, 1876-06-24

on fTltnf hltGrllih1lt AlHfcll vi, dnltlsol! WIS
brought into e",,rt n'nl sentenced by Judge
Davis to he hanged by TIM neck Until hc waa
tca'l, on Frttlny,. .Innr II, ts1ti, between te
lonrs of 70 II, Ill. atha p. iii. l[cwns thcn taken
An INTERVIEW WITH THH condemned MAN.
Through I'll" lSmncss of sh.ri!I lloroinb,
your reporter wns permitted ~ hntd m inter
view With Johnson; t,n arriving. at the jaiI,
on stat!ng NY rfrnnd, wis Invited Into tlc oillrs
Of the Turnkey, wlln proceeded 10 lock the ,ln',r
through Which wc entered. 1tu ttrn uhlurkr,l
the heavy irnn 'lo1rs leading into the ia!l:.la-
answurcd by that Individual, who camo out nf
hls coll, anil, approaching tile door, wns toll to
como inso The nAieo. Tic sluor w4s opane1 and
.Ia!lilson Admktc.1. when 1t WINS closed mid re-
lurkel.
After Introducing myself, as1sc'3 Johnsan II
he lmst any objections tU ronvcrHing with
misrepresentation; to which hu replied
tint he had not. tilen nskpl bin Il he w'n,la
lnann, III 1e4O, a,ui was y0 ycars old. Il1s
mothcr died WHEN liz wns n ycars OLD, and lltH
father wtlcn he was 81; that l1c lIAd brotllura
them. lie' i.al l,erh VOL brought up, but,
being Of Wilt disposition, lie gut hto bah
GInu,rany, Htl tr.l company A'1d whisky lMt
s'ms nEt n PAIL. 1 !, IT., IT, sny Tt =, N wa, %n IN @ s
oi TINT year he narrtctl Atra 1seln.nn, wl.luw
lady With twu children, both hnys,-7Julc ant
Charley. III fina lived ilt Paris ever sfncc, ui
-" .If , ~ ,.a @ ~ 1",, .r &
AMI m ,wt, IL ,nT ,' r @ anna ~ t,,s Is hil,it
mr.. @ t;"nr. II md Ami" 1,1,,,a" . rSormn viii
~ 1r,r. Ill III tlcmr, ~ IL 1ie II" sn,nn ,.,.,l
sa 'r''n,1, liz, i,t ~ !. T. t n 'i,o
%.s ubullt year Uld he fell Oh thy rocker of 4
crnllc, striking TIL Ills buck and inlnrIiig Ills
rutc.,,ost intur|n.f h,Isn,f nrnin. nn1l vns n,ni
.rl,1,' }nr 1fo X 'SGi th,, fn S''' ''1 WI" '''''e
,r III iiny ~ 'ae x ,0ai train ., ,vn,c v
,yark nr arc yau 1o,y.1al'or"ri" s;' "' ""e s'
er wnrtInr ,vhnr"v.r ~ ,,,,'1 rhtnn n,,1I',v.
mimi .fmGss hi ~, .ro 0t,,"r oIrnil
tru,m" md In 'lrnyn # i s'>eo '''"s'' A'""'"
'en', M"'rt.rW ,.I w Vsii IIorrv u, + ,b .ootr
,ri"t I'ar, ,.,,, - ~. aia,t Il ~ Il; WV o'oo'A
"H" y W"i nt - ~ a M"1s '..r,si ,y,,,t ~ so, T.
,ro ~ ~, nd,c,,t tuH HI - ~ T. "'s @ 5. =" ~ ~ ~
s tey IN anil i 1li ba rn nv Viii, III IN r. X xiii ak" #
i H. lad lad becn 90 soI,sr, M It il ~ Would d. not
.m"osp III En, ri,,', vi i.. ,r -. III
c.s' 1''o1sns' hMu s 1cSn moskE Wr ,rs. MsmY.c ,.
hum'uI i', ,;s H. n;s e i m oh Unit ssres', ser
drinks tl,at morning, u.',' was unilcr TIC lnau,
fss iva q II qp t qoos NY IN ss ts vas se Ill., eft e pnps 5
eentrc u tho house, divj,l,ng Tic ho,sc sci Into two
parts. tal nut been lii tho house long Until |
fnard bowl of cgg-nog, which drink. !
rnv.,,~or fr,, WV ,,,J''r ~ ,,ii, ', rn'5
.efoaHst H1s run usi.ier tae iioNt W eAA'1l!nt
II, Mh'!e was exallnslF ~ Jake ealliS i1to
s.,,' sns so ,,.a! arn .'n "ou.sne t std ~ llG
h!tt, !,u, hal"!lh !!!s !eeL. touk u urH1K VI
WHISKY unt oi u poLtie, hLt t;'en hPokG 10 Jake
III III osG1 III & sW," "n, W., n H. ,v,, S ~ h,a t t
tlIrcu loads of woul fnstcnt uf two. I WIS
saaasa'n asn u. & thc t iooa ot the n.t wh's "o were
tal'.t:, I,,t UNI WnSn t'!e s',uolltg "ns tloi'S'
.; ~ Mne W. 1En MErc t91ki4g 1ne IeyosFer wtnt oll
smoot't'g @ LIKE ,iiS iiS !ett towara Tue n"ftsl'
,,t ws ~ , 11Su .rt,y ~ IT, us Mm ~, wae M u ~
weiit an,i Threw tte reVser lnto the wnoasIeu.
Mrs. rn!pi,a "aa , m Tue r''a .elorc ttrSw tne
NF"sGi n"'J' lucy L"!H !t' - Bh !uF HoCtoFy
o w. 1sv, u So c M M ~ a ss ~ , fouol ~ ill., a l,,ns e."
M Was afrealeu. , a'a not ei,t @ JaHs thrn!1Eh n
sI.tc. :,, never tnsuEnt ~ s,'E, sMcn tG,g lne
snmolihg "as a'l , eausot1 ny WHISKY. ~As very
!, ar!mE ut tne tlnic' ,I9 l hover 'nado tltrent
alI,st i. a JnNY ,,,.i.; Mie gfe|t, mnny people
sMoae t.ns s' s1cat.msn s'nas. To- Kati 13sc hut
fScF mc ,, Stm H., 1rEatssmnTvgs ~ ,o, @ IN tmy
IT,, T. waa Ia,It ,ts unxy VI % @ sn lm I'u IT.
ruyrIycra I % iuW wsejts hrfur,. lii. s"uIu . rc rc