The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-14
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT THURSDAY JUNE ID, 1877

OF squad OF prisoners, and the re-echoed cry,
"Jimmy, beef hob on the gallery II 'Smith In
the yard !" were not heard, and the inmates OF
| THE VENERABLE BUILDING
seemed to apprf cists that some Of their fellows
were to be taken from them by the stern fat Of
justice.
| After erunching, grinding sound In the lock
ofthe lower door, that portal was opened and the
reporter was admitted Accompanied by one OF
Capt. Gains vigilant deputies the stairs we're as
cended and on the third floor the reporter stood
| face TO face with Forenzs, the condemned Chin l.
| man. Since the writer last saw him marked
change has come over him. The
vAoarr MEANINGLESS STARE
OF his little almond eyes has disappeared, and
now, apparently realizing the true situation he is
In. seems another man. In demeanor quiet and
| unobtrusive, there Ia about him now that air OF
perfect resignation for which the Mongollsn has
been noted. When the reporter approached the
bars and In Spanish babe him good morning, he
approached the little iron lattice in the door and
acknowledged the greeting.
HE BETRAYED NO NERVOUSNESS
and coolly rolled q cigarette and requested
light, handing out long piece of paper delicate
ly folded. When the light was given him he
blew few whiffs of tobacco smoke In the sir and
began to pace his cell with as much nonchalance
as IT pacing Bourbon street, where he once lived.
Passing into the other condemned cells on the
other side Of the yard the reporter first visited
Morris, who WAS already at bis window when the
lock Of the outer door turned. Morris Ia evil
IDENTITY trying to put q bold face on the whole
affair. He grinned good nsturedly behind the
bars, and expressed himself as perfectly ready to
die. When asked whether
HE WAS PERFECTLY COMMENTED,
he repli d, "Oh, yes; I'm ready il ii was
to come off just now. / don't care how soon 1t
will be. Hal hal I've heard everything that was
going on, and heard them putting up the i
lus wanted to see what 1t was like, you know.
an go axed TO be let out TO take one look at Il.
was let out and saw it. but it's nothing. I'd
rather be the man what's gcing to be hung than
the tnaa what's going 10 cut the rope Yea in.
deed, 7 would; IL amt nothing TO be hung"
While he WAS talking ii was evident that he
was not as happy as his many smiles and erins
would lead q person unacquainted with erimi-
nails to believe. He kept constantly rubbing his |
hands over his body in nervous manner and |
changing
THE WEIGHT OF HIS BODY |
from one fsot to smother. He says he is "aI |
prepared 10 drop, and he will sleep well over it |
fortnight Evecqus was next visited and IL took |
several calls before he could be aroused. Al
last he came to the door, by far the most excited
and wobegone Of the three.
After come questioning he stated that be had
made his confession TO q priest, and now felt |
happier. He WAS tall right now" and was re-
signed. In color he was two shades lighter than
q few weeks ago, and his eyes move restlessly |
about without
FIXING THEIR GAZE
upon any object. His voice is somewhat trsmu. |
Ipur 10 VI ID a. ,,,tAr.
demorszed man.
Leaving The condemned man. the reporter de-
scended TO- INSPECT the gsows where the three |
were to take their leap into the misty cloud |
carpenter was busy filing in position the three |
beams from which the men are to swing, whilst q |
prisoner banded him his hatehet or saw as re-
qured. After some little delay, the trap door |
and beams were arranged and an assistant, evil
IDENTIFY an old sailor,
ADJUSTED THE ROPE,
holding the trap door in horizontal position.
and the three halters for the neck Neat hang
mans knots were tied at the end OF each rope |
aud the trap brought up into it's proper position.
The trap, measuring only five by seven feet,
looked very small for three. men to be seated
i Don, and the beams appeared go close together
hat the dying men must touch one another in
heir death struggles.
The large manila rope which supports the trap
passes up through beam, and thence through
vail About two feet from the floor there is
hiok block let into the WALL and against this the
'ope rests.
ONE BLOW OF AN AXE
here sewers the rope, and the hinged trap falls
md the work is done.
Notwithstanding many endeavours to aseer-
ain who the executioner will be, it could not be
earned, but there was auen looking individ.
,sl lingering about the scaffold yesterday, who
displayed great interest in the business, and who
ooked to be the making OF first class Mons. do
Paris or Jack Ketch.
Sheriff Houston has had to pay $50 to the
nan who to be enact
THE PART OF ExEoUT1oNER,
nd as the State allows him that sum for an exc
utiop, he does not profit by the execution Of
he law.
Many curious visitors sought entrance to the
'rison during all the afternoon, aHd the gaows
we're inspected with that feeling of awe such
always inspire.