The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-22
city InteIitgeuee.

oTTo q rAg.G, THE M RpEKkR. RxsPITEg-vrssg
Te THE ooaDFMhsp.
Rev A. Nerren, keetor Of ths french church ia
Franklin street, at late hour last niyht recsvra
tesersphc despach from Gov Hupt informing him that
respite Of week had been granted 10 OTTO Grunss
whe IL under sentence of death and who "a have
been execute TO the murder Of his wife, bv
poison, OF which he was convicted a few woeks sinos
Steps were dAtcly taken by the reverend geatis
ma inform the condemned of The in,srf.rvass
on his behalf, Of the Executive. iterr.n called st
the City Prison; but in consequence of the laene n
the hour, Edmonds the keeper and his clerks vrs
swsy, and the once closed thereby rendering II in
possible for the OF the resps to be
TO Grrnzlg III this nssrnioe when sr Nerren vni
visit the unhappy man In his cell and reveal TO him the
stay of Proceedings.
Yesterday We visited IN, do med man IN the p-..eucs AZ
Sheriff Carnl,y On opening tie cell doors, the pri-
soror wns sitting al q email table, writing lie inms
dstty arose fom flsfeat III. countersnce st ted up
with su.iie, and be eagerly shook the Sheriff and
others present BY the Land. lie ashcd by ths
Sheriff how he i,it when ie larshinsly rrpiI~A.
heart was good-he dii not fear anything lie sasd
that mr Clinton, the couns' lor. had hs matter In
hand, and would possibly DO sOnlelbpg for hina.
TLs un.o, tunate Is about ihiriy years Of age,
Piusisn by tirtb and msctine.t ~ trade. lie y
quite good locking man. dark complexion and dark
eyes ana ysry pleasant Ia bis manners bit he does
ly nny mears appear to realize bis awful posi.ioa.
The Rev Mr. Nsrren, of ths French Protestant
church in franklin street attends on him. AT
iitt a Catholic rricst ofoisted but he ceclinel
to receive that religion, and hercc Mr. yerr-s
otofeD. In fact, TIE prisoner pays very ilttis
attesfion t. ministerial comfort, In aDy wAy
ntyetheies he IL lively and cheerful but expre~sss
great surprise at ths administration Il the laws d this
country He he cannot how the jury could have
convicted him on such evidsnee-nothing positive but
all c!rcumstabtsl--hnd he been In France his own
country he would not have been i've day. In prson
such testimony. The unfortunate woman who vxs
engaged o he married 10 the prisoner prior 70 the death
q bis wie, Is stu tue to him |, Is worthy Of admra
tion to witness that woman tru dying To the prison.
through all weather however inclsmeDt, with q bssh
in hand, containing bis daner sud In her
infant boy ofonly fifteen months, aud again ~ithia
month OF her sccoucheuent. Thus this faithia
woman bns toied for months past during the prisoners
Incarceration We looked into the eel. yesterday afer-
and there a w,efu r.ctnre indeed, 20 behold
the woman seated the pri,onern bunk ,obbing with
gief at the near Fpprosch oi be fatal day when the
fatfer Of her children and one vbo-to her psrLaps-s
al che holds dear EARTH H. to be taken from her ss1
sufer the death Of ieion on the gsows. Truly the
scene was terible to look upon tbe prisoner sp-
Tarcntly cheerful tie innocent babe which ne held In
his aIns, which hc ki.s,d and ki,s.d ssain a. u
each Hiss would be the last pnd the chl
would ooh up and rrattle it.isther vle the o,hsr
looked Cd both with her eyes dnued with tesrS much
as ossy o. cruel fate why hast thou placed ms in ths
hearrrndirg pcstonm All. read.rs, you cannot lima
sire the exhibited IN the oupit cell by ie
scrrtion 1t Il impossible 70 describe such realities:
they are too terrible, and tco true.
MtRc.sTitr LinRany-At the annual election OF this
sHociation Tuesday evening, the folio siE, oic.ge
were chosep President Geo. Peckhsm; vice Prod
lard L. Felt; Recording S,crery, Chss Riohar1son.
Treetuior, AtIam ualsey, jr Directors Jsmes smtb
VIM. Howe, Joseph Black, Cyrur Clark, J. ". Hartley
:. u. L. odcll and J. Y. Hslstoj.
TiE WHITEHALL BoArMFS.--1hs names OF the White
lhll hoa'men who rescued the three youths opposite
Font Columbus, were William Hooper aud James Ksch-
ford.
SntPii PFRsoGs 5EvrRriS IvIURrD AZ E,rlo los~
John Doyce, Of Brooklyn John 0awigan, residing st
t2 Mulberry street. and mal. named Marietta Thomp
con whose residence was not Gscertsned sev.rey
fcsloei yesterday afternoon in concsquencs of the
pcscn steam boiler attached 60 the cooking apps
raius in the eating bou,e 1s4 Wster street knosa
the hlsambran y The two former. being dsbserousey
sclded we're conveyed TO the New York Hospital where
they now lie in very precsrious condition IL I'D
the prsmHes were much shattered by the explosion.
scicpr-Y Yesterday morning about six o'clock. os-
men hsmed Jacob Holt Rgea twenty three years, va
discovered by servant girl, hanging by ths neck ~
Lcme No. 5s Greenwich street, Ia the attic story an
inquest was held by Alderman Moore of the first u5,
and verdict returned Of = suicide BY hanging
MnITsRy PsRspE..The Robertson GUARDS. CAptsic
Fowler, accompanied by the Washington Brsss b.pd
lsEedcd On Tuosiay They presentei dHe spIs.rsnc~