New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-08
PHILADELPHIA.
prins, the Murderer, and His son.

PHILADELPHIA. Tuesday, June T. lsSh
furnished you, some days since, an account Of al
interview hich was had ON Friday with Arthur SprihS
the demned murderer The doomed man said ~ ina
time that although his his murderer, ne would
f,eelv forgive him. but that he would not see him. Inc
authorities deeming il proper that an Interyie" snoud
take Mace between the boy and his wretcaed pafenl
teeeraphed to Washington for the former, wno promptly
RESPONDED to the call and yesterday morning Presenu
himself az the prison. The lad Introduced into lne
Ill az the doamed man in company with Rev. Johh
Street Rev Mr. Kensil, and Mr. Alexander tue hora
instructor of the prison. The countcnance oil young
Arthur betokeRed the mental agony he was s9heTins
Iron entering the cell he looked at his wretched parent
for moment and then threw himself upon ais breast a
sobbed couyulsiyeIy NV father my dear father
The criminal was also much moved, he e@oface" ms
son sndlv and kissing him bestowed upon him thlnos
aectonste end endearing names. Both the ia'her al"
sen wept cOplously. H.,
truth Concerning the MURDER and say that he, the sou,
was innocent The boy was most earnest IN his appeals
ard the determined viii of tue condemned man seemed
10 Give way 10 the promptingS OF natural affection or s
offspring He groaned anc pressing his son TO MS breast
said: Nv darling, rid tell he truth
The son seized eagerly upon this declaration, ant with
his voice broken with sObs, continued TO beseech the
btber TO save his reputation. You know, continued
he had nothing TO do with the murder of the women;
do have pity upon NE, DO say am Innocent
Those who were present seconded the efforts OF the
svered them obsiratey that be knew nothing about the
murder To the boy be made no admissions, nor yet
did be plainly refuse to his reputation from the
dreadful stigma he had cast upon It, The criminal an
swered with extreme caution, and assured the son Tart
he would DO what be could for him, that he was wiling
to die for him
Reference was made to the money which had been IA
ken from the trunk Of Mrs Lynch Spring said he had
never seen it until the gave it to hn. The latter
remonstraed with bis father tor telling such ialsehood
r,4r trrnln 70 lfs
trutb and preserve him from the misery that must be
the LOT of the former in after lite ii this load OF imputed
crime was TO rest upon him. Alter many affecting ap-
reals on the part of the son. aud eryent prOtestatOnS OF
affection from the father without however, having the
desired effect of ecitDg confession the persons pres
ut deemed il best to retire and leave the unhappy pair
tocetLer before leaving the cell the reverend gentle
men knelt in prayer for the wrcched criminal aud his
aconzod son When the persons who were present
we're about going, they said: Arthur the world has
condenned Won as no longer f. to live. II has been
reported that YOU said that if you could get hold of
,our SON Won would bill him. We shall now give yOuan
"ouporunty show that YOU are not the hearess
"yo are reported 10 be- Spring embraced his son. aud
in terms OepdeaTment protested nc would not gdfe
hair of his head
Tie father and son were left alone for an hour when
the party returned both calm. The parent soOth
ing The anxious boy by promising to Go all that lay Il:
bis power to CRAFTY him. At the close of che interview
the condemned man requested son to cat oil lock
If his hair tn carry his than orphaned daughters
This was done by the poor youth who was almost blinded
~ bis tears.
II was designed that the meeting which had taken
psce should be the last earth between the two but
circumstances brought about another interview in the
afternoon. Spring had received some ntimation that
his body 10 be handed over 10 the physicians for dis
section after his execution This disposition Of his
mains seems 10 have caused him much trouble. The
son. before going to the Prison, made application to ths
authorities 10 lave the body given into his hands after
All oVpr This Teuupst Na9 OraDteI II is boievpd
that during the interview yesterday morning the father
told the boy his fears concerning the disposition of the
remains and the latter determined lot TO leave the city
without further assurance that the promise made
him would be fulfilled Accordingly. after leaving the
Prison with Rev Mr. Street he called upon District At
torpey Reed and received written authority 70 demand
the body after the execution
with this document in his possession, young Arthur
again visited the Prison in the afternoon aud spent two
or three hours alone with his father lie is said that the
most kindly and aiiecti0nate spirit exhibited by
Spring at the second interview and from the fact that
the son said after leaving the cell that he salts
fed il is believed that the murderer has promised to
cor fess all
Youps Arthur returned to Washington last night Il
arranged for him to back to this city on Friday
in time to take charge Of the body Of his miserable pa
rent
number Of boquets have recently been sent to the
prisoner they have been stopped by the Inspector in
consequence Of intmaon that there waa design 60
cheat the gaOws of It's due through their agency This
fear may be grOundes bat it is better to exercise pr-
dence in such matters
For some time past great numbers OF visitors have
been permitted to and converse with the condemned
This practice has now been discontinued No person
whatever excepting the prison authorities and the
spiritual advisers Of the prisoner will be permitted TO
visit him.
A great desire has been manifested the part of
great number of persons be present the execution
and Sheriff Allen has been fairly beseiged by applicants
for admission to the dread The gallows will be
erected to-day-every nail driven in the scafOld will be
heard by the criminal in his cell The way of the trans
"gressOr is hard"
The following statement exculpating his son from all
connection in the murder of Mrs. Shaw and Mrs Lynch
was made to-day by the condemned murderer, Arthur
Spring obtained the document this afternoon at AOy
amensing Prison:
"MOYAMENsING PRISON June T. 1885,
a. Arthur Spring, do most soemnly in fear Of my God
before whom am 10 appear and in the presence If Rev
John Street and Rev hr ken-i, declare that my SON.
Arthur Spring, Jr, las far know had hand in the
murder OF Mrs shaw and Mrs Lynch neither DO believe
that be had any knowledge Of those persons being muir
derd Witness my hand this day as above written
ARTHUR SPRING
wIiueses present: Rev JOHN STREET Rev n. Ksssil"
REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH
Correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune.