The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-09-05

and basely and treacherously slew him. will not
ada to the horrors OF your position by further OBJ
servatfons. Your life Is forfeit to the law but the
law demanding that life will deal with you in one
victim. You sent him to his last account without
moment ior reelection or preparation for that
to consider your position; and let me beg OF You
to use that short space OF life which yet remains
to you In endeavoring to reconcile yourself to that
ant sinner applies In vain. TO me 1t only remains
new to pass on you the dreadful sentence of the
tence and Judgment Of the Court s that Se do
adjudge that you, Thomas Hartley Montgomery. be
stand TO the place from whence yeu came. the
common Jail Of the county Tyrone, and that you
be taken on Tuesday, the 2sth day OF August in
execution within the walls o. the prison within
which you shan be then confined, and that you
you are dead, and that your body shall be buried
within the precincts Of the prison IN which you
may the Lord have mercy on your soul.
THE MURDERER's LIBEL ON his wIFE's FAMILY.
us Ss osG1s
still existed for him. lp the statement ne volun-
wile's uncle, and indirectly on herself He said he
drgged and and that this was
caught as husband Tor the niece Of
HTE REV. MR. BRADSHAW
Had he been good man instead OF what he
great matrimonial 'catch" for her. She is
member OF excellent family, and the position of
her uncle both as clergyman and Magistrate,
sought to f0ist upon him. Besides he is well
known in Down and Antrim and Armagh and
other northern counties OF Ireland as generous
and honorable man. He spent some Ell 200 in de-
Tending his miserable assailants life at the inquest
and during two abOrtive trials In Omagh and was
rewarded for his humanity BY charge base and
unfounded. u.
PRESS INTERVIEW WITH THE CONVICT I'M PRISON.
Montgomery was interviewed IN Omagh jail, just
previous TO his execution, BY two reporters OF the
press.
The following is a peroatsn report OF the inter-
view, taken In short hand read to the convict and
approved by him:-
SCENE IN THE CONDEMNED CELL
The reporters say, under date OF Omagh:-On
presenting our order TO the Governor we were re.
ceived with every courtesy, and having submit ted
of which we We're Obliged to leave our "' pockes.
knives and money at the warder's lodge, we were
conducted to the condemned cell. This apartment
appears to be in the centre or the prison, Il is
larger room than ordinary cell, securely barred
at window and locked at door. cleany whitewashed
and furnished with two BEDS It Is intended that
the warder who will remain with the prisoner until
he walks out to the scaod may occupy one OF these
beds as matter OF rest, though he may not 60 to
sleep.
When we entered the cell we found the prisoner
lying on bed, stripped to his shirt and trousers.
He was pale and wasted. The change that has
taken place In his appearance, even since he stood
In the dock is very marked. He received US court
concerning himself or the tragedy in which he had
been engaged, with much pleasure. 1t will be suf-
interview
oner spoke OF the details OF the murder without
the slightest sign OF contrition or delicacy. He
was, as matter OF fact. as If conversing about an
ordinary every day event, or rs II the murderer
were another person.
The following is a verbattm report, taken in
shorthand, OF the conversation which ensued. The
questions were put by one Of our party, and re-
ported by another:-
"Mr Montgomery, we are connected with the
Dublin press. and Ihope YOU will not consider ma
obtrusive or Impairment In coming to see you. We
are anxious to know whether there Is anything
w w vutu
planned or II you wish to make any statement to
the public as Of course they take great interest
PRIsoNER-Anything you like to ask me will
answer.
Reconnaissance Is one point we should like TO
have explained, that is, how actually the murder
Crown Is correctly
PRIsoNER-The Grown are altogether wrong in
regard to their theory OF the murder In lact II
the witnesses for the Crown had spoken truthfully
would not have been convicted because the time
l saw Miss Thompson, which was cardinal point
In the case was after had committed the murder.
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were bloody.
REpoRrER-But with reference to the time Of
the murder; what occurred between yourself and
Glassp
PRIsoNERL commenced to swing the weapon
threatened to take his life. He saw the weapon
before me, ana told him was dangerous and he
ought to go out Of that, and he laughed at me.
REPoRTER-What passed before he was struck ?
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