The New York herald., 1871-10-14

n and is rs the highest consolation that have now
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Tue Of a. anasl and Ten tnea ths pstasncs Of Job,
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---...-- A. Is 4 MYsfBBIOUs WOMAN A3 ~ y
During the pest few days Of the prisoners
siSas sssssl WOMAN on vso g. sss came from New Ycr
and that her nans was hrs Edgerton. It has
inues0 tme connscssd S % Win gang o. burglar n q
yn MsSa wa na asaas and also g, me: S,:
Un was or s q @
nlshin9 her Old '.paln with some means for self
SSch mcsive, and she was not allowed TO spproscn
nearer than eight or ten feet from him. it
HIS Last MIGHT IN fKisoN-AN0rHER DBsPxnArE
s.rEe 5aI ~ ArrYHFT At SUICIDE. iN s9eeb "i4
abandoned the idea Of suicide, wilson still
sucn sa % sSing Was possiole R Hcreserved @ 'e' nis
gTos v1lIAsr Desperate EFFORT, Ifsr# Fl
when al hope seemed 70 have vanished, be carried
his premeditafed attempt into efect lie spent the
evening ~ writing L Notes for proposed speech on
tended 20 ofer. At about midnight he retired. and
slept until ONE O'Clock he was then visited by MI.
Fem. the jailor. when the following conversation
WIIsoN--GOod morning, Mr.. Fenn. How DO you
Mr.. FENN-n Is rather sad day for me. Il s 3
WILsON--Yes 1t mnst be so. q ita i N
A few general remarks were passed, and then
Wilson said, ..What time rs it7n fltEQ'INN fa1N
Mr. FnNN-Two O'clock o ssid II fU gse2n
WILSON, have four hours yet 10 Sleep.
He then laid himself back upon h 8 cot and Mr.
leaving he heard him gup, as IL some. ne.
all was still ana silent; ana supposnr wilson was
asleep he retired: AZ halpast four O'Clock, Depu-
ties Lord and Finch, who were were watching him.
Fem. They opened the cell and found Wilson
lying ON his back his right hand clasped over mis-
heart On examining HIM they round -Tf1s7,
M aasi a4a A SMALL WOUND aue
over the heart. From this hole, no larger than q
tack head had O0zed three or four drops OF blood.
Pressure this part seemed TO cause pam ana the
the jail pnysicisn, G was al once sammonsd and
could hardly 3 ieis He could decide upon nothiug
made. Later DR.. Hawley, Sr.,. visited the celL and
It was decaded to bold consultation OF physicians
at nine O'Clock. During all this time ye-f'aH
WILSON WAS LYING PRRFEcTLY QUIEE na1
breathtng regularly ana strong. Atelghi O'Clock his
nrS
.Sa:.j s: S% ns s SIGN ,s sSSssss:
Sa Examination q the pSys,esns TRR The g eoneia sns
neysrsnsisss believed that the instrument used Ss6
could not be otherwise tnan fatal In o few days
perhaps In Q few hours.
q m s se
ne the dreaded criminal caused a. sSSrs to o. g :
snssn the facts to the chisi
Justice Of the supreme Court In session in Bridge
sentence already pfonouDced, and the oracers then
went forward with tine arrangements Tor the execu.
tlon; These facts were talked over in the presence
uuCOu9COuAnega.
"'NN'- M M ,xxrpnr4rrnnr . nrurn nAIrnp nAIrnp Lie2> .
vi %hss
took from ration pan at the state Prison about
two months ago, the guard IN front OF hts cell being
Sd me BACK nS s
was. three inches long ana sharpencd ct one end)
morning S lis %ovs S ad rom Ss sscrsed hs IL
his body and when stripped and searched at the jail
his body and secreted II in his cell He continued
a wneU ySS s
You thought T / meant % good % night. % meant good
by, and then was pressed the wire to my heart -
In conclusion the prisoner exonorated sheriff Rus:
mot d,scSyes,ns the weapon M Is discoyery s was
be found until after his death:-
M SHxKIVv RUssELu-It my hope when you read
ss.: :: sss's IL Rs
ooaS ns M myself o u. de. q ayns sss Death 8
dog. lyon mad taken ten times the caution you have
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with being charged with having permitted to obtain any
s:Apss: s
a ns' sn % .sna %aa.'s my @
In . ship THAI fire. and, to avoid being
e s .A's yss
ea: Sa am o.ner
vent the execution Of unjust sentence The public
terribly
yca and other. wss anxious 10 know my last tnouSh.
Almighty and everlasting Cod ca upon ali tha. % within
me e Se: Thy of Thy SonnTs while
roanSsa me with. Thy msre,s. Many times Thou hast
s ,
Hs tho q n %y fs i. s
according TO my sins but according 20 s6y msrecs Thou
knowes. what within The TRADITIONS: q men 90 cause
Receive me a'o Thy holy Keeping ana sr.n. spend
e's'n AZ '.s "fD' 's'0A0so 6%viD KsSrLEY
ANOTHER CHARACTERISTIC LETTER FROM THE CON-
. In view Of his numerous attempts at destruction
the following letter, written some months since,
Will show that 1t was the one thing uppermost in
his mind during the whole term Of his confinement
in prison and jail .N5.s II
CoNrEoT1oUr STATE PRISON, Nov. g. 1870
HosonHp sIs~when in jail gave my counsel letter
ma to the Governor OF OHIO The answer 70 come to
you for James Wilson, When you read this please send
me line, stating whether received any TO
my letter. What has happened to my lawyers I
terview, answer than though wrote 70
the spirit land Before this please
both of them, ask whether they recsved the
wrote We have warden yet begin 70 suspect they
have abolished the ONCE. II you should make estimate
o. year probable iSco%s for nsr year yoqv must not
thatia something will never GET Not that would be
any pleasure " cheat cs Of anticipated good but
that there those who would CONSIDER
neck broken but that sight no mortal win ever
They dare not put 70 death without Z
TaL and II was fairy tried and condemned
L, word NOS allow any man ~ the satisfaction
O. .y. mus. be tried BY an partla jury Ny Jury stated,
dtc and the sentence baaed null and void. But the