The New York herald., 1870-07-23
he evidence before the court the Judge concluded as

six in the evening you shall DO taken the place
only You the ' mercy nero % Of issvsn and So
s%py o ns warn ySa on h. The last time shall you
tai lie IN preparing to meet the awful doom which awaits
the ali ana an s Cd sdSa mscs
prisoner
shudder ana buzz, Ike the murmur or rls.
ing storm, swept through the crowd, which rocked
10 ana FRO with excitementin its anxiety catch
glimpse OF the condemned man. wno, with deathly
pailor ~ his face and u moisture on his forehead
LOOK his seat. He shaded mis- eyes with his hand for
moment; then, with cool ana steadIast hearing
ne arose and accompanied the sheriff to the JAIL
where, owing to the construction placed on the re-
construction laws OF Congress by tnat legal empyrlc
Junge Underwood he mas slnce renamed. Soon
aiier the passage Oh the death sentence
which gave the condemned some further hope. was
made BY his counsel 10 me supreme Court OF the
state. On the grounds, first, vans sof jurisdiction
oi'he conrt thar condemned the prisoner; and next
because OF the fact that thes Judge had had an uer
weighing the circumstances and points involved,
the Cont, in an elaborate;opnlon, decided against
court. In view, however, or tne TACT tnat thus dec-
sion was wholly unexpected by the condemned
meet his doom, Governor Wells resplted Philips
until Friday The 18th December. 1858.
ANOTHER RESPITE.
From that moment the condemned had prepared
20 meet MS fatc and he was contemplating eternity
with fear aud trembling when his mgenious and
expert counsel applied TO Judge Underwood, Of the
United States District Court for a writ OF baDeas
CORPUS on the ground thar one Of the Judges OF Tho
state Court OF Appeals, which had refused new
trial III their clients CASE was disqualified under the
third section OF the fourteenth amendlnend to
the constitution of the United States. Underwood
granted the writ az he did ia the cases OF Sally
Anderson and Caesar Griffin, two murderers who
subsequently escaped their Just doom by his partisan
decisions. Notwithstanding the writ however, the
Sheriff of Henrico county announced his intention
10 hang phillips on the day liked IN the last respite;
Out heary III the last moment Governor Wells again
rescued Phillips almost from the very laws OF death
by resplting him until the 18th OF February. 1860.
Thus upon mere technically OF the law, which in
no way affected the Justice OF the case, q capital
felon, convicted Of the most atrocious crime known
to the law, was again given new hope Of lie. with
an actual prosDcct OF ultimate liberty. The State
authorities then carried this singular TO the
Supreme Court OF the United states, and. pending
decision there, the condemned was respted
TINES
the last expiring Friday, Iuy l. under the decision
Scarcely II week had elapsed after the death SEN
tcnce bad been passed upon hn wnen Phillips began
love correspondence with some irail women living
block or two from the jail. They. with a singular
hallucnation, became fascinated with rhe young
vile murderer then condemned, and likely TO
MI feions grave. They used regularly to send him
| his meals and great number OF Injuries not
| provided in the prison fare, besides the news
papers, note paper and envelopes, and always ac-
| company their presents with t,iiet-dour He al.
ways replied, ana his letters soon became ful, Of
warmth anu the most endearng assurances OF al-
lection Tor nymph who certainly had tue merit if
| tits any OF being beautiful With the most abarl-
doned depravity and utter heartessness-tne vision
OF his murdered wife before him appealing for mercy
az he ciutched her throat in the death struggle and
| the ghastly gallows staring him In the face--he
wrote about dozen OF these letters. ol which give
| two:-
HIS wARMrn rowArps THE SEX.
KIND AND BELOVED Osr Words are nadeq1ate to sx.
sl.n y ens You for your
yon but soweger We r seTe with yoa permission e1
time our accidental acquaintance may in.epa
s' s a. ON. ,.ns an m a to tao that have
circumstance l have been induced TO- berieve that
hav. been mistaken In my preconceiSsd s opinion
ns a @ c sGps win not hns me
nature prompts me- have been AWAY. considered to be
cold ssP1s sns s9a,
%So p0% asse y ns
says, Frsndshp ia but name" and "a by any other
@ N fFasHs re- .s a'f Tits ~.
prison poor boy who sees nor hears any.
:SpS save ,.na =. ma.sys ,s., walls heavy
making the most hideou. noise; never seens
except when his keeper comes INTO ascrbe 10 you the pn
nns oe ns P9 % ss 100 s.n %sS mot &
o. nine with your ma ny smiles bu THE paret motives.
p MS infinite mercy FasTd ana you rom
for ali n ei ss e
LOOK down In mercy upon and show fathers love
saoapa I asSn,ed SOU and conduct ,hroa6
heaven there to join the company whose robes washed
coupled niue may snd soon 91,Ss "ass
more h9ersie me from ,hs darA and gloomy place. then to
With sails so swift, that peaceful shore
Where tempesis never beat bilIows roar
Though the trial has ended adversely my expectations
yet Ia bopes of being finally discharged Court
hope there is a chance YET.
As long as the lamp holds on, 10 burn
The West sinner may return
am curious to why you sympathy with
me and now you are willing to befrend In the last
veous say the Of expect 10 spend aloneIy night
o Ds 51 That 3, m Coo wss s.$
not think could have enjoyed your pleasant and agreeable
both Of you before yoa as reached e T sp yS or
ssss pS p not M s, aoy any ore IT, You ~ pa sweet s
see you soon If do not let me hear from
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DxAnvsr wa. very .sTse.- gree
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tae Ser ar distant snd % the Icon nes
i.ir happy bs:pis happy srsPs
hope, q sssiDf Ssiess s.Ss
ss Sso oa to oy dspa 'na chat nope 6. %: Say
; ,s xSlss heard ny is PEI PEI
Ss e ssa sS 7 %s NJ NJ s for Joy aSos
ssSa ySps stored ~s
away 10 once vscsp place IN my heart but no longer
the happy thoughts connected with dearly priced mis-
you l"ss
hop, viii sSon con be restored 10 health under Kind
where you w zee your little ffend and BY charming
cesse to think Of thee whether Give
to Mrs H, friend E. and Miss Kate l WIFI
by asking God His nhnie mercy guard protect YOU
from all dangers shall forget during your alb
sence both night aud day VIII hiuk of Should you
chance think OF me- remember bis heart with YOU
wherever you roam. Farewell, my sweet one.
THE TWELFTH AND LAST RESPITE
was granted by Governor Walker ON the 2Sth ult.
when petition to commute the sentence OF the
condemned, signed by 1000 PERSONS was presented.
The st OF July was the day set for the execution In
the preceding respite but again ne was rescued
from the gallows and new lease OF life for three
weeks was extended. in order to AFFORD the Governor
an opportunity TO carefully examine the petition for
the Communication OF sentence. week, two weeks
passed ana the friends OF the unfortunate wretch
hoped against hope aud by every means possible
sought TO influence Executive cemcncy bnt In
vain. On the 14h. inst. came the awful
Fdt OF the Governor that he refused 10
interfere in the prisoners case. The law must
take It's c0urse.n When this news which left no
earthly hope. was told the condemned nc casually
remarked, without the slightest change Of color or
the qulver OF muscle, ~ thought as much" Ever
after Philips was constantly engaged either In