The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-21
Mem oirs Of a Man Condemned
to Deaf tn.
OF HIS MOTIVES.
Desperately Bent on Saving His Mistress
from Prostitution.
REALISTIC WORD PAINTING.

hoI'or thIouRuout Qe couHtry| IL 0ccuIrcu on sun
day, the 23d OF last December The woman was the
mistress of the man who her, but passed for
his wife; and the circumstances leading TO the tru
gedy and his own assertion indicated that he
severed tho thread OF her lie to save her from
further pollution ana shame. McGlll has wife l,v
ing whom he deserted Ho has been tried and SEN
fenced to death Since certainty Of his late has
grown upon him, he has employed the dreary
o.ony Of Imprisonment py writing a momoir OF his
iiie
A reporter oil the Cleveland Plaindealer on last
Sunday visited the prisoner and was permitted TO
read passages from his confession. That portion
which relates to of his crime gwen below
Its style, Us will be seen, Is not without dramatic
aud realistic force aud manner that give the reader
some conception Of an fatality oi passion and OF
thought
MEMOIR
received my money from the Water Works Office
and had my no II, in the Scoviii Block, Supe-
rior streeli Ia nice shnpe. started after Nay (Mafy
hehyh ana on my way to the house met IL Tow
lrienas ana We stepped INTO Charlie Schelienrager's
about eight O'Clock. left them and Mr. Rob
erts', on Johnson street. When stepped INTO his
down May MAS here and she and AIRS. Roberts have
gone 10 the market You must wait Tor her. she told
us to entertain you until she came back. Have
drink with me-"
said, ono, Mr. Roberts can't drink that gu -
He sail, at IS a new KIND am trying and you must
take drink with me"
said, '.All right, win take one, but must look
out, Tor nave been taxing beer, aud beer
gin won't work very well together"
He poured out some IN The goblet. There was
enough tor three or four drinks. told him could
not 20 all OF that
He said, "Down with H. have tried /. and /. won't
hurs you any more than that much beer"
drank all he poured OUT. In about ten minutes
tell oil my char aud did not know thing that
cured until the next morning. came 10 my senses
ana was lying the door in Mr.. lloUerts' kitchen.
Nays hat was lying right by my SIDE, all torn in
pieces. raised up and took her nat my hands
commenced TO cry. | could help it. knew II
was her hat, while Nus grevins so Mr.. Roberts
camo out and asked mo what was the matter. said,
You ought to know what is tho matter better than
l." Ho told me that when May and Mrs. Roberts
came IRON the market was lying on the door drunk,
ana May tried 10 get up and her hat ali
in pieces aud ,ried tear clothes on OF her and
she ran out OF the house and went home. told HIM
l came there drunk, because had con siderable
money. lie aud got into quarrel aud he ordered
mo out OF mis- house.
l thought l would tell May all and buy her the
incest hat IN tho city for always granted her every
desire.
on Lake street. Mr. Hoah's house. Mrs. Holah told
me she was not IN, That sho WAS al Mr.. Roberts.
went there, and he shut the door IN my lace. did
not know whether she Was there not. SO went
down on Lake street and sat down opposite where she
lvod TO watch tor hor. icll asleep and just US
awakened, ! saw May gong IN tho gate wnere she
| ived. But did not say anything to her. went up
| my 60 bed But couia not sleep, and got
| up went out. lolt 80 bad went TO drinking.
TIRED OF LIVING.
/ The next day 1 sent May TO meet me aud
would explain all, out she returned the note without
1
II she had only road that note would not DO writ
ing this and would both DO together and be ~
happy we ever were, truly believe
Alter the return Of tho noto went to drinking
more. Indeed, felt just as though did not want TO
1--we. almost Knew that May ala not understand all
or she would not act did not know really what
to do. A thousand different thoughts entered my
mind. Was l going to lose herr Had some other
| been to her Perhaps too KIND just made up my
mind would take my own llfe IL lost her. did not
want to live
In tho evening started Tor nor house to see her.
mot tho gentleman oil the house tHoiah) ut the gate
and got into conversation. spoke very unkindly
OF May to HIM, but would never nave done 80 If
haa not been intoxicated concluded not to 60 In
| the house aud went OF up town.
The next dav (ruesday) went to the gentleman's
Office and begged his pardon and told him had been
waiting on May over iour years aud sue was all The
world and that she perfect little Indy. 1
begged his pardon and did all could TO cover up my
| l was intoxicated. Ho SAID II was all right he
| guessed ~ was just lovers quarrel
| went away satisfied and went to my room. was
taken sick with psins IN my head and thought 1
| would die l sent Tor my friend Elliott tHymrod)
| to come and wait ON mo. l never lett my room
until the next Saturday morning ttour days..
SUDDENLY DISAPPEARS
AS I was walking down Seneca street that Saturday
| Mag living, and he said, ''Mr. McGill, do you
know what has become OF Marysn said ''No. Mr..
she went away the night before and lett house
| open, and that she had taken all oil her things
completely distracted; did know what to do
lie said II found her to let hlm know. studied
what course 10 A hundred different thoughts
| entered my mind. Perhaps sho had destroyed her
sell. Or perhaps she had gone to Columbus. did
| not know hardly what to think Perhaps she was
lying some place at that time calling TOR me-what
| did kn0wf went to my room aud threw myself
my bed and cried ION MayI On Moyi Come back.
come backi What have l doner What have |
| done ~
The time passed by until Monday, and no trace OF
May. concluded would sell Tho furniture ana 20
| to Columbus sold all had that day and got
all the money could and went TO u Trend OF mino
and borrowed some money OF him and told him
| going 10 Columbus. Then started my TRIP TO
| Columbus TO mud Mas. | was gone esnt days and
found TO OF All most our friends had
lett the city aud Mary was gone, aud wanted die.
came back to Cleveland and was very OF
money. won't and pawn my Clothes and my ring
aud pin and watch. to get money. could not work.
/ must mad May before could do any work
Tho time passed on until about three weeks after
was standing on the kenIard House, corner OF
OF Bank ana ST. CLAIR Streets about oignt O'Clock In
the evening, and just as went the street
right face to lace with Mary. hardly knew her, tor
she had on such hnc clothes said, ''Oh, May Is
| She said, Eyes, Charlie, u is mc.r
Said |, "Whcre have you boon all this time ?"
She said, Let US not stand here. Lots move on.
| want TO talE with you"
said 'Come with me around to sir. Mcveen's shoe
shop and then 10 the Ontario street Tabernacle ars
Tor was Just going there. want TO sign ths pledge"
We oosn went tncro together, and signed tho
pledge ana thcl We camo away. TINS was on the
| 2Ist Of NovemD
rneD walked out through the square and gu,
Euclid avenue. Sho SAID she knew all about my trip
10 Columbus and knew all about my movements, aud
that she knew all about my pawDing my clothes end
knew every move was making. asked her how she
knew. sbo s,id one OF my best trends kept her
posted. told her ali, and l asked her what she
meant by doing She said she Just trying
me- that sue loved mo just as well ever she did,
and that she lett The place where she living on
Lake street Just to 800 whit YOU'D do that abe was
sorry she had ever done 80; that sbo know | was
kind To her. aud she burst into tsars aud asked
forgive hor for her notions bus slid she had nice
home now, but sbo did not want to leave " last AZ
present; neither could she give mo up, but must
20 TO work and get nice ROOM and che would leave
IDo place where she was living ana CONS me.
! Explained to her all about the nisht was at Mr..
Roberts aud II was quite different IRON what nd
told Ler told her what "a nlco little room had had
at that tmc and she sad sbo iet sorry and must
! forgive her ana she would meet me saturday even
| iDing.
| MARy's STORY
by the time wc had made ariangc mcnts u must
have been about ten o'clock sue SAID she M ust