The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-06-27

announced the committees.
The convention adjourned to 10 a. N.
tomorrow. Several committees will hold
their meetings this evening.
A WOMAN HANGED.
A Pennsylvania Murderess Put to Death
Yesterday.
PHILADELPHIA, June 25.-Mrs. Sarah
jane Whitelipg was hanged this morning
in the corridor OF the county prison. The
woman's bearing throughout the terrible
ordeal was a most remarkable exhibition
of fol lt:tude and resignation TO her fate.
During the entire morning she never for
a moment showed the slightest evidence
of weakness, and frequensly expressed her
pleasure at the prospect of meeting her
husband ard children. Several physi-
clans We're present at the execution, and
who have more or less frequently been
with the condemned woman since her in
generation. They expressed surprise at
her exhibition of calmness in meeting her
death, although they agreed in the state
ment that she has at no time shown any
evidence whatever of unsound mind.
Mrs. Whitslipg spent her last night in
walking about her cell singing and pray
ing, in which she was joined at intervals
by Mrs. Weaver, the prison matron, and a
watch woman who Tmained with her
throughout the Gnight. Shortly before
O'Clock this morning she ale with appsr-
ent relish, her breakfast consisting of
eggs, toast and chocolate. Soon after that
hour she was taken from her Cell in the
female department to Cell in the male
department, in the corridor of which the
sceffoId for her execution was standing.
She was joined IN her new cell by her
spiritual adviser, Rev. Vim. d. Jones, of
the Methodist Episcopal church, and
Samuel w. Kehr, her undertaken, VINO is
also local Methodist preacher, and who
also ofliciated at the burial of her poisoned
husband and children. Mrs. Whiteling
Joined i'll the devotional services with con-
siderable spirit and apparently obtained
much comfort therefrom.
At 10 O'Clock the condemned woman
was brought from her cell and Sheriff
Krambhoar and Prison Physician Paxson
headed the procession to the ecaffold.
Mrs. Whiteling was escorted by two min
listers but they gave her no aid whatever,
she walking firmly and showing no hesita
tion whatever. Arriving at the scaffold
she assembled the ten or dozen steps unas-
sisted excepting that each of her spirit
ual advises retained gentle hold of either
arm. The sheriff's deputies then placed
a leather strap around her skirts and
ankles and shackled her hands
The condemned woman meanwhile, with
uplifted eyes, repeated prayer delivered
by Rev. Mr.. Jones. The black cap was
then adjusted and the trap was sprung
aud Mrs. Whlttlipg was dropped into
eternity. The fall was about five feet and
physicians stated death was instantaneous
from strangulatior, though her heart con-
tinued to beat spasmOdically for some
time thereafter. The body was lowered
at 1910 a. m. and turned over to Doctor
Alice Bennett, of the Norristown hospital
for the insane, for examination of the
brain, after which the body will be given
to Undertaken Kehr for burial by the side
of the murdered husband and children.
EXECUTION OF MICHAEL RIzELLo.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, June 25.-Michaei
Rizello, alias Red Nose Mike, was hanged
in the jail yard here this morning. His
He refused to partake OF breakfast, tast-'
ing only cup of milk and saying TO the
sheriff that he was ready, and to hurry his
work without delay, a. ne was prepared 70
die. He was courageous to the very last,
walking to the scaffold, accom- panied by
Reverend Father O'Haran, of this city.
Father Chorisco, of Scran ton, and Fathers
Dunn aud Chorist, of Plains. Before leav-
ing the cell, Hangman Atkinson, of New
York, ad iusted the moose about RiZello's
neck and placed the black cap upon his
head. On being led under the hanging
rope from which dangled the hook, few
prayers were offered by the priests. At
kinson then slipped quickly In front of
the murderer and unbut.oned his Loose
coat, lifted the cap at the end of the
moose and passed it over the hook over
his head. The signal, with uplifted hand,
was given to the hangmsn's assistant, who
brought sharp axe down upon the sleu-
der rope supporting the 4OO-pound weight,
and at 1910 q. m. Rizello was dangling to
and fro in the air. Several convUlsive
movements were the only signs of life,
though be lied very hard. At
IL o'clock he was pronounced dead
by the prison physician. The remains
were then cut down and placed in a coffin.
Examination by physicians showed the
neck not broken and death resulted from
strangulation. His body was then taken
by the undertaken and removed to the
Catholic cemetery for burial.