The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-15


who, in The meantime, has encountered
two young boys and almost paralyzed
them with fear by invoking their assist
ance in the contemplated deed OF blood.
They scamper away in terror, and the
three are left alone. Adams crosses the
street al 30, and encounters Jennie Smith
first. She sees in his eye and reads in
his action that the time has COM, and
pleads, "For Gods sake, Harry, don't
XIII himW and, not waiting to see II her
words have any effect upon the mIf-
derers, runs crying away, but hears the
words, "Hush! or | will kill you, you -
-W IL got as far as the CROSSING" she
states in her testimony, "when
HEARD THE LICK
and kind OF funny noise, and l hollered,
Harry has killed the man," The bloody
deed being accomplished, the murderer
follows Jennie, catches up with her, and
says, clutching her arm, "Pye killed
him, but didn't get his money. Take
this hammer to my woman Lou. Huff-
mani, anu then you will be as deep in
The mud as am in the mire. Take 1t,
or III kill you. Remember, dead men
tell no tales" Jennie, trembling with
agitation, does as she is bid, takes the
murderOus weapon, from Adams guilty
hands, goes to the Huffman den, gives it
to the woman Huffman, who, be 1t re-
membered, has au affection for the mur-
derer, sees her hide it under the carpet
ana tnen resume ner sewing. She finds
in the house one of the slain mans
friends, who had accompanied him to
he house early in the evening, and
who by this time had sunk into a
drunken slumber. She rouses nim, aud
asks him to accompany her TO her own
wretched home some squares away, as
the scenes through which she has just
passed has unnerVed her, aud she is
afraid to 60 forth alone. The two start
for the place. They stumble in the dark
ness upon a group Of figures gathered
around the PROSTATE form of bleeding,
dying man on the sidewalk, his Lille
blood ebbing away from wound In the
right temple. One of them leans over,
and is heard to say, "Hc's not dead
ye,." The fliekering gas-ight shining
dimIy this chilly nign. reveals the fea-
lures OF The one WAU says he is not dead.
IL is Adams, who, drunk and perhaps
temporarily insane. has fingered over
his victim, impelled thereto by some
strange fatality, and Is captured aud i'm
prisoned.
HIS TRIAL
came on in due TIM, and he was con-
victed on the testim my OF the two boys
mentioned above, James Dumas and
Andy Delscamp, the woman Jennie
Smith and fellow.prisoner, who test-
fed that while in Jail Adams said upon
ono OCCASION, i'll speaking OF the TRACE
d. Il got into spree over by the
Hoop-pole shanty and killed man."
The State Was represented in The Trial
BY Prosecuting Attorney Sprigg and
Elihu Thompson. Mes SIS. Samuel Craig
head and Robert NJ. NcvIn were counsel
for the prisoner. They used every ell
fort that was possible for their client,
but the array OF evidence was so strong
as to render them completely powerless {.
The case was taken by them before the
Supreme Court on plea OF error in the
charge OF Judge Elliott, and Adams,
who mad been sentenced TO be hung ON
the 9th OF April, was respited By the
decision OF the Supreme Court. 1t sus-
tanned, however, the charge of Judge
L. liotL, and placed The sentence ON the
18th OF May.
Just before the time set for the execu-
ton, however, FatAer Nichols, who has
been in constant atten lance upon the
prisoner, procured q statement from
nim-a copy OF which was printed in the
Dayton papers today, and which, by
The way, is a weak invention, believed d
by no one familiar Win tho case-and
taking IL to Gov. Young, nb,aiued re-
prieVe until the 10 OF June.
HIS APPEARANCE.
Adams weighs perhaps one hundred
and fifty pounds; mas gray, deep set
eyes, light, short hair, face beardiess 3
and blanched with long confinement,
aud his brows at times knit as if scoWl-
ing at something. In manner ne is
quick and nervous, and speaks very rap.
iuly. He has been confined Just sixteen
months Tonight. Upon the whole he
has rather all agreeable countenance,
aud uOes not lOOA like tae coiu-3lOOueu
murderer that his impartial trial mas
made MIN appear.
DAYTON, D., June 15-1:00 A. NJ.
HIS NERVE.
At l O'Clock this morning a STAR re-
porter, in company with a number OF
Cincinnati journalists and Mr.. Fuller,
city editor OF the journal, called upon
him, guided TO the Cell by Deputy Sheriff
Freeman (Who was sheriff at the time
Murpny was hanged) and witnessed
scene that perhaps never occurred at
any other time VI plac-; one, too, wnicl
in wonderful manner the
iron nerve of a man who is within the
very shadow OF The gallows as the
(, tai trap can be- seen i'll all its Uideous.
ness by the doomed man as he reclines
III his cell.
AS the party walked into the room,
Adams and his attendaEt, Mr.. HeniI
UNell, who mas remained with him ana
shared his cell lOr the last few nIgAts,
were wrapped i'll each Others arms aud
Oh the same little bed. As the
OF the journalists neaG Ell them,
loud snores weie heard from OMEN ana
Adams. They were shammlDg sleep.
rne cigars winch tney had been pulling
but a moment previous were cUuceaIeu,
and they lay like the Slamese twins
taking snocz.. Deputy Freeman
reached through The bars anu, by taking
tuem alternately by the heaI anu giving
Item vigorous shake and Shouting,
Wake up; you nave slept long enough"
upon them tu rise to IA siLling
posture, when it Was at once seen LuaL
LueIr pretended slumber was a ruse.
One of The party then endeavVreL TO
lruw the one whom he supposed was
Adams into conversation. Here the
oKe was stlll carried out, AS U'Neil re.
ia tNr l,lh attI