New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-30
THE MURDER OF OFFICER sMEDICK.
WILL JOHN REAL BE HANGED ?-FINAf APPEAI
To THE GOVERNOR.

WILL JOHN REAL BE HANGED ?-FINAf APPEAL
TO TIE GOVERNOR.
To-day, according to ex-Judge Stuart, the
faithful counsel Of John Real who Is sentenced to he
hanged on Friday for the murder Of Officer Smedck
two years ago. final appeal will be made to the Cover
nor for Executive ceInency the hope that the prayer
of Real may be granted and his sentence of death be
commuted TO Imprisonment in the state Prison 1or the
term Of ms natural life Among the documents 10 ne
submitted 10 the Governor and not presented AZ the
tral, are the following, including an aldayt OF OUcer
Nee who arrested Real immediately after he shot SINE
1 and County Of Nee Nee being sworn says
me at sp vaen gong with LaHtrecl The
static aq1g J lg trail is' be- had smother conversation
morning eh Real a mat the reason ~hS he se".
b a. he Ls often that be could not stand m clubbing
Az When Ok sssated hm; dePoaeui would have ttfed
Ss ys -s,i morning sfer his arrest JAsEs ME-.
Svon To before me- this ly'h DAY Of Jg 1870 o,n.,.
c,y AMI C9pnty Of N York John Nahoney being dqly
A. No ly East 49, la'I & notbses, corner Of Fraye
o2 Eat Tsei1 the time OF ths ooan s man
twice On he head Nib ub The man turn and eve Two
A. The time s, IN the home paying any ai'en'
uon to II 1nuI much about IN the pAPsT' , uxvv
Sworn to before 2ad DAY Of Jq is;o pu,r, ysryor
Cay County Of Nee lor Philip Co%i9:1 , berg qoy
Ft.a,e aud EsbOser By occupation but a, .e % %
ih' ooegea. 3 vas smP % n I9o a h b on The hight Of
Tie death Of Odeer Smeck dep0neut Staining snort distance
from the corner Thirty secVRJst aud fttA'eI anu
Smedick and Real tie opposite Ade OF "
avenue near The condsL They were close pgeho
depoueEt the 0hce ID We Ac1 VI
as @ against Real hin strike him or s'rke a. l one
Tn and deponent further says Thai be l1
tel u THIS appear witness at toe una OF heA
beesuSe time great excitement Amohs ne P.'
81 Ward the shooting ana ua uP
believed who APPEARED witness contrary " n
Of the soud tbes disiaFo and a. oepl was
bsse afraid Of The business Of his emP1e
tbstH ght losing HE stGaton A. the hquo ue
i tine sss to keep right side of the police be
cause Of tie The EIciSe law. PHILIP CISS'ki'
Sworn to before ne this 29th day Of July. 1910 ~, 49,,
THOsAs r SDsEK,ILLE, Notary Public, New-fOrk.
CRY and County Nen- IJTk John Oan being guy tSo
deIses 59l Hrtate and bAtkepef
by Occupation that The night o. July ~, 1906 be vas ID h9b req
hurui ~ f'stve and John Real come 10 at about O "e
sBa cal for ndses asked have some lager OI ana
rshns and sad Up something 70 eat and dnnk
JOHN GAkyts.
Sworn 70 before 70 this 23d day Of July 1910.
j. 4 MoGowAN Notary Public, New York
Inc pctltOn Tor the Communication OF the prisoner sen
tnce l. signed ny the following, among 10000 others
James boolA D. C Chsfles A. Dana Gen r. H. JOHes Ethan
Allen Jg8t ~ X beeee Wa c. baIrsi John " hsyage r. D.
BH6{ ffahhhh Osg@d Wn. e Tvers Robert W. Bower WIN T.
TslbNgen Jane Mc oImt J Nelson Taypsu d. He'meI g
sisoB Mead Jacob n. Long TLos Conan WH BOardman
Foster Johl H. Waite DAME Drew. Robert Murray, Thomas
CesmeT james Btsitl b. Kfoi Edmond AckrOyd WIN
Bssng feuion hkog shdsh Joseph Bartlett b. j.
D. Irsk j. II hted"S Jobn Kerr, stephen Fahde b. b. Crews
petition Of The Officers and soldiers the 10th Reg
men " Y v, in Nhich Real during the late
has been presented 10 the Governor also