Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-22
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. HANGED.
Execution of HarIinSer Amer Being Three
Times Sentenced.

JrR-ET CRY. y. J.. Dec. p. -Hallinger was
hanged a; 10 o. this morning in the county Jail
Hsllinger died without struggle. A telegram
Vas received from Lawyer PerchAll AZ $50
O'Clock asking the sheriff to wait until O'Clock
tLi- afternoon, bat No attention paid 20 the
request. He said be would have the case be-
lore Justice at o'clock
HsLLSaER's CRIME
On April 6. 1891. Hallinger Allied his wife and
afterwsrd said he vas glad OF It. To Chief OF
Police Benjamin Murphy. Capt Kelly, Detec-
tive Clark and Patrolman Barry Hsllinger made
confession and signed u. When arralgned ho
plead guil ~. and was eSamIued without a jury
before The late Judge Manning VI. Knapp. who
sentenced him on Nav o. be hanged ON June
80. 1891. After the gallow- had been erected
on June - LAWYER Chandler j. Pcrchall
secured a s:av from judge Green OF the United
states district court. Trenton, pending an
appeal. FerchaE held that trial without a jury
Unlawful beranse the Constitution guHrsn-
teed Jury trial and that an essential and
Fundamental right could not be waived.
Three times since perchall has STAYED the
execution Haliiugegs second sentence was
pronounced bv Judge Knapp IN November.
ts9i aud Judge Wertx since ascending the
bench twics sentenced Halinger to death
The last time wss On pecer1Hsr 8
Fcrchall Tough. for fisl lager 10 the last. not
abandoning the case even ia-t night.
tlaiAAfEs aAtuRNAu u IT. tii's tlhAtifu 10 uhNt
been born IN Trsle. ireland. and his alleged
British citizenship made Of By Perch
AL who invoked the Interference Of the British
minister at Washington. lie Baptist
horter and then a prize fighter. II Is said That
the woman he kllled had a husband IN Connec-
ticut The couple had two children. who are
nov D. Nirginia. I he eldest l. three wears old.
Halliugcr very fond o. his children. but
Jealous % BIZ. mistress. She left him because
% M. cruelty Ia the winter OF 1880 and 1891.
he va aTraigned ON March Is. 1891 on a charge
OF trliux % cut the woUans throat. lie
agr-ei to leave the citv and not again modest
she WOMAN. and Was dIs" hasgcd. He thea went
% kingslsud. near rutherford. aud worked
there until SATURDAY night, April ..
A midnight that night he came to New York
with white MAJ. a-d spent the night IN
Thompson street drinking. A: O'Clock in the
morning he crossed the ferry TO jersey City.
Mary ietsT-0n. HIlliuger's mistress
known. hi been compel II To- leave the house
81 Mr.. Mccall az 3i- oh street. Jersey city,
while Wtliiuger was away and DE did not know
r. she had found refuge m the apartments of
Ju= Moore aud his life at 81 Bird street.
Halliugcr went To net AIS aud lemauied 20
So IA VIE. lie refused 10 leave until he
tod where the woman wa-. and whom he OBJ
tanned her address he started out. lie vas in
toNtUutetl. Tie Knocked ON Nuores door al 8
o'clock IN III. morning and demanded 90 see his
wife. Moore refused 20 tllnw him 20 enter the
house. Mar Peterson IN bed In rear
room. and hearing halliuger called TO Moore
not "a let ham In.
The -ouul ~ the woman's voice seemed to
enragv HaAIugrr. and. nu-hiug Moore to one
side Ia ra-hsd 10 She rear rCOEa and exclaimed.
'iou dou want O. see me. OH. well. | want
90 YOU. You have another man What
followed Hailinger himself best describes. He
saws thss when he threw the Ratchet at his
wilrs head that he had hard worn cpull II out
Tier he -av- he rsIaed blow after blow on her
head. IA ani'ler- and neck until the upper part
Of her body wa- little more than shapvless
psa--' -Ihrir two children lay the bed. bu.
h did not touCh them. 1hsu HAliinger drew a
large knife and drew u srrOss the woman's
throat fy this time Hailagcr was covered with
blood. brains and flesh. bHt he picked up the
elder chld aud walked into the street. carving
q in has arms. IL met two or three persons on
HI way down 81 street and told them of the
murder.