The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-08-29

PAID THE PENALTY.
Patrick Packenham, Jack Lewis,
James Nolan and
Ferdinand CaroIin Were Hanged
To-day in New York.
The Second Train of Barnum &
Bailey Show Wrecked.
multi Ds UTaoe - 49,
Thirty Ring Horses and One
Chariot Team Killed.


murderers of women, Patrick Packen-
ham. Jack Lewis (coloredl. James No
Ian and Ferdinand Carolin. were
hanged in the yard 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 seaffold which had
been erected on the Franklin street
side of the prison. The drop fell at
6:35 O'Clock. Eight minutes later
Lewis and Carolin were hanging from
the scaffold on the Leonard street side.
Sheriff F.iack and Under Sheriff Smith
entered the prison from the Franklin
street side at 6:35 O'Clock. They were
followed by twenty deputy sheriffs, all
in black clothes and wearing silk hats.
and carried a stall. Ihey marched
through the corridor into the court
yard. Ten of them went TO the Leonard
StreeS side and the others took their
places at the Franklin street wall. At
$40 o'clock the first jury of twelve men
all newspaper representatives, were
given the signal to enter the prison
yard and two minutes later the second
set of Jurors filed out, and marched
to their places. simultaneously with
the marching out of the second jury,
Packenham, and Nolon were taken in
to a cell in the new prison. At 6:45
Carolin and Lewis were removed to the
boys Jail on the Leanord street side.
the last rites of the church were then
administered, the ceremony occupy
ing eight minutes. At 1854 twouof the
condemned men, Packenham and No
Ion, emerged from the Jail, accompan-
CAST supported Packenham and Father
Gelinas walked along side of Nolon.
the procession brought up with Father
Rensselaer,. The armes of the con-
demned men we're pinioned and over
the shoulder of each hung the
black cap, with its long streaming rib
bon Tapping in the wind. Packen-
hams face was CHASTITY pallor. but
his step was firm and he looked I'M
fiinchingly into the faces around him.
Nolan hardly appeared to realize his
position. There was a half-detiant
look on his countenance and he cast
his eyes up at the crOss-beam from
which two ropes dangled with some
thing akin to curiosity. The rope
around his neck, with the knot press
ing against his left ear, seemed to
chafe him. for he moved his head I'M
easily once or twice in his brief walk
to death. From the prison door to the
place of execution is just fOrty-two
the condemned to reach the spot where
they were to die. Nolan took his place
under the rope hanging nearest the
Franklin street wall. Packenham
was four feet away from his
companion and next to the prison.
Both men turned and grasped
the priests by the hands wringing them
feryently, then Hangman Atkinson
stopped down and tied a white cord
he Loo IF oh
ankles. His assistant did like ser
vice for old Packenham. In a twink
| ling the black caps were adjusted and
Atkinson raped three times in rapid
succession on the side of the box where
| a third assistant stood with a Ratchet.
The third rap had hardly been given
when the bodies of the murderers were
| jerked up into the air. At the eXpi-
ration of four minutes there was a
mighty throe almost together in the
| suspended murdererS. Packenham' s
pulse had gone up to SO and then sank
rapidly to 30 beats minute. Nolan S
pulse at the fourth minute was
| bounding at 20, but it too be-
came weaker and weaker, and
at the expiration of s4ive minutes
was no longer perceptible. At 7:10
were permitted to hang for fifteen min
utes longer. While this scene was be
ing enacted preparations were being
made for what proved to be the most
shocking spectacle that has ever taken
place within the walls of the TOmbs
prison. The hanging of Carolin
and Lewis on several aspects
is probably unparalleled. The two
murderers at 6:45 o'clock received theiI
last spiritual consolation. A gaunt
SallOw faced man came around from
where Packenham was dangling and
made brief inspection of the instru.
ment of death. Then he disappeared
and a minute later Hangmen Atkinson
came around back of the prison and
stood behind the box. Two minutes
after o'clock Carolin and Lewis with
Lewis walked unsteadily the
first dozen PAGES, but quick
ly recovered himself. He was
smiling as he caught sight of a deputy
who had been especially kind to him
He walked over and seized his hands
Then he shook hands with two more
Father Gelinas urged Kim toward the
rope that was to strangle him. CaroliI
had the butt of a cigar between his lips
and was putting vigorously, blowing
great clouds of smoke into the faces OF
the attending priests. His face was as
pale as the face of the dead, and the
scowl upon it almost demonical. He
glared at the priests as he turned
around and felt the rope touch his
shoulder. Splitting the cigar stump
from his mouth he broke out into bias
phemy that Mortified the spectators
Atkinson had just pinioned his legs
when he spoke. Looking sullenly al
the priests he suddenly exclaimed:
Il die an innocent man. Cd d-n it
did not do this thing
| Lewis, who had then been pinioned
half turned his head and addressing
his companion, said, What's the mat
ter with you, anyway? Why don't you
die like man?n
II can't die like a man. shrieked
Carolin, his face turning perfectly
livid. Il will die like man-an limo
cent man.
The words were scarcely out of his
mouth before Atkinson bad clapped
the black cap over the murderer's face
The assistant haDgman 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 wretches
went into the air with so little force
that there was scarcely a rebound al
all. Lewis Immediately began tC
struggle in the most Sickening manner
He threw his legs about so violently
as to kick off his slippers
1nen he began 10 gurgte ana c00ke
The rasping, wheeZy sound came from
under that horrible black cap for fully
ten seconds. His body turned and
swayed and the contortions were 81
painful that half a dozen men turned
away their heads. The poor creature
was slowly strangled. Carolin's body
was violently contorted also. but M
uttered no sound. The weight fell a
1908 O'Clock and at 7:lO both men wer.
dead. The four bodies hung for hal
an hour and were then s.Jt down an(