The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-03-09
THE 5TH WARD MURDERER.
TIE HON. VIM. r. HOWE GIVES THE
D0OMED MAN A RAY OF HOPE,

Ciinsins to the Hope thai Hsnsins fer Mar
der In New ork is Played Out-Intervicw
with his Counsel-Lauahing Imm moderate-
~ In n Physician's Face.
After the hours set apart for visitors in the
Tombs yesterday afternoon, sun reporter accom-.
panied the hon. VIM. r. Howe on q visit TO his
client, the notorious Sylvester Breen. aiias Jack
Reynolds. On reaching the prison the Deputy War.
den led the way to cell No. 4, that ominous apart
ment In which Friery, Walters, and Jerry 0'Brien
were incnrcerated prior TO their execution.
After unlocking an outer door OF iron and
an inside one OF wire he conducted therefrom the
condemned man to the lower tier OF the prison.
Here Breeu seated himself when tho Hon. W. +.
Howe conversed with him follows:
Mr. HowE-How do you feel, Reynodst
RErsoLDs-well, I feel kinder good
Mn. How'll received letter from your brother,
this morning.
RErSoLDs-I told him TO speak TO you.
Mn GowE-Yes, am aware of that. It Is .
great pity that you didn't tell about the accident
you had at the bottle mandatory, before the trial
1t would have assisted you very materially.
RErSoLDs-well, yer see, I felt so strange like.
MIR. HowE-since l last saw you, circumstances
have been developed which induce me to say mot
that you should have any delusive hope Of being
saved, as such thought might Interfere In your
ligious exercises) that my duty to you having
prompted me to work with energy and ZEAL my
labors for you are not yet concluded and afford me
SOME SUBTRACTION.
The trouble about your Is that you were tried
In tie Court Of Oyer and Termner. II you had
been tried In the Court OF General Sessions-and 1t
Is right that the public should understand this fact
a stay OF proceed ings and writ OF error could be
obtained for you, as the Court would be compelled
to grant them and your could be carried TO the
Supreme Court, and from thence to the Court Of
Appeals. In the Court OF Oyer and Terminer tbsre
IL distinction. The stay OF proceedings Is a matter
entirely Discretionary with the Judge and Am In
cned 10 believe that Judge Ingraham, IL applied to
OF sHi dns In Re es ease Which was tried ~
the same court, the Judge refused to grant stay,
and the scsnod was erected, and st the last minute.
for some good motive and legal reason, another
Judge gave stay OF proceedings. II can sue
coed In inducing
ANOTHER JUDGE TO GRANT STAY,
for I verify believe you had no knowledge Of what
you were doing, may get rehearinE, and 1t ia a
grave question whether the Judges charge did not
take away from the Jury the m s ~ sS. 81 essGTs
sion Of the murder or not. will neither spare Nme
nor trouble, and will sacrifice my own personal In
vision OF your case either BY the courts or the ET.
ecu,ive. On that am determined. DO not at this
usl advice and heed IL. How do you feel now
RErSoLps-l have soLter cold breeze, you
know, over me- the same as before got inter tlua.
Mr. HowE-no you feel straneei
REYSoLDs-wel yer see, before got into this
trouble
Mt WHISPERS STOPPED GROWING
and now they're commencing all Of a suddint to
grow ngin.
RgronTER-How old are you REYNOLDS,
ReYSoLps-My brother says TN -, but alwus
| thought a. how wuz -.
REroRrTn-Do you feel wel' You look so.
RkISoLDs-Iaas, q kinder.
REroRrER-You doa't get any whiskey here, do
Rrxxo, No sir
RKroRrER-Do you remember all ,hs, happened
here
RErSOIDs-I rekillsc' folks walking round, and
Mn. HowE-You remember telling me tha, you
fell down some stairs when you were at work In the
bottle manufactory. Do you remember where you
were picked up, and how you were conveyed to the
RxrSoLDs-I remember being woke In the hos.
pital, and the doctor said, "Give him forty -dvs
pounds Of laudanum." lsuppose that was for me.
REroRrER-Do you remember your fatheri
RErSoLns-Ies, sir,
RrroRrER-Do you remember anything OF Ire
landf
REY.otps-I remember the place In the old eoun.
Try, but dunno what was don' there.
or anything connected With the murder, '''"''
kErsoLDs-Ihey showed me the blood my
the TWO men woke me in the station house house > ""'"
REYYoLDs-Well, eat pretty we'll
Mn howE-You seem to have grown fatter since
/ last saw you Do you sleep welli
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. some things come into ny
"cHUNK" OF A DEvIL
Mr. HowE-Receive tho instructions OF the good
people that visit you and mind what they say Rey.
holds. Don't regard anything else.
AT this juncture Prot. Reuben A. Vance, one Of
the distinguished medical witnesses on ReYn olds's
trial, made bis appearance with Mr.. Mark Finley,
the Deputy Warden OF the Tombs. DR.. Vance
placed Reynolds In a leaning position, and showed
the other.
DR. yAscs-,what caused tina, scar tpOintIus to
RErSoLDs-I MAS knocked sgin' whiskey bar.
Dn. vAscE-Does this hurt you, (pressing the
scarf
RErNoLDs-Not much, sir.
DIR. VAscE-When were you In Bellevue Hospitalf
REYSoLDs-I think It was about three years ago.
DR. NAScE-Under whose care were your
RErSoLDs-A d.headed man was there.
DIR. VASCE-That must be DR.. Johnsont
man goin' out YETI"
DIR. vAscE.:Under what name we're you there,
RKYsoLDs-I think John 0'Brien. They called
me that for Johnny Breen.
Mn, HowE-Can you tell me the name OF the man
who pail you at the bottle manufactoryt
REYEoLDs-He was here TO see me.
MR HowE-Why didn't you tell me OF thisf Is
that man at the bottle mandatory stillf
REYEoLDs-He give 1t up He's on staten Island
now.
Some remark was passed by Dr. Vance as to Rey.
nolds present healthy appearance when his coun.
tenAnce beamed up and ne laughed immoderately.
BE vASeEPo you G,,nI realize ySGr position
| pose IT'S all In your hands.
DR.. VAScE-oh no, have no power at all In the
matter.
Mn HowE-How do you feel since you have been
removed from your up stairs csllt
REYEoLDs-I feel more IN my own mind down
| here.
MIR HowE-What do you think OF when you are
alone in your celli
REYNoLDs-I think about different things.
Mr.. HowE-Do you feel as II anything was going
| to take pacei
REYSoLDs-lyaguey), I feel every ways.
MR. hOWE-lOu may go back to your Cell. Good
| bye. III see you again In a day or two.
Reynolds was then removed by Deputy Keeper
Long to his cell and out OF curiosity Mr.. Howe and
our reporter peered In through the lattice work
| ctservei W i,eJ nous, who was
DEEPLY NGRossED
in the depths OF an illustrated newspaper over
WHICH be was laughing mmoderateiy, apparently
needless or what had taken plaue, and seemingly no
more concerned about his fate than prisoner on the
upper corridor confined for assault aud battery.
II is understood that Mr.. Howe will make strenu.
Gus efforts to obtain either respite or q stay Of
proceedings.