget from the Jail, accoinpanied
by the priest Father Prendergast supporte,i
tnckenham, md Father Ge!;nas walked
uionss,us Oh MOAN lie proces sion brougl
mp with Father Van Rense q r.
From the prison door to toe plnce OF oxe
cution IL Is Just forty-two PAGES. and il eooir
thirty eeeonis Zoe ,hs oo"dcmnod TO reach
the spot where they were to die Nolan took
his place uuder the rope hanging nearest the
Franklin-street wall. Packeuham was four
feet away from his companion aud next the
prison. Both men turned and grasp,d tn,
prizes by the hands, wringing then ferventIy.
Then hangman tkinson stooped down and
tied u white cord about the logs Of Nolan
just above the ankles. His assistant did n
like 8 rvice for old Packenham. In u twink
ling the black caps were al justed and Atkiu-
son rapp; d three times in rapid succession ON
the side of the box wherein u third assistant
stood with q Ratchet. The third rap had
hardy been given when the bodies OF the
murderers were jerked into tho air.
At the expiration of four minutes tbere
was O mighty throe almost together in the
suspended murderers Packenham's pulse
had gone up to 9G, and then sank rapidly 10
50 beats minute. Noan's pulse Mt the fourth
minute was bounding at 10, but it, too, be-
came weaker ani weaker, and at tho expira-
ton of five minutes was no longer pcrcepti-
ble. At 10 O'clock boh men wero pro.
nounc> d dead, hut were permitted to hang
fifteen minutes longer.
While this sceno was being enacte prep-
arations were icing made for what proved
to be the most shocking spectacle that has
ever taken place within the walls of the
Tom}hss 10 lisp prison. The hanging Of Carolin and
The two murderers at Q, 10 O'Clock received
tho last spiritual consolation. AT t,So min
utes afte r O'Clock Carolin and Lewis, with the
priests cam, throu : h tho door, Lewis walked
unsteadily the first dcz,n p. ces, but quickly
recovered himself He was suiling und us
he caught sight of a deputy who had been
specially kind to him he walked over and
seized his hands. Then he shook hands with
two more. Faith r Gelinas gently urged
him toward the rup, that was to strangla
him. He smiled and looked fearless
around him.
Carolin had the butt of q cigar between
his lips and was pulling vigorously, blowing
. great clouds of smoke into tho faces OF the
attending priests. His face was as pale as
the face of the dead aud the scowi upon 1t
almost demonaca!. He glared at the priests
as he turned around and felt the rope touch
his shoulder. Splitting the cigar stump from
his mouth he broke out into blasphcmy that
horrifled he spectators. Atkinson had Ist
pinioned his legs when he SPOKE. Looking
sullenly at the priests, he suddenly exclaimed
Idle an innocent man. G. d. it, l didn't
do this thing"
Lewis who had then been pinioned, half
turned his head and addressing his compin-
anyway Why don't you die like man!'
Il will die n man." sh, isked Caroln. his
face turning perfectly ltvid. II will die like
| q man an Innocent man"
The words were scarcely out of his mouth
before Atkinson had clapped the black cap
| over his face. The assistant bangman COW
| cred l.ewis's face at the same movent. At
kinson gave the signal and the weight fell 4.
Instead of bounding up, as Packenham and
! Nolan had done, the miserable wretches won't
into the aic with so little force that ther,
was scarcely any rebound at all. Lewis i'm
mediately he2an to struggle in the most
sickening manner. He threw his legs about
| SO violently as to kick of his slippers. Then
| he began to gurgie and choke. The rasplng.
| wheeZy sound came from under that horrible
black cap for fully ten seconds. His body
turned and swayed, and the contortions
| were so painful that half a dozen men turned
away their heads. The poor r,ature waf
slowly strangled.
Carolin'S body was violently contorted
| also, but h uttered no sound. The weight
fell at 7O3 o'clock, and at 10 both men
| were dead.
The four bodies hung for half an hour
and were then cut down and placed in plaii
| collins. All four were strangled.
TIE CRIMES AND CRIMINALs.