New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-31
THE SH4Dow or THE sc4FfoLD

TIE APPROACHING EXECUTION OF THOMAS
WELSH.
On Thursday next, between the hours Of 10
and @ Thomas Welsh is be hanged In the Essex County
Jail for the murder u Patrick Tourney on the night OF tho
4th Of July last at Newark. \. j. The murdered man
was found on the following morning few rods from
where he received the fatal wound, and was supposed
that lac trying 10 reach his house, when, becoming
exhausted from the sof blood e fell down the side
walk where h expired number Of persons yirr in the
ucighbOrhood was arrested suspicion and 10 was
not until toward the evening ~ the following day that
the guilty persons apprchended. hat found near
the 81 Che tCht was idcntcd 10y sister 81 heh
as belonging 10 him. and hc and Bernard Farley, who
ssory. were committed ior t1ll Ihry wcie
tTied together before judge Deur h Inc court OF plrr
aui Tcrniner In October last, found guilty 81 murder IN
the first degree aud sentenced To Dee Neeuie On iaa!
trial which refused n the Gaze 81 Nclsh, Who lr
who, by advice ~ bis counsel plead EulIy L" li"t-
slaughter and was sentenced 10 lo years lmIlr.n-
ment The counsel and fs ,dr e % "di "a
commutatlon Of h.s sentence The Judge has positively
refused % sign The appcAuon' and tAt L3tcllNe anu
Court ~ Pardous refuse 10 thtti Ih one 'I I,oi't
Yesterday visited the condemned aud couNcrsed with
iron gate into The main hall @I We J"Ii me- oHHd hs,i!
among horde 81 Tepulsyc looking creatures some oi
ecv,nr ONT tbrr e,ufcucc If,trrcd IKE BeIlan with
tho uprOaiiOus laughter. singing. Whaling. ana tax
ing, mingled Win Tie iuao PLAYING 'i musical InIitn.
prisoner wcr tIurias ont ot not seem toaf,c them
..
sang SONS" lb tr counter, l.i, ava IN. common 'iui,-
ard crattd with the petty thief lut Willie walking back
aud forth they Voud take urtlyc glance n the direction
oi hc Condemned c,. The occupant ."'h'7 Wen,
,ght-buit boy only ~ ycfr of age. A. r SIS ur Dds
ior which lac Us To suffer death There Us nothing h DOS %
pearauCc TO denote the criminal Small feature, mild
que ty uaIk ho"h L'I' sIitl t.''n,r, i on.
undoycQped physique all combine To give nm %
youthful, innocent appearance IL answer to hn inquiry,
hc stated that he ucd 90 hs fate, aud tiat Doc
Hdu gwen up an holf OF ,plI'Ft o." 'u'' 'i' ',
be thought II was hard that his confederate aucy N2
was man, and who began and ended the h.hi, should
receive HtHlef plm'hmeel IN N"i.' '.' I' "4 emu
ton, lie gave statement OF 5 caly lir atf ,s QcDdr
FENCES u the fatal night since chidh'r. r had been
boating on the Morris aud L,'cX Caral. constantly
muglug ia scenes OF stufe and disorder lis boat ar
Farley, he went the round Of the low c,o-thops,
with which the neighborhood m which tho murder oc-
rum vile whisky aud beer. The night dan. aud
tenpesuous, with an occasional shower Of rain, which
The frey demon soon possessed their souls aud Farley
having occasion 10 stop for few moments Welsh passd
"a Few rods beyond where ho awaiting hs coming.
In The meantime, Tourney the murdered man, passed,
and was grossly insuled by Farley lie returned and
friends assistance, and Tourney, Selling welsh, hurled
Farley got ON Tourney and, instead ~ cudeayorng to
pull him Of from Welsh, no. began 10 beat him Welsh,
Dc'nS u1eI, uIc" ms hi-l'' ana plunged INTO Iouf.
t. kick Tourney ~ the head. welsh aud Farley
the house Of the former aud laid the floor during The
night The bloody knife left upon the table MS
young SISTER finding it tie next morning, threw n into
the sink, where was recovered by detective The fD
lowing day Early in the morning Welsh aud Farley
went TO Jersey city to money from the Canal
COmpaHys Office; after which they returned 10 Wcshs
house, where they arrested. There s hardly any
doubt a. 10 the truth Of Weahs statement No or, - "
the murder ana he was con, lctcd ON crcumstanal
dence. Yesterday photographer engaged taking
number OF pictures of the condemned which DE- intends
presenting TO ms numerous friends aud rclatytI I
attrcd I'm neat suit Of black and presented very
becoming appearance Tc-ated that he only plrtno n
Que meal day, and seldom slept during the ms.t.
lie seems calm ard resigned and talks Of Lis appfo ,c
mg doom with little II any emotion Father Dalton aud tr
good Sisters of Mercy have been constant la hernttcn
on tho prisoner cndcayOrug 10 prepare him Tor Dbl,
approaching DEATH but ~ H evident that they have made
very little, II any, impression lie seems not 10 CONNIE
bend the cn0riny OF the crime. nor the horrible position
in which u mas placed him The execution Will take
place N the main hall OF the jail facing the corrilon
Judge Dee has ordered that the execution the sen
tcnCc OF the Court be conducted accordance with tho
spirit OF the statute regulating the mode of inn.ting
punishment by death. and the execution be carried
into effect with as much privacy may be compatible
with the proper discharge OF the duties 81 the officers OF
the law, and that Sheriff Bush admit within The a uny
such persons nny be necessary 10 and him u carrying
the sentence OF tine law into effect. Col A. j. johnson
WellknOwn as gallant OBccr In thc Second New Jersey
Brigade during the war, and the present efficient warden
or the JAIL has taken deep interest In the prisoner fur
nisng meals from his own table, and using every means
90 make the condemned boy comfortable during the few
swiftly waning hOurh Of HE life.