Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-18
I'd EDITION.
EXECUTION OF DAY.
He Is Hanged for the Murder Of His
Wife.
TEE EXTENT OF PARNELLT INJURIES.
His Opponents Claim That He Has
Been Shamming.
GENERAL NEWS FROM ABROAD
fHE EXTENT OF PARNELLS INJURIES.
GENERAL NEWS FROM ABROAD
RANGED FOR WIFE MURDER.

Execution Of Arthur Hoyt Dsy-A Crime
which He Disclosed I'm His Sleep.
WELLANp, ONT. Dec. ls-Arthur Hoyt Day,
the Rochester wife murderer. wa hanged at
SOL o'clock this morning. The condemned
man spent his last night on earth in writing
letters to his relatives and singing gospel
hymns, his favorite selections being scatter
Seeds Of Kindness and ''0n the Way From
Earth 10 Heaven Will Guide Thee With Mine
Eye" There was tremor in his voice be
sang, and 80 far as his stunted moral nature
would allow he was deeply affected. He dii
not sleep more than half an hour all night
The letters which he sent TO his brothers con-
tanned affectionate greetings and an exhorta-
ton to lead a better life. Up TO the last he
passionately blamed his sister, who. he claimed,
was the one who planned the visit from Roches-
ter to the river. He would not admit having
actually pushed his wife over the bank. but his
denial was not emphatic and il is generally be-
heved that he carried out to the letter the
arrangements which his sister made.
DAYS LAST EARTHLY MOMENTS
Rev. Mr.. McCuaig left him at o'clock yes
terday afternoon and returned at O'Clock this
morning. He and the condemned man then en-
gagged in earnest prayer and the latter listened
and took part with evident sincerity. At z
o'clock he resumed the singing of hymns
Breakfast was then served aud consisted of
death warrant was then read to the condemned
man and the procession to the scaffold began.
Day walked calmly out to the rude structure
from which he was to be launched into eternity.
There was no delay or hitch of any kind.
Promptly at 8 o'clock. or perhaps n minute or
two before, the minister said the last consoling
words. Day was placed directly in the center
of the scaffold. He bore himself with n swagger
and to all outward appearance was the least
affected and most jaunty of those assembled.
After calmly surveying the crowd Of spectators.
which numbered several hundred, he shook
hands in turn with the jailer, sheriff and
minister and simply said goodbye. The hang
man quickly adjusted the strap on his legs. the
black cap was pulled down and the fatal moose
adjusted. Rev. McCuaig offered up the Lord 9
prayer and as the words Deliver us from
evir' were uttered at a sign from the sheriff the
hangman pulled the cord and the great weight
dropped. jerking the wretched victim six or
seven feet into the air.
srRANGLED TO DEATH.
He came down with another great jerk and
after a few spasmodic commissions, lasting only
a minute and half. the body hung motionless
in the air. DIR. Smith placed his hand on the
pulse and in ten minutes he declared il
to have stopped beating. After twenty minutes
had elapsed he was cut down and the doctor.
after brief examination, declared the neck
unbroken and that death was produced by
strangulation.
STORY OF THE CRIME.
The crime for which Day was executed was
committed on. Sunday, July % last. Day was
then q hotel porter in Rochester, N. Y. Six
years ago he married Desire Chatterton only
daughter of Daniel Chatterton. of Saratogs
Springs, who had been working in Rochester M
! a domestic. Their married life does not ap-
| pear to have been very pleasant and on July
| - last Day married Mary E. Breen of Canaan.
/ Ialp he Of Arfhur ~
brought her to Rochester and lived with her
On July "a Day took wife No. and his sister
Mrs. Quigley, to Niagara Falls. They crossed
| to the Canadian side and proceeded along the
| bank in the direction OF the whirlpool Mrs
| Quigley sat down to rest and Day and his wife
| continued their walk. The last Mrs. Quigiey
| saw of them they were standing close TO the
edge of the high river bank. When she looked
again Mrs. Day had disappeared. Day returned
| and told his sister he had pushed his wife over
the bank and that he wanted to be rid OF her. Day
| and his sister then returned to Rochester and
until two weeks later. Day was troubled
with horrible Nightmares after his
crime and frequently started up in
his sleep screaming, There she goes. down
down, down! see her, my God, see her -
This aroused the suspicious Of wife No. 2, and
| on discovering that her husbands name wa
Day and that he was supposed to have a wife
living she put the case in the hands Of the
police and told her story. Search was made
/! for wife No. and Day and his sister were
closely questioned. The latter became fright
ened and told of the crime. Mrs. Days body
was found at the foot of the river bank and
Day was taken to the Canadian side to identify
it, There he was arrested and held for murder
His trial took place at Welland October and
lasted but one day, his sister being the chief
witness against him. He was found guilty and
sentenced to be hanged.