The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-05
THE MuRpnnERs nv THE roMB,
DoIan In Hopcs Of "a New Trlnl How Ellis
Got into had Company.

Got into had Company.
John Dolnn said yesterday that VIM. A.
Beach had Interested himself in his behalf. and
that efforts were being maze to procure new
trl on the ground OF newly discovered ov-
dcncc. lie says the girls Who testified against
HIM were hrhcd to do 50. and are sorry for H..
They wanted to como T. his ce,i To sec him and
ac,nowlcdec tho wrong they had done him, but
Dulan refused to see them.
he father Of "a Guild saved from death bV
Dolnn when he was cmrlotc1 on tho Erie llatl-
roof came to sec HIM. lie sai!. whcn he learned
that DOlan was under sentence OF death tie felt
u to be lis duty to call aud see " he could not
be of some service tn him. Dolau insists upon
his Innocence, but says lie has no hope what
ever On account of the strong public opinion
against him. In speaking OF his arrest he said
Detective Dorsey simply did his duty, thtt he
would have done the same In his place. and
that he had no feeling against him. He said
also that no did not fear death so much as the
future.
lie did not care much for himself, but leav-
Ing his wife, his mother, aud six little sisters
he did net know who would take care OF them
when he was gone. lie said MIR. Beach thought
his death would be a juoicial murder. He had
neither money nor friends. DOand IL a mild
hammered man and betrnys none OF the bad
traits ascribed to him.
Weston his bad face and a worse manner.
lie paced the hall with a cigar In his mouth, to
all appearances the most Indifferent man In the
Tumps.
Ellis il very ncniteni. Ito was born slave.
reared under religious Influences, attending
SUNDAY school ard church, and was formerly IA
member Of tlc Thitticth street Methodist Epis-
copa Church. lie saws he was first led
nstrV by visiting the Eighth Ward He had
heard ~ It, reputation aud went there from
motives uf curiosity. He saw the SDrrcll muir
der la judy last. and ran away to cscarc injury.
lie met Weston aitctwa 4 at Grand and Ihor. D.
son streets. and Weston - him that II lie
wanted to make money to 20 with him. Ihcy
tray He'd through the country for several days,
thompson having joined them. They saw the
neddicr sitting on q scoop itne Weston asked
him for some crackers, uud he gave them to
him. He then tolc Ills and Itomtson that
the pctdlcr hal 500 on his rei~V-N. and some
Nght-Ct lurci clothes aid shirts In his pack.
Weston directed the iNlas and once put his
lot ON the pcdulcr to hold him down while
Thompson "iut-htd him with stone Yves
ton Inquired of the reuutier how people were
hung. lie listened attcntivoly to a description
Of the process and seemed surprised to learn
that "a heavy wtitht was used furthc purpose.
Thompson was mute lie said nothing, Tut
received kindly the adNlCs gNCu htu. Ellis
sati he would have confessed the crime had hc
not been arrested, as 10 troubled hi conscience
SO De could not rest quiet uLdtr the burden. The
Rev. 1hos. 4. Davis culoredl, pastor OF the
FL anucl Methodist Chsrch IA Attorney street,
Is Elits spiritual adviser. Studefm!u acted
strangely when called cut ~ his eel. lie stared
~ tie rcrotter Wildly, and thcn retrcatCd into
his cell aud paced TO AID fro, muttoIing 10 him
self.