The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-08-29
FOUR MEN HANGED.
All Murdered Women When Under
the Influence of Either Drink
or Jealousy.

SnerlU FIaCk ana UnuSfSueFlH SeAtOn en-
tered the prison from the Franklin street
side at 635 o'clock. They were followed by
twenty deputy sheriffs Ten of them went
to the Leonard street side and the others
took their places at the Franklin street wall.
At GAO O'clock the first Jury of twelve
men, ali 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. At 6:54 two of the con-
demned men, Packenham and Nolan,
emerged from the jail accompanied by the
priests. Father Prendergast supported Pack
Gnham and father Gelinas walked alongside
of Nolan. The procession brought up with
Fulher Van RENSSELAER, The arms of the con-
demned men were pinioned, and over the
shoulder of each hung the black cap. Pack
enham's face was of CHASTITY pallor, but his
step was firm and he looked unt1nchingly
into the faces around him. Nolan hardly ap-
peared to realize his position. There was
half-defiant look on his couMtenance and he
cast his eyes up at the cross beam from
which two ropes dangled, with something
akin to curiosity. The rope around his neck,
with the knot pressing against his left ear,
seemed to chafe him, for he moved his head
uneasily once or twice in his
BRIEF 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. Hangman Atkinson
stopped down and tied white cord about
the legs of Nolan, just above his ankles His
assistant did like service for old Packen-
ham. In twinkling the black caps were
adjusted and Atkinson raped three times in
rapid succession on the side of the box
wherein a third assistant stood with a
hatchet. The third rap had hardly been
given when the bodies of the murderers were
ierked up into the air. At 7:1O o'clock both
men were pronounced dead, but were per-
mitted to hang for fifteen minutes longer.
The hanging of Carolin and Lewis in
several aspects is probably unparalleled.
The two murderers at 6:45 o'clock received
their last spiritual consolation. Two min
uteS after o'clock Carolln and Lewis. With
the priests, came through the door Lewis
walked unsteadiy the first dozen PAGES, but
quickly recovered himself Carolin 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 scOwI upon it was demoniaCaL He
glared at the priests US he turned around
!
ting the cigar stump from his mouth, he
BROKE OUT INTO BLAsPHEMY
that Mortified the spectators. Atkinson haC
lust pinioned his legs when he spoke. Look
ing suIlenly at the three priests, he suddenly
exclaimed:
Il die au innocent man, Cd d-n it;
didn't do this thing"
Lewis, who had then been pinioned, said
whats the matter with you, any way
Why don't you die like MAN."
~ will die like man, shrieked Carol1n
Il will die like man-an innocent man."
The words were scarcely out of his mouth
before Atkinson had cfapped the black caI
over the mu derer's face The assistant
! hangman covered Lewis face at the same
moment Atkinson gave the signal and the
weight fell. Instead of bounding up, al
Packenham and Nolan had done, the mis-
erable wretches went into the air witt
so little force that there was scarcely
any rebound at all Lewis imme
diately began to struggle in th'
most sickening manner He threw his leg
about so violently as to kick off his slippers
Then he began to gurgle and choke. Th'
raSping, wheeZy sound came fro m under tina
horrible black cap for fully ten seconds. Hi
body turned and swayed and the contortion
were SO painful that half dozen men turneC
away their heads. The poor creature wa
slowly strangled. Carolin's body was vic
lG0ClV COnGOfD6u also, DuO u0 uGU6T6u
sound The weight fell at 1903 o'clock AM
at 7:1O both men were dead. The fou
bodies hung for half an hour, and were the
cut down and placed in plain collins.
Charles Ferdinand Carolin murdered woma
named Bridget Quinn who passed as his wife
in small back room in Stanton street tene
ment. March 16, 1888. He butchered her with
Singing hstehef Garoin and nt his mstrs1
place in the carpenter shop where he had bee
working. Their supply Of money ran out an
the pair began the series of quarrels whtc
ended so fatally for them both. On the day o
which the murder was committed the woma
wanted him to 20 out and look for work. Bot
had been drinking and We're in mood for qual
reltng. Words passed between them, and the
Carolin picked up little, keen-edged shtnglin
hatchet and, making for his mistress. hacke
her about the head and shoulders until life ws
extinct. Throughout his imprisonment he mair
tanned remarkable composure.
Alice Jackson never had chance for her Iii
after. he negro John Lewis, alias Black Jacl
burst into the kitchen of the house, No. "a Wei
Third street. where she was at work, on July
1888. Alice had lived with him previously, bI
after he had made an attempt to kill her she ha
fed from him. On the afternoon of the murd,
Lewis went to the house where Alice was en-
ployed and forced his way into the kitchen an
into the presence of his mistress. She ordere
him out, but the only reply was to draw his n
volver and shoot her twice, once in the lie
breast and once in the abdomen. She lived bl
a short time, but long enough to identify tt
murderer, VINO was arrested DeIore ne nau wake
half block.
James NoIan's crime was the killing Of
mistress, Emma Buch, who had left her husbar
to live with the man who finally murdered he
Nolan treated her brutally, and she had threa
ened to leave him. She had also shown prefe
ence for another man. On Nov. 20, 1888, Nola
came home and found his mistress in compaI
with his rival He called her into the hall ar
shot her twice, the wounds proving fatal
Patrick Packenham was the patriarch Of IL
quartet OF murderers who were hanged. He WI
once member of the New Orleans police fore
On March 13 he was drunk and quarrelsome. {
the night of the 18th he fought with people
the house who were friends of his wife, Pac
enham was preparing for bed, when he sudden
drew a razor and ran at his wife. He caught h
by the hair and pulled her over backward. Il
son Robert spranG at his father in an effort
save his mother. but it was no use. The kee
! edged blade was used with deadly effect Sc
ering the jugular vein. Packenham was clea
: ing the razor and washing the blood from hir
self when the police came in and arrested him.
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