The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-08-31

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lie Threatens 80 Haunt the Re.
porIerH.
The Philadelphia Inquirer gives the
following account of visit TO the cell
George W. winnrmore, who was exc
outed on Thursday for the murder of
Mrs. Mngilton:
The wretched nun was dressed in II
white shirt and gray Cusslmere pants,
aud was without shoes or stockings.
His hair was neatly brushed, and he
presented II clean appearance. With
the exception of slight pnllOr, caused
by his confinement, he appeared in good
general health, although lie complained
of falling away recently. He looked
pleasant aud composed, and during the
interview his face wore constant
smile. The only articles of furniture III
his room were table, on whlch were
copies of the Testament, Shakspenre.s
works, aud the novel, The Last days
OF Pompeii," three chnirs ana hhTro"
bed, without covering, laid on the floor
of his ceIl In reply 10 questions asked
him, he stated that he felt very
cnmfOrtnblp, slept well at night, ana
ntp heartily. He possesses by no
means murderous expression Of
couutennnce, but his tace wears a
dreamy, singular, spirltualistio eN-
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conversation with his visitors, Mr.. Kill
gore informed him that he had been do
ing everything he could to delay exc
Cution, but CHndidly told the con-
lpmupd man that il would be Hdvisa-
BILE for him TO reliuquish all hope oil
executive clemency. The prisoner lis
tened to his GOunSel'S remarks with II
smile on his tuCe, ana 80 far from being
disconnected by the news that there
was no prospect of ~ reprieve, he said
he did not i'll the least anticipate any
thing OF the kind, and in fact did not
wish it.
The conversation then turned for
moment on capital punishment, and on
the assertion being made by one OF ms
visitors that there should be no capital
punishment, but that ii should be
changed TO Imprisonment for life, Win
uemOre said that lac would rather De
hung at any IIuGe than TO be sentenced
10 Imprisonment Tor life, and II no
should hear that his sentence was
commuted 10 imprisonment FOR life he
would feel intensely disappointed. lie
stated that he had not the slightest fear
of death, and had never known what
fear was since he was born.
He spoke of his coming execution in
the most ilippHuL manner, ard stated
that before his body was cut down
from the SullUws he would he himself
looking at it i'll the spirit.
He Is strangely inPreguated with
spiriIualistic ideas, and appears to be
,unguinc in the belief that hlS spirit
will return 10 earth. He stated that
one OF the first things he would do after
death would be TO appear at night ut the
bedside OF District Attorney William
b. Mann, and, to use his own words he
said, i'll chuckling manner: 'iIl bet
III make him pull the bed clothes over
his head" He also asserted that after
his execution he would make grent
trouble in PhiladelPhia by appearing
before different parties, some OF whom
we're newspaper men, in the spirit, and
he eagerly looked forward to the mo
mcnt when his spirit would be Olsen
Ihrulled IRON his body, and he could
carry out he plans he had laid for his
action i'll the spirit world.
Our reporter asked him on what
grounds he based his belief that his
spirit would revisit the earth, when he
stated that while living he had appeared
IN The spirit to friends OF his that were
sixty miles from his body, and il he
could do that in the flesh he could do
much more after his spirit was en-
Lirely freed. He appeared to think that
he would reap great reward i'll the
other world for tho wrongs he had met
with on earth.
The prisoner complained that the
daily papers had been kept from him
ever since his incarceration. He
thought this particularly hard, AS he
was frequently desIrOus of knowing
what was going on i'll the outside world.
During the interview the prisoner
laughed heartily at any REMARK border
ing on Joke, and even tried 10 perpe-
traIe TWO or three wltticisms himself
He displays the most perfect sang
IToid, and ii it is assumed, it is un-
doubleday II rare piece OF acting.
\ few days siuce WinuemOre was
visited by three physicians. who, after
spending some little time with him,
drew up memorial. which WAS for
wArdcd TO Governor GeHTy on Monday
last. 1t states that there are reasons Tor
believing that the prisoner has been OF
uusyuud mind Tor some time, and
urges the Governor to delay the eNCCu-
ton for Few weeks until The case can
be scientifically Investigated.