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Wheeling Register
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
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Harry Carlton, alias 'Handsome Harry,' was hanged in New York on December 5 for the 1883 murder of Policeman James Brennan, whom he shot after the officer intervened in an assault at Tucker's bar room.
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Murderer Carlton Pays
the Penalty of
Death.
New York, December 5. -Harry Carlton, alias "Handsome Harry," the murderer of Policeman Brennan, was hanged at
the Tombs Prison at 7:30 o'clock this
morning. The hanging was accomplished
without accident. The crime for which
Carlton paid the penalty was cold-blooded
and cowardly in the extreme. It occurred
on Sunday morning October 28, 1883.
His victim was James Brennan, a police
man attached to the Thirty-fifth street
station house. Carlton and two notorious
companions assaulted a man named Rosen-
ster in Tucker's bar room, because he
would not treat. Brennan interfered and
Carlton shot him dead.
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New York
Event Date
December 5
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harry carlton hanged at tombs prison at 7:30 o'clock without accident; james brennan shot dead on october 28, 1883
Event Details
Harry Carlton, alias 'Handsome Harry,' the murderer of Policeman Brennan, was hanged at the Tombs Prison at 7:30 o'clock this morning. The hanging was accomplished without accident. The crime for which Carlton paid the penalty was cold-blooded and cowardly in the extreme. It occurred on Sunday morning October 28, 1883. His victim was James Brennan, a policeman attached to the Thirty-fifth street station house. Carlton and two notorious companions assaulted a man named Rosenster in Tucker's bar room, because he would not treat. Brennan interfered and Carlton shot him dead.