Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-29
The Final Scene lVns Pat. Hester Gutltye
The day before his execution, Hester part
ed with his family, and the scene is thus de-

The Final Scene Vas Pat n cater Gutltu:
The day before his execution, Hester part
ed with his family, and the scene is thus de-
scribed:
Hester was tested to-day in manner here
tofore untried. His three daughters ane
two sons-in-law arrived late last night by
road wagon, having travelled twenty sever
miles. His other son-in-law and daughter
returned home last night. Early this morn.
ing, they. together with their mother, pro
ceeded to the prison, and was admitted tc
his cell. Hester rose from his couch as the
door swung open, and discovering his
daughters, who We're comedy in feature and
well attired, he staggered forward, trembling
in every limb, and was met in the centre OF
his cell by his children,who threw their arms
around his neck and implanted hot kisses OF
love and affection upon his cheeks. Their
screams of despair and heartrending sobs
| filed the prison and penetrated into its
farthest recesses. The condemned man
could not find voice to respond to these
tokens OF fidelity, but the swelling tide Of a
husband and fathers love burst it's bonds,
and flood of tears trucking down his livid
cheeks indicated sentiments his heart was
beating to express. There was but little
conversation upon the subject of the dreaded
event, the burden of the talk being confined
to the statement that Hester will die an in
nocent man. The grief of the youngest
daughters, sixteen and eighteen years of
age, was uncomfortable and hysterical.
TULIPS Confession.
Tully made the following confession to
one of his attorneys, short time before his
execution: concerning this crime can't
say am innocent. can't say any of the
party is innocent. You can make Pat Hes
ter Innocent if you like, but he was there.
He was there all the night at Tom Donahue's
saloon, and he gave his pistol to Kelly, and
he was at the toll-gate that morning. Kelly
swore to some lies, but the most he said
was true. Neither Hester nor McHugh told
me to do the deed. What done was done
of my own accord, but Hester was body
guard and McHugh was county delegate, and
if they had said the thing should not be
done they could have stopped it. It wasn't
60 much the order (reterring to the Ancient
Order Of Hibernians) as it was whisky that
led me into it. If had followed my early
teachings l never would have got into this
trouble. When the trial first began / would
have pleaded guilty, but ! had no lawyer
and no money to pay one, and
= u1AAA AAO" WAdG W uOJ 30 / pledueQ uOG
guilty, as1the others did, when, knew it was
a lie. 1would have made statement long
ago but was in cell with the other two
and had no chance. never had q chance
to talk to you alone or would have told you
this before, but couldn't do it in the cell
with the other two. On tho trial some Of
the witnesses against Us swore false, but
most of what Kelly said was true. He could
have sworn f0 n GREAT 1oal mora Int r eruooo
he didn't mind it at the time. I do say that
Tom Donohue is innocent of the crime. He
knew nothing about it. Most of the evidence
for our defense was false and many of the
witnesses were paid for their evidence. 1
know of man who would swear that sat
up with him when he had broken leg, the
night before Rea was murdered, but when
you asked me during the trial whether had
any witnesses wouldn't tell you of this man
because knew it was two nights before the
murder that I sat up with him and was not
going to bring him hero to swear to lie
even to save my neck