The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-14
| there no other ChGnce', and he ended with long
heartrending, choking sobs

hearuendlngs choklng sops.
THE GAllows WAS ERECTED
In the JAIL yard, very near O'Ncilps cell. he ives
removed to the most distant cell In the jail, where
he could neither see nor hear the work. II was
reported that he had poison in his cell, ana intended
TO take his Inc ii the Governor failed to commute
his sentence. Therefore he was not carried back
TO his former cell and he grew very angry ana IN
dnged IN profanity Az ms IeqgesS Mev nr ra
visited the Governor and asked weeks respite on
the ground that O,Neill was not prepared to de-
prompting them and honorlng them for the
pious labors to save save. the soul Of the
TO Respite or n a ne was a
with the execution without some grave reason,
such as would throw doubt upon his 1O'Neilp being
guilty In the eye OF the law, and though his duty
was exceedingly unpleasant it was imperative and
he must decline to Interfere. ONe's father and
his wife and three sstcrs-in-law came to the Jail
to see him for the last time. The father soon left,
SAYING that he could not bear II.
his wife was painty in the hipnest degree and the
husband and the weary-faced, hcart-broken, de-
voted wife clasped each other In q long embrace
haltpast eleven O'clock o'Neill said, II confess
murder, with which am charged, am not
guilty OF It,. ! hope IN be forgiven forgive
fSe Me na& Yes sa 9
and kissed him. His spiritual advisers
were with him last evening and nearly all TINS
peared TO pray earnestly but denied that he had
committed murder. lie did not seem to manifest
sincere repentance or forgiving spirit
LAST ACT OF ALL.
At twenty Gye minutes past two the Sheriff en-,
with the the sherim ~ on one one side ana the minis.
ter on the other. He walked up the
and nc took Wa! his but at n pars cs TS
and collected. on the scalrold he spoke q few
words ~ never had any previous intention to kill
Little; never We had a lawsuit. gained i, and
he afterwards worked for me. That showed
whether ] premedtated murder or not. l have
deal, I'm perfectly ready to be judged by my God
Tor the crime charged against me. This is the last
to ss see an yonn e hn and
have made 1. living by hard do, work;
Governor Smith would give me time TO prove my
innocence. This is about all ! have to say. II |
demned. Once thought had friends, but when
| got into trouble they forsook me. Now have no
He sat down at thlrty-nve minutes past two ana
the minister addressed to him few words Of quiet
cxhortation. The Sheriff asked him if he were
10 send his body to Conyers be buried beside his
mother. He then rose, deadly pale, but rot agl,
his arms and feet, put long white robe over
HIM and adjusted the moose ar, oNeili then a,
guilty OF murder never intended to Kill Little.
| He and two others were there as | believed, in
to take my nw ny rnsT
them was able to handle me any way. ! didn't
attack or bother him, and was attending TO my
me. have tried hard and believe have been
forgiven. hope to meet some Of you IN heaven.
the white cap over his face while O'Neill said,
God, have mercy Merciml Father, have mercy
e rosped He sru9ped I'VE which
was soon followed by violent convulsve trembling
The physician pronounced him dead at eight min
ntes before three. The body was placed in a neat
coffin and was sent down by the Georgia Railroad
TO Conyers according to his request