The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-28
WICKEDEST MAN.
He WIN BE Hung in October-His Career Of
Crime.


From the Hartford Times, July 26.1
Wilson. the murderer, Is to be hanged on the 18th
OF October next. The Supreme Court OF Errors has
heard the appeal of his able counsel and refused TO
grant HIM a new trial. The Legislature has heard
his petition and rejected it. There Is no other tri
buna to which he can appeal, except that which
judges hereafter, and TO that only can he appeal
during the next eighty days. Then the hangman's
rope will choke the breath from his body should he
and full Of his Old gamy vim. lie has this week
appealed to his counsel Mr.. Aberdeen. 10 procure
writ oil habeas corpus, claiming that he Is illegally
held in the state Prison, the county jail being his
proper place OF confinement. But as the Supreme
Court or Errors has already decided upon that
point, sustaining Judge Carpenters sentence we
do not know how the convict can get the benefit Of
the wit.
Wilson is especially anxious TO get into the county
jail. lie says that II the people OF Hartford oesre
10 see him choked 10 death, they must that is
transferred to the jail at once. otherwise he has
decided not TO be hanged az all. lie speaks with
the greatest confidence and freedom OF his ability to
terminate has own life, NOTWITHSTANDING guard
is ut his cell night and day. He thinks he beat
Captain Boelle, whose duty IL Is 10 keep him safely
In the suicidal game. or course the people OF Hart
ford have nothing TO do with his confinement IL
was the duty OF the Court TO conslgn him to safe
Keeping TIL the day OF his execution. THIS 1t did,
and the sentence Will be faithfully carried out.
Wilson has written about one hundred pages OF
manuscript, giving an account OF his life, and he
proposes 10 surrender 1t only on the condition that
he is removed TO the county Ia1, subject on which
he dwes with Intense Keeling. In this manuscript,
which lie entities "Ihirtythree Years In the Life OF
a Crack he says he has broken out or nine ; ate
prisons and mat ne has committed very large
number OF burglarles-two or three hundred we be.
Iieye The frs! OF his burglaries was committed in
Philadelphia, when he was nineteen years old. In
company with an experienced cracksman They
were TO go halves In the plumber. Entering Anew
elry shop they took watches and 1ewelry on which
they realized $1,000 and his hal $4,000, gave him
good capital 10 start with. Since then he has tired
his hand on banks, safes. jewelry ana SILK stores,
many places. He proposes to continue the nara
tive and expose certain receiving shops In New
YORK and other places which are Kept by men who
He AYERS that MS real name is Dan Kenty; that
he was born IN Belfast Ireland; thai his father was
irish and his mother Scotcn; that ne was brought TO
New YORK by his father when he was q child, and
that his father packed mp ana went back 10 Ireland,
soon after the Philadelphia burglary saying he
"wOuld not stay here 10 be disgraced by a young
vagabOnd Of son. He neyersaw his parents alter
thai. wilson says he was never taught at school,
but learned 10 read and write In his own way, with
ont much instruction.
He lTdicules the action Of the Judiciary Committee
and the Legislature In rejecting his petition without
a hearing. He mas an idea that the Court which
sentenced MIN 10 be hanged had no right TO inter.
fere with his previous sentence OF fourteen years for
burglary, "a there ~ no law authorizing one Judge
to set aside the sentence OF another Judge OF the
same court. He also believes that In his pre-
sent situation he eau procure writ OF habeaS
corpus, under which he can compel Judge Car
Denter 10 show cause why he deaIns him in the
Connecticut state PRISON. ON some matters he Is
remarkably shrewd. But on questions Of law and
the authority OF the courts he seems 10 have
adopted statutes ana rulings suited 10 his own case
and winch the lawyers are unable 10 md IN the
books. Mr.. Aberdeen told him frankly that no
Judge would listen 20 his application, and that his
case WAS clOseu III lic ne Udu 10 meet
the sentence which had been pronounced by the
Judge, and should not delay IN preparing for the
result that awaited him.
Wilson seems 10 he quite confident he can take
his own life al any time. But now he Is 10 do 1t Is
q puzzle 10 those whose eyes are upon him AT all
times. Bl0odleiting, deadly poison, chok ng-all
these, 10 ~ bcDeveo, can be prevented. But still
Wilson ~ confident that he holds the pulsatons OF
his own life IN the palm OF his hand, ana has only 10
close his fingers TO stop the beating OF his hardened
neart. He ignores religious COUNSEL anu IL ~ much
a murderer and burglar to-day. uciying the laws OF
God and man, ~ ne has been all through his career
Of crime for thlrtv-threc years.