The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-06-13

sons of their reason, it was unanimously deci-
! ded that the man must be mad.
| Mike and the colonel, however. took differ
ent view of the ease, and the latter being
| magistrate, demanded admission to the
demned felon. His application was instantly
acceded to by the sheriff, who, in his reply, re-
| GREETED that Johnson was in too excited n con-
dition to be seen that night, but he enclosed
an order to the jailor to permit Col. Blake to
visit ham III the morning before the hour of
4 execution. : a-.
! 1t was midnight, when n mufied figure adj
vanced stealthily through the jailor's garden
towards q small postern door, which gave ad-
mission to the prison The visitor was evil
IDENTIFY expected; for the door opened he
approached, and was cautiously closed when
he entered .a5
q Easy, sir easy take my arm,". whispered
I the jailor !. we must be cautious till we pass
the warder's room"
Jails of those days were neither SO splendid
| nor secure as those now inhabited by NAL
efactors. The courtyard in WHICH the prison.
ers took Their exercise together classification
or tread-mills being then unlsnown) was SIR
rounded on three sides by.a twenty-foot wall,
and in the corner of this yard, but separated
| from it Try another wall of considerable height
band Totally detached from the main building,
stood the condemned cell. 1T, too, had a small
spare space in front for the.occupaiIt to walk
| in, the cell itself being closed by a strong aud
I massive door, the key of which was" always
carried by the governor On. the inside ofithis
door some impatient convict had drawn, with
/ chalk acleyerL enough figure of Death, With
MAKE make salhfaa eeaif sue u. E
the artists successors. x. .ot !G6 no
The tailor open ed the outer door, leading to
the condemned cell, noiselessly; but when he
turned the key in the lock of the cell itself, he
was at once challenged in military Tashi ION
s.Who goes there 7" by johnson. The Jailor
and his companion entered and closed the door
after them before venturinG TO answer, or
strike light. tti
~Wio the hi are you,n cried the prisoner,
come to disturb me Mt this hour of the
night p While the jailor took a steel aud tin
der paper from his pocket in silence, Johnson
1 Il OF In O
r exclaimed in hoarse voice, " is,t you, JIM
E come with the devil to fetch me If SO be,
e take me at once, and he id to You, and
don't keep me sbvering here"
o "Hush' said the jailor, Its friend
e When he succeeded in lighting the candle, nc
n fastened it against the wall and retired finch
II or Martin then threw open TIC ciohA> " ulcL
If g aw! Ist you I" cried johnson, advancing
) meRacingly towards him. His countenanc'
y wore a hideous expression, and the sweat wa
e streaming from his forehead. " was sunimu
r frightened but l have you now, and you'll
= not get clear of" -
It ~ rnTIyiTy that=brs
g. you're acting fair;- but how That's what
Is Here said Pincher, taking D parcel iron
e. under his arm, /" here's a rope long enough t
ID reach the other side OF the wall, with,a weigh
Y, at the end byit you can easily get over ; tur
hit | into the garden which lies to the left IN Tn
a arbor at the end of the walk you'll find
| oh O clothes,
ID the river and then make straight for Limerick
n where YOU will easily find employment o
s. board ship, or manage to get oil to America:
e- Will send your pursuers in a different dlrcctioi
e. And. although have no right to do it nft'
is how YOU behaved, here are fifty guineas
lis bear your expenses" -
nd us that all ~ demanded johnson.
to as that all I" repeated Pincher, " why, yo
he know / might have hanged you, and stoppS
nd your mouth at once, if wished"
or tfNot so easy done, that" said the othe
HNYEeu / got on the drop the world shou
as have heard all you couldn't have helped II
it, And as he put his back to the door he CONT
I'm ued, " What's to- prevent me from doing II
ut will upou YOU now? / might score 'coun
on with Won and escape afterwards; all reqni
ed is ready to my hands,
Pincher's first impulse to shout for t
or and Selling the end of the rope, poised t
he piece of iron attached to 1T in his hands, as
it said :. if YOU move call, you die; it's all t
on same to be hanged for dozen as Tor one"
1T What n fool you are" replied Pinch
be- calnly Hour interests are the same, and ye
out second time you would break our bargal
| promised to save you, and 1 have come
Is Is .aThe moneys not enough must have
,yyo hundred or nothing-and rccollect you do
Ill" leave this alive unless you give 1t; I'll murtl
to you before any help can coine-inii0 u
eak chummy." $780,
,th expectations of johnson might be, had co
AMPLY provided for all emergencies, he dr.
enc another rouleau containing fifty guineas fr
: be his pocket. -
at Come, mere Wh's you .aN' IeS 10 ~ ~.
,It- way before daylight, or some mischance Il
Oh befall YOU; aud mind, of all things, that
Ard year OF Office will expire in a few months,
onal that if you be again taken nothing on x "a
ore. speaking he undid the fetters which bound
most convict, with q key given him by the iai
lmi- johnson gave C ~! - - ot,Il az