Connecticut western news., 1872-11-29
Terrible Scene I'm Prison.

A painful story is told by an EbeneS- burg (Pa) correspondent of The New York World. The death warrent of Mich ael Moore, convicted of murder iE the first degree in that county at the last court, was received from Governor Geary by Sher- riff Bonacker on Saturday, and before it was read to him the sheriff was compelled to shoot the prisoner twice-once through the wrist and once through the leg. He had been sentenced by the court to be hanged on the 27th inst, and few days mnce it was discovered that he was en- gagged upon 6 plan of escape from jail. When the plan was discovered Sheriff Bon- acker decidedto remove him to more se- cure cell and place him in irons. On receipt of the death warrent he concluded to have him taken out before it was read to him. Moore is powerful man and desperate one, and the sheriff, expecting to have struggle in getting him removed, called on his aid, ex-Sherif Myers, and Constable Quartz, of the Pennsy ylvania railroad. They approached the cell and before reaching it was hailed by Moore, who saw them com ing through the bars of his door, and who warned them not to attempt to enter his cell, as be would crush in the skull of the first man who attempted to enter. Look ing in through the bars, they discovered Moore armed with formidable weapon in the shape of piece of lead pipe, which ha had txz,;okad nff frop,so oootiap Ioo6i.r out of sink in the cell, and which he fourished threateningly around his head. Thei sheriff stepped toward and communicated Moore to desist. The latter repeated his warning and his threats, and the sheriff declared that if he did not sub. init at once he would shoot him. Moore opened his shirt and told the sheriff to ''shoot as quick as he pleased" The officer took out hls revolver and fired. The ball entering the wrist of the prisoner, and the blood spurted out, covering his chest and clothes. The shot added to hls fury, and he beat the bars of his cell with the pipe and rushed about like madman cursing and making tie most fearfu threats. The sheriff then fired another shot, which took affect in the prisoner leg and caused him to howl with pain He still refused to submit to the sheriff authority, and the officers thought it best tt leave him to himself for time. After al hour or two they returned and found Moor greatly changed. He had bandaged hi wounds and seemed completely cowed, bu still refused to leave the cell with Sheriff Bonacker. He said, however, if ex-Sherif Myers would come and take him, he woult go quietly with him. MT. Myers entered the cell, and Moore put out his hands ant limbs for the irons and made Tot the slight est resistance. His wounds were found t. be not of serious nature and were attend ed to. He is now chained in 8 dungeon where the death warrant was read to him A man can hardly be blamed for belni desperate under such circumstances. an the most thorough examination should b made to discover whether the sheriff wa really obliged to shoot the poor fellow If, indeed, were it established that sherii might shoot 6 condemned man under ord nary provocation, we fancy many mul derer would purposely provoke his destl wound in advance of the ignominy of tn scaffold