El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. NINTH YEAR, No. 102, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 24, 1889 Page: 1 of 8
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HEADED FOR HADES.
FIVE MEN PAY THE EXTREME PENALTY
OF THE IAW.
Four From New York for Murdering Women,
and One From San Antonio, Texas, for
Killing a Sheriff—The Railroads
—Montana's Republican
Ticket, Etc., Etc.
The Extreme Penalty.
New Yobk, Aug. 33.—Four murderers
of women, Patrick Packenbam, Jack
Lewis (colored), James Nolan and Ferdi-
nand Carolin, were hanged in the yard of
the Tombs prison this morning. There
were two scaffolds and two men were
banged on each. Pack* nham and Nolan
were first e« ecu ted on the scaffold which
was erected on the Franklin street side of
the prison. The drop fell at 6:55 o'clock.
Eight minutes later Lewi? and Carolin
were hanging from a scaffold on Leonard
street side. Sheriff Flack and Under
Sheriff Sexton entered the prison at 6:15,
followed by twenty deputy sheriffs, all in
black clothes and wearing silk bats.
Each official wore his badge of
office and carried a staff. They
marched into the corridor, ten of
them taking their places at the Leonard
street and the others at Franklin street
wnll. The first iury of twelve men, and all
newspaper representatives, entered the
prison yard and two minutes later a sec-
ond set of jurors filed in and marched to
their places 'I he last rites of the church
were administered to Packenbam and
Nolan, and at 6:40 they emerged from
the jail, accompanied by three priests.
The arms of the condemned were pin-
ioned, and over the shoulder of each
hung a black cap Packenham's face
was of a ghastly palbr, but his step was
firm and he looked unflinchingly into the
faces around bim. Nolan hardly ap-
peared to realize his position. There
was a half defiant look on his counten-
ance. After the men had taken their
places on the scaffold they both grasped
the hands of the priest and wrung them
rervently. Then the hangman at once
tied the white cord about the lees of Nolan
just above the ankles. His assistant
did the same Service for Packenham. In
a twinkling the black tfapB were adjusted
and at a signal from Atkinson the bodies
were both jerked into the air. At 7.10
ftolan and Packenbam were pronouced
dead, but their bodies were permitted to
hang for fifteen minutes longer.
While this scene was being made what
proved to be the most shocking spectacle
that had ever taken place within the
walls of the tombs prison waB the hang-
ing of Carolin and Lewis, in several
aspects probably unparalleled. A gaunt,
sallow faced man had come around from
where Packenbam and Nolan were dang-
ling, and made a b|jjf inspection of the
instrument of death. Then he disap-
peared, and a minute later Hangman
Atkinson, after finishipg his first job,
cime around back of the prison
and stood behind the box.
Now Carolin and Lewis, with the
priest came through the door. Lewis,the
negro, walked unsteadily first a dozen
paces, but quickly recovered himself. He
was smiting as he caught Bight of a dep-
uty who had been especially kind to him,
he walked over and seized his hands;
then he shook hands with two more.
Father Gelinas gently urged him toward
the rope that was to strangle him. He
smiled and looked fearlessly around him
Carolin had a butt of a cigar between bis
lips and was puffing vigorously, blowing
great clouds of smoke into the faces of
the priests. His face was pale as the face
of the dead, and a scowl upon it almost
demoniacal. He glared at the priests as
he turned around and felt the rope touch
hiB shoulders. Spitting the cigar stubb
from his mouth, he broke out into blas-
phemy that horriOed the spectators. At-
kinson had just pinioned his legs when
he spoke looking suddenly at the three
priests, he suddenly exclaimed, "I die an
innocent man, God damn it, I didn't do
this thing." Lewis, who had then been
pinioned, half turned his head and ad-
dressing his companion, said, "What's
the matter with you any way? Why
don't you die like a man*" ' I will die
like a man," shrieked Carolin, his face
turning perfectly livid. "I will die like
a man, an innocent man." The words
were scarcely out of his mouth before
Atkinson had clapped the black cap over
the murderer's face. The assistant hang-
man covered Lewis' face. Atkinson gave
the signal and the weight fell. Instead
of bounding up as Packenham and Nolan
had done, the miserable wretches went
into the air with so little force that there
was scarcely any rebound at all. Lewis
immediately beirau to struggle in a mort
•ickening manner. He threw hiB legs
about so violently as to kick
off his slippers. Then be began
to gurgle and to choke. the
rasping, wheezy sound came from under
the horrible cap. For fully ten seconds
his body turned and swayed and was so
patnful that half a dozen men turned
away their heads. The poor creatures
were s'owly strangled. Carolin's body
struggled violently also,but he uttered no
Bound. The weight fell at 7:08 o'clock,
and at 7:10 both mot were dead. The
four bodies hung for half an hour and
then cut down and placed in plain
i, who was a
i of sound
de-
screw loose somewhere, and every prison
keeper or deputy sheriff who had to watch
Itim said so. He murdered a woman who
passed as his wife in a small back room
iu a Stanton street tenement. He butch-
ered her with a hatchet. The scene grew
out of a drunken quarrel. Lewis and
Nolan, like Carolin, had each murdered
his mistress, like Carolin, also, both were
hard drinkers. Packenham's victim was
his wife. He too was drinking. The
Tombs prison at present contains two
other men, Giblin and Carlton, under the
death sentence, and fifteen men and one
woman waiting trial for homicide.
Saw Antonio, Aug. 28.—Jim McCoy,
the noted desperado, was hanged here
today. The crime for which he suffered
was the killing of Sheriff McKinney.
Jim McCoy has been one of the most
notorious desperadoes of southwestern
Texas. During the last fifteen years
nobody but himself knows how many
men he has murdered. He has success-
fully combstted five murder trials. Four
years ago he lost bis leg from a wound
received in a street fight in Catulla. He
was one of the most daring and bravest
members of the Aha Pen g.ing, a combi-
nation of the worst outlaws which ever
infected that part of Texas. Tbey ter-
rorized that section for years until Char*
ley McKenney came along and inaugu-
rated a war of extermination against
them. McKenney, as sheriff of LaSaite
county, thinned their ranks
until Jim McCoy and Bud
Crenshaw were about the only
members left. Fearing McKenney, they
decoyed him some days after Christmas to
Twohlg station, a few miles from Cotul-
la. the county seat, where tbey had plot-
ted to murder him, saying a rape had
been committed there and the sheriff's
presence was needed. McKenney, ac-
companied by a deputy named Edwards,
boarded the train at Cotuila, and on ar-
rival at Twohig, was met by Oranshaw
and McCoy, who preferred to
them the use of their horses
to ride to the house where the
alleged crime had been committed. Mc-
Kenney mounted the horse and while
inquiring the direction Crenshaw pushed
the muzzle of a Winchester under his
chin and fired, the ball penetrating his
head. The sheriff fell to the ground a
dead man, while McCoy, standing close
to Edwards, fired at him, wounding him
in the shoulder. Edwards' horse, how-
ever, frightened by the shooting, dashed
off, otherwise he would undoubtedly
have shared the same fate of his superior.
Crenshaw and McCoy made their escape,
the foimer being kilted by state rangers
shortly afterwards while resisting arrest.
McCoy beat around in the brush for a
few weeks and becoming sick and starved
he gave himself up at Cotuila. On
change of venue the cas« was brought to
this county for trial, where after a stub-
born fight for two days the verdict was
returned against him.
The Rallroftdt.
Chicago, Aug. 23.—In consequence of
th« ruling rendered by Judge (Jooley. of
the Interstate Commerce Commission, the
Northwestern roads today agreed to with-
draw the proportional tariff recenUy
established between Chicago and St. Paul
on the tariff originating at eastern points.
A resolution was adopted to the effect
that the 15 cent scale of rates should be
cancelled August 26, and that Chairman
Frithocn be consulted. A committee of
one^ppninted to confer with eastern
roads without delay for the purpose of
effecting arrangements for the establish-
ment of through joint tariffs between
eastern points and St. Paul to meet the
competition to northern routes. An ad-
jourued meeting will be held September
3d. to hear the chairman's report.
Price Five Cents
FOREIGN NEWS.
THE
CANADIAN PEOPLE INDIGNANT
THE ORDER
AT
Of the Imperial Government Keeping Brit'sh
War Vessels from Behring Sea—Joining
the Strikers—House of Commons
—A Frightful Collision—Mrs.
Maybrick Grows Weaker.
Hodh of Common*.
London. Aug. 23.—In the house this
afternoon Mi :hael Hicks-Beach said Eng-
land had accepted the invitation to send
delegates to the maritime conference to be
held at Waahington. The British dele*,
gates would not be empowered to make
any engagements binding upon England.
Mrs. Maybrick Growing Weaker.
Liverpool, Aug. 23 —Mrs. Maybrick
is weaker today than at any time since
her arrest. It is feared she will not live
long. Brierly, her alleged paramour, has
sailed for Boston.
Joining the Striker*.
London, Aug. 23.—The members of
other trades are joining the striking
dockmen. All classes of unskilled labor
in London threaten to participate and
trouble is feared. The police are making
preparations for an emergency. Thou-
sands of vessels laid in the London docks
and the mail steamers are due in port.
Four thousend men and many railway
bands have struck. Mounted" police pa-
trol the streets and the situation is be-
coming critical.
Ordered to Koep Oat of Behring Sea.
Ottawa, Aug. 23.—The people htre
are highly indignant over the apparent
apathy of the British government regard-
ing the seized sealers. It is rumored in
official circles that the Imperial govern-
ment has ordered the British war ships
ou the Pacific station to keep away from
Behring Sea.
A Frightful Collision.
Wheeling, W.Va., Aug. 23.—A fright-
ful collision has occurred on the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad. The accident
occurred between Grafton and Parkcrs-
burg. An east bound freight and a west
bound accommodation collided. Three
persons are reported killed, Engineer
Lyman and fifteen or twenty injured.
Parkersburg, W. V., Aug. 23.—This
city is in a terrible state of excitement
over an accident on the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad a few miles es&t of here,
between Petroleum and Silver Run.
Particulars are not obtainable from the
officials, but the facts are known. 1 he
fast express from New York to Cincin-
nati, due here at 10:30 a. m., was ordered
to stop at Petroleum, the nearest station
here, and a car with officials going east
was ordered to stop at Silver Run. Each
tried to make the point of passage and
collided. The engineers and the firemen
of each engine were killed. Several pas-
sengers are reported killed. All the
physicians in this city have left on a
special train.
Chicago, Aug. 23.—The Baltimore &
Ohio officials here say the reports of the
Parkersburg accident are greatly exag-
gerated. No one was hurt except three
trainmen, who were killed.
Montana'* Republican ticket.
Anaconda. Mont., Aug. 23—The re-
publican state ticket was completed
today. It reads: For congress, T. H.
Carter, of Helen*; governor, T. C. Pow-
ers, of Helena- lieutenant governor, E. J.
Richards, of Butte; secretary of state,
Dr. Louis Rotwill, of Meagher county;
state treasurer, R. C. Hickman, of Madi-
son county: state auditor, E. A. Kinney,
of Missoula; attorney genera!, H. J. Has-
kell, of Deer Lodge; superintendent of
public instruction, John Qunnon, of Deer
Lodge; chief justice of the supreme court,
H. J. Blake; associate justices of the
supreme court, E. Harwood, of Billings,
and W. H. Dewitt, of Butte; clerk of the
supreme court. W. J. Kennedy, of Mis-
soula.
North Dakota Repabiieans.
Fargo, N. D., Aug. 23.—In the repub-
lican convention this morning the ticket
was completed as follows: Commissioner
of labor and agriculture, H. S. Helgeson;
insurance commissioner, A. H, Carr; raik
road commissioners, T. 8. Underbill, T.
Montgomery and David Bartlett.
Will be no Formal Rejection.
Washington, Aug. 23.—Acting Secre-
tary Walker says there will be no formal
rejection of the bids opened yesterday
for building the five new cruisers. The
facts speak for themselves and the adver-
tisement state plainly the limit of the
cost of the ships. Still the bidders may
be privately advised of the state of affairs
as a matter of courtesy.
New Dock Tarda.
Washington, Aug. 23.—Simpson, the
contractor for building the new governs
ment dry docks at Norfolk, has notified
the navv department that the Norfolk
dock will be in readiness to receive ves-
sels on September 18th. Work upon the
New York dock is also progressing rapid-
ly, and it is expected to be
The DevlUh Redakln*.
Denver, Aug. 23.—Governor Cooper,
of Colorado, has received a strong pro-
test from the citizens of Routt county,
Colorado, asking the governor to give
them relief and protection from the
roving bands of Ute Indians that have
been furnished with permits to leave
tbeir reservation in Utah and are now
bunting in the White River country.
They are slaughtering game merely for
their hides. Not content with this
pastime, they do uot hesitate occasionally
to kill steers belonging to ranchmen or
to steal the rarichtuen's horses. Two
years ago these same Indians were per*
mitted to leave their reservation on the
same kind of an errand, and ended in
several lives being lost, both to Indians
and state troops, besides it cost the state
about two hundred thousand dollars to
drive them back to their reservation. The
citizens of Routt and adjoining counties
have not forgotten how their tellowmen
were shot down in cold blood by these
blood thirsty reds, and how they were
compelled to leave their ranches and take
their families to Meeker, Glenwood
Sprinp and other towns for safety. They
are determined not to have a repetition
of two years ago, and will try to avoid
all trouble with the Indians until the
proper officers can have time to send tfce
Indians bank to their reservation. Gov*
ernor Cooper has telegraphed President
Harrison to look into the matter at once,
and it is to be hoped that serious trouble
will be avoided. Captain Williams,corns
manding officer at Fort Logan, has sent
an officer to G1 enwood jSpnn«a to make a
thorough investigatiodr and in c*Be troops
are needed his command here is ready to
move on a moment's notice. Captain
Williams has had experience with these
same Indians before and will no doubt
understand how to handle them to the
best advantage.
November 1st. half a month in advance the
Harrison'* Brigade.
Indianapolis. Aug. 23—1
rison today held a reunion i
The members listened to i
from their former
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