Reminiscences of the old fire laddies and volunteer fire departments of New York and Brooklyn. . both sentenced to death. Swacks sentence was commuted, andWhite secured a new trial and was convicted of manslaughter. In1841, Patrick Russel was hanged; Thomas Tappen was condemnedto death in 1842, but his sentence was commuted. In 1845, ThomasEager was hanged for murder, and in 1846 Charles Thomas metthe same fate. In 1847, there were three death sentences—WilliamHarper, Calvin Ross, and Thomas Hayes. All three were commutedto imprisonment for life. In 1849, Alexander Jones was condemnedto death
Reminiscences of the old fire laddies and volunteer fire departments of New York and Brooklyn. . both sentenced to death. Swacks sentence was commuted, andWhite secured a new trial and was convicted of manslaughter. In1841, Patrick Russel was hanged; Thomas Tappen was condemnedto death in 1842, but his sentence was commuted. In 1845, ThomasEager was hanged for murder, and in 1846 Charles Thomas metthe same fate. In 1847, there were three death sentences—WilliamHarper, Calvin Ross, and Thomas Hayes. All three were commutedto imprisonment for life. In 1849, Alexander Jones was condemnedto death under the old law for arson, but the sentence was July 20 of the same year, Matthew Ward was hanged. In 1851,Joseph Wall, Michael Mulvay, and James Sullivan were condemned,but their sentence was commuted. During the same year, however,the Tombs was the scene of the hanging of Edward F. Douglassand Thomas Benson for the murder of Asa Havens. On September19 of the same year two more hangings were to take place. Theywere the executions of Aaron B. Stookey, and of an assassin named. The Tombs, New York. Carnell. The latter, however, escaped the gallows. In 1852, OttoGrunzig was hanged. Patrick Fitzgerald expiated his crime of mur-der on the 19th of April of the same year. During the following yearthe death sentences of James Doyle, William Johnson, and ThomasNeary were commuted, while the less fortunate Nicholas Howlettand William Saul, Joseph Clark and James L. Hoar, were hanged. In1855, William Scharffenburg had his death sentence commuted, whilein 1857 John Dorsay was hanged. The next execution was that ofJames Rogers in 1858. John Stevens was sentenced to be hangedFebruary 3, i860. Subsequently were hanged Barney Friery, anda wife murderer named Ferris. George Wagner was hanged Marchi, 1867. In September, 1867, Jerry OBrien was hanged. JohnReal was hanged August 5, 1870. In the same year John Reynoldspaid the death penalty. In the same year John Crimmons wasexecut
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