, 1873-12-26
RAFFERTY,.
There Will Be No Exc
cution To-Day.
Judges Scott, Sheldon, and
McAllister Grant the
Third Supersedeas.
History Of Ra1crty's Early Life
and Exploits.
Ills Controversies with His
Brother Jack and Others.
Causes Which Led to o'Meara's
Murder.
The Story Of the Murder and
the Various Trials and
Supersedeases.
Rafferty, RGsal Given Up All
Hope.
And Turned His Mind to RELIGIOUS
Matters.
His Account Of the Murder.
Scenes and Incidents. :
The Priest Gives Him the Good News
and the sold Man" Confirms II.
He Receives the Intelligence with
Great Goodness.
The Bridgeport Roughs Start Off on q
The Priest Gives Him the Good News
and the "0Id Man" Confirms II.
He Receives the Intelligence with
Great Goodness.
The Bridgeport Roughs Start Off on c
Bootless Errand,

It was the general impression, up to yestorlay
evening, that Christopher Rafferty, would bo
hanged today at Waukogap, for tho murder Of
Officer O'Moara. But it appoars that tllrce of
tlio Judges Of the Supreme Court hare found
reaHons for granting stav of proceedings until
the Court meets in january, necessarily post
ponlng my execution, oven under tho most
favorable circumstances, until the c,oso of jan
uary* In Wow Of the faet that tho majority
take great interest in reading anything conceru-
ing mnu sentenced to bo hanged, no matter
how trihing the information may be, or how
low In the social scale tho man stands, THE
TRIBUNE Ind collected, In uuaavory and un-
pleasant quarters, o number of miscellaneous
facts touching the early life Of the boy 1afferty
It was intended TINT they should aaorn tic
record Of Lis death they must acryo to accom-
pany md add interest to the record of his third
superaedeaB. Tho public, deprived OF tho nc-
count Of an execution, will have to bo satisfied
with this brief biographical sketch, aud nuu,-
mary Of Rnfferty's legal ups and downs, which
aro uncqua!od in tho history Of criminal juris.
prudence.
CHRIS AND JAcK.
Ratrortys career, prior to the killing Of Officer
Q 'A1eara appears not to hayo been entirely urs-
oyentful as regards SERIOUS oifenses against law.
Notwithstanding the many high tributes pafd TO
lis character aa son and bro tier by his coun-
sci, Mr.. Small. who euaeayored in tho several
trials to impress upon tho minds OF tho jury
mon, that nun possessing such tilial and fra
tornal traits could not be bad Mt heart. it would
scom that his relations with his fa1nily were
never peaceful Flo md his elder brother Jach
constantly under tho Influence of liquor,
and it is said that at one timo they threat-
encd to kill cach other Oh sight. A reporter of
The TnlnusE penetrated Bridgeport tho other
dny Tor the purpose Of tindlng out something
it beginning with liH arrival in Chicago. It
proved to DO q very thankloBB task, az tluse who
knew him best woro not ovorhowing With loyc
1ol newspapers Or newspaper people. II thoy
is doubtful, they kept It to tho,nselyco, aud It
,sas not until after several hours had bscn spent
in persistent questioning Of e]aughtcr-houBo
employees TINT anything OF tho slightest value
Sas picked up.
From all TINT could 10 lcarnol it appears that
Aaf1erty ls not q native-horn 1lishmnn, an many
supposed, but TINT : ho is patiyo Of
Newbnrg, Orange County. N. T.. Refer
once to tho records Of tho Police De-
he gavc his nationality as American.
dlo can1e to Chicago with his family fourteen or
titeon years ago, and all Of them have oyor since
heon donzens Of Bridgeport. rhoy Bottled In
tue vicinity Of tho brick-yarda, in tho district
wore shot and killed by police officers not long
ago, a1ld havo mado their living by working in
tho yards in summer, and in tho slaughter
houses in winter.
lie wAxED sTRoHd AND FOUGHT.
Chris appears to hayo behaved himself quito
we'll until ho bocame strong enough to cope with
tho rough men among whom llo worked, Az
soon az ho reached that pl,ysioal point, how
ever, hiH true character began to develop itself
in drunken rows. wherein lilo gouging Of Dyes,
tho prominent mode OF attack anti retaliation.
AN EVEN TEhrENKD MAN.
It is said TINT Ills conduct when sober was h,,t
l,ttlo bettor than, WHOM he was drunk,
thSsg t1sag a. Mr. %s ss lin m s ircs srsan%S'n't ns''ss.
that ho wah o model yonng .nan when jsoe from
tho naddenthg influences Of tho vile aud repre-
honsiblo stun sold for whisky to people Of his
IneanH a1ld clusB.
uALM AND COLLECTED.
Many stories are told Of pranledtutol 1gats
ih tho cellars of alanghser.ouses, where tho lo-
lice could not well Interfere, and, II ru,lor can
be rolled Oh, 1safforty always entered into them
with coolueAH aud doliboraton. Eyen when bud
as dangerous III it was extraordiuary. Once,
when perfootly aober, ho doggetly rofuBal to
petorm duties imposed npon him by tho foro-
lnau Of cortain paekiog-ouso on Archer: ave-
mo, whore Ao san oMployotl, ind signiiiod Ais
intent0h 0f fighting halore complying. The
foreman very ooolly seized wooden instrument
used III packing ineat, and, aftor gently
toppliug Mr. Rafferty, over two or three tilnes.
by rappinR him OH tho head discharged i,im.
IAo litter yeara Of Chris lifo arc crowded with
such refreshing little Incidents as thu aboye,
showing that llo was to all intonta and purposos
IL second Phil pfoiiier, though porhaps
no wn1Bo linn hundred Of tloso with whom lo
worked and ABHaeinted.
HUMPING THE TOWN.
IIo was compelled to lily from the City twice
during tho past five yearH and it a believed TINT
lo lid limself III Newburg both times, In 1869
llo assaulted officer OAareA uranler, since doa0,
and bent lin In such brutal manner TINT hlH