The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-08


from the Phha1elphis North American, June IL
This wrstched criminal hAs but three more days 70 i've
MARRIED change mas come ovsr HIM He hs: rsieutsd
Is his moments on earth grow shorter. t-ses
The inspectors Of the prison refuse to admit any
vsers The object Of this is 70 afford him proper oppor
tunitiss to to reflection every moment Of the brief
the Of s on visited him. and IN.
two interviews with him The meeting between then
most affecting complete reconciliation took place.
him bitterly him his dear, darling boytod him
that he forgsve him. and asked his forgiveness while the
thur nat to leave him but to stay till the sxecu,ion WAS
over ard his remains inferred He also cut off lock
his hair which he entrusted to Arthur to take to his
Young Arthur piteously and touchngy appealed to his
father to excupste him and although the cuprit did
not yield the boys entreetie still he refrained from
eliminating his The elder Spring greatly sub
dued after the meeting
Hopes at last enter aimed that the murderer may
yet make clean breast of his crimes and relieve the
putation Of his son from all faint of suspicion.
from the Philadelphia Sun. June II
The authorities, considering that last interview be-
tween the father and might be conducive confess
sion of the truth, teegraphsd to Washington to
quest the attendance of the With almost the speed
Of the message he few to the cell Of his condemned
rent, accompanied by Rev John Street Mr.. Kens aud
the chspain He entered the cell Of the doomed man
with counteusnce full Of the deepest grief BE looked
on his father for moment then with convusye cry
be threw himself upon his BOSOM and With bursting emo
tion exclaimed,
s'My father my dear father ~
The father, equally moved, cried,
my son my son my darling 0, my darling boy ~
and almost devoured him with Kisses Tears flowed CO.
pousy the fountain Of affection seemed broken up, and
nature trumphed.
As the could command the power Of speech
he said, SO beseechipgly.
pity, and tell the truth. Do oh, do, say am innocent
Oh you know 1 am. My dear, dear father you know
The father, thus appealed to, groaned aloud and
strained him to his bosom with the most intense aec
"Gy SON, my darling will tell the truth"
Eagerly sezpg on the expression the son followed up
his weeping request
ooh my father have pity on me; oh, do say am in.
nocent. You know had nothing to do with the murder
Of the women"
Still that man of iron nerve, although convu1sed with
agony, answered cautiously, and in general terms
MY DEAR dear BOY will DO whatever can for you;
Another gush Of grief relieved the swelling bosom of the
Weeping youth and again. in the most affecting manner
that could die in your stu For what is life to
me nowS Ny course Of misery is already begun. The
gloomy future grows darker every day You are soon
sueIings but mine, my father my suHerings, where
are they t, terminatef am already POINTED at and
out clearing from the dreadful crime9 Worse than
Cain shall be regarded as the murderer Of my faher
0, how can bear to live y
20 my father, my father, you have no pity-you
have no pity. You see me bowed down with grief and
truth. 0, tell the truth and die happy New while
clasp you t. my arms, let bring you 10 God and
ask forgiveness, and die In peace 0, how you die
without telling the truth ~
To all these touching appeals. the deeply agitated
father returned ind ect evasive sers, as if in
the storm Of grief he took counsel in his gloomy soul
50 to answer not to grieve his son, commit him
NIT himself! Their excited feelings becoming some
The father gently upbraided the son. being the in
strunental cause Of his conviction This brought on
q passion of grief. And he convusvey sobbed out -
hat 10 han alladt
dear father heart with you while my lips spoke
the painful truth o, forgive me +"
u do forgive you, my darling, but not Burns Ra
GAM
80 yes my dear father, all O. forgive all, and make
your peace with heaven
The gentlemen prese knelt in solemn prayer for the
weeping parent and sgonized child Afterwards they
proposed 20 leave them alone for little WHILE thus ad
dressing the father
arthur the world has condemned you as no longer fit
TO live 1t has been reported that eaid that if you
could get hold of your you would kill him. We shall
now give oppo tuny to show the world that you
are not the heaItess you reported to be Wi
face sufused with tears he caspedem to his bosom,
excaiming-Ny darling my darling, would not injure
a hair Of your head
They remained alone an hour. during which the mot
tender manifestations of affection nerchanged the
on never relaxing his arm from his fathers neck The
gentlemen entered the cell and found them calm the
about the much desired confession the father soothins
promising to do everything that lay ia his power graft
~ his unhsppy boy but maintaining the most
ing rmness in reference to the grand point at ISSUE the
AT closing the interview father him to
cut off lock of hair to take to his poor orphan daugh-
tiers, The poor youth performed the operation with
trembling agony while the scadng tears fell upon the
hs nd Of the father o-the uuhappest children in the
land.
n u so n