The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-10-04
A Man Who Preferred the tiWflOws
to tlae state PrisOn--A Reporter
After u Beat.

/ A MAm WR0 RFe&eRre0 bble Qin1IOWA
to tlle state PrisOn-A Reporter
After q Beats
Jeremiah Collins the St. Louis wife
murderer, who had been sentenced to
die on the 18th instant, was reprieved
by Governor Brown on the day before
| the date fixed for his execution. Col
! lins proved an exception to the con-
| ventional murderer, and was greatly
disappointed at the, news. He said
he would prefer to die. II was nearly
an hour before he could reconcile him
self to the injustice done him, but at
length he frightened up and sent for a
st. Louis GioJe reporter, who had COM
forted him before with the assurance
that he wouldprobably be changed, and
HANGED EFFECrUALLY.
lis this true?" lie asked the re-
porter, have they reprieved me9"
The reporter impaired the informa-
tion that it was so as delicately as he
could, and asked Jeremiah how he
felt.
Pm sorry about this, he replied,
and the reporter sympathized with
him.
"We might have had such a good
time, " murmured the journalist.
"What will they do with me. y in
quired jeremiah, somewhat anxiously.
''You are to 60 to State Prison for
life: you won't be hung at all" and
both gentlemen she'd copious tears.
In a few moments Jeremiah broke
the silence.
I'll not DO it! I'll not go to Jail for
life"
''IIow will you avoid it?" asked
the reporter. interested Immediately.
"I'll never leave this place" hinted
Jeremiah mysteriously.
Husll-h-h we are Observed said
the reporter, drawing more closely;
"tell me what you will do"
"Ill-"
"Hush h-h /! what?"
II will"
"Hush-h-h ! we're watched whis-
per it in my most eastern ear"
"I'll do 1t myself"
"Hush-h-h, the myrmidons are look
ing. What will you do? Not suicide?
On? say not so ; don't tell me thatyOu
will kill Yourself; hint not that you
will dash out your brains upon the
walls of your cell, and make bloody
chasm for angels and devils to shake
hands over. oh say it not; but If
you must, whisper 1t, for even the air
Is full of reporters, and | want beat
~ will,'' whispered jeremiah, -
will commit suicide
You won't tell any other press
man."
II won't"
"Can trust that? Oh! can | trust
that?"
"You can. If any other paper has
that information that paper guesses at
it, for | will never tell it to aught but
you."
"How will you do it?"
81 won't"
81 mean the item, the suicideP"
"IIave | not flags on my cell floor.
is there not iron In my cell ?"
"Yes, yes! oh, yes! there is plenty
and to spare. Tell me more"
II viii dash out my brains"
Eyes, yes; | know ;all over every
thing; go on; please go on; don't
STOP"
"Fll dash out my brains, sir"
Hush-h-h! whisper low and talk
slow look up to the sky-light as if we
were talkingof the weather. So, now,
when will You do iii? !"
jeremiah ruminated.
ave go to press at 3 O'Clock In the
morning." suggested the reporter.
jeremiah still runinated.
1--WE might get ont an extra, f" whis-
pered our chap.
jeremiah came back to conscious
ness.
"I'll not tell. bit I'll do it,"
"Yes, yes, of course, but when 7"
Am commuted 2"
Your sentence is.
"Go away, then ; III hear no more
rom you. What do you mean by
me such news?"
"But how about the suicide?"
"Get out"
But how about the-?"
"Get out.
"But how aboht-?"
"Get out" !"
"But how"
"Get out"
But"
"Get out"
"B-?"
"Git."
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