The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-18
FOR MRS. GREGORY'S MURDER
YOUNG FRED INQUIRE TO DIE SOME
TIME THIS WEEK.

| He Killed the WIZ OF Tax Collector Noah
| Gregory or Middietown-she Had Discov.
| cred Him In the Act OF Robbipg the House.
Some time this week. probably tomorrow
morning. Fred Mcclure. the murderer OF Mrs.
Amelia Gregory OF Middletown. will be put to
death by electricity In Sing Sing prison. 1t
was expected that Peter Schultz. the boy muir
dercr of Brooklyn. would die on tho same day.
but late on Thursday night his lawyers served
notice OF appeal uron Warden Brown. and
that acts as stay. Mcclure will therefore go
% his death nlons. All the resources OF the
law have becn invoked In his case without
success. There Is nothing for him to hope for.
The murder for which he is to die was one
OF peculiar atrooity. 1t was committed for the
purpose OF robbery. and aroused all Orange
county TO n hiah pitch OF excitement Mrs.
Gregory was tho wife of Noah Gregory.a farm
er. who lived n milo and n half from Middle
town. Noah Gregory was tho collector OF
| school taxes for tho district In which he lived
and had over 500 OF school money in the
house at tho time This money was tho bait
which tempted Mcclure to tho murder.
Mcclure was one Of Gregorys farm hands
He had been employed on the place for six
months or moro. lie told his employer that
he lived in Pennsylvania. The murder was
committed on tho afternoon OF Oct. II. 1871.
Mr.. Gregory was In tho celery fold Mt the
time. with nearly all Of his employees. Among
them was Warren u. Darlington. who was
aiterwnrd shown TO be an accomplish to
the robbery and Is now in Auburn State
prison. working out q sentence OF perjury
| in the case. 1t appeared Mt the trial that
| Darlington was Mrs. Gregosy's lover. Another
| accomplish to tho robbery is also in prison.
| He is William lIummell. The charge against
| him is also perjury. and he is serving n term
~ nj MI nj thS In Sing Sing
Neither of these men. it appeared Mt tho trial.
| was concerned In the murder. That was &C.
| complishcd 10y McGuire alone. .
The murder was discovered In the afternoon ~.
| dered woman. He found his mother lying in
the sitting room in a pool OF blood and gave
| included. ran up from tho colery field. and
Were horror stricken ut the awful sight before
w ns fssd w ans tw9 ghasty wound in her
skull where she had u been struck 6y blunt
and heavy weapon, The floor was soaked
The money was kept in Sk stbi in 3
the money gone. The. only clue to tho muir
Of s1rs which rtss
Looked as thoaSh they had come from beard.
This mislel the detectives. who looked for an
old man. They, first arrested Me .aut who
that they let him GO. besides. he did not have
o gray beard.
| Mcltulr6 renamed hTouHu uluuletoWu l'nE
enough to turn all susrlcion from him. Then
he went to Gallon. Pa. in company with
| Susan O'1irien young woman OF Middle
| town. 1t was there that the detectives went to
| find him when the unravelling OF the mystery
| made 1t clear that no was guilty. they arrest
ed the O'Brien woman. too. for completely. but
| she was never tried.
| Mcclure was convicted Of murder in the
| first degree and sentenced to die in he death
| chair. The trial was at Newburgh before
| Judge W. Bartlett. There was an appeal.
| which was lost. Judge c. +. Brown resen.
| fenced him in the court room at NcwburGh.
| and turned him over to Warden William X.
| Brown OF Sing Sing for execution. Judge
| Brown and Warden Brown are brothers.
| The arrangements the execution nre com.
| plate. Since Acllvaine and Trezza were killed
| last February a new building has been put up
| for death chamber. 1t occupies tho exact
site of the original frame buildings. but is OF
| brick with II neat dressing OF liGht-colored
stone. 1t is 20 feet wide and 50 feet long.
| with n ceiling IL feet high. The interior
walls and ceiling are. Of Georgia pine Light
comes in through a few narrow windows set
high and hidden by white shades. Tho
previous execution. but a new chair has been
at Sing Sing. The chief difference Is that
straps are provided to bring the condemned
mans feet on the floor directly in front Of him.
| In tho chair in which Trezza died the feet were
| strapped to the chair legs. Contact will be ut
| the forehead and right leg. Warden Brown
anticipates killing Mcclure instantly.