Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-10
AT seven O'Clock Marshal sohmitt drew

stone which inelosed a man who fig
ured in their Imagination as a human form
begirt with real and fantastic shapes,-al
adulterer, a seducer, a bigamist, a murderer
a felon under doom standing on a painted
scene, with Death for a background. onl,
those were admitted to the jail who haC
been previously furnished with tickets b.
Sheriff Nicola.
AT half past nine o'clock, the hearse be
longing TO James Howland's undertaken
establishment, inclosing a coffin, was driver
into thej jail yard. The coffin was furnished
by the Mona Society of this city, which ii
composed of Manxmen, the countrymen o.
DR.. Hughes. 1t was made of rich materials
silver mounted and of rosewood finish.
HucHEs REFUSES TO SEE A PRIEST.
At seven o'clock Father Gallagher, Of the
Catholic Church, who had administered
the rite of extreme JUNCTION to the pris-
oner on Thursday, made application for adj
mission. But the Doctor had Just finished q
letter to him, stating that his presence was
not desired; that he had no fears is well
and hopeful of the future, and feels,
greatly relieved; that for reasons which
he could not then give, the Father could not
be admitted to see the prisoner.
The sheriff gave Father Gallagher the
communication, which he afterwards de-
stroyed, and Immediately retired.
GOODNESS OF TIE PRISONER.
That remarkable nerve which has made
DR.. Hughes the wonder of all who have
been cognizant Of his bearing since his ar
rest, remained firm and rigid to the last.
Between Q and 10 o'clock he moved about
freely among the spectators, his wrists
ironed, quietly smoking a cigar and talking
pleasantly and without reserve TO all.
There was something painful in the spects-
Gle. Under doom of death, which would
fall ere three hours rolled away, he walked
around as if assured of an immortal life
here on earth. He was very neatly dressed,
and his face bore little or no indication of
the rash attempt he had made the previous
day to take his life by poison.
THE CROWD OUTSIDE
All through the weary, oppressive mo-
ments from ten o'clock until the terrible an
nouncement that the gsllows had done Its
work, there stood without the iron bars that
enclose the jail yard a crowd varying from
eight hundred to a thousand in number,
eager walters for the dread event. 1t was a
motley collection of males and females
the driftwood of humanity-that class In
whom curiosity is morbid and ever Vital
feeding with equal zest upon a scene Of hu-
man woe and suffering and the most COM
mon and trivial occurrences. There they
stood upon the frozen, snew-covered ground,
looking wistfully upon the dark, sepulchral
walls of the Jail, soon to be made the
house of retribution and clad with
deeds. There was no sound Issued
from within that edihce; no living being
was seen to move between its dark walls /;
but yet the crowd looked steadfastly upon
the gloomy pile, as if the very stones were
pulsaLing in measure with the solemn
movements of the officers of the law, and
timing the heartbeat of the victim Of pas
sion ard crime. AT intervals, the questions
passed from mouth to mouth, "Has he been
hanged?' "Has he gone p and the watch
was consulted 10 see how near the hour had
come which rumor had fixed for the close
of the earthly existence of the criminal;
and go with this crowd the minutes and
hours moved steadily forward. At last re-
lief came, alike for them and for the DOOM
ed, and as the iron doors of the prison
swung upon their hinges, they announced
that the soul of Hughes had gone out-sat-
isfying justice and vindicating the law.
Without a perceptible change in the stOlid,
almost meaningless faces of the crowd, they
turned upon their heels and moved away to
find Cther food Tor thoir peculiar appetites.
WITH Mr.. THONE.
At ten o'clock Rev. J. a. Thome, spiritu-
al adviser to the condemned, arrived, and
the prisoner was in close conversation with
him, in the north hall of the Jail, until
eleven o'clock. He expressed gratitude to
him for the interest he had taken in his
case, but told him frankly that he did not
coincide with the religious yiews held
by Mr.. Thomej that = he did not
believe in Jesus Christ as the Son
of God, &C., but inclined to tho faith of the
spiritualists. He talked coolly, but like a
man with q craEed brain, and it was painful
to listen to the conversation.
HUGHES MAKES THE TOUR OF TIE JAIL.
At eleven o'clock the Sheriff notified the
Doctor that his hour drew nigh, and that, if
be desired to bid the prisoners goodbye, he
might now have such opportunity. He
accordingly made the tour of the west side
of the jail, attended by the turnkey and
several police officers, visiting each o the
cells in which the prisoners had been lock-
ed. He spoke very kindly to all, calling
each by name, and addressing words suited
TO the case Of each. To a young negro he
said; "You and your race are now free.
Your frat duty is to learn to read and write,
and then use your education as a real man
should. Remember ell tho words I have
said to you before. Fear God and obey his
commandments. Goodbye" The colored
man said God bless you, Doctor"
when the latter moved on. To another he
said: "Leave of your frivolous and dissi-
pated habits. When you go out of this Jail,
strive to get into good society. shun evil
associations. God bless you" To a third,
you'll do better, my boy, when you get out
of this. Be a good boy" To Anthony
he said, "You are my oldest friend
here. You have been in the jail with me
six months. You have been q good boy.
Take the advice I have given you, and all
will be we'll" In passing along he met on
the verandah a friend, and said "Mr. Pad
dock 1 have got to say the last word to you.
/ am going to a brighter, purer and better
world. / shsll expect to see you there.
Give my best wishes to your wife. Don't
set me down as the black-hesrted villain |
have been represented" To another pris-
oner he said: "Be a good man, read your
Bible and believe and practice It's
preeepts." In the next cell he bid
farewell to two young men; "Noth-
ing but laziness is the matter with
You ought not to be here. When you
get out, go into some good work. You might
we'll. This is plain talk, but they aie
my last words TO you. Remember that
cleanliness is next to godliness. Keep YOUR
selves in better trim" They all promised
to remember his words. He next met on
the stairs, Kate, the matron of the Jail:
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