The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-08-30
0 head of Ponies at pony prices,
rs, buy direct and own cheap,
i ED,
MAYO G. CO.,
Walhalla, n. j I'm
Matilda and l are Coin

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Matilda and are Coin.
"lve JUS got Il letter Matilda urdcrsrt
|, E'"V.nom-I hl. fc;x y I,.,Cm.n...,; . uck Lewis
tcolorcd), James Nolan and Ferdinand Caro-.
lin-were hanged In the yard Of the Tombs
prison on Friday. There wcr. two scat.
folds and two men were hnnsed on each.
Sheriff Flack and UntlershcriH Sexton en-.
tered tho prison from the Franklin street
side at G::s5 O'Clock. They were followed by
twenty deputy shcriifs Zen OF them went
10 the Leonard street side aud the other.
took their places ut the Franklin street wall.
At GAO o'clock the first Jury OF twelve
men. ali newspaper Representatives,. were
given tho signal to enter the prison
yard, and two minutes later the
second rot OF jurors filed out aud marched
to their places. Al G:5l two Of tn. con.
demncd men, Packcnham aud Nolan,
emerged from the jail accompanied by the
rrtcsts Father plendcrgust supported Pack.
| enham and father Gelinas walked alongside
of Nolan The procession brought up Will,
Father Van RENSSELAER,. The arms of the con-
demned men were pinioneti, and over the
shoulder OF each hung the III ok cap. Pack.
enham's face was Of II slastly palor, but his
stel, was firm and he looked untinchingly
into the faces around him. Nolan hardly az.
l'earcd to realize his position There was Il
! half-dcfiamt look ON his countenancc and he
! east his eyes up ut tho cross beam from
which two ropes dunglei, with somctnin.
akin to curiosity. The rope around his neck,
with the knot pressing against his left ear.
seemed to cllafe him. tor he moved his head
uncastiy once or twice in his
| HRIEF WALK TO DEATH
Nolan took his place under the rope hanging
nearest the Franklin street wall packen-
ham was four feet away from his companion,
and next the prison. liang,nan Atkinson
stopped down and tied Il white cord about
the legs Of Nolan, just above his ankles His
assistant did n like service for old packcn-
ham. In twinkling tho black caps wc,e
adjusted md Atkinson raped three times in
/! rapd succession on the side OF the box
wherein u third assistant stood with a
| iatchct. The third rap hud hardly been
/ given when the bodies of the mtirierers were
jetked up into the air. At 7:1O o'clock both
| men were pronounced dead, but were per-
! mitt"d to hung for fifteen minutes longer
| Ihe hanging OF CarOlin and Lewis In
several aspects is probably unparalleled.
lhc t"o Murdcrcrs at G:.ij O'clock received
| their lust spiritual consolation. Two min
utes utter o'clock CnlOlin nlnl Lewis. with
| the priests. came through the door. l. .wis
walked uhhtra lily the first dozen l,,lcns but
| quickly recovered h!mself Curnlin had the
butt OF a cigar between his lips. and Ha-
n',ilihg vigorously, blowing great clouds OF
! smoke tmto the faces of the attending priests,
! His ice was ns pale :s the face OF the dead,
! aud he hcnwl upon it was demoninc:lL lie
Slafrd ut the priests hs he turncl around
and felt the rOl'o touch his shoulder. Spit
! ting the cigar stump from his mouth, he
l,EoHE OUT INTO nI.AsrIIEMY
tint llorritind the spectators Atkinson had
just l'iniumcd his legs when lie suukc Look
ing sullcIlv at the three priests he suddenly
| exclaimed:
Il die an innocent man, Cd d-n it:
didn't do this thing"
Lewis who had then been pinioncd, said:
What's the matter with you, any way?
Why don't You die like man,"
II will die like u man" shrickcd Caroin.
Il will tile ikea man-an innocent man"
The words we're scarcely out OF his mouth
before Atkinson hui capped the black cap
over the mu,dcrer's tucc. The assistant
hingman covered Lewis face AT the same
| moment Atkinson gave TIE signal and the
weight fell Instead of bounding up. as
Packenham ana Nolan had done, the mis-
cradle wretches went into tho air with
snr so lutte ,s,amn force that there was scarcely
dlaieiy began b struggle i'll the
(. most sickening manner. He threw his legs
i about NO violently as to kick off his slippers
Then he began to gurglc and cnoke. The
4. rn,piug, wheezy sound came fro IN under that
horrible black cap for fully ten seconds Ills
boly turned und swayed und the contort,ons
were 30 painful that half u dozen men turned
'way their heads. The uoor creature was
slowly slrangl.d. CarOlin's body WIS ylu
ienslv conioitrd also, but lr uttered no
sound Tie weight fell at 7:us o'clock and
I at 7:lO both men were dcu,i. Tll: four
bodies hung for half an hour, and Were. then
cut down and placed in plain cottins
Charles Ferdinand Carolin murdered Il woman
named Bridget Quinn. who PASSED as his wife
ncnt Marel, lG, 1883 lilo burlvrc,i her witt {,
shingllns hatchet. Ca,olin and his mistress
lived very pcarcably together until ho lost his
working. Their supply Of money ran on; and
She pair began the series OF quar,r!s which
rnsicd so fatally for them both, On the day on !
which the murder was committed the woman
wanted him to 80 out and l,,uh tor work. lrth
had been drinking nd We're in n,uod tor quar-
! lclinR Words plsscd between them. and then \
taroiin picked up little, keen edged shlns,iu.
!iatchet and. making for his mistress. Lack, Il !
!cr about the hsad a;d shoulders unt,l lii. was
extinct Throu.hou: his pi.ui,llrnt he ,,ai,l- i,
'itt,ied u remarkable coinprsure.
Alice Jackson never had II chalcc fer her life
after after. he ne! ne1ro john Lewis. alias black jack
hurst into the kitchen OF the house, No 81 West
Third street, where she was ut work, ON July IL
lsss.. Alice had lived with him previously. but
Md from him Oa the afternoon ot the llut.;cf
Lewis went To the house where Alice was en- ,
i,!nyed aud forced his way INTO the kitchen and ,
into the prrscucc of his mistress. Size ordered
him out. but the only reply draw his re-
volver and shoot her twice. once in the ci,
hr.nst "',n ~ once in the abdomen. She iiv,. IN,
murderer. who was arrested before lie had walked
(! llnIf Il block
/! James Noian's crime was the killing of his
in1.trerr Emma Buch who hat lett her husband
20 live with the man whu finally murdered her
Nolan trrnicd her bntal'y. and she had thle.t-
ened 10 leave him She had also shown prefer
e:icc for anOther man. On Nov. 20 lSsS Nolan |
came home and found his mistress in cOll,Irnv
With his rival. lie called her into the hall AMI
shot her twice. the wounds provin. fatal.
Patrick Packcniam WAS the patriarch ct the |
quartet "t mnr'lc,crs who were hanged. He was
one. !. mernhef OF the New orleans police fnrc"
l;o night OF the 18TH he fought with lollc in
The house who were friends nt his vile Pack
cnlialn was preparing for bed. when he suddenly |
iIew razor and ran at his wife He caught !er |
by the hair and pulled her over backward! His
son Robert s!'rails At his tn.hcr inan effort to
save his mother, bu. II WAS no ,,sr. The keen
edged blade was used with de,,ily effect, scy-
crinR the jusulnr vein. lnckculia1n was clean
ing the razor and washing the hlond from him.
A Montana Hanging,
J Harry Roberts WIS hanged ut Butte. NJ T.
for the murder of j. W. Craw ford on MAY III
last The killing grew out OF a
quarrel between the two men, /
| Crawford being u wagon bose and !
Roberts. tcamstcr In the employ of T.. Cor |
rea, ore transfer man for the Silver Bow |
mill. dispute occurred between them
| which had led to blows. when Crawford |
i;nOcked Roberts down with u pitchtork. |
l:ohcrts harborcd revenge. and sought an
opportunity 10 Kill! E:a"ford. w!i:ch came
1t the noon hour on Nav II |
when Roberts went into LUrrca's bOaruin"
house for dinner aud saw Crawford s,oopin.
oyer wash bowl, wLcE he drew his nis,ol
sud shot the ue!cnstess man through tie
body, killing hlm. The ,!is:r!u cour. bcn"
IN sension. IN indictment WAS found and IL.
WAS pinced on trial Junc:t and ON the even
'Dg Of June . he WAS found guilty