New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-20

TIo Iefense up insanity Many IN is Va Su
pcnt and searching examinations Of the man the meGee ee
% 10 S show that the act was pedted
and deliberate 1t in fact 50 deliberate that insanity
rope The opinion Of the physicians having Satisfied the jury
a. 70 the sandy Of Ferris verdict was speey arrived az
&S eTe: o. the Jury was soon followed by the hat Of Judge
Recorder Hoffman sentenced Ferris TO be hged ON the l]a Of
April 1855
Affairs junetnre Mr. KNITTING interfesSl He tuea ont
writ Of from the Supreme Court and stay Of eseeuon
until Courts above should review the decision OF e lower
Cou proper steps having been taken 10 bring the ce poe
the appellate tribunal -, r..
review confirmed the decision Of the Court below AID re sen
ordered Accordingly the CheiJu % lne Az
prone sentenced Frank Ferris to die on the ATTN oil A
A SECOND RESPITE.
The devices of the counsel for Ferris yet exhausted
although they had been successful in giving him sixteen MONTHS
more OF life Mr. KNITTING now made an apPheauoh W
oyernor for computation Of the Of death TO @
prisonment this denied upon representations sae
Nv counsel substantatcd by the spiritual ndNises OF
rs that totally unprepaed to die Gov Fenton gee
second respite for months stating in Sne hoss Poo
manner that he should under circumstance INTERFERE a
How well the Governor kept his work, the eAocuno" " we
's'O"' "''''''' FERRIS IN PRISON.
Probably a ntractable querulous ianlthuhg nun
was never within the walls OF prison hah
Ferris Sheriff Kelly however ever most ku, ELL
could be done An the Ocer Of the prison WIN Whom 5ers
brought in contact were ever $ % was done
The hysicians OF the City Prison were eI m9sl @
did all that science and % CHANGE al the time to
suffer from Nevertheless despite a tne care anu h
that have been ayished on nun In his Complaints against
every person in the prison and on, OF ~ WIN %nH , ne
view with our Reporter Thursday Ferris reiterated
the story Of his alleged wrongs ne mace complnnW
ssd repeated long list Of injuries speaking with the
greatest bitterness against the persons OF whom nc
enemies Inquiry showed from Trustworthy sources
~,
skilled physicians had pronounced him sane there some rea
son 70 oee, ,' ne has St,amptd 70 commit sui
eide with srychDine and once by eating the chemical
N prison Ferris was constantly attended by those excellent
priests Father Duranquet and Father nckenna VINO se
the unhappy man proper frame Of mind TO meet hs a'e
HE WANTS TO SIRE TIE oALLows.
On Thursday Ferris expressed strong desire 70 be allowed
Of erection s request granted and he walked ont into
the ward smoking cigar and calmly viewed The preparations
prison he was placed the cell with Jerry oBrien also
hned for murder and passed the greater part OF the day IN
that cell
All Thursday night Father Duranquet was with Ferris
rendering such last Offices appropriate and reading
with him prayers suitable for Ia his position and striving
in every way to prepare the unfortunate man 70 die
and they spent part Of the sysng Win him mhese sh o
are heew9 boys anu @ rs' a f tr o WINS bTogS
ali the way from Westcbesie County to see her father
The children having been separated IRON rom, heT e'0 CT
are an OF tender age" Billy being eleven years old MARY
Ann" eight and his own child Joey the baby beng
only little more than four.
The youngest boy when very young received injury TO
spine which has made him humpback for life This IN
jury inflicted it is said ia family quarrel IN which IL
stated his ssterinlaw Alice participated PENS always Oh,
jeced strongly to this sselnIaw being nifnsiod with the
his children he had conceived most bitter hate
against her saying Ia was she who led bus vile @io e'
WAYS and thereby responsible for her death.
Before the children hi him on Thursday hight be- thinking
he should not see them gan gave them each some small pres
asked them TO kne aud pray with their father for The last time
time earth offered their joint petitions TO the tod who
had led the father by snch strange ways 10 e IT, indeed nc
Shall that peace be has been led TO hope for
rHK LAST DAY.
sheriff Kelly Ia the manly Kindness Of his heart had caused
bed 10 be provided in Prison for the three children and
day break Yesterday they reone their father They atfena
chapel together where Ferris assisted 10 the sacrifice ~ The
mass which celebrated by Father Dauquet Then the
four the parent and his three children sat down foS 10
breakfast Ferris eating heartily, did the children -.
II is only TO the persistent endeavors Of Father DrAngncf
had made up mind evidently to starye hnsei 70 DEATH
and for several days he would take no fool ShaieyS a5 ba
he woIj be able walk TO the gaove rm ms cen u9'
however his FAMILY sned and e was found yes
terday able go though III last sad seems without physical
IHy DEATH scKYr.
There were The e1sto % sISwSs blocking ~
ns usual Every Esdow commanding view even OF the
these could 81 az possby get lie slightest gPse the
sight for which 1e seemed 70 much detail Of over
avenue to tn Jail and this Gordon could without
the bsck bderd ticket which authorized him for that
dav In apacity Of Deputy Sheriff
Of NeTTork As usual al the Police arrangements
Thoroughly excellent being niraSe to the experienced hands
Ins.e the walls the still the same The steady
posSn standing gsI me ssng SS' the ssOn
k in full health and strengh only 10 be carried hack In
he view Of unSnthozea persons on hndngs opposite tie
vel known motto painted on fbe Bridge Of Sq which
coy u &c sS Sefs,.s hard he Climbing vines
over the waens window The tall plants now heafed and
hV tofr
the pigeons and doves which 70 wonder at the
and es ~ de i hat Il strong and
healthy and wetodo other vines outside the was and
free The grave officials with Grape on each e arm who move
sadly about oppressed with the heavy thought they
to-day take human life the bits Of looking gass projected
cell windows BY eonyicts who wish sight which
each one may some day have nearer interest the single
dresr anthas with struggling naked limbo that seem to
Dr M sy the crowd Of spectators ever crowded backward
by the g pGcc then in the background hoarse that Is
nsy in T the eut 10 q he scene object es the gal
lowSe simple frame Of two Iprghs and enc fatal beam from
tie midi: & which bangles RON Tor Re ' d1esd aSd
work il has to do few officials busy sbou ae nn@ wGTa
,ne SrsG for The cuisines Of The day
begin, and the scene Is all before YOU
pressed that always bstokens the arrival q looked
Tor spectacle whatever it nav he. Eve-- v. :" the mo-v
crowd comes on and from TIE narrow hall comes foh
heard ia distance from the far of end ef,hs long corridor
OF the prison. clear and manly voice chanting Phin'ye
bearers 0kk the Priest kinRing
e group energies from the hall all eyee turned upon
the central figure 1t is seen that il h indeed the man who 10 50
sOon to die who sings He marches steadily along bearing the
cruci6x piniOned hands which be kisses at short inter
walls ceAsing his song while be does
In Portugal and other Catholic countries when the sacred
elements for the performance Of the last sacrament Extreme
Uneiion from the chapel TO the bedside Of the dying
man hymn chanted the sad procession through
the streets invocation 10 Savior to have mercy
dying man. and appeal to the Virgin to ntereede for
TIE departing soul.
II this hymn the prisoner sings does he stop until he
bepeath the portal The sheriff Of his
deputies led the procession priest IL either side Of the
diving man The hymn concluded the and the nher
sOr knee and with them the sheriff and many others kneel
upon the Hagstones For few minutes the prisoner pays be