, 1859-05-06

THE ExECrTfOy OF MICHAEL liGXANEE.

lHk kAkllt1UA Uf 3ltAdEA MA AAa'Eh'
Matters ut the Jat1----Thc Pre.a and
Tribune to be EXCLUDED bs sherlh
Gray.
LETTER FROM GOV. B1s5ELL.
FINN REsPIrED UErn JUNE 10TH.
.4rpsrrzaess nsoas 4As Court Boas< 1fs-
srraay.
AFcw Words as to Sheriff Gray.
The sun which il to rise this morning for the
last time on one pour wretch in our city who is
to exuiate by 4 fearful fAte, thc crime Of vile
murder, ,,>lcrs in dav which has for weeks
past been invested with an unusual degree OF
Interest and anxiety in thi> community. the
close Of tho February term nf the Circuit Court,
there we're sentenced by Judge Manierre. TO he
executed to-day. May 9Th, Henry Jnmpertz. for
the murder of Suplie Werner; Michael Finn,
for the murder OF his wife.
1t il ulready known to cur readers tltat on aa
application to tile supreme Court nj 0ttowa,
supe:sct!cas has been granted iii tic case ot
Jumpert1, where u mot;on fer u new trial is to
be ayrued upon the present mouth.
Tie Fiuu ca,e las been the subject Of 'nucl1
feeling in this community mil las remained III
f1,,1: hr1prit1p tlla unfnT-
tuuatt voul, nlan down t" The very f""t "1 tic
| gallnws, while III the suspense awaiting the re-
=; suit of the application to Coy. HsSc i"r conf
| mutation of SENTENCE The petition to that ef~
| feet has been in the Governors htnds tcr some
days 1t MAS signed by share Of our c"nn'u'
nity whose application is ordinarily entitled 10
| rpsncc,. comprising the Court and wcls'known
members pf the bar, the public prosecutor anu
n1t,rr.. On the other hand suc! was the teel-
;,r aroused and maintained through the months
+,,,t hare since intervcncd, by the atrocltv "i
the attack by Finn upon an u1iarnled und de-
fcnccless man, that 4 re'nonstrancf, also very
numerously signed by wcll.known residents Ut
tlis CITY and vicinity, to whom the victim, >a'
,l,an;cl Vial, a highly respectable iar'ncr, WAS
well known, has also been placed Ill tue '1o'-
c,nor' hands, and will receive its due share u
weight in the Executive consideration and d.
cisiou Of the cast.
Yesterday morning can.e to hand the t'liow'
;oy order for q respite in the Finn Case. grant
inr i reprieyc until Friday. the 1tsla Of June.
The following is copy Of the mote received
from the Governor:
W. H. esI1l a;nvcrInr Of the State u I!l;n'' 10 III
Shrrif Vi to,,k county. t'rceting:
Whereas, Mic!a,r Finn convicted 1t tt ,1antlar,
1sr1n i. il. ISL ii the Circuit tuun Of fo"i t"u:5, II
IT,, crime If ucr Ant! >e1te''cesl +" te BANGED, there
fus, IN tLr -:>th day u NAY 4. Il. l1'
Anil Whereas II Las been represented t" Hc. fy liver
r..ul ri xii. II s-! tcl County, tLa The .a! Mci:e
Firm IL fit subject ts ESr,,i.!.e c}rn,rlsy. aI at j
si sentence HEY IL clEhtf1i 10 tiE.l c tN1soaHse1H IL
| Life tn III, Te:.t:ct.1.asy.
Su.x Therefore, kn>s t.at In consideration IT I'll
f.vkpiy AM. o''v'1 tthr g"'d anil sa'Se, 1,'Is'H
,r.vsns mr thr,e, l. WIZ If. !Hsseil. i"ser1r e" IL
ssaie u lno- ay. slntci ;rd '' llrsiy grant, II t'
sald Michael Finn. r-Ic reprseye. until Fhday IL
18th av IT Iunr ntst. f' }s ,'i sentence" all! ysn IT
hereby required II safely krvr hin. tho said Michael Fin
uuti! the t;,.4 a.r'te.
Iute.;ivInnv whereof hrret" tut 1'i':, a': lay
eau 4ed tue great ui Flute be e.ruuto affixed. 1t til
,,. II springfield, this third day Of My, A. D.. 1=;9.
-, 's '"e 'ovslI'ij oWvsllIi''iisjAN II. r1ssE11.
go q. II. lIA7r:.. SECRETARY nj State.
We learn that this Is not received by IL
friends If Finn III Il very encouraging ligh
save but for the brief delay granted. Finn lin
self, ii is said regards it as but drcrins bis ii
evitabte doom.
Thus but one execution will take place to-l'a
in the jal-that Of McNancc-who will he hun
, ii 5 clock T. IF. The prehmnaries and a
ranye,ncnts .nalc by Sheriff Gray "err yer
fully detailed yesterday morning rs to thc nlod
Of execution.
| sheriff Gray refuses II the pEEss AND tn
n,SE thr presence Of lis representative ut II
jail, 1T tho execution visit preliminary to Il
!. jail having also been Yesterday denied Bs Il
i terms of the new law regulating tue mode
executions, siugularly enough, tic newspape
/ US representing the public, were Lett out Of Il
+ nuulber allowed to bt present, unless It's rerr
scntativrs he included in the jury "i "twel'
n citizens whose names are required as vi
j. ncsscsr$,
:, Sheriff Gray has 20 inc'ns'cd orr cotcsnp"F
ric. by 1hrir representatives in this jury
twcl,es, but take the extraordinary course Of &
Guiding ourselves, as i"llows:
II THE ,rnr.
r | L. L. J. t:nrd ALL Kr,.aster ~ p'"4'iH'.
- CA keI,nxs Il, IT Hen.hi.
CIR Joaar, representing Journal.
T.. >c!lsteE If >"' ~ G<''4H4
:, H. II. FIiut Reporter u f;4',..
i, .t"ln l!ssTIl1a
r. t;.s-rr u. ke!l,'ss
~ bradley.
- lIt, E1.:tt Smith.
10 II. 4. Sny.c1.
il l.r. II. Parker.
:, IT. VI. II. l'a!tyt'l.
!. The two physicians whose presence is relti
- I'd l,v law have been designated MS nr. McEie
- cr and nr Max Myers. This constitutes the |
If spectators of thc scene Of execution.
H. THIS course uf Sheriff Gray towards I
L. ruEss Asn Tn1prSx las been the rcvensc Il
III official has wnited for since tho 1ntc exposure
r. Cur columns Of the practice prevailing at
III jail Of admitting abandoned females /" visit Q
III Of the condemned men. 1t will be remember
" by our readers tia. VIC in our articles took
- position that this was without sheriff Gra
nc knowledge and consent and strongly urged up
\. him the attention needed to secure Il change
i this respect The article las nlade some sen
r. tiom and shame to our community wcrcit 9th
~ ~ wiee.
:" IIaring made the statement from uudcnia
evidence, We were prepared to sec Sheriff Gt
- rcl,ukc his assistants, instead Of making til
~ defence hi, care an,t thus their iirectipn
N own.
!, If our representative is to be excluded
~ exceptions taken to Sheriff Gray 5 course rs c
m todiau Of these unfortunate men, it deserves
ts be stated that, if VIC arc correctly informed,
T.. members Of the late Grand jury Of the Reco
,s er's Court are an H. samt :',a".d< Ineligible.
!, ope Of them will hc allowed hy SHERIFF u
=. nel,is jury Of twelve. and indeed us not
uy Of them SO appears. it Is doubtless fur the |
M son that they dared TO censurc him.
:, If our readers lack in to-merTows iss.1e
,s portion Of the proper details Of 4 matter OK
=. ing 50 general interest, they will know whcr
~ locate the blanc. \. for Sheriff Gruy, nc ts
r. without cause or dcsirr.f'5 any personal qr
,,s rel, anitladvcrted on, public matters in
~, charge as pnbc officer. and believe him te
49,, all the more sensitive because it is the tr
s,,- that wounds the most.
NJ. Throughout yesterday, as during the "
cb. past, hundreds Of persons have applied to
~. iai for admission, which las been denied til
t,,, The crowd hung about the Iail throughout
,,;. day stritingto gnin through 'tht 'c1oselr
in tained windows Of the basement, sometpip!
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