The Wahpeton times., 1889-08-29
FOUR MEN HANGED.

All Murdered Women When Unde,
the influence Of Either Drink
!, or Jealousy.
NEw Yeax, Special: The four murdersrs
Of women-Patrick Packerham. Jack Lewis
tuolored), James Nolan and Ferdinand Caro-
nn-were hanged In tho yard Of the Tombs
prison on Frdsy. There were two scat
tolos and two men were hanged on each.
6Aerif Flaok and Undersheri6 sexton en-
tered the prison from the Franklin street
ssde at 6:S6 O'Clock They were followed BY
twenty deputy shertnA Ten of them went
70 the Leonard street side and the others
took their places at the franklin street wall
As $40 O'Clock the first Jury Of twelve
men, al Newspaper representatives. were
given the signal to enter the prison
yard, and two minutes later the
second set Of Jurors fled out and marched
% their places At 6:54 two Of the con-
aemned men. Packenham and Nolan,
emerged from the jail accompanied by the
pziestA Father Prendergast supported Pack
snham and father Gelinas walked alongside
OF Nolan. The procession brought up with
Father Van Rensselaer,. The arms Of the con-
oemned men We're pinioned, and over the
shoulder of each hung the black cap. Pack
enham's face was Of q ghastly pallor, but his
step was firm and he looked unflinchinRly
into the faces around him. Nolan hardly ap-
Peared to realize his position. There was
half-deaant look on his couMtenance and he
cast his eyes up at the cross beam from
which two ropes dangled, with something
akin to curiosity. The rope around his neck,
with the knCs pressing against his left ear,
seemed to chAfe him, for he moved his head
uneasily once or twice in his
BRIEF WALK TO DEATH
Eolan took his place under the ropo hanging
nearest the franklin street wall. Packen-
ham was four feot away from his companion,
and next the prison. Hangman Atkinson
stopped down and tied white cord about
the legs Of Nolan, just above his ankles His
assistant did a like service for old Packen-
ham. In twinkling the black caps were
adjusted and Atkinson raped three times in
rapid succession on the side Of the box
wherein a third assistant stood with a
Ratchet. The third rap had hardly been
given when the bodies Of the murderers were
jerked up into the air. At 7:1O o'clock both
mitted to hang for fifteen minutes longer.
The banging Of Carolin and Lewis in
several aspects is probably unparalleled.
The two murderers at 6:45 O'clock received
their last spiritual consolation. Two min
utes after o'clock Carolin and Lewis. with
the priests. came through the door. Lewis
walked unsteadtly the first dozen PAGES. but
quickly recovered himself. Cayolin had the
butt Of cigar between his lips, and was
putting vigorously, blowing great clouds of
smoke into the faces of the attending prieets
His face was as pale rs the face of the dead,
and the scowl upon it was demoniacal He
glared at the priests Us he turned around
and felt the rope touch his shoulder. Spit
ting tho cigar stump from his mouth, he
BROKE OUT INTO BIAsPHEMY
that horrihed the spectators Atkinson had
just pinioned his legs when he spoke. Look
Ing sallenly at the three priests, he suddenly
,.I die an innocent man. G-dd-n it; 1
didn't do this thing"
Lewis. who had then been pinioned, said:
what's the matter with you, any way?
Why don't you die like mani"
II will die like q man" shrieked Carolin.
The words were scarcely out of his mouth
before Atkinson had clapped the black cap
over the mu,derers face. The assistant
hangman covered Lewis face at the same
moment Atkinson gave the signal and the
weight fell Instead of bounding up, as
erable wretches went into the air with
so little force that there was scarcely
any rebound at all Lewis imme-
diately began to struggle in the
most sickening manner. He threw his legs
about so violently as to kick off his slippers
Then he began to gurglc and choke. The
rasping, wheezy sound came fro IN under that
horrible black cap for fully ten seconds. His
body turned and swayed and the contortions
were 80 painful that half dozen mon turned
away their heads. The poor creature was
slowly strangled. Carolin's body was vio-
sound: The weight fell at 1908 O'Clock and
at 7:1O both men were dead. The four
bodies hung for half an hour, and were chen
cut down and placed in plain collins
Charles Ferdinand Carolin murdered woman
named Bridget Quinn. who passed as his wife.
in small back room In . Stanton street tene-
ment; March 16. 1883; he butchered her with q
lived very peaceably together until he lost bis
place in the carpenter shop where he had been
working. Their supply Of money ran out and
The pair 4 began . the series Of q1arrels which
which the murder was committed the woman
wanted him to go out and lo0l for work. Both
DaO Oeen 0rlnk1nR ana were III q mood Tor quar-.
reltng. Words passed between them, and then
Carolin picked up . little, keen edged shinelina
hatchet and making for his mistress, hacked
her about the head ard shoulders until life was
extinct. Throuehout his imprisonment he main
tanned . remarkable composure.
Alice jackson never had . chance fer her life
after. he negro John Lewis, alias Black Jack,
burst into the kitchen Of the house, No. 81 West
Third street. where she was at work, on Jnly II,
1888. Alice had lived with him previously. but
after he had made an attempt to kill her she bad
fed from him. On the afternoon Of the murder
Lewis went to the house whore Alice was en-
ployed and forced his way into the kitchen and
into the presence Of his mistress. She ordered
him out. but the only reply was to draw his re-
volver and shoot her twice, once In the left
breast aud once In the abdomen. She lived but
short time, but long enough to identity the
murderer, who was arrested before he had walked
half block.
James Nolan's crime was the killing Of his
mistress, Emma Buch. who had left her husband
TO live with the man who finally murdered her
Nolan treated her brutaly, and she had threat
ened to leave him She had also shown prefer
ence for another man. On Nov 90. 1883, Nolan
came home and found his mistress in company
with his rival He called her into the hall and
shot her twice. the wounds proving fatal
Patrick Packenham was the patriarch Of the
quartet OF murderers who were hanged He was
once member Of the New Orleans police force.
On March 13 he was drunk and quarrelsome. On
the night Of the 18th he fought with people in
the house who were friends OF his wife. Pack