, 1873-02-08
THE LAST NIGHT.

a1NULrY'B DISLIKE or REPORTERS.
On Thursday afternoon quito q number Of
representatives of tho press called Ut the Jail,
mud endcavorol to interview AIcNu1ty. Tothein,
as ho Ind to THE TnrnusEa reporter, ho OK
prosned himsolf rs prejudiccd against any ono
who wrote for newspaper. Ono reporter, WHO
was accompnniotiby tho city editor OF the Demo-
c,'as Of this city, particularly. obnoxious inii-
vidual, could loarn nothing .whilo-he remnined
with him, McNulty calling tho city editor id
scounlrcl, aud asnorting II ho was not bo-
hind tho bars lo would kick him.
THO city editor disappeared, and
McNulty bccamo loquacious, and repeated
substantially what Is given In tho interview
above. His counsel, O'prion, callod on him
about o'clock yesterday afternoon and had
long consultation with him, chiefly devoted to
preparing him for tic oyont Of today. O'Briou
did not attempt to divert his mind from his i'm
pending fate; Oh tho contrary, ho talked to him
openly Of it, and
TOLD II1ar TO DIE GAME.
AfcNulty assured linn TINT llo would. At6o'cloc]s
p. IN. tho condemned man ate hearty supper,
and then lighted cigar, having boen supplied
by O'Brion. About o'clock O'Brien and Nc
Nulty'h Hister visited him again, and, with ono
or two others, conyersed with him for over an
hour. Their conversation was interrupted by
tho
ADVENT OF SHERIFF HITCHCOCK,
who whispered to O'Bricn that tllo carpentors
who woro to erect tho scatFold Ind arrived, and
wero anxious to get to work. MoNulty had,
during the entire tlay, remainel in tho dining
room unfettered, nna under no restraint. At Q
o'clock Ao waa requested to so to his cell.
Fathers A9brccht and Campbell arriving just
berry, liquor donlor, accompanied him to his
cell door. They stayed with him for nearly all
hour aud /, half, encouraging him and TALKING of
his doom. O'Brien ngsurod him that
HANGING REALLY AMOUNTED TO NOTHING
moro than pulling d tooth tho mock WAS twisted
and onappcd, and that wes all. Illis certainly
WIS consoling, and would hayo moved to toars
any other pevaon. McNuity, however, retained
noccnce, md aaying thet a. ho was to meet Ills
God today, no was innocont that ha had never
harmed anyono whllo sober, and il tho spirit Of
his dead Tifo could return to enrth Bho would
proclaim that sho did not die By his hand. Tho
Fathora wore deeply impressed by his convorra-
ton. nnd said wl10n they left that it lo was dis
sombliug ho was tho worst docciyor in tho
world. They could not bolioyo that he was
guilty. Whilo their convorsation with AlcNulty
was IN progress, tho carpentors woro busy IN
Tug OppOalto coIf!uor ttH0 TOWN VI cel4Hl DUCK 10
back, iutcryoniug) constructing
THE 11DpET.
Ito could not GOO tho woglsmen, but could
hear the nofue very diatinotly. The tinboss had
boen adjusted 80 as to DO placed together in u
hurry, but Bome OF tho beams boing too long,
they Ind to bosawel or. Noarly tno houra wsro
required to build it, and fix tho trap 10 tlat no
miahnp ahould occur. Tho Shorin, aftor sundry
faill,re1, succeeded in Inakng satisfactory
hangnlan's l;not, and thu rope wus securely fast
enod to tho beam at quarter Of 10 O'clock.
from that uaaa!l}y !l}, ,. used ut st oxecu.
to I 10 plaeot. Four upright posts supported the the
platform, which WIS about ton feet from tho
ioor, Oh a limo with the railing in front Of tho
second tier OF cells. Tho beam overhead, to
Which the ropo was attached, was about soyon
foot above tho platform, aud rested OIL n joiat
placed aSainst tho wall aud coll door in tho
third tier. ~
N'NuLTY nET1AED
about 10 o'clock, having boon giyon como brandy
berry aud MIR. O'1jrleu Eopt him company until
about O'Clock this morning, when ,lo was np-
parently asleep. IIo did not, howoyor, get any
roAt, heing worry n'1ull exhausted and de-
spoilont whom Father Ilall!gan waited him at
q o'clock thla morning. Tho prieat remained
Wit! him lo1 about a an hour =, and hatf' End sa-
bocamo reasBurttl mud composed after partaking
OF tho Holy Communion, aud said Ao had beon
irritatcd BY what thcnowHpapogt, had Had against
him, but 1t was oil past now, nssa
LIE IoNuAyE THE REPORTERS.
Flo inquired il ho could mnkn tow reInnrk8 on
tho acahrod. Tho Father thought tloro would
bo no lmproprioty In his doing 20, nd'nontshing