The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-08-30
A DRAY, BEARING THE COFFIN

!" ""'ch tuo To"sips VI tno doomed mai
were to be carried to their las. res,in,
place, was driven up before the Jail ward
The coffin was brought into the yard. and
10 get it on the inside Of the enc,o,
ure, It was necessary to pass within full
view of Mrs. Campbell. When the poo,
woman saw the coffin she burst into tears
and gave vent te her feeling IN such ,
manner as to he heard in almost any mar,
of the Jail.
| the CROWD INCREASING
All this time the crowd in the slree,s
was increasing, and it lie safe
to say that by ten o'clock there
was fully fifteen hundred people on tho
ground. But while the crowd was large
and constantly increasing there was order
and good behavior on all sides.
REPORT az A RESPITE FOR THE PRISONER.
Att low minutes before ten O'Clock. a
rumor was circulated about the cour,.
house and Jail that Mr.. Oberly of The
BULLETIN, had received . telegram from
j. j. Bird, stating that he had succeeded
in getting Gov. Beveridge to grant Camp.
bell respite for 80 days. The report pu,
everyone on tip-toe to ascertain the truth
in regard to the matter, and il wa. no, un.
til Sheriff Irwin announced that he had
not been notified Of any such action on
the part of the governor, that the hubbub
created by the report subsidized.
FROM THE GOVERNOR.
AT ten o'clock Sheriff Irwin received
tho following telegram from Gov. Beaver.
idge:
SPRiNGFfELD, ILLINOIS
august $3.50 am.
To A. ii Irwin, Sheriff:
decline to interfere in the case Of
William Campbell.
JoHN l.. BEvRRrpeE. Governor.
This settled the matter, and tina, the dsy
OF doom for Campbell was at hand was
settled beyond doubt.
COULD NOT GEE CAMPBELL.
Several times during tho morning The
BULLETIN reporter tried to get to see the
prisoner, but was always met oy the same
remark, Campbell don't want to see any,
one but his relatives, personal friends and
spiritual advisers this morning" Failing
to see Campbell himself, We sought Jsiler
Fitzgerald, whom we felt sure could tell
US as much about Campbell rs the
prisoner himself could From Mr.. Fitz.
gerald we learned tina,
CAMPBELL EAT AN ExCEEDINGLY HEARTY
BREAKfAsT,
that no was in good spirits and health,
and had had good nights rest. He WAS
with those with whom be
was well acquainted, but did not want to
be bothered by newspaper reporters or
those who came to see him Just because
he wa, to be hung
IL was now nearly fifteen minutes past
ten o'clock and the crowd outside was still
growing larger, and it was becoming APP
parent that little excitement prevailed.
THIRTY ARMED MEN.
Alta few minutes past ten o'clock
posse Of thirty armed men under com.
mand Of ex-Msyor Thomas Wilson, we're
marched into the Jail yard, where they
we're divided inty reiefs of ten men and
"""'e-~a 70 d~>y ON Tho s~..iae oC >.o Jail
yard.
Chief of police McHale with the entire
police force also arrived NJ about the same
Iime and at once forced the crowd to re-
ire to the opposite side Of the street, and
~ order of Mayor Wood, closed several
sloons in the vicinity of the courthouse,
where it was feared too much liquor was
icing sold
cAMPBELLs SPIRITUAL ADVISERS.
shortly after ten o'clock, Rev. Jackson of |
he African NJ. K. church of this city ar
wed, and in company with Mrs. Camp
ell, Mr. jenkins and one or two Others,
proceeded to Campbelrs cell, and they
ngsged in prayer with him. This ssrv-
go was continued for upward of and hour,
when the mother Of the prisoner babe
lin a last farewell, and took her depart
ire. The separation Of the mother and
on on this occasion was truly affecting
be mother weaping bitterly, and the son,
whose life WAS SO soon to DO forever blot.
cd out, speaking words Of comfort and
heer to her. Mrs. Campbell WAS then
aiken away from the cell, and taken to
be house Of friend in the lower part Of
he city,
Rev. jackson and the rest Of the party
hortly after also retired and the prisoner
vas left alone.
1t WAS now 1880 o'clock, and all the
PRELIMISARIEs BEING PERFECTED
or the last act of the terrible-ths exc
ution Of the prisoner. Sheriff Irwin, rs
DOL and deliberate as we have ever seen
i'm, evinced determination which was
ruly commendable--that Of leaving moth
ng undone that would tend to shorten the
offerings OF the doomed man.
'TIME Is VENDING"
nd the time of William Campbell upon
arth is now less than thirty minutes.
THE CROWD ABOUT THE ENCLOSURE