American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-01-31
FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 81, 1915.
CITY INTELLIGENCE.


labor under great indisposition, there having
| been no perceptible improvement in his health
| since his arrival in our city; but on the contra
ry, the pain of body and his great mental an
guish it is supposed are making great inrdads
upon once robust constitution. He was yis-
ted yesterday in his cell by the Rev. Robert ].
breckenridge, who had an interview with him
of an hour and half's duration. Dr. Brock
inridge received, some days before the removal
of McCurry, letter from DIR. Warning, the
physician of the prison in New York in which
| McCurry was confined, stating that it was the
wish OF the prisoner that he should write to
! Baltimore and request. that Oh his arrival he
might be visited by some Protestant minister;
and having an acquaintance with DIR. Breckin-
ridge, he made the request of him. The letter
was laid before McCurry by DR.. Downes, the
| physician of the Jail, and he was asked if it
was his desire TO see MIR. Breckenridge? He
stated that it was, and he would be pleased to
see him as early as possible. DIR. Breckenridge
| accordingly visited him yesterday, and in the
course of the interview impressed upon his
mind the importance of an early preparation
to meet his offended God; that in the event of
his conviction land there could be no doubt of
that he need entertain no hope of pardon, for
it was clear that he would have to undergo the
dread punishment of the offended law. Mr..
Breckenridge also impressed upon him, that if
he was guilty of the crime of which he
IS accused, to send for one of the Judges
OF the Court, or some other proper person,
and make clean breast of it, stating all the
facts and circumstances connected with lis per-
petration, as it nigh, be better for him in this
world, and certainly in that which is to COME
He stated to Mr.. Breckenridge that he was not
prepared to die; that he was anxious to read the
Bible, but could not from the fact of his hands
being strapped close to his body, yet the guards
in the cell were very kind for they read to him
alternately from the Holy Book lie stated
that it was not the fact that he refused to eat
he would like to do so but could net az his
throat was in such dreadful condition that he
could swallow nothing but few spoonfullS of
thin cruel in the course of the day. and that
with the greatest difficulty and pain. He pro-
missed MIR. Breckenridge before he left him that
he would make no attempt upon his own life,
as 1t was not his wish to go thus unprepared to
tho bar of an offended Deity. In speaking of
his attempt at seltdestruction in New York. he
said, that It was done in moment of Temporal
ry insanity; that he had but an ndistinct recol-
lection of the deed, and that he has great
| ly regretted it ever since. Mr.. Breckenridge
prayed long and ardently with him, and he
seemed to enter into the spirit of the exercise
with all due solemnity Before the man of God
left the cell, McCurry requested him to visit him
as often as possible, and administer to him the
consultations ofthe Christian religion, for which
he would be very grateful.
Pardoned. We learn that executive clemen-
cy has been extended to James G. Storm,
found guilty, by Baltimore City Court, of VIC.
lation of the laws enacted for the suppression
of gambling. The petition of MIR. Storm, we
learn, was supported by the signatures of the
Judges before whom he was tried, as we'll as
by those of some Of our most respectable cit-
! Zens.
.4ssauhing a Wife. Napoleon Castor was
arrested yesterday, by officer McKewon, charged
with an assault upon his wife. He was COM
mited to Jail, in default Of security, by d. H..
Mcdonald, ESQ
Election Of Captain. We learn that ut
meeting of the Lafayette Volunteers, held on
Tuesday evening, at their armory, John Pick
ell, ESQ.,, was unanimously elected Captain of
| the cOrDS vice CaDtain VIM n Rohnrfe ra