Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-24
CRIMES EXPIATED.
Five Murderers Pay the Ex'
treme Penalty.
oUADRUPbE HANGING AT GOTHAM
Four Woman-Slayers Hanged in a
Bunch-A Texas Desperate
Meets His Due.

ers of women-Patrick Packenham, Jack
Lewis (coored), James Nolan and Fer.
dinand Carolin-were hanged in the
ward Of the Tombs prison this morning.
There were two scaffolds, and two men
were hanged on each. Packenham and
Nolan were 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
Carolin were hanging from the scaffold
on the Lsonard-street side.
Sheriff Flack and Under Sheriff Sex.
ton entered the prison at 6:S5,
followed by twenty Deputy Sheriffs,
all in black clothes and wearing silk
hats. Each official wore his badge
of Office and carried a staff. They
marched into the corridor, ten of them
taking their places ut the Leonard street
side, and the others on the Franklin
street side. First, a jury of twelve men,
and the newspaper representatives entered
the prison yard and two minutes later
second set of jurors fled in and marched
to their places.
THE FIRST PAIR HANGED.
The last rites of the church were ad-
ministered to Packenham and Nolan and
at 6 40 they emerged from the Jail, ac
companied by three priests. The arms
OF the condemned men were pinioned
and over the shoulder of each hung a
black cap. Packenham's face was of a
ghastly pallor, but his step was firm,
and he looked unfinchingly into the
faces around him. Nolan hardly ap.
peared to realize his position. There was
q half defiant look on his countenance.
After the men had taken their places
on the scaffold they grasped the hands of
the priest, wringing them fervently.
Then Hangman Atkinson tied cord
about the legs of Nolan just above the
ankles. His assistant did like service
for Packenham. In twinkling the
black caps were adjusted, and at signal
from Atkinson the bodies were both
jerked into the air.
At 7:10 Nolan and Packenham were
pronounced dead, but their bodies were
permitted to hang for fifteen minutes
longer.
PREPARING FOR THE NEXT.
While this scene was being enacted,
preparations were being made for what
proved to be the most shocking
spectacle that ever took place
within the walls of the Tombs prison
The hanging of Carolin and Lewis, in
several aspects, was probably unparal-
leled. A gaunt, sallow faced man had
come around from where Packenham
and Nalan were dangling, and made a
brief inspection of the instrument Of
death. Then he disappeared, and a
minute later Hangman Atkinson, i'm
mediately after finishing his first job,
came around back of the prison and stood
behind box. Now Carolin and Lewis,
with the priests, came through the door,
Lewis, the negro, walked unsteadily
the first dozen PAGES, but quickly recoy-
cred himself. He was smiling, and as
he caught sight of deputy who had
been especially kind to him, he walked
hands with two more. Father Gehans
gently urged him toward the rope that
was to strangle him. He smiled and
looked fearlessly around him.
SCENE ON THE scAFFoLp.
Carolin had the butt end of cigar be.
tween his lips and was putting vigor-
ously, blowing great clouds Of smoke into
the faces of the priests. His face was as
pale as the face of the dead and the
scowl upon it was almost demoniacal.
He glanced at the priests as he
turned around and felt the rope
touch his shoulders. Splitting the
cigar stump from his mouth he
broke out into blasphemy that horrifed
the spectators. Atkinson had Just
pinioned his legs. Looking sullenly at
the priests, he suddenly exclaimed: 81
die an innocent man, Cd it. l didn't
do this.
Lewis, who had been pinioned, half
turned his head and, addressing his
companion, said: "What's the matter
with you, anyway? Why don't you die
like man ?"
81 will die like a man" shrieked
Carolin, his face turning perfectly livid.
81 will die like a man, an innocent
mani"
HIS BLAsPHEMY CUT SHORT.
The words were scarcely out of his
mouth before Atkinson had clapped the
black cap over the murderer's face. The
assistant hangman covered Lewis face.
At the same moment Atkinson gave the
signal and the weight fell. Instead Of
bounding up as Packenham and Nolan
had done, the miserable wretches went
into the air with so little force
that there was scarcely any
I0DOuuQ dI dlAs lJCWlb
began to struggle in most sickening
manner. He threw his legs about so
violently as to kick off his slippers.
Then he began to gurgle and choke. A
raspy, wheezy sound came from under
the horrible cap for fully ten seconds.
His body turned aud swayed, and the
contortions were 80 painful that half a
dozen men turned away their heads.
The poor creatures were slowly strangled.
Carolin's body was violently contorted,
but he uttered no sound. The weight
fell at 1903 O'Clock and at 10 both men
were dead. The four bodies hung for
half an hour, and were then cut down
and placed in plain coffins.
CAROLYN CALLED INSANE,
By many persons Carolin, who was a
German, was not believed to be of sound
mind, although experts on his trial de-
clared him sane. There seemed to be a
screw loose somewhere, and every pris-
on.keeper and Deputy Sheriff who ever
had to watch him said 30. He murdered
a woman, who passed as his wife, in a
small bacK room in Stanton-street ten
ement. He butchered her with a
hatchet. The deed grew out of a quar-
rel.
Lewis and Nolan had each murdered