The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-08-24
FOUR MEN HANGED.
A Powerful Argument for More
Aumane Methods.

New YORK, August 23.-Early this morn
ing the four condemned murderevs, Packen-
ham, Nolan, Lewis and Carolin, were ex-
ecuted in the Tombs. Packenham and No.
Ian were swung off at 6.55 on the Franklin
Leonard street side at 7.03. The men arose
about o'clock. Packenham was the first to
awaken. He washed himself thoroughly at
his basin and had just finished when the
deputies began to awaken the rest. 1t took
but touch to bring Carolin to his senses
All night long he had rolled and tossed on
his narrow iron cot. He bit and chewed the
ends of his fingers until the blood came.
At 4.30 the men were busy in arranging
their last toilets. Nolan paid particular at
tention to the arrangement of his necktie,
while Lewis spent most of his time backing
his boots. Packenham and Lewis shook
hands heartily and with firm grip with
Night Keeper Orr and bade him good bye in
voices devoid of tremor.
AT 8 o'clock the march to the chapel began,
Father Pendergast leading. The ten deputies
all wore high silk hats and were dressed in
black frock coats. The prisoners were bare
headed and attired in suits provided by the
sheriff. In the march from the cage to the
chapel Nolan and the deputy sheriff follow
ed quietly after Father Pendergast. Next
came Carolin, and then Packenham and
Lewis. For three quarters Of an hour the
group remained in the chapel while the
priests, in solemn tones, proceeded with
their religious rites. After mass had been
said the men returned to their cages, where
breakfast was served. 1t was bountiful
meal, and all the men partook heartily.
AT O'Clock Inspector Williams, accompa-
MED by sergeant, went into the prison to
look at the men. He spent few minutes
looking around and then retired to the street.
He took charge of the men stationed there
AT 6.lO Sheriff Flack reached his Office and at
once organized his deputies and started for
the Tombs. Sheriff Flack and Under Sheriff
Sexton entered the prison at 6.35, followed
by 20 deputy sheriffs, all in black clothes and
wearing silk hats. Ten of them went to the
Centre street side and the others took places
at the Franklin street wall. AT $50 the first
tlves, were given the signal to enter the prison
yard, and two minutes later the second set of
jurors filed out end marched to their places.
AT $40 Carolin and Lewis were removed to
the boys Jail on the Leonard street side,
and the last rites of 1.-THE church admins
tered. At 81 the other condemned men
came from the Jail accompanied by priests,
Their arms were pinioned and over the sh0ul-
der of each was the black cap with its long
streaming ribbon Tapping in the wind.
Packenham's face was of CHASTITY pal.or, but
his step firm and he looked unflnchingly into
the faces around him. Nolan hardly appear
ed to realize his position. There was half
defiant lock on his countenance as he cast his
eyes up at the cross beam, from which two
ropes dangled, with something akin to Gu
riosity. He took his place under the
rope hanging nearest to Franklin street
wall. Packenham was a few feet away
from his companion. Both men turned
and grasped the priests by the hands wiring
ing them feryently
Then uaDgman Atkinson stopped down
and tied the white cord about the legs of
Nolan just above the ankles. His assistant
did the same with Packenham. In a twink
ling the black caps were adjusted and Atkin-
sou raped three times in quick succession
on the side of the box wherein third assist
stood with a hatchet. The third rap had
hardly been given when the bodies of the
murderers were jerked into the air. For an
instant there was not movement and then
a tremor passed through the frame of Nolan.
Packenham remained m0tionless for thirty
seconds and then there came violent trem-
bling from head to foot. His body swayed
and then it became still. At ITO both men
were pronounced dead but were permitted to
hang fifteen minutes longer.
While this scene was being enacted, pre-
parationS were being made for what proved
to be the most shocking spectacle that has
Tombs. The hanging of Carolin and Lewis,
in several aspects, is probably unparalleled
The two murderers had been taken to the
boys Jail at 6.55, to receive the last spiritual
consolation their adviser could give them
Two minutes after seven, Carolih and Lewis
Lewis walked unsteadily the first dozen
PAGES, but quickly recovered himself. He
smiled and looked fearlessly around him
Carolin had the butt of cigar between his
lips. and was putting vigorously. blowing
great clouds Of smoke into the faces of the
priests. His face was as pale as the face OF
the dead He glared at the priests as ht
turned around and felt the rope touch hi:
shoulder; Splitting the cigar stump from his
! mouth, he broke out into blasphemy thai