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DIED CURSING “Peter Hernia, Murder- ON CALLOUS, er, Dragged to Scaf- fold in Hackensack Tied Hand and Foot. MADE A VERY HARD FIGHT Tore Off a Lead Pipe and Seiad to Frighten Execu- &eners—Subdued by Turn. | ing on Hose. (Special to The Evening World.) HACKENSACK, YN. J.,_ Sept. 19.--4 Peter Hernia, the murderer of Barne: Kanert, was hanged in the jail yard this morning after he had made a des- 4 parate attempt to postpone the execu~ tion, At 10 o'clock, the hour set for the ex: ecution, Hernia was sitting on the stery; in the jail, the guards were briagings him a new sult of clothes and the priests were urging him to accept the faith, Demanded a Drink. Suddenly he jumped up and demanded pt Watchman John J. Dupuy: “I want a drink of whiskey and I Your Wrpep ‘want my wife. I want to see her.” “You can have neither,” sald Dupmy. | Hernia broke from the priest who iwas holding his hand and ran up the fteps,| yelling maledictions and curses gpon| the guards. At the top of tho fligixt he} tore a gas jet from the wall. Paxt of) ‘the pipe came with it, but tt wae not” fong enough for the purpose he had in| view and he ran along the tler of; ceils | to the partition separating the wcenen’s | division, (From a photograph taken yeesterday in the Hackensack Jail.) From there he leaped ini tank and from it tore a pie lead pipe five feet long. Defied Hig Purswetes, Quickly mounting the partition again he ran to a corner in the wall and there turned his back to thes \wall and while swinging his cudgel he defied his Pursuers*to come on. Sheriff Soley and Dep'ity ‘Merift Blau- velt, who had been jn che ja. yard with a score of witness ho hed been gum- moned to the execution, rus aed In, Her- hia was called on to surrender, Mis re- IY Was a volley of oaths. Finally the hose was tuymed into the murderer's face. He could not dodge it. As he raised his arm to defend his exes from the biinding carrent, which Was now on full:force, Constable Haring rushed in and grabbed the lead plpe. ‘The officers ran in, and/in a moment he was felled to the floor, with a dozen men upon him. Before the hose was Shut off all were drenched, Dragged to the Scamold. | Hernia would not vevosas quiet. He continued his vilification, “He ” was Gragged down the steps, through the Jai! and into the yard where the scaf- old stood. th “He was virtually thrown up to the jatform and stood upon. the death. ap. Hey was not asked™if he had any- thing to say. Just as tho death-ca being placed ‘on. the Eheritt read. death-warrant. signature of Ji was the As the Sheriff read the idge Dixon to the docu- ment, the infurlated prisoner yelled: “I hope Dixon will have a rope around wie hat's that? demanded “what's that?" demanded the Sheriff. one mayee you'll have one, too,” was) Ags the noose was being adjusted) arolind ‘his “neck the murderer called | again for his wfe. ‘Then he sald good-| by to the crowd! As the knot was being, adjusted he commenoed a new volley oft fie and rine irises weré cut short: yv the dropping of the death trap and the plunging of the man Into eternity. “Sold Life for Five Cents,” Hernia murdered Bebnard iKantor, butcher, of Wallington, Secauwe the Meatdehler could wot sippy him with ve cents’ worth of dog meat on M ‘He was forty years oud. nO" March Constable Cook, who arrested the mur- @orer a short time after the shooting, pitt Hernia tn a boat nd shoved off Juai in time to avold a party of angry, yak who were bent on lynching the slayer at Kantor, When aeked what ho had aon Hernia eald to the Constavie, i gone, 1a my lf for sve cents.” fernia’s quick temper assert yesterday afternoon Just as nis wit eet four small children’ were taking. thie final leave in the prison. ‘The tamiit had been with the condemned man iy nearly four hours, but’ when “Depate erift Blauvelt sxe the word that tho us , uaa ht ” taken ‘Hernia hot- Arn a iny last ia nm ea think tay wife and ‘ol Hidten ought toh ‘o remain with me ae tong ag F want Them. all'uighs, oF er ley was ‘conshitea, : gered Hernia's Pile and!children to tla ood-by to the huband and f fave the prison. ip ashore and . a became enraged. Picking up ope of the children, he sat dow; hate in a deflane mood. Depace ane father and followed Mrs. the tte ones to the cell oat ne v, Father Molesany! and Rev. Fa- er Holtinger, of Passaic, Viti Hernia at nicht” Temalned AGE, BLACK CAP SMOTHERS +HIS MURDERER’S HYMN Lafayette Gruff Sings an He Goes to Execation, CAMDEN, N. J., Sept. 19.—Lafayette x and killed his wife @nd abot Mrs. Frank Gowle, his wtte's @unt, on March 11,ldst, wan hanged in the County Jail hdre this morning. | Second Regim Place for Her Will Be Reserved on the Players’ Bench in Hope of Victory. Luthee H, Taylor, the deaf mute) to Taylor in ten different movements of New York National] the hands. Pitcher of tho League baseball team, will start to-day | on his homeward trip from the South in company of the former Miss Della Rgm- y, whom he married at Huntersville, N. C., the wedding ceremony being per- formed in the deaf mute language. Mrs. Taylor {s one of tle prettiest young women in the Piedmont section of North Carolina, and an accomplished artist. Her parents are wealthy. The ‘vital question,” as propounded to Pitcher Taylor by the Rev, J. W. Bingham through the medium of an ex- pert In the deaf mute language, con- tained but ten figures, although there are thirty-five letters‘In the sentence. In brief the question, “Do you take this woman to be thy wedded wife?"” was put PITCHER TAYLOR'S BRIDE WILL ‘BE GIANTS’ MASCOT. “Wire Just a mere nod of the head and Pitcher Taylor was embarked on thé matrimonial sea, By the old method of spelling out each word with the fingers the marriage would have been seemingly an epdiess transaction, but modern in- struction has provided short cuts which made the ceremony brief, and the pair | really were married If about the same perlod of time it takes fo marry per- sons who have their hearing and the power of speech. When Taylor returns to New York he i be given a royal welcome by his teammates. It is planned to have Mrs, Taylor sit on the players’ bench durin one of the games that her husban Ditches. Her presgnce there may have some effect on the members of the team and mayhaép the New Yorks will win a game. BOY WOUNDED IN STREET-CAR STRIKE Non-Union Man Fires Into the Crowd, .Which Had Stoned Ais Trolley—Troops Guard the Line. Ly GLENS FALLS. N. Y., Sept. 19—The Valley Railway Company’: strike resulted in bloodshed yes A crowd gathered at Waterford and threw stones at a car mannéd by non- unton men. One of the latter fired into the crowd, wounding a boy, Charles Curtin, in the arm, Tour additional shots were fired without effect. The shooter was arrested, Company L, National Guard, of Sara- toga, was drdered out, 3 The company yesterday operated cars on all its lines except through @ part of Fort Bdward and belt line in this village.» Company K, nt, of this village, {sin camp at the power station. Company I, of Whitehall, Capt. Dennis, was called out late yesterday by Sheriff Austin, of ‘Washington County, and reached the power station about 10 o'clock. It Is. camped near by just over the line In Warren County. ——$— VOTED DEAD MAN’S NAME. Martin J. O'Brien. Admits Violat- ing the Primary Lawa. Martin J. O'Brien, of No, 183 West Houston street, pieaded guilty before th Court of Speclal Sessions to-day of vlo- ee eee VALUE OF TESTIMONY. Greater Than Assertion. ‘There ts none of us so hardened but that when we have been able to ald our fellow- ‘creatures by conferring a benefit or bfing- ing a little comfort inte their lives we like to have appreciation shown. This generally affords more pleasure than the performance of the act itself, and in this connection the following letter from a Paris, Tex., Indy ts of more than ustial interest; “Dear Friends; I address yow as such, for you have beeo such to me, I suffered for three years off and on with piles. Iwas treated at the hospi; tal, and the new and elegant hospital, of Memphis; they only gave me temporary re- Hef. I came West, thinking tho change of alr and water would benefit me; flye months ago the bleeding piles came back on me, and bled so much that I thought I would die, 1 have had four of the finest doctors in this soction of Texas; all they did was to finally nearly let me go to my grave; all they wanted was a big sum of money from me aud to operate on nm I said no, no sur- gean’s knife would enter me; if it was my time to die God knew it, and when I died-1{ would about your medicine. die all together. I began hearing Thad no faith in you, one week I felt so much better 1 walked four blocks and did a@ little housework. I ww ot bleeding then; in three weeks I was w God bless you for putting such a won- derful medicine within the reach of suffer- ing men and women, I shall never cease to recommend your medicine or be without it; also I used your Pyramid Pills. Sallie A. Hearndon,”” Testimony like this should be more convincing than all claims and asser- tions, and should leave.no doubt in the mina Gruff knelt in prayer before the sum. mons to the execution room came, As he rose ie poked thy gual in the ribs with & ‘Hello; ph “Hello, Late, Keep of tho reader ax to the merit of the remedy. Pyramid Pile Cure Is sold by for W cents & packago, or will be mailed by the te any address upon re | the | | i ! 4 of price, | Aimanag. of John Flynn, of No. 15 Thames street. \ThirtySourth street and Verio avenue, ating the Primary laws, He at- tempted to vote last Tuesday in the First Assembly District under the name Wiynn has beew dead more than a month. O'Brien was sentenced to six months in the Penitentiary by. Judge Holbrooke, rr CAPT, CREEDEN BETTER. Capt. Timothy J. Creeden wan re- ported at his home, Two Hundred and o-day as improving. He was ‘able t up for a time. si FRIDAY AND SATURDAY; EXTRA SPECIAL, BAMBOO MUSIC CABINET (OR BOOK SHELF.) Usual Selling Price, $1.25. 69° ONLY ONE TOA CUSTOMER. This finely made, strong and’ durable inet or Book Shelf, With four shelves, 12 inches apart, always sold for $1.25. But to-day and to-morrow we are going to let “em go at 69c. each, and—mind you— only one to a cus- tomer, Better not miss this, “FURNITURE, , CARPETS, HOUSEFURNISHINGS, Any and Everything to Properly Furnish a Home, CASH OR CREDIT OPEN SATURDAY NIGHT TILL 10, 539-541 Eighth Ave. For i Concise, Comprehensive @Q CS}. omplete Information on 1,000 Sub- jects see the 1902 World | Almanac And Encyclopedia. 1,000 Toptes Tereoly Treaind tn thé 1902 Wort + * Me, all Tewedealers deter beoon Colored Shirts, ures and stripes among them. ani label! of a well known make, All sizes are here. VENING, SEPTEMBER 19, 1902 $1.00 to $1.50 qualities. " 69Ic ‘These are all fresh goods. The most ular effects in neat fig- ‘str cme Have detached link cuffs and plain Excellent choi Every shirt bears the RLD: FRIDAY Wy; Good Clocks PORCELAIN MANTEL tions, including cobalt blue, ruby, fitted with eight day % hour Bong. strike. Warranted for 1 year. special for Saturday, THE BIG STORE JI. Ofain Floor, Front, Anniversary Sales Ghat Create Yew History. Sentlemen, Your Fall Clothing ao ¢ Weeds Obtain Gvery, Possible Consideration Fere. Also Smportant Word About Go-Morrow’s Special Ofterings. Frc: of all it’s an impressive clothing store. It forms a pleasing picture 4 pleated bosoms. SCTE AVE peer nu AT Tie rouITAN (Main Floor, Bast of Rountain, 198 St.) Big Store. And when you look back and think of the many great things this store has done, you can fully appreciate the significance of this remerk, ; Monday began with a degree of dash and vigor which succeed- ing days intensified. Crowds have swarmed in from everywhere. Mail orders came in clouds. ' Coming with the advent of the Fall season, it is entirely nat- ural and logical that the Sixth Anniversary should be an event of ich importance. Counters, aisles, shelves and all other imsagin- able display spaces are laden to overflowing with seasonable mere chandise, And, best of all, you enjoy uniform fairness of price. More and more people are getting to know us better; and the.better you know the store the more you like it. } for the gaze to wander over. Stocks are full and fresh. Everything that is on sale is of the best and most desirable. Being One of the Siants of Tho Yow Bey Store, the Wen's Clothing Part Is Wfost Ambitious.' And its lofty aims are observable in many different ways, It does not merely talk; it acts, and it acts with vigor and promptness. It's the store THAT DOES THINGS, and it does them well. During the past nine months the Men’s Clothing Store has completely changed. Fit is not new HERE; you get it right along. We have titted people of every build and shape even at $2 for Orousors THE INFLUENCE OF THE NEW MANAGEMENT is tenignant, broad and far .) Teaching. You see it distinctly in this pre-eminently You get the very finest products Wen's Fall Yeckwear. Newest Shapes, at Unusually Attractive Prices, Especially the O%c. kinds. Plenty of silk and well finished—just like the $1.25 grades, ~ hd But the 39. and 15c. kinds must not be underestimated, for the prices are out of all proportion with the qualities. : MEN'S ENGLISH SQUARES, full size, the neweat figures, stripes and dots, 7.4 net OD made of fine imported silks and eatina, can be tied up in either puff or small shapes, $1.25 quality, big variety of 39) | | MEN'S FINE SILK NECKWEAR, five of the newest shapes, MEN'S AND BOYS’ FINE SILK AND SATIN NECKWEAR, all new and per- heat Ggures, 50c. and 65c. qualities, fect, hundreds of patterns, 25c. quality, (Main Floor, East of Fountain, 19th St.) Men's Underwear, Hirst Sate of the Seasom oh The Largest and Best Assortments of Imported and } American Underwear. es good clothing store. The Tall of the tailoring art. Men invari- specialist; qualities at prices that have made thou- nds regular customers. And what more conclusive | proof of all this than the following: tailor to be MEN'S DOUBLE OR SINGLE \ i. 2s N {pearl buttens, heavy waistband, : BREASTED AUSTRALIAN WOOL sizes, : fttea. \AlL the The short SHIRTS, with drawers to math; eae f rolty ORT men, very finest quality, best finish, saat ‘ 31 to 50 regular aaa all sizes, regularly $2.75, at’ J, 73 MEWS, HEAVY BALBRIGGAN | MEN'S FINE NATURAL WOOL well made, all sizes, at “fe Waist, build men, slim or UNDERWEAR, shirts ate alngle Mae pais wascas puRE oi tout, oF Gouble breasted, seams WOOL SHIRTS AND DRAW: woe 35 te 37 measuring . wy and double t, all ) Teg mS, Inseam. 31 to 42 PPeeur- uy 82.04 ene 4 2 ke ony arity ape a 7 } “ . ‘fing prey at SHIRTS AND DRAWERS, all These are Waist, 31 to 50 SHIRTS, with drawers to match, Treslanly to cenl sizes to be 32 to 34 aia: ; 5 but Here's W, y ; ere) found here. inseam, the Rub, ate es , and LNGSe . Ready to are, of 28 to 30 ‘ wearand to course, eas} Insesea Saturday's Speccal Attractions, SEs y, We ft ___ Watches that you are proud to wear; Watoheg that give sati fit. to fit. them. tion; that don’t fail you when you're most anxious to be on tis arkling with beauty. Diamonds! The queen of all dazzling gema_ But a to Watches, For instance, we will offer to-morrow Women’s 0 3 14-karat salid gold HUNTING-CASE \WATCH, handsomely en- fe {raved or engine-turned eases, fitted with 7 jewel Elgin or Waltham TE movement, scem wind and pendant ect; usual price $20.00, SINGLE-STONE DIAMOND Z LADIES’ ENAM- — ELLED CHATE- RINGS, plain or engrayed | settings, v/ 0. 0 Others up to $125.00. ; LAINE SET, | |\WATCH AND | |PIN; enamelled WOMEN’S STERLING SILVER WATCH SETS, hand engraved cases, fitted with a fine Swiss An exceptional showing of fine Worsted and Cassimere Trousers, ‘Correct Form,’’ every part properly ‘‘shrunk"’ to conform to the natural limb of man; all the very newest autumn colorings in neat and bold designs, but all a splendid quolity. Our 2.00 to 7.50 Trousers Store specialties Main Floor, range from (Trousers Store, Fast) Sa turday’s Yew Arrivals. Space Permits but a Brief Mention. 7 Yew Fall Gop | Coats, k Yew Rain Coats, Oxfords, Blacke, Olives, / : lew Fall Suits. Yew Fall Sutt 72.50 All the very “Chic '’ Mixtures, Overplaid and Checks; also SATIN-' LINED BLACK DIAGONALS, Double-breasted Twill Thibets, silk faced, PRINCE ALBERT COATS AND VESTS, silk faced, serge lined, Ghe Wen ’s Hat Store Our Our “Republic’ A’ jin. the u'r ' leotors;, blue, red, ; Movement; warranted first-class ¥ | J quoise; fitted with timekeeper; Paar teeta ACTS beeen | H{grcen’ and tur: pin to match, movement, Se ID) fh sret-ciass NICKEL WATCH for SINGLE-STONE DIAMOND RING, men; American stem wind and pen- Tiffany or Belcher setting; thia co dant set, movement warranted 1 lection (a, notable forthe high cha year, acter of the stones; regularly |14KARAT GOLD-FILLED LOR- sold for $8.0; special, 5.00 cnet c fine soldered gy | links, with solid gold slide, Boys’ Store--2d. Floo (KNICKERBOCKER SECTION, AGES 7 TO 17 YEARS.) abe " Our Celebrated (Main Floor, Front.) SUITS WITH EX’ TROUSERS. — Absolutely nothing like outfits offered an: vy firm, except AT VERY MU HIGHER PRICES. Choice of Norfolk or Double Breasted BOTH PAIRS TROUSERS HA! DOUBLE SEAT and KNEES, The fabrics comprise Navy Blue Chey- iots, Oxford and Olive Combination, | Plaids and Mixtures, Fancy © plaids. ° Youths’ Section Gxcedlent Cigars. Here Is Good Yeows. Aexuoemer Suventle Seorcon. ? EY) 200 boxes of Clear Havana Cigars, T AT Key West and New York make, | 1 Cuban workmanship. Made os ines: | , (ASeS 232 to 7 Years.) (Ages 14 to 19 Years.) SO cS selected Havana A oacce ; various | SUITS. savy, olive, tan | phere da dea ain a | brands in assorted shapes and sizes, } and novel combinations, 3. 75 hrdiyecd mre Sei. V (7. } i} such as Diplomaticos, Rothschild BURGLAR LOVERCOATS, | C tlong trousers P | og = i vy, br red, , : —_7 Purit: Finos, Panatella, Conchas | cracr saiLoR SUITS, ) LONG TROUSERS suITe. Grande, etc., quali- ties run up to $9.50 per hundred, choice, per box of 50, Ld IMPORTED MANUEL GARCIA CON- CHAS SELECTOS, box of 50, CLEAR HAVANA ROTHSCHILDS, Rothschild size, 4, inch, all Havana ; best value ever offered, box of 100, FLOR DE JULIANA, Sumatra wrap- per, long Havana filler, Favoritas, box of 50, LA SIMPATICA, clear Havana, Cuban made, Puritanos, box of 50, TEN-CENT HAVANA SECONDS, warranted all “Havana, bona fide 10¢. fancy cheviots, in Oxford, brown and’ olive, also navy, 42 distinct mes, hard ane ‘2, S, ff, 7S Special for Saturday, 3-Piece Vest Suits (Sizes 9 to 16 yrs.) Py SS Navy Blue, Black and Oxford, also eight Styles in Fancy Com- binations. : | iA ] Styles that appeal | to you at a glance. | Not ‘‘cheap’’ hats to meet a price, but hats that show grace in outline. Full stiff, fur felt hats, well trim- med and properly The very latest blocks, in all the fashionable. colors, including our new ‘fawn!’ specialties, are shown in this brand, No matter what price you pay at your exclusive 2.75 2.45 hatters, you can constructed, and | Marnie At so, 1.90 duplicate the style all we say, the | cremo, La INSIGNIA, SUPREM- EXTRA SPECIAL. here at ice here. ACY, box of 50, 1.45 a poy , HAVANA STOGIES, box ot 100, 1.35 Corduroy Knee ‘ Grous ‘ . Pure finish mouse color Corduroy, . band and buttons, LUCKE'S ROLLEDC'GARS, box of S0, ‘Mail Ordet® Solicited. Qlain Floor, Rear.) 85 600 Pairs on Sate Sa