The New York herald., 1875-12-10
TIE roMRs LAST NIGHT.


HERALD reporter standing upon the steps OF the
rombs about six o'clock last night neatly clad
woman came up, and, addressing tho Deputy Warden,
sad .'Can see John Dolan?p s'You cannot y was the
repiy. stiaed sob followed and the woman
said, I'm his aunt, sir, and haven't
seen him in more than year and I've
come a long distance to HIM" ~ am sorry said
The Deputy Warden, 'but you cannot him. The
poor burst out crying and walked away in the
rain. About hafpast O'Clock Dolan's mother
and wife the Tombs and were at once admitted
to see the prisoner. The HERALD man allowed to
pass in, and Doan was the time of his entrance
engaged in earnest Conversation with his wife and
mother the reporter took look along the row yclept
Murdorers However destitute Of other comforts this
part the prison cannot be said to want warmth The
Ores burning brightly the stoves, and beneath
the hrst the left OF the entrance we're a number Of
healthy potatoes good-naturedly baking for the even
lag meal OF he deputies.
RECESS SAT FATHER DuRASouET
engaged reading awaiting the departure Of Dolan's
wife and mother order to minister the prisoners
spiritual wants.
Placidy, drmness and selfcontrol are the charac-
tcrstcs or his face and no one upon seeing him last
night would have said that was about to prepare
man for the galows After time the HERALD man as
introduced to Doan by Of the deputy sherns and
condemned
man into conversation, stlll Dolan at once became
communicative. He was smoking cigar, ard il was
the opinion Of those in the Tombs who have, for the
last eleven years, assisted at the execution OF mur
derers that none or them had shown such uniaterng
courage this youth He went, in detail INTO
the pawning Of the watch, and all the other circum-
stances out u which has been woven the legal net
that has landed hm ia his present position. Had any
one without knowing Dolan been ushered into Mur-
derers' Row and asked 10 pick out the to be
rHE LAST MAN SELECTED
Possibly familiarity with the dread thought may
deaen the susccptbles 10 the reality but II is cer
tatny surprising thing to sec young man, with a
young attractive wife al his side, the gaows awaiting
him in few hours. talking as unconcerned as though
he we're not anticipating death. But iftho condemned
mans demcanor was such as 70 excite sur
prise the attitude and look of his poor mother
pnd wife evoked pain and compassion. His mother Is
short, elderly, gray haired woman, evidently belong
ing 10 ono or the western counties OF Ireland and his
VITO is very young, artless m0destlookiDg woman.
The mother sat, while her was talking evidently
setabsorbcd and indifferent to all that was going on
around her eyes seemed to be peerng into the future,
and those who know the fearless sorrow Of a mother
are alone able q measure the agony which had dried
lro every and then heaving sigh emitting a
subdued groan, now and then casting glance at her
looking too long the face which She supposed would
be cold In death on the morrow.
THE YocSG wiFK SAT SILENT AND FEARFUL,
evidently absorbed in her reflections aud utterly
unconscious Of what going around her Every
cow and then big tears would form In her eyes and
down her checks This kind Of grief great
for utternncc, is terrible thing witness II was rem
aered poignant from the fact OF the suspense
Ia which they were as to the action Of the Governor
They knew that efforts being made In behalf OF the
condemned son aud husband, and they we're sitting
there awaiting the result AZ one time the writer
thinking no had been with Dolan long enough, was
about 10 move away, but the latter prevented m and
the continued Those interested in the
demned began TO look grave nine O'Clock passed
and nothing was heard from the Governor ~ fear il
Is all over II said ono deputy. ut looks ike IL said
another Just a. Dolan was getting into that portion
of bis narratiyo in which he detailing the manner
of his capture q shuiiiing OF feet was heard IN the
middle Of the Row Several gentlemen we're aocn az.
gaaclng rapidly toward the condemned man.
p0LAN's FAcE Ar ONCE BECAME RlGn
He turned to the writer and said, 'Bnd news II
mai time IL say rs more ana his Ovcrwrought emotions
rlveted him to his chair, for be made M apparent
Effort TO rise but could not At the head o the aIvanc
iag gentlemcn was Mr. George j. Wood, Deputy Sherin
who took Dolan bY the hand and said. without