Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-06
DIED ON THE GALLOWs.
William Moore Hanged for Taking the Life
OF His Rival in Love.

PHILADELPHIA, April 6.-William Moore, the
twenty-two-year-old negro who was convicted
of killing his rival in love affairs, Charles Mad
den. last September, was hanged this morning
at the county prison.
The execution was conducted with unusual
dispatch, and a new wav of arranging the
scarold removed Moore from the view of spec
tators until he had mounted the platform
This was effected by The erection OF black
wooden screen around the gallows which was
placed In the center of the convict ward
The procession of sherif's iury counsel
sheriff's officers and newspaper men marched
to the scaffoid al 10 O'Clock. They were
ranged about the front of the scaffold and
after wait of few minutes Moore with his
reilglons adviser. Rev. G. W. Ofiey, Prison
Officer Perkins and his assistant mounted the
scaffold by fight of steps i'll the rear
No word was spoken and it took just min
ute and half to arrange the moose and black
cap and pinion the prisoners arm.
Then the officers and Mr.. Ofiey withdrew
and at O:O9 the trap fell The body left
hanging for twenty minutes. but nothing was
noticeable except a twitching of the muscles.
Moore appeared 10 be ve', calm. He slept
well. ate hearty breakfast and from $50 until
10 o'clock prayed and took communion with
Nts paste
STORY OF NooRE's CRIME.
VIM. Mojee. colored. and aged twenty two
years, shot and killed his rival. Chas. Madden.
also colored. in this city September Is las !;
during jealous rage. Both men we're suitors
for the hand Of Amelia Johnson. colored,
and Naddens claim recognized. On
the day of the murder Moore called
az tn" home of the woman and de-
manded some articles of clothing which he
claimed belonged to him. He upbraided her
fox transferring her affections and she con-
cluded not to give Moore the clo.h hing until
q ask Madden I'm he. Mod
den sent Moore n note requesting him to call at
his residence and get his clothes. Before going
Moore bought a revolver with the 80 the johnson
woman had unwittingiy loaned him. and a WED
his intention Ct ending his rivals life. This
threat he carried out while Madden collect
ing his possessions. The victim lived long
enough to make an ante-mortem statement and
Moore was convicted at the following term of
court.
HANGING Brutal WIFE MURDERER.
PITTsEUEG. Pa. April 6.-Dennis Cloonan
was hanged al 1889 a. III. There was no cere-
mony, and as soon as Cloonan stepped on the
trap Deputy Sheriff German ad iusted the cap. An
instant later Sheriff McClea-y pulled the spring
and CloouaE dropped twenty inches His neck was
not broken and he died of strausulation. The
legs were drawn up several times and there was
a visible twitchinS of the body. In ten min
utes life was extinct and two minutes later the
body was lowered and given into the keeping
of Cloonan's four sons, who will give it inter
ment.
Cloonans crime was one Of the most brutal
murders in the police annals of Allegheny
county. On the evening of March II, 1892,
Cioonan got very drunk. He went TO his home
and abused his wife. The couple had not lived
happily for several years.
No one knows how the affair happened. ex-
cept that the neighbors heard Mrs. Cloonan
screaming. Shortly aiterward Cloonan reeled
in N he hon of IA ID aEa1
that some one fasten his necktie. 1t was then
discovered that the tie. as well as his hands
and clothing. was covered with blood.
Cloonan ran from the house. The neighbors,
entering Cloonan's house. found the lifeless
body of Mrs. Cioonan lying on the floor. her
head beaten almost to pulp. Beside her on
tine floor lay the remains of heavy oak chair.
which had been broken in pieces by the muir
derer in his brutal assault. While removing
the dying woman to the hospital she breathed
her last without regaining consciousness.
Dennis ClOonan was afterward arrested and ad-
mitted his crime.