The Portland daily press., 1873-03-21
MASSACHUSETTS,,
Execution in Boston To-day.
McElhaney the Wife-Murderer,

BOSTON, March 20-James McElhaney. con-
demned to death for the murder of his wife by
shooting, at the South End in August las t. will
be hanged tomorrow at II a. M, should moth
ing intervene He and his friends and advisers
have given up all hope of Communication or re-
prieve. In fact the latter decree of leniency
has not been asked for since the overriding of
the plea for new trial by the Supreme Court.
Though naturally of a nervous disposition and
feeling his position keenly, the prisoner is re-
signed and penitent, and calmly awaiting his
end, his Ooly outward manifestation of concern
when alone being an apparent Involuntary rub
ping together OF his hands, but not a word of
alusion OF his rapidly approaching fate escapes
his lips to his prison attendants. Since his in
generation he has occupied cell No. 80 in the
east wing in the Charles street JAIL but for rea-
son that it was not so convenient to the Off
GERS and still less free from interruption he was
ON "Wednesday night removed to No. IL, in the
south wing. He occupied this cell several hours
when he said he did not feel at home there and
the sheriff kindly allowed him to return to his
old quarters, for which favor he was very CRATE
tul His father and mother yesterday passed
several hours in his company, when he execut-
ed his will in their presence, afixing his sigma
ture in a clear hand in marked contrast to
those of the witness OF the document, whose
sympathies excited their nerves almost beyond
control. Last eight was passed quietly. and
to-day his father, mother two sisters and a
cousin visitd him. They spent an hour and a
HALL III us company anu LOOK an aUectlng and
final leave. In parting McElhaney naturally
exhibited more than ordinary emotion, which
he soon controlled, however, after they were
gone These were the last callers he was to re-
ceive, according to his own request except three
clergymen, who volunteered their services as
spiritual advisers, Messrs. Ray, Scott, and Up
ham of the Methodist Episcopal church, the
former attending him from the time the rela-
tives departed till late in the evening" " hen the
others arrived to administer consolation during
the waking moments of the night Mr. Raw
will accompany McElhaney to the scaffold to-
morrow after an hour of devotion in his CELL
The scaffold which was originally built for the
execution of Prof j. w. Webster, for the MUIR
der OF DR.. Parkman, and has been used at num-
erous executions in eastern Massachusetts and
twice in adjoining States, was put up in the sa-
tunda of the Jail this afternoon under the SUI
pervsion OF Sheriff John M. Clerk By his di-
rectlon the execution will be conducted in as
quiet manner as possible, The necessary
witnesses being present, and all the prisoners
whose cells overlo the solemn scene are to be
removed to the other parts of the structure.
A Bank Robbers Case.
The case of VIM. A. Glover, convicted more
than year since for being an accessory TO the
robbery of the Boylston Bank, has been decid-
ed, the Supreme Court having overruled the
exceptions. Glover will be sentenced at an
early day, having been IN Jail nearly two years
since his arrest.
The Storm.
A strong easterly gale and thick snow storm
prevailed this afternoon and evening.