The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-08-12
MOCK TRIAL IN THE TOMRs.
Conducted by Six Murderers All Unde,
Sentence of Death.

Conducted by Six Murderers All Under
Sentence of Death. SIS
The most singular trial on record
was that held in the Tombs a. few
years ago. it was trial by jury, IN
which the court and the counsel were
| composed of men under sentence Of
death and literally living in the.
shadow Of the gallows. After the att.
tempted escape Of Danny Lyons and
Danny Driscoll had been frustrated. J.
Warden Osborne conceived and put;
into execution scheme which made
like attempts out of the question. Is
Murderers' row in the old building
was vacated and the ground floor q,
stheleft eorrido Of the new ten
day. house fitted up for the recep-
tion and safe-keeping of those doomed
to death according to law. The
warden's idea was novel one. He
had a screen OF strong wire built be-
tween each cells door to the win
dows on the opposite side of the
corridor. This gave each convict a
separate space to walk in for exer-
else. The death watch occupied
chairs between each screen. and the
men were constantly in their sight.
1t also allowed them to see each
other and their visiting friends, and
to converse when theysfelt in that
mood. -'' %;|H5*', l.
|. The first to occupy the cells were
SIX men convicted of murder in the
first degree and sentenced to be
hanged in the Tomb> They were
Glblin, sPackenham, Carolin, Lewis,
Nolan and Carleton. They were all
executed except Giblin. who killed
a baker named 4Getz. His sentence
was commuted- to i1nprisonment; for
life. Carleton, who was known by
the sobriquet of s'Handsome Harrv,''
who shot and killed Officer Brennan.
was the last to be hanged, and was
the last one executed in the Tombs.
Sunday is always the dullest day
In the Iombs, for no visitors are ad-
mitted, and the condemned were left
to their own sad thoughts. Giblin
proposed that they try one of their
number by jury, and Carolin, who
chopped his unfortunate wife to
death with a hatchet, was singled
out to be tried. ssOld, Man" Packen-
ham, who killed his wife with pair
OF scissors, was made Judge; Giblin,
di~5rict attorney; Carleton. counsel
for the defense, and Lewis and Nolan
the jury. After the consent of Dep.
uty Sheriff Caraher was given the
trial proceeded, every part of the
Judicial programme being minutely
carried out, even to putting Carolin
on the stand to testify in his own
behalf. III. .,
But despite the argement of Carle-
ton that it could ouly be man
slaughter and not murder, the jury
found him guilty without leaving
their seats. The effect on gCarolin,
the deputy sheriff said, was painful
and pitiful to witness. He never
raised his eyes while s.Old Man
Packenham sentenced him. to die on
the Doth OF August, 1889. From that
day he seemed to weaken. and the
authorities we're afraid he would
break down completely. Fathers
Pendergast and Galenas, with the
sisters, who We're daily in attend
anse, tried to comfort and rally him,
but without avail. The verdict Of
his fellows had almost killed him.
In The Quarry. Ii
=s Mike -Arrah, Pat, are We. kill. IN
tlrely? !? II ye're dead, shpake!!
.s Pat-Nc. Mike. Dim not dead
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