The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-09
FIGHTING THE HANGMAN.
DOLdN HOPEFUL or 4 REPRIEVE
FROM GOTERNOR TILDBN.
The Alleged Discovery Of New md Excui-
pniOrv Evidence - Tho Invcstigntion Of
stnadcrmnnn's Mental Condition.


stnadcrmrnn's Mental Condition.
The Tombs gallows will be erected to-day
in readiness to hang Dolan tomorrow. One Of
his counsel went 20 Albany yesterday to endeavor
to secure a reprieve from Governor 'riiden, in
tending TO use as an argument the statement
that new evidence has been discovered. The al
!eration In the prisoners behalf Ia that a man
who has Just been pardone1 out Of the Albany
Penltentlary after serving two months on SEN
tence Of two years, was confined during part
Of his imprisonment In a coll With a convict
named Williamson. This williamson. upon
learning that DJlan was being tried for the muir
der OF MIR. Noe, said Dolan isn't the murderer.
had Noes watch before II went into the hands
Of Doian, and know the man that did the KILL
ing. lie sailed aboard the Charles Brewer, a
sailing vessel loaded with Ice, for Savannah"
The Governor will be asked to pos pone the OK
ecution long enough to allow an estigation
OF this Information TO be made.
Dolsn steadfasuy refuses to make a confess
sion. lie Is not stolij. however. although his
coarse, INN obile face does not show his feeling
readily, and he evidently tries hard to appear
composed. lie walked In the corridor of the
PRISON esterdnv, smoking cigar. His mistress.
a Young and pretty grl, visited him, as she has
hatifulliy done every day in Q his conviction.
and litcr converscd with Fathers Barry and
VI rtin, CAt'ohc priests The Rev. DR.. Hep
denn'd men. lie was hepeful q a repfleve,
but would not talk explicitly ABOUT the supposed
new evidence.
DoLANs GrLr wNSrAiNRD.
The theory Il Dollu's Innocence finds no be
licvcu IN the Di.'rict Attorneys oiiice. in the
pelce C.Htral Once, nor am2enl the friends Of
the prisoner. one OF tho latter writes as fol-
lows
To TIE TprTon oy Trr srS-Ss In IN editorial yo9
ne Circumstances eined rec cilaOc q the theory
importss, pari Of ne evidence Tor the preseca,on
evidence again, pSiaq wa. ihst carly NoldSy
MF Soc. uSSSslH Sstcn il % founS in noss 1S5sS po
s6,-.1n ionmtei, va, adnittSd BY Dcap ,, So" the
siiy ot ns~ ring how ne got the vacn and whore he
tenGeut ainAs Nat tic ~aio1 vs. gwen him 10 sen
eaIS Monday a9r,ins sinen BY .he name Of Pete Pete
| man but when Confront with rhonuson noan sai
Va, s,en 6m , 5 Hi jsry al hc sup d9 az
@ a ,e e @ ls IN ana ,ee9n4 ims
thiil titsc! ;-yc !" ini' ai on .e fc,nI TOE race
~, given mn b' come pr wn' eoull n9i os iound.
ygu uid .s, s,''nel Sh 80 Tra' ID t.it ~ sto =
remain . nsNrr any euc'un- as TO tie watch but he
D., Osr bel alt. aud Thea he said be- got ffom some
! ar in BfoollJn non. he didnt know snd could not
rse 4ssegat ;. gave Of Ms w9ere,boui. q, the time
III was fafv coair d cfa nv In. u prn,lpti
Donn SAVING thst he weft TO h. home SUNDAY morning
flr thcn and that Lc met Is mother going 10 church
murder Sos III Sess H hen a. on G tso ia stSnd s sa' "
ns us, , ir3 r. r NIL 1i,an ,H W., Ie.iiy
norma. anu that he DOan later han the
10 H no e' @ s 10 10 s pc.e Sar.
a,i,r The uiu,dei Incn he faicI TO Introduce the
mother wa IN court an the time, to corroboFste hn
The found tAe premises OF Mr.. Noe after the
mgi9st S1s 'Ss g,l ,cn a, Dotn, ~
rnus every important item ot evidence against Doisr
OF sssnaonsd wt % 81
ns the sk hAnek rchic fcund around Nr. Noes head
peculiar oorder-by the woman who hid al one tm'
But WY should the Testimony Of these unfortunate
S2ms9 ne when - s,G9d ~ %g-npssessdI p d.
In u case OF y .-e Two wsinen' there was d
se" S5Sse es tSeP a,er,. Tor oS's'q, se ns,
n n t Sit ~ lem l' rh tpy ins a, Se
10 ne, . Sna ,Ae b.,ocy Lssdscrchef eo1.,igica
tae i..tti Atiorncy - eniir-y ,el.fleiory 70 ~
onot. In which decision judge Barrett said he mos
a. {. CuYSEr. ii West Fourteenth street
srAUDERMASNs CHANCE.
Dr.. Ordf unaIN and NJ ood continued their In
yesii-htion OF the mental condition Of Jaco,
! Staudsrmanu Yesterday. Henry keins testihee
thtt the pr yuers mother jumped into well
aud that boys chased her in the streets becaus,
she was crazy. Iie had seen her fAii Gown T.
fts. foaming Al the mouth, with her hands
clenchcd. Jacob used to Say that he was matri
"tliEcI fSo.ish. eenerally." Two weeks he
fore tho shooting, Jacob acted strangely
\ Charitable lady, who visits the romhs. swor
that she b "a talked with Stauderinlnl . occasion
ally since his arrest, aud that his conversation
and c nIuct were ridiculous and absurd. sh'
considered him "a chi d IN intellect" lie tolC
her that the Young woman he shot visited nin
Ia Ia, cell. al ding, " don't zee why she come
l do not want TO see her, she has treated mi
so badly" lie seemed to undo stand very ,itt
of wnat was I'd to him and talked lncohofent
| Is; told her that somebody stuck knives int,
him at midnelt, and begged her to have |
stopped. she trio to arouse MIN 10y telling hin
he was TO be hanged, bat re seemed to car
nothing for II. lie said be had not molnt q
XIII Miss Seiderwand. lie was asking God
| question, when some one pushed his arm, an
the pistol went on. lie thought she would IN ar
~ him II he showed her the pistol.
" Don't you think this may be feigned1" aske
| DR.. q dTonauX.
Not 1T eli, rcpllcl the witness.
| phlip Wink, "A isuner N the Tombs de
scnbel similar corduet. He said that sand 81
uan hOwled Ia the nirht, and crawled owe
the floor of his cell uttering strange sounds.
prs. Wood and OrdronauX will examine tn
| prisoner to-day.