New-York tribune., 1870-08-05
THE EXECUTION TO-DAY.
DEroRrMENr oy nEAL-HIs LAsr NIGHT.

DEPORTMENr OF REAL~-HIs LAST NIGHT
To-day, between Q and Q oclcck-probabl,
about liJohn Real VIII suffer the death penalty for the
murder of Policeman smedick. Real having given nm
all hopes OF rcprcve has been preparing himself for ths
fearful moment time Tho gaIows was erected
Yesterday morning, and the sound the hamrnsrtns
could be heard in the doomed mans cell The execution
will be under the charge Of Under Sheriff stevens.
After dinner Real visited by Judge Bixby, shenn
lanes O,Bren. DR. weIirn, warden John staeorn, and
other officers and friends. with these he conyer.ed
freely on the events of the coming "a hours He again
expressed great thankfulness for the able in
which his defense had been conducted, spoke u
the many kind acts which be had received from HE
keepers and spoke with sad regret on his untDey end
He not fear death. yet remrked repeatedly
that he regretted die felon on the scsnod liz
re grets for the snc and the disgrace which LIS death
would nlct on his aged father and his sisters
hear. 1t was under any consideration SAD sight
sit with in the best OF health and whoss
eye steady any yet whose hours on THE earth
TO be few At i:5. having expressed great de-
sire to bathe, he conducted through tho corn
DOR the heavy grated doors swung open.
and he passed out into the yard. Here, for
the first time on this occasion, he behed
the preparations which making for the execution
The gaIlows is situated the south side OF the yard
near the wonens prison. and Il the Identical one
which Reynolds expiated his crime 1t had been erected
for Reals execution once before, but taken down
when the writ OF obtained and the proceeding
stopped gazed upon this without the least show Of
emotion. looked up at the which was arranged
the upper portion Of the yard 10 prevent
persons on the top OF the buildings 10 the
north from gazing down at the execution. He stepped
under the fatal BEAM and contemplated IL in all its bor
rors He then quietly walked 10 the bathroom and
tered with the warden He occupied - minutes Ia ha
ablutions and then came out wplng his neck with
towel He wore clean white shirt, white pantalOOns,
having black stripe down the side, cafskiD bOot aud
was without coat, vest or hat He there met The Judge
and his associates and returned tO his cell On the
he shook hands with many OF the party and thanked
them for the call. This at 2:24.
His father and sisters called upon him shortly after
He was found in his usual good sprits, and
ceiving consolation from two Sisters OF Mercy, who
attended him. They remained with him until he book
his lunch at about o'clock. 1t ia sad TO gaze upon
sorrow Of any kind, yet the anguish Of these rOor
wretched sisters was most soIrowful 10 behold.
They left, apparently resigDed, at about
O'Clock. They will see him again this morn
ing. Fathers Duranquet and Kearney then
arrived and remained with him through the
stray CLEANS OF light which issued from the cell OF the
doomed Here Real, in company with his spiritual
advisers, sat till late hour, when he Laid down and
slept sOundly until little before o'clock when he was
awakened and to prepare for mas. ono
hundred policemen, one-half In citizens dress,
guarded the streets In the neigbborhood
OF the Tombs last night. battery OF six guns
the Arsenal gave rise TO a rumor which wa
very generally circulated that determined cbort would
be made by desperate to force an entrance TO the
Tombs and rescue Real.