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his fate, would respectfully beg OF your Exceenoy
respite Tor afev days, to prepare him Tor death.
FATHER DURANQUET,
FATHER CURRAN.

his fate, would respectfully beg OF your Exceisncy
respite for q few days, TO prepare him Tor death.
Ez4HER EESFHEER 6SEkSSS.u 6SSSERkASSSSurr'
Other Catholic priests signed this tele sram, and
II was sent TO Gov Holman At o'clock on Wed
nesday night
ALL uoPp aorl.
An hour later, the onncisi representative OF Arch.
sent I Telegram e the Governor, Joining 10 The
expected, up to noon next day, that the Governor
would grant the favor sought BY tile clergy on be-
Al half past IL O'Clock, however, an ocisl in the
new Court House received q despatch from Gov.
Hoffman, acknowledging the receipt OF the tele-
grant Real . respite for q single dav.
When the fact was made known to Real, he said
"1eIpected as much from the Governor. l know the
iSsi t9cy cannot saoid 70 lei me i've fsv day.
He made this remark to his brother.in.law.
sHKRIyr o'BnIEN
caused all the necessary preparations for the erecu.
tion to be made yesterday-snd although his sym.
pathy, In common with that OF thousands OF citizens
las been warmly extended to Real lie Is performing
his Painful duty 10 the letter Tie rumor which
Was circulated BY come Tammany politicians that he
bad refused 10 have ANYTHING to do with the execu.
The Sheriff was at tie Toubs throughout yester.
day, and lie administered all the consolation In his
power 10 the Unfortunate man who is to die today.
lie viii 90 hi. nuty, and poor Real says that he
would tot wish him TO do otherwise.
LAST VISITS oy HIS Sisters.
Tie sisters Of Real his natber, his aunt and bro.
thernlnw visited his cell for the last tin yester.
day, and the scenes which enAucd were too affect
ing for description. Real, however. wns calm aud
subdued, and snid he believed he was ready for hi.
last hour.
REALS LAST DAY ON EARTH.
Real arose early yesterday morning, and at 7
O'Clock, accompanied BY sheridan. who is under
sentence Of death for killing his wife attended
In the CHAPEL OF the Tombs. and received the sacra-
ment IRON the hands Of Father Duranquet. After
returning to his cell he was supplied with break.
fast by Miss Foster, tho matrOn OF the female
prison, OF which he ate freely, IN every indication
OF enjoyment. During the day lie was visited by
his father mother, sisters, aud other members Of his
family, aud BY the clergy OF 81. Peters Church, b.
Father Mclean OF st. Patrick's Cathedral, by two
Sisters OF Charity, and Oy Sheriff OBrien, Judge
Bixby, Judge Coulter. and Deputy Sheriff Stevens.
In these interviews Reul was perfectly cool, ex-
pressing dssatis action with his fate but saying
he would Try 10 die like man. 10 parting with his
grief stricken and heart-broken family, the con
demncd man exhibited much emotion. and was
only recalled from the bitter reflections ol
his tate by the spiritual ministraiions OF
the Sisters OF Mercy aud the clergymen
who have Teen his almost constant attendants. This
ing he will attend mass. and receive absoution
and extreme uDction after which lie will
PREPARE FOR THE EXECUTION,
and, accompanied by Father Duranquet and the
Under sheriff, will mount the galows ~ meet hi
doom.