Year: 1873

Man Slayer by voluntary POISONING.
Execution of william Young, 81 CoIcred


Man. NJ Washington. ID. g., for the


Murder of Frank Hahn.


WASHINGTON Nov 2s, 1873.


william Young was executed In the jail yard here
to-day for the murder OF Frank Hahn on the
armory lot in this city on tie 2sth OF March last.


The murder, in all its circumstances cruel ana
brutal in the highest degree, is so gngulAry asso-
ciated with another murder and it's punishment
as to make it especially notable in the dark annals
OF crime. Its history is not unworthy the
attention Of those psychologists who mark
In the human mind the influences OF
abnormal associations, and trace their eTects IN
the conduct OF men. The connection between this
murder and that Of the old clockmaker Monroe,
as reported IN the HERALD OF March 2s last Is
merely one OF time place and circumstances and
yet in those the connection is evident that the
cruel murder OF drover hahn, in Washington, may
be viewed as precedent of the cruel murder
OF cl0ckmaker Monroe at Alexandria some months
previous succinct review Of the circumstances
as detailed in the HERALD OF March rs, 1873, VIII
make evident the relation OF the one to The oJheT


HENRY YOUNG, THE MURDERER


executed to-day, lived at Bu2zard's Roast, a dis
reputable locality IN Alexandra. A short distance
northward from his house. Manley, whose execu-
tion was recorded in the HERALD, killed, In the
hope OF getting money, an Old stranger, a clock
maker, about eleven O'Clock. as he was resting
beside spring, and was executed for the crime
in the Jail yard, some 200 yards west OF Youngs
house, the relative situations being about as Ii
the murder OF the clockmaker took place at the
Broadway and Chambers street angle OF the New
York City Hall Park, and the hanging at the yesey
street angle white Youngs house (Buzzard's
Roast was at the Chambers and Chatham street
angle.


While Manley was being executed Young watched
the hanging from the roof OF his house, anu az
soon as 1t was over came down stairs, and,
having eaten his dinner, talked much about
the murderer and his fate, saying, Man
ley made mighty little by his crime
the fellows who got off were sharp" Soon after
dinner he gathered materials Tor making slung.
shot. He got lead bob, which had been used by
him to catch ''catfsh" of the wharves at Alexan-
dria, but, being without leather to cover it, he cut
the binding Of old booti eg and sewed up the lead
In il, fixing the whole with stout thread TO
stick. His mistress, q smart looking yell
low woman, told him tnat she was going
to sit up that night with Manley's body, which
had been brought to the house OF his iather-n-law
about hundred yards from Young's house. She
had scarcely gone before Young, who had borrowed
the cap OF young negro neighbor, started of,
passed the Jail when the gallows still dangled
in the air. and took the railroad track
towards Washington. The sun had not
set when he LETT bis home and the day
was just sinking into twilight when, at
brickyard on the route the black Thug, with
the newlylmade Draining sungshot in his pocket,
met an acquaintance, who asked him how Manley
died. Young stopped on his murderous errand,
md mi tod q ia M nf Mani 10
execution. Darkness deepened while the two
men talked, and Young resumed hie way pass
murdered for money half century ago. and the
assassins never discovered) and reached Washing


WATCHING FOR vIcTIM


He prOwled about the depot OF the Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad and watched the passengers as
they descended from the tram that came in soon
after eight O'Clock. The night was very dark and
gave promise OF rain, which commenced at a later
hour. The thug with the hlung shot caught sight
OF the drOver, Frank Hahn, whose unsteady steps
gave token that he had prepared for the damp
night by more than one potation. Close at hand,
yet never seeming to watch the thug followed on
the track OF his victim. He was little known
in washington sia but already already az Nemesis L waited
HIM and recognize him, whose eyes Of all others IN
the world he would have preferred should not have
@ Young had snppaDsea in the sections Of m0H the
woman then YOungs mistress, had q short time
before gotten q place as waiter at the American
avenue and the scene OF the murder. he had
within two weeks visited Alexandria and been to
see MS former mistress. and been ordered away
by Young. He saw Young in Seventh street and
marked him as he spoke to the drunken driver in
front OF the American House. Young did not see
the pair OF eyes that looked upon that meeting,
and fastened to him the impalpable yet tenacious
thread which would guide to him the hand OF
lines ofevdence would twist itself into the thread
Of his life and make


MOOSE AT THE END


Other persons saw Hahn drink at the bar OF the
American House; observed coOred man watch
him from without, and finally saw him go down
ored man, who was overheard to say to him, 'ths
is the way" Hahn, who was drover from the
soa xsy mis- Of snsep sn n Hamore taet ans Ss
returning to Virginia. The next train after
the hour at which he arrived in Washington did
O'Clock. Hahn had with him small amount OF
cash, check for $131 II, railroad tickets and
and was Willing the hour away in the neighbor,
hood OF the depot, corner of Sixth and streets,
when he was ensnared into the tolls of the thug,
who had walked eight miles to get chance to


.rHIs Is THE wAY''


maadn victim passed into the darkness Of the
MAIL The direct route to the depot would have
been down street, but the two men crossed
street and took their way into the Armory grounds
public reservation stretching from street
north to street south, between Sixth and
Smithsonian grounds. There are about eight
acres IN this reservation. The armOry stands at
the southeast corner and the Baltimore and Poto
mac depot at the northeast corner. Back OF the
depot or about midway between Sixth ana
Seventh streets. o hedge intervenes, from which
rises few stunted trees. Some army hospitals
had lately been removed from the grounds, and
they were yet in rough condition. To the edge
Of this hedge Young led Hahn


THE THUG ALONE WITH HIS PREY.


The Aseeing eye alone saw the struggle-the
cruel blows that broke the slungshot IRON its
handle, or watched Young rine the pockets OF
the dying man; but the ground around was torn up
by evidences Of struggle and when Young
skulked away his slungshot lay broken on the
ground, and amid some bloody stones that
had been used to complete the slaughter
Ham lay, terribly beaten, bis head crushed
and his brain oozng out. Eight miles to
commit murder, and then eight miles away
to enjoy its fruits. At twelve O'Clock the keeper
OF the tavern at Jackson City on the Virginia side
Of the Long Bridge, sharp Irishman, was walked
up to give dram to colored man. The man
came within the barroom. The light was turned
up brilliantly, and after taking the drink the
colored man showed the Keeper check on Balti-
more for $131 II, and asked II that was good, and
what time the bank opened in Alexandria. on the