The New York herald., 1871-12-16
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DEFENCE OF THE MURDERER
or course Il would nave been Idle not to have Cd.
mitted the commission oi the crime, ana
there was bus one ground OF defence on
titIoa with the state tate authorities. Mr. scovel
had learned that insanity an hereditary disease
IN % essenuaon ~ sns @ crime e' % number Of WIT
nesses were produced, VINO swore positively that
Ware had never evinced any signs OF insanity Pom
mis- youth up. nor did tney this lifelong neighDors
ever suspect hear OF such thing until after the
murder The case having been aoly summed up Dy
themselves strictly 70 the evidence, brought Ia
Ware who had always shown evidence OF an un-
feeling nature, evnced no signs OF uneasiness at
the verdict. He was sentenced 10 be hung on the
10th OF April; but, after two p0stpOnemehts he was
granted a second trial. which, like the drst re-
suited in verdict OF guilty Of murder In the
to be hung December IL. Mr.. Scovel left no stone
unturned, but lab0red unccasinQly the prisoners
each instance and was nay i oSSed to tell the
hapless prisoner that he must de- and as already
reported in the HERALD, did SO inform him on
WARE SPENT HIS TINE
since Wednesday IN company with his keepers, and
and advice that nave been ceaselessly rendered.
Reporters from different papers called on him and
the people who swore against him. On all other
THE LAST NIGHT ON EARTH
was not O restless one. He was visited by Mr. Sco-
vel, who had written q statement OF the case,
which, upon being read, he signed with his x marx.
him before nc slept the order was communicated
to HIM, when he replied that any one that under
meet with his death, for ne would xii MIN with the
chair. he was not haadcuiIed.
ARISING ABOUT SEVEN O'CLOCK
this morning Mr.. Cameron, his Keeper, asked him II
he had rested well. He replied, "On, guess so.n
He ate hall an egg and drank some co1ee about
and looked down into the street at the gathering
crowd. At eight O'Clock four exh0rters OF the Meth
DlI without efYect When the ERALD representative
arrived at nine O'Clock, accompanied by sheriff
Fredericks and wife, the party were engaged in
prayer, Ware kneeltng on one knee and nervOusy
rubbing his leg with his right hand, but apparently
taking no interest IN what was being said. Having
Mrs. Fredericks advanced and attempted to speak,
but her heart failed her. and she burst into tears.
Gaming courage in u few moments sne said.-
sSss "OH, JOHN PROMISE NE YOU'LL REPENT:
promise to ask forgiveness for your SINS promise to
Try and meet us ali in heaven. Won't you be glad to
meet your little boy and your wife better world ~
wretch. She contlnued;-" On, John Do promise
have done everything to make your position easier"
1t was useless. Sne might just as well have at
tempted to melt q heart Of stone.
"Wcll, john" sne continued, "goodby, since you
won't promise me- ana God bless you and receive
broken retired Lett alone with n% e ookea
toward me and began conversation on the most
trivial subjects. Matters IN connection with mis-
could have saved me and so could Judge Woodruff,
they Would. but they wouldn't he sald and thus
"John." said, won't you let me tell Mrs. Fred.
ericks that you VIII promise to do what she asked"
REronrnn1Bus YOU s win i1' do it. WON'T % you, o no
matter how hard you may appear
WARE-I don't ike TO have people come around
here squaling about me. man on dies once
some one time and some another. WHAT'S the use
OF making time about it2
could not and continued the conversation on topics
that possessed an interest for him. His feaessness
versation on other subjects was not al ali nervous
he joked and laughed about people IN the street
and was immsnsely Inn y, tickled when he told me that
HIM yesterday and he wouldn't talk.
II tell you he went away downhearted,n he said,
parently, that he was to die In nifty minutes from
that time.
could not bear to listen to him, and walked out
the COURTYARD below, where workmen were busily
ans the and nS pre-
CONSTRUCTED on ~ sllPs 5.sgsp XsIgsf principle
Cancer policeman, while . experimenting with
near hanging himself. He had the moose adjusted,
but very loosely, when the weight fell and the moose
fortunately slipped over his head. little tighter
and he would have proved the ability OF tnat seal.
fold In the most signal manner.
It was near eleven O'CLOCK when re-entered the
room In which the iron cage Is situated. John came
up to me Immediately ana recommended the con.
win evident relish, paSsing occasionally to say say
something smart about the people who had been
Il nas n e 'hea an
conductor man In has position that have ever
THR SHERIFF ENTERED AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK
ana introduced Hon. William b Mann, District
Attorney, and Sheriff Leeds, both Of Philadelphia;
shook them by the hand: Ware was then asked TO
shake hands with Mr. Jenkins, but It, this ne posi-.
would not reenr. the sherin burst Into te.,s and
,mplered ssi@ Y shake hands WIN Mr. Jenkins
snswsf'nss pressure when tsa. gentleman me came ne
around in the cage and took his hand within mis-
with the exception OF the clergy and reporters
every one was requested to leave, ana an oflccr
entered the cage, handcufs in hand, and proceeded
to handcun the prisoner, utterly
sUDDUED in BODY, BUT NOT IN srIRIT.
The tears coursed down the criminals face and one
father's murder had possession oil his heart Dut not
q word escaped MIN. he submitted passively to
adjusted loosely on the top Of his head and IN COM
pany with Sheriff Leeds and his deputy, followed by
the press representatives and the clergy the solemn
PROCESSION began the march TO the scaffOd. Some
two hundred special policemen were on duty, and
the halls were kept clear and the passage open.
was already filled with an anxious, staring crowd ;
and as the prisoner emerged into open air,
leaves had ceased TO rustic In the crisp December
air. as II, in unison with the scenes al hand, they
na for the moment their e
streaming eyes and asked his forgiveness but
NOT WORD CAME
from the dumb lips OF the laws victim. All heads
were uncovered, and an Impressive prayer was
offered on benalf OF the wre.ched criminal. What
sorrowiul sight he presented, standing under the
gall0wsl His coat in rags and ns elbows sticking
out, pants half fastened upon his body and MS
foot nervously beating time to the conflicting
emotions in his breast In window Of the Court
House were TWO female domestics. crying as n
their hearts would break at the sgnt below them,
yet they would not have missed seeing 1t lor any.
thing 1t is popularity OF people Of their station
In life that they the first to make time oc-
casion Of suffering, suffering which they need not
witness, but, like these Two women. cannot stay
the opportunity to crafty their morbid desires.
comparatively private.
The prayer oeing finished number OF people
gathered around the criminal and endeavOred TO
console him, to induce him to pray, but he was firm
and answered not A second prayer was then
offered by old Mr.. Cameron, the kind-hearted man
that has acted as Wares principal keeper, yet the
stOd heart was untouched, and the old man arose,
with tears running down his cheeks. "John,i said
sheriff Frederlcks, as he