New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-24
Psrtpeuemc Mt OF Wnitcrs's Executien-His
Respite Five Minutes Before the Fatal


Tho gallows was duly erected in the yard OF
the Tombs City Prison, Thursday afternoon Tor tho
execution Of Walers the murderer o'clock on Friday
morning. Consequently at an early hour the Whitett.
entrance was blocked up by dense throng OF the
morbidy curious unable TO obtain admission, while the
interior Of the prison nlso contained number who had
obtained entrance by special permit.
accompanied by posse OF deputies and policemen,
the Sheriff proceeded from the City Hall to the Prison
at O'Clock. 1t wns known that Judge Stewart the
prisoners counsel was Oh his way TO New-York from
the State Capital. where he had been for some time
usin the most strenuous exertions 10 procure COM
mutation or, at least q brief respite, In behalf vi
Walters but as the appointed hour drew near without
the hoped for reprieye tie prison officials proceeded to
make the prisoner ready for trial.
The mother Of Walters who has been with hin con.
sanily for some day. in tie cell when the officers
entered She is aged and very respectable IN appear
ance. was dressed In deep mourning and, Of course
was aboring under intense mental anguish
The prisouer himself is oil senlee address and even
intellectual IN senancc. Indeed, there is something
strilingly mild aud amiabc IN his counenance. and 30
IL the last person would suppose guilty OF an afro
oous murder. lie wen alfred and quite laxative
His frame Is feeble and lis features are somewhat st
ter uated by long confinement and mental anxleyi pu
40 long has the terrible doom 81 death been hanging
over his head BY thread OF tie most dubious and
eauivoc. 9Th that the resignation Of desparine
heart IL deeply characierel in his sunken features
Nevertheless he was cognizaut Of the efforts that
were being made at Albany in lis behalf aud though
he had evidently neryed himself to he resolve 10 di'
nonfuly there was something in tie wild. unsettled
glitter q lis eyes which told Of tie emotions "hiei
| Inged In kis breast.
Chc.rully resignng himself 10 the maniPnations Of
the officials however. he appeared desrcus of hasten
ing rather than OF retarding hi, fate
Hev,s beirg led hom lis cell 70 the prison yard
when Judge Stewart hastily entered the prison with an
order from the Governor granting respite to friny
! the ;th II ,ert month.
The retrieve arrived 'ust fire minute before the im'
wien the laws last vengeance was to have beer
wreskcd upon the prisoner or course this was more
cheerful dsnoscr,sfthan had been generally expected
at lenf, Ivy the outsiders.
The sudden chan-o Observable In tie prisoner
count.nance from DEL air 10 renewed hope. was sl
most painful to Witness and indeed, there rcre prob
Ali, none Of those around him who looking upon 'h'
ioy Of that wan face chagrined at seini
cheated u the tragic spectacle they had asscrbed 10
witness.
The prisoner remained N tie oorridor ioF some '"c
converting with the Warden ard other bystancers
and thankfully receiving their congratulations. He er
pressed the confidence that his sentence would
be ultimately committed 10 imprisonment ior hfe hu
wa, n, the tin deeply grateful for the short res
rite which had been accorded.
Judge Stewart ssd that Gov. Fcnion had the caso OF
Walters under earnest consideration. but did not e1
press confident opinion as 10 tue result. We uaier'
stand 1t TO the private opinion Of the Judge hoH'
ever, that tie sentence ~ death viii DO commniod