Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-28
HORRIBLE HANGING SCENE.
Four Men Legally s~trangled to Death In
sew York City at the Tombs. a<

Four Men Legally Strangled to Death in
new York City ct the Tom lbs
NEW YORK, August 2S.-Patrick Packen-
ham, Jack Lewis, (colored) james Nolan
and Ferdinand Carolin, were hanged in the
ward oil the Tombs prison, this morning.
There were, two scaffolds and two men were
banoed on each. Packenham and Nolan
we're first executed on the scaffold which
was erected ON the Franklin street side OF
The prison. The drop fell at 6:55 O'Clock.
Eight minutes later Lewis and CAROLYN were
hanged from the scaifold on the Leonard
street side. -. ...- ~
Previous to the hanging Sheriff Black and
Under Sheriff Sexton entered the prison at
6;15, followed by twenty deputy sheritis,
all in black clothes and wearing SIX mats;
Each official wore his badge OF Office and
carried q staff. They marched into the
corridor, ten OF them taking their places at
leonard street, and the Others at the
Franklin atreet wall. The first Jury OF
twelve men. all newspaper representatives.
entered the prison yard, and two minutes
later the second set OF Jurors Filed IN and
marched to their places:
THE LAST Rites OF THE sHURcH
were administered to Packenham and
Nolan, and at GAO they emerged from Jail,
a~ccompanied BY three priests, The arms
OF the condemned we're pin'oned ana over
the shoulders Of each hung a black cap.
Packenham's face a OF a CHASTITY, pailor'
Int hia stem was firm, u he looked un'
.'hinchingly into the faces around MN. NO
Ian hardly appeared to realize his position
There was q half defiant look on ns
countenance. After the men mao taKen
their places on the scaffold, they DOLE
lz-J.n ~ tho nr11atR. WT1DglDE
them feryentlv. Then Hangman Atkinsoi
tied a white cord about the legs OF ola
inst above the ankles. His assistant dld .
like service for Packenham. Ina twinklns
the black CAPS were adjusted. and at Il sig
. nal from Atkinson the bodies OF both "er'
ierked into the air. At 7:lO Nolan an'
Packenham were pronounced deau, pS
their bodies were permitted to hang 'or LII
teen minutes longer. u
a~rations we're being made for what proves
to be 10 "
THE MOST SHOCKING SPECTACLE
that had ever taken place within the wan
OF the Tomts prison. The hanging =.
Carolin and Lewis in several aspects wa
probably imp ralleled. A gaunb' san ha,
Packenham and Nolan were dangling an
made a brief inspection OF the lnsGrunen
of death. Then he disappeared and a. mi,
ute later Hangman Atkinson Cmmeola.e'
after finishing his first iob) came aroah %
back of the prison and stood beninn =. y.
box. Now Carolin and Lewis, with ~
priests. came through the door. Levin
the negro, walked unsteadily the hrst aoz \
PAGES, but quickly recovered himself =
was smiling, and as he caught s'gnc oi
deputv who had been especially klnu .
him. he walked over and seized his hano
Then he shook hands with two NOR
Father Gelinas gently urged him toware
the rome that was to. strange hun. Z
smiled and looked fearlessly around nlm
CAROLYN had the butt OF g cigar DeGwes
his lips and was putting vigorous'y' oio'
ing great clouds of smoke into tne Iaces
the pr;ests. His face was as pae e.
face Of the dead and there was q sc1
upon it that was almost demonlacal' .
giared at the priests as he turned Aro ua,
and felt the rope touch his snoutIe'
Splitting q cigar stub from his moaln'
broke out into b~Iasphemy that
HoRRIFIED THE SPECTATORS.
Atkinson had just pinioned his legs, WE
he spoke. Looking at the three prlests'
suddenly exclaimed:
~ die an innocent man. CD damn
didn't do this thingr'e tI
Lewis, who had then been pinioned' q