The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-19
NJ CURE ELECTROCUTED
The Murderer Pays the Penalty of
His Cruel Deed.
A LIFE FOR A HUNDRED DOLLARS.

Story of the Brutal Crime for Which
the Murderer Walked Firmly to
the Electrical Chair-His Accom-:
plices Doing Time.
SING SI.G, N. ", Dec t9.-Fred. Nc
Guire, who murdered Mrs. Amelia Greg
ory at Middletown, Oct. IA, 1891, was
executed by electricity this morning.
The prisoner listened to the reading of
the death warrant without betraving
fear, and walked firmly from his cell to
the death chair. The dynamo was the
same that had been used at the three
previous electrocutions here. A new
death chamber had been put in since
Mcllvain and Trezza were executed. II
is OF brick trimmed with light sand
stone. 1t occupies the exact site of the
former frame structure, which was used
for executions. 1t is n one-story struct-
ure, hfty-three feet Eng, twenty feet
wide, and the ceiling Is eight feet high.
A new chair was used, with better facil-
ities for strapping the victim down. The
only witnesses We're several physicians
and some ncwspapermen. Mcclure was
the eleventh man who has met death in
the electric chair.
Mcclure passed his last Sunday very
quietly. He was visited by the Rev d.
L.. Conkling, of Middletown, and the
Rev. 5. w. EdgertOn, the prison chap
lain. lie cOnversed with them for some
time. None of his relatives have yis-
tied him since he was taken to Sing
Sing. Ills mother and sister live at
Middletown. The former was present
at Newhurg when he was re-sentenced,
and he has moi seen her since. Mcclure
has said all along that it would only
cost his relatives pain to visit him, and
would do him no good.
McGuire's Awful Crime.
Fred Mcclure was u farm hand, en-.
ployed during the summer of 1891 by
Noah Gregory, whose farm was a mile
and a half nom Mildlctown, N. Y. On
the afternoon Of Oct. IA. 1891, while Mr..
Gregory and all Of his men except Nc
CURE We're at work in the celery field
Mrs. Gregory was found by her son
Arthur lying in pool of blood in the
sitting room OF The house. The boy
gave the alarm. and Mr.. Gregory and
his men ran to the house. They were
horror stricken atthe awful sight before
them. Inc floor was soaked with blood
and the furniture and walls were spat-
tered with it. Two bullet wounds in the
wolnanS head and a gaping wound in
her skull where she had been struck by
a blunt and heavy weapon told the
story of her death A cigar box in
which money was kept had been broken
open, and the money, something over a
hundred dollars. was gone. In the
wnman's hand were several gray hairs,
clntched i'll the struggle, which had
evidently taken place.
The detective arrested Mcclure at
once on suspicion, but he told such a
good story about hauling wood from the
wood lot that he was released. His story
was confirmed by Wurren Brazinglon
and William Hummell, both employees
of Noah Gregory Brazington was after
wards shown to have been an accom-
plicc in the robbery, and is now serving
term i'll Auburn state prison for per-
jury. Hummell was also convicted Of
perjury, and was sentenced to nine years
and six months in Sing Sing Mcclure
was rearrested and tried at Newbury be-
fore Judge Bartlett. He was convicted
of murder in the first degree, and SEN
fenced to die in the electric chair. There
was an appeal, which was lost. He was
Tcsentenccd By Judge Brown, who is u
brother of Warden Brown.