Connecticut western news., 1878-08-15


 on with rambling talk to the effect that 8 man who was guilty of the least lnfrac- tion of the divine law, was guilty of the whole; and therefore he would argue that he as murderer, was no worse in the sight of God than the man who tells lie. ''I don't care to live such life as have led because it hasn't done me any good. only harm, and will be considerable modification to my friends when l am dead and gone. But he wouldn't say anything about what he had said in his statement" as he calls 1t. only to say that he felt greatly relieved since he made if.
 The disposition of his body, which trout led him good deal recently, has heen af- fected, and his fatherin-law in Blandford where hls children now are, is to come for it and remove it for burial. He feared the doctors were going to have it, and he dreaded that, .sThe most int uman act have heard of. though from my brother" he concluded, Sis that he wanted it. Don't you know that heard that he had sold it to New Haven doctor for $50, and wrote to the sheriff to send him my remains. When I first heard of it couldn't believe it, so I sent for the sheriff, and Mir. Root said it was so, that my brother had written to him to have my body sent there. After all the lies he said about me, to want to sell my body, that was the worst of all. I tell you man dying has got lots of things to forgive, as we'll as to be forgiven for, has n't he? But my father-in-law is to come for me. and that relieves my mind consld- erahly now. and have no more fears"
 When asked how he felt towards some n Sheffield who had testified against him on the trial, he replied that he had forgiven all that had tried to ipjure him by telling many things which were not SO, but we had no time to listen to an analysis of their testimony as he viewed it, and it would be no eradication to the reader to hear it. He thought there were many who were honest in what they believed to be true and so tes- fitted, but there were others who had fol- lowed bad course and were bound to con- vict hlm whether or no. s'I would like to have seen Rogers few minutes before l left the world-or at least I would while ago but 1 don't care now. In fact 1 think I'd been good deal better off if had nev- | CT seen any reporters ;" and then we recOg nized the same old story. But without an interview with reporter, we have found him the most unhappy man, and he is even now as anxious as ever in that direction. l He hinted that some of the craft had been mentioned in the statement" he has pre-. pared, not very favorably, but like the wit nesses they were all forgiven,
 l Some of the prison officers he spoke of very highly, especially MT. Gardner, but he complained that hadn't been allowed to bathe but once since November, and had recently asked IS times for bath and had been refused but on inquiry the reporter was informed that he had never been reius- ed, but on the other hand declined to take one, and had to be urged to comply with the prison regulations in that respect. A man just entering deaths door should have a higher regard for truth than that it strikes us. and the officers, so far as we can learn, have treated him kindly. An attack on
 them, he hinted, would appear in his
 '.statement.
 His prison life is as usual A keeper is constantly in the hall, and visits the cell every half-hour and looks in. Every move
 ment will be watched, and every precaution taken that he does not cheat the gallows. He has an hours exercise daily in ihe cor
 rider, and reads or sleeps at will. Visitors are admitted, those be cares to see, but none
 to whom he would object, but that number is small. He wished to see his half sister living as he claims. near this village, l and spoke of her as being almost a stranger
 10 him. Many for whom he has worked happening in Pittefeld, have called to see
 him recently, and we have yet to hear of g
 refusal to see anyone who has asked to in
 terview him. Rev. Samuel Hsrrison, the
 colOred clergyman, IS his spiritual adviser,
 and most faithful has he been in his minis
 tration. He goes up almost every day
 now. and spends a season with the con
 demned man in prayer and conyersation. l.
 He thinks that of late Ten Eyck has txpe rienced change, and hints that he has
 confessed many things, and freed his mind. At least, in a conversation with reporter,
 the prisoner no longer declares his inno-
 cence, nor does he deny bis guilt. It may
 be that he has also made clean breast oi the matter ia confidence to his spiritual ad wiser, who will not divulge what he has , probably promised to keep sacred, for the present at least. The statement has beer prepared at the sheriff,
 suggestion. he, having been in correspond , ence with some of the other sheriffs of the state recently, as to the practice of allowing
 speeches on the scAtfOld, and they have ad
 vised him that of late it has been customary to have such matters written up before !, hand, and given to the officers, or such , friend as the prisoner may choose. This
 avoids all delay, and, the scene being
 nervous one to the sherffs officiating, i
 dces away with good deal of unnecessary
 suspense, and prevents delay. So Ter , Eyck was informed to make ready any suct
 matter as he might wish, as the time allow ed him on the schffold would be limited tC
 few minutes.
 r The prisoner has been allowed to invite six to the execution, and among the mum
 Der is Nat. Johnson, whom Ten Eyck wal
 sure would tell all he knew about it if he could only be present and see the halter around his neck, so quickened would John son be in conscience. Ten Eyck also de sired the presence of two ladies and boy
 who had befriended him since his confine ment, but of course that was denied him | A L Nnn still the applications come in, Only to mee , with refusal, as the list is full. None will te admitted after lO.3O o'clock that morning. and the execution will take place B at about Il o'clock. The galloNs was flu ished Saturday, and, set up outside the Car
 penter shop where they were made in Pitts field, attracted considerable attention and large crowd. Tuesday they were taken to g the jail and set up in the guard room, anC
 visitors to the prison are excluded there
 from until after the execution IS over. Int , rope has been tested and found to be per :. feet, and the galIows is also satisfactory r The drop works easily and goes off at tn,
 slightest touch. AmLle accommodation for the reporters will he pr vided, and tn, large number in attendance will be provid U ed with seats. There will be no unDeces T sary delay, and all the arrangements hav' f been made. even to the sult of clothes which be will wear and the coffin which il to contain the remains.
 There will be an immense crowd in th e town during the day; what for, or what t see. IS hard to conjecture. No one excep ticket holders will be allowed in tn grounds.
 Ten Eyck's appetite was never better ; and he sleeps soundly from in the even |, ing until 6 in the morning. On the whole . . the world will be nothing the loser whel ' ' the fellow passes from it, and there are ma