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mMcDONNELL, James, and SHARP, Charles Jan, 14, 1879
"Mauch Chunk, Pas, Jane lh, 1879-History affords no parra
llel to the remarkable occurrence which has just thrown
our city into an indescribable commotion, This was the
day set for the execution of the Mollie Magutres Sharp an
McDonnell, and everything had been arranged with the usua
care for the final scene, The prisoners slept well throu
the night and were roused on the arrival of the priests
this morning, They spent an hour or two with their reli-
gious attendants and at 10:20 were ledd to the scaffold,
#n immense throng had assembled in the vicinity of the
prison, At 10:30 the nooses were adjusted and the white
Gap drawn over the heads of the doomed men, and at 10:10

the drop fell, Just at this moment a commotion was obser-
ved near the entrance, and a messenger rushed forward

with what has proved to be a telegraphié reprieve, But
it came just a minute too lates the necks of the Mollie

meDONNELL, James, and SHARP, Charles Jan, 14, 1879
"Mauch Chunk, Pas, Jane 1h, 1879-History affords no parra
llel to the remarkable occurrence which has just thrown |
our city into an indescribable commotion, This was the
day set for the execution of the Mollie Magutres Sharp andj
McDonnell, and everything had been arranged with the usua
care for the final scene, The prisoners slept well throug
the night and were roused on the arrival of the priests
this morning, They spent an hour or two with their reli-
gious attendants and at 10:20 were ledd to the scaffold,
gn immense throng had assembled in the vicinity of the
prison, At 10:30 the nooses were adjusted and the white
dap drawn over the heads of the doomed men, and at 10:10
the drop fell, Just at this moment a commotion was obser-

ved near the entrance, and a messenger rushed forward
with what has proved to be a telegraphi€ reprieve, But
it came just a minute too lates the necks of the Mollie

MeDONNELL, James, and SHARP, Charles 14, 1879
wauch Chink, Pas, Jang ik, 187BeHistory affords Ho Parra.
llel to the remarkable occurrence which has just thrown
our city into an indescribable commotion, This was the
day set for the execution

McDonnell, and everything

care for the final scene, ‘The prisoners slept well throug
the night and were roused on the arrival of the priests
this morning, They spent an hour or two with their reli-

gious attendants and at 10:20 were ledd to the scaffold.
#n immense throng had aseembled in the vicinity of the

prison, At 10:30 the nooses were adjusted and the white
dap drawn over the heads of the doomed men, and at 10:10

the drop fel. Just at this monent a commotion yas cbser-

ved near thé entrance, and a messenger rushed forw:
ituunae| Mei seereds to/bore telegraphi¢ reprieve, ae
it came just a minute too lates the necks of the Mollie

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