New-York tribune., 1867-08-29
TIE CONDEMNED MUBDERERS
WINNEMORE TO BE HANGED TO-DAY - III
THREATENS TO HAUNT HIS ACCUSEIis.
The Db;IodsJnLjo Tp0,tiyer oyivpS the following

WINNEMORE TO BE HANGED TO-DAY - III
THREATENS TO HAUNT HIS ACCUsERs.
The Philadelphia Inquirer gives the following
account OF visit to the cell Of George W Winnemore,
who to be executed for the murder OF Mrs Maglton
The wretched man was dressed IN Whlts sun @ aliu
gray cashmere pants, and was without shoes o. %
appearance With the exception of slight palor eagu
by his confinement he appeared in good gehdal he"l H.
although he complained " falling away recently. Ic
looked pleasant and composed and during tn, ntetVe"
his face wore constant smile. The only aracles % iu
niturc In his room were table, on when WEI c9pI TI
the Testament, Shakespeare works ana the iDye III
Last Days OF Pompe' three chAls1 anu @ III IN to
questions asked HIM, he stated that ne @ Igi 'eI} C %
Portable, slept well at night ana a,o Ia1 pte
sesses by no means murderOus expression OF couhtT
nance, but his face wears dreamy shguai spllIlia
isc expression After shPrt l,"ed bE ff he
had been doing everything he could 70 delay execution
i,,t con,ji, told the condemned man that would be
advisable him to relnqush all hope OF Executive elem
ency The prisoner listened 10 his cOunses feiaIhs WIN
sre on his face and so far from being dscOIcerted by
the news that there prospect OF repIeye,
of the kind and in fact did not wish IT, The converse
ton then turned for moment on capital punishHeht,
and the assertion being made by one OF ms NlhtoIs
that there should be no capital punishment hut sh)nd
be changed 20 imprisonment for life Wnnemore SAID MAJ
he would rather be hung any time than bo senteced
10 imprisonment for life and il he should hear tha his
sentence was commuted to Imprisonment for Dft No
would feel intensely disappointed. lie stated tha, nc
had not the slightest fear OF death ana had never kpWh
what fear was since ne was lie spoke OF his tom
ing execution in the most fppant manner, and stated
that before his body down from he galows he
would be himself looking az II In the spirit lie Is
strangely impre gnated with sprituasc ideas, and ap
pears be sanguine m the belief that his spirit VIII re-
turn 20 earth lie stated that one OF the 1rst things ne
would do after death would be 10 appear q night at the
bedside Of District-AttOmey William b. Mann, anl,tO
his words ne said in chuckling manner; " ~
bet III make him pull the bedcothes over us head ne
also asserted that after MS execution lac would Ake
great trouble Philadelphia by appearing before differ
ent parties some OF whom WsIs Inv nr s - cnt
spirit and he eargcrly looked forward 10 ne fionoht
when his spirit would be disenraled IRON rs Dody ana
he could carry on uS p5 H % akcd him on Whaf
grounds he based his belief that his spirit would revisit
the earth, when he stated that while hIng ne haa ~
peared In the spirit 10 friends o his l VIZ ere an
from his body, and n he could 30 that I'D lht u'sh no
could do much after his spirit was entirely heed
lie appeared ~ think that he would reap great SsaII h
the other world for the he had met WIN on ne
earth The prisoner complained that the day papers
had been kept from nm CIV yeI since ms @ o m
thought tins particularly hard as he was frequently de
OF knowing what was going on IN the OUTSIDE NoIh
During the interview the prisoner mushed aedruy Al
any remark bordering ON Joke ana even urea 10 pP
most perfect sang t0id ana n II is assumed II IS IN
doubtedy a piece Of acting a few days since WIN
ing some little time with him. drew up memorial when
was forwarded 10 Gov. Geary on Monday last II states
been OF unsOund mind for time and urges the GOV
10 delay the execution for Few weeks, lsH the
can be scientifically investigated
BRIDGET DURGAN-APPROACHING EXECUTION
OF THE MURDERE5S.
Before the setting of to-monOw's sun, the
soul Bridget Durgan will have passed into eternity
eager interest to obtain the slightest Information regard
ing the unhappy woman Various reports have Tpeated
confession" and her physical eOnduon-0ne report De
ing that she was In an advanced state o pIcghan{ Dul
All these rmOrs idle chatter for which there is
no foundation Our reporter visited her III her cell yes
crday but all attempts To draw her into earnest colVt
saton were uuavalng She maintained dogged 81
i3l'e ngLSly nj t6 III si ~ CIar,.on notrd 70 he
second cell the right, next TO the one cccu-
pied by Joseph Williams, the negro who was
hanged few weeks ago. On approaching the cell
she u-tnctiyey turned her the grated door.
where she was seated on low STOOL Win hri hahat Ut
her lar ucrvousy twisting her fingers Now and then
he
sion of Der face would strike yOu fordhy hmhl, pig
rish optics winch are constantly winkng and blinking
like tho,o of Gagged pnhcrs the lids oi which seem 10
ol ndesrIb1Ric CLASSY gray Her nose Is pug with dis
tended nostrs. under Whichb heavy upper p, which
gives her almost brutal Xprcsion Hcrhcad broad
M the base which ~ covered with profuson % black
mir neatly Tied up with bright rcd ribbon Her fore.
head j. low and tndented; but the most rqu,
h quite small but shaped like that OF ug1oss.
She is quite neshy, and her feet and hands are
OF uonstfous size Altogether Is Of very forbddng
appearance Being asked how her appetite she Ia
c0uicaIy replied, Very good She says shc sleeps
we'll Is treated kindly 10y the sheriff and ls imy, ana
has no fault 10 ud with any one about the prison AZ
times she Il quite mischicvous, oiten hidgcims the
prisoners rs they pass her cell She seems 10 nave no
appreciation of her approaching DOOM aud asks very ie"
questions. She has made c0nc,on nor does any one
know the motive that actuaied the deed Livery sunday
morning shern Carkso visits her ana ty- o persuade
her make confession, aud 10 prepare Tor that dread
fu day All bis efforts have been Intellectual she is en-
trcy reCeut and dOe not seem 10 realize her fate She
promised tho sheriff she viii tell him everything De
fore rhci executed She seetns concerned ABOUT tns
disposition Of her body and has requested OF the sheh
that she shall not le dsscrteo as was Joe Nluas VINO
occupied the ADJOINING cen Inc on5iIH m lP .l
when the fatal hour arrives, che VIII have 10 DE carried
10 the sraold He thinks that she is 80 devoid OF magn
alton that she cannot appreciate lhe hoiI0l 9i @ tho
doom that awaits her hut that when she boholds the
final preparations ior the execution sle VIII JccO, as
traCted and terrified She has gwen bnt Htc upuDe 7"
the attendants IN the prison during most of the day she
romans sitting n the door OF her cell gazing out IN the
corridor wilma vacant stare gihhhS ikoA Hehu htet3
one who passes Yesterday Of the reporters called
to obtain some Information rogarding her M ihny visit
ing her shortly altrwafd asked II Shy one hau uc' W w
see her She replied that one OF the reporters hld
called and that the attendants must get up something
tgr MN " Wilte ABOUT a. 5Ht wac DUt t,h XIV, 70 ii i &
thing Mrs Cldrk5Ou wife OF the sheriff. intended max
ing her black dress for the execution Bridget said she
did not want black one. az u wa Diu lueh sue Pe
ferTed one Of brown color she viii DO executed on We
same EaIIo"s, SUI "a, T1a',iiL, ~ va tiii tt, i
negro, was hanged The nhcIlh, apWcheh!un6 ulat h'
will have trouble with her on the DAY Ot ehecu
ton has prepare her by informing her OF the de
tails Tor the execution lie t2la net at Joe lncaninE tE
Wams met his death bTavcly and that ho never itll
initiate Joe's example The sheriff Is besieged
with applicants for tickets OF admission TO W.T.
ness the execution, hut the issue IS limited not
over 400 persons could ma standing room IN me yaId
SO anxious TO witness the dying agony OF the
wretched woman that parties have offered go for Gin
gle ticket to be transferred 70 the ny dnv petsYGns ~
whom they have been issued. The Sheriff D. IN hopes
bnt nn 10 last evening She has told nothing relating
the horrible crime, notwithstanding the many reports 10
been very kind aud attentive 10 her since her cOnhne-
men in the prison. Bridget neither read nor write,
She has very little conception Of religion and the visits
of the good priest Father Rogers seem to have very 1T
Several strong efforts have been made TO obtain for her
repreve, but without success. MI. Herbert the DIS
trictAttOrney hearing that movement To SECURE re-
preve progress addressed note TO Gov ward TO
ascertain whether there was any probability of further
delay in The matter was set at rest by the IO
lowing letter which received from Gov. Ward:
EXECUTIVE DEPAKrnEST. TRBST0S Aug y, 1871
DEAR SIR The Of Bridget Dtran came P before ths ooar
July 1901 aud the Court unaniuousJ
refused 10 interfere been had 10 the The
has been called together T. consider t or any
the Court Intended 10 be tn Yours
ys,y tyulv MARCUS L. WARD.
G. NJ. Herbert. ., ,,,,-
The execution will take place without fail on Friday
morning between the hours Of 10 IN and T. nl a. en-
iOined by the sentence OF the Court