The sun., 1891-06-28

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EDwAnD W. HALLINoER.
lie has oflcnsed at osery hanging In Now
Jersey for many yonrs. Tho only Witnesses OF
tho execution will be Sheriff McPhilips and
his deputies, Jury OF twelve men appointed
bY Suprome Court Justice Knapp. and Jury
OF twelve appointed bv the Sheriff. Sheriff
McPhillips led nron Police Superintendent
c. T. Smith yesterday and arranged with him
to have detachment Of sixty policemen In
and around the jail to preserve order. The
detachment will bo under tho personal COM
mand OF the Supern;endcnt
The crime for which Hallinger is to be
hanged was committed on Sunday morning.
April ). Mt q o clock. 1t was ono OF the most
brutal ever committed in Jersey City. He
killed his mi-toss. May Peterson. with a
la,her's hatchet. as she lay In bed with her two
Children. choppng her head. face and arms,
until her fentures were almost beyond recoc-
milton. HalinGer and Mrs. Peterson had lived
toGster for several years. They first met
oach othor In a little Connecticut town. whero
HallinRer was at that time holding forth as
Bnrtisi exhorter. Soon they became intimate
and their relations with each other caused SO
much talk In tho town that they eloped and
came Jersey City. Hallinger gave up preach
ing and went to work al his trade as q lather.
His great size and strength attracted tho at
tention OF some local sporting men. who per-
suaded him 10 enter the prizo ring. At first he
was successful, but his pugiistic career was
brought to an abrupt termination VIII en- he
faced Bill Dunn and was knocked out In four
rounds Although as black as coal. he says he
is native OF Tralee. county Roscommon. Ire
land. and that he was born on st Patrick's
day. He says his father was an Arabian and
his mother q half-breed American Indian.
They mot each other In ireland. were married
there, and he was born there.
One night, about five years ago. he was in o
saloon in Henderson street, Jersey City. kept
BY William Barry from Cork, whose Irish blood
runs as warmly in his veins now as 1t did be-
fore he left the old country The place Is re-
sort for the strong. able-bodied Irishmen who
work ON the docks and on the Erie Railroad.
Halinger. who had been drinking. announced
that hs was an lrlshman. His claim was re-
proprietor ordered HaIlineer out. He refused
TO 20, and an attempt was made to put Lim
out, hut before 1t was accomplished he had
knocked out seven mon:
James. = sIortins man. and he offered to back
hall;uger asninst any man OF mis- weight In the
"Ss Il. .ns:s ss s
ken. He knocked Gobig out without difficulty.
After ha. he G gave sP]arriLg ] exhibitions @ n var
"BllF Dunn. but was not able 70 20 into
time asserted she was his wife. had him locked
up on u Charge al nqn-supi,ort After remain-
cured cur ID bail for hin ami got him out Just in time
snort s hshii. -, Dunn tool all bis lighting ambi-
His arrest on Mrs. Peterson's complaint at
That he sonsidrred La critical tine ep6ittersd @
years INT Hall nser began drinking 70 excess
The had Sm ar
rested several times for beating her, once
Ice s,nton n on @ ner pisint Sue was there and
he .atemp,ed to strike her. Captain G. r
Smith who is nov nS SnperEntendent ,Et ,pmped
blow In !Ls face wi, b his clenched list that
staggered him.
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Whsn he Ea Enasr % - aS ussf
On the sSs mSrnns R q 81 the %urier IL bad bssn
e. sSH H q 9ost drnt
civ Gil a about o'sioeE SUNDAY 'aS MORN ps Hs
two children 'i had been living. spd asked Tor
ass hs nj him s tnas
sa nsSs . a sSMfy My. sPpSses, oop. aiF
o'clock. lis had his lsthsr's hatchet with him.
Moore had gst got up and vas Sas dressing him
Children s slrs G Pstsrsen was II bsd ia Tie Iacf
loom W wlth hor two children. Hallingor knocked
ne sss aS0r Hefe neS
Moore not to lot him In. as she knew he would
an nnaE r. 6s9
.,a,%ss ,a,SSs don't want to SEQ mo. oh'' ho ez.
:, Mls eterson had partly risen, and was sit
ting on the SIDE OF tho bed with her Iost rest
iathers hatehe$ II her q an Indian would huri
sd ana her asi head aes ana
A. ~ s%s; 's5 Ss ss SSssJ TsF
heard hr testimOny 70 dsisrmin: The degree p
hanged on June SO.
snc. the rst "a, of
ns Is sa m %s h dss
rs .d b. Psa hi se0 s
y.sies Knapp proved eoncqsivsly tt, that there
pathy with any OF the proposed moysmsnts TO
have his case reopened or appealed. He says
ssn1ious sn,,us e pay Tho p.naliy; the sooner M
children. They are. being cared for by friends
ME IN Is ssy 20 Gity; nut hs wants them sent to M his
letter to Roormasior John /. Hewitt. ''A' WIZ
hudson COUNTY JAIL. June "a. 1891.
Mr.; HEwTTT-Sir; It 10 now near tho time
are yet in this city. shall make this my last
request REQUEST Of you conoerning them. and have
ssT.y il out Thai my children R Win sot b leit
which l. their father, has brought upon them
by lis3beying both the law OF God and the law
9l ne land. which crime, according to the iaw
ppext Tuesday. Now / have ore aunt. Caroline
fauntleroy. living In Middleburg. Londln
o ard has also ,promised to raise them as her
avn, avn, II 10 70 her want you 70 ssnd my chill