New-York tribune., 1901-12-04
SEEKS TO CHEAT MOOSE.
CHARLES BROWN, CONDEMNED MUIR
pERER. TRIES TO FLEE GALLONS.
HE ATTACKS GUARDS WITH LEAD PIPE AND
AXE AND MAKES DESPERATE
RESISTANCE.

Mount Holly Y l. Dec 2-CharIes Brown, one
Of the murderers of Washington Hunter. paid the
penalty Of his share Of the crime in the JAN yaid
this morning. Before he died he made desperate
attempt to escape In doing he wounded con-
stable but seriously. He succeeded Only IN
getting the Jail yard, where he surrenoered
He then acted coolly enough until he was Delns ieu
to the gaIlows Then tried desperately 10 wrench
his hands free from the rope blndlng theIh anu
failing. gave up mis- resistance
Brown spent A rather restless night He wouio
lie on his and then jump to his feet anu WIZ
ouick nervous footsteps would pace up anu
down the cell only to throw himself on the cot
again The keepers guarding him were made heI-
yous by his actions and watched him Narrowly
, Sheriff Fenton decided to follow the time hon
.ored custom of giving the condemned man d soou
i,,-e.teas+ before starting him the way 10 the
tralJows Accordingly. this morning, lnsteau ol ''ie
i.sual prison breakfast, beefsteak, eggs pola'oes
roast and coffee served from nearby hotel. Were
taken to him. Brown ate sparlnsIE anu "as
sreatly wrought up. He received new suit oi
black clothing, which he donned- The Kew MI
iIleissinger. German minister from Caiiiue'i' w
l1,sd been laboring with Brown TO bring MIN 10
,,etter WAY of thinking, reached the jail shortly
T,tora q o'clock All the other prisoners
were locked in their cells, and the ftet-
MIR Deissinger was conducted 10 bio"N
cell He remained talking TO Brown, making d lds'
anpeal to him. for perhaps twenty minutes bro"h
sat still listening. but with evident lfhpatieHos
He finally asked Mr. Deissineer TO leave the cen
for few minutes. The minister turned 10 20 ou'-
AS he did 50, Brown reached down beneath 'iie
wash bowl in the cell and ripped from 1t the lest
oT large lead pipe 1t is thought he had
I1relared the pipe that a single "ieiICh "0
a&~ TI oinster % turned as he through the door
on hearing the noise made by the prisoner ~ 49, sT
,ins The Dipe Brown eaped TO his feet and sprahs
reward the door and pushing the minister s i5 49,;
Sas in the corridor. The death Hatch nau iir,er
y few from the cell door WhlIe t tle IN, 4LeI,
Sas speaking with the prisoner, and TINS put teli i
at disadvantage and wa waFlns ,h I.s rorTidor The
two deputy sheriffs got out OF ms Nv mS SSsrd nrt-
shou1s alarmed those who were III 'iie S f
paring the scaffod. - o,,5 ,rera
These men rushed toward the entrance, @ anu W 80
nj b,- Brown Standing close to the doorway! "dS
an axe which had been in use in erecting me shS
scaffold Brown dropped his lead pipe aH & siS dn
sheriffs drew their revolrers ana broHn atarced
warned 10 stop be shot AS the men duH Ill
he began TO retreat, and backed against d Max tf
iintending TO the axe Inc dtEutS 8. W.
rushed in and as they did Deputy Sherif " oou1 I
11ffs arm was grazed 10y the blade of the axe and
cut The wound is not dangerous -aa He
MADE no further demonstration until DEPUTY
Sherifs Denness and Austin were leading MN M 3o
the gallows. When he caught slsht OF iIi He his
few desperate pulls at me cores hir bands On
ms shouqSrS iS n 5u fTii+Is He ascended the scaod
The cap was tira wn Sheriff Fenton stepped
dTonped through the trap. He died of strangula-
ton The body was buried this afternoon in the
"a rpers field at New-Lisbon.
Brown died. supposing that John Young, who
murder. had either dlS0 before MIN OF Atid an u
nediateIy follow Young, however has obtained d
WasRington Hunter was over seventy years old
and lived with his aged wife at Riverside. y J.
lie was a wealthy retired farmer. On the nlenl
of January - Charles Brown. John Young. Charies
Miller and Keller forced an entrance into the
old coune's home Evth the intention OF Tobblng
the place. Mr.. Hunter resisted and was brutaliy
beaten with an iron bolt. His wife got revolver.
with phi,h tie aged farmer defended himself until
his assailants were frightened away Mr. hunter
skull WAS crushed and he died four days later:
Young and Keller were arrested in New-Iork ana
keller turned states cvidcnca He is now awaiting
sentence Brown WAS found in Sing Sing Prison,
where he Was serving . for burglary Gov
sr1 Odell hardened him IN OrDSr lnAI he IilISHb
he brought here for trial the murder charge
Miller and has not Vet been dpprehenued-
Vounc and Brown we're both convicted of murder
in the first degree and We're TO have been hanged
+oreTher TODAY Young however. obtained a stay
of execution through writ of error obtained from
.he Court of FrrCrs and Appeals after the Board
OF FoardCns had refused TO recommend commuta-
tion OF the death sentence