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heartily approves yonr action. The wrstohcd
man aeslfes me- TO any tlat no cannon 1 nea nofaa
ia ;no 1rnna ~ III ~ ,"v h. ni!in ~
moot q shameful l,,t {ust death
with somc dogrco o.. calmncss and rcsignation
llo nas naao what ho says la) full nnd fInnk
~ ~. eo,,,,sr, vi 10 ~ to 1mi en .ne
"The moor wreioL, etanfIii1p n, tic brink Of
oterty, waa intntdnled by hiH cou1,so], and 1t
WAS hot unit! almost tho Inst moment that he
b'lfae the letters with which they sought to bind
h,n', anu coniosscu LIS guilt. blnco tho ro-
spite. hc hah moro fully unburdoncd lts
ln'tt1, ana eohsG9nontly tccls more resigned.
have ,stoa'fas.y refused from thc first agn
!! la te''a.un 4a Ut conia!nson and warned Aln
~. ~ ensvt la.n ~ Fly httcn AoEo. ean Eay TO
o'itorcd my mind when ass,ng your Exeolenoy neDos
for rospito. md think I may Bay tllo sano OF
tho prisoner. Tho only object lad In view was
distinctly stated in tho telegram, and feel tint
an approving conscience will go fhr to extragt
tho poison ont Of the arrows shot at you by a
portion of inc public prchs who rotorrod to tlIlH
matter. Again thnnking your Excooncy for yonr
h.seas at a. ~ E,annnR m Sa1 Request and IrnylnR
n IN t1tics ~ vnnr niaa o nse s.a.'
fatthfu1iw ~ ' '0e1 .ura 'S; SfoI Sn "n,, 'o's
Pastor of tho First Presbyterian ohurch
Joliet"
or1r or FARE,
II ia nustornarv n nuh1irl, tl,c b,,t nj foro IT
criminals nbout to die. TIo nubIio demand #.
porteot, then atc heartily at 1,oon today, uar-
Thrco bi9 sweat t,otatooa. lnH A duok. anna
oyssors, bread and buttor in vast n,lnnti-
tios,- tho whole washed down with toa.
FINAL pnErAnAr1osg.
Tho eallovs ia rolin Of bnrhnriam. Thcro
soo,ncd to bo m idoa Tint the fall Of tho sard-
bags would not DO sufficient, Honco como OF
tho tagging Inns boon removed to give them q
drop Of niae or ten feot Fears arc entertained
TINT this will wrench tho poor croature'shcad Of.
But tho particulars are too disgusting to dwol!
upon. Experiments with the ghaatly affair which
has ontled tho cnroor OF only ono murderer hnvo
not boon worry auccossfll hitherto, but tho me-
chnnical faults arc susceptible Of remedy.
The execution will take place between aud
o'clock.
rEnTEEr CERTAINLY DOOMED.
Some parties wore busy iu Chicago yesterday
getting up petition to tic Governor requesting
HIM to commute the Rontenoo Of pertoct. COM
pnratively few sfgnatures were obtained, and 1t
is not at Ill likely tho Governor could bc induced
TO further prolong tho 1nurdererH oxiBtenco.
9tato'e Attorney Reed was again oailed to ilso
Ills Influence % h favor e qommatation but he
that before the sun aeta Pertact will have paid
tho penalty Of his brutal crime.
Letter from Judge Kmowlton.
WHEATON, ILL.,. Doc. 10, 1873.
70 Tie Editor Of Tic Chicago Tribune:
srn In vonr ,asua of satnrdov ,ast rop r,,ko
a., h., r,1aa1t ~. ~ 1,aIa, -, .o,.rst. ....,
-. ~ "5soA " "os oo'"5 ~ "eooAA'e eopSj
PuoAeAcu |ao uAy previous III your phpeF'
It IL not my object at this timo to question
your religious opinions a. oxpresged in your
artic,o ~ sotnrd.x or tha ,,ronr,otv or nor,1t,,
~ .s.,,,.,',s, ... s a. 49, - 1.s." .sa,s'ats
ot pppiantpB auo oo"n'ont'ns upon private
letter OBTAINED py any OF your reporters or cor
| respondents (aB am informed my letter was)
| from thu poasossIon Of tho porson hay;ur i.s
o,stodv ,ft,,o,,t hia ,rov1o1oa ~ ooreont
Tnt "siro ~ n,1 oa, sn,r sttonso ~ nmd that ot
the public to the faot that you omit vory import
amr n,1o,a9 ~ eon'oo''o WILL "ha' you na'o
q1YG,va'o qYo,s o-s+ ono.,t,o,;a
ehon,, ua 1nas .",' a1o'ason -. "aonaa,s, , n ~