Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-22

! thrusting the knife in the counter as he called
for liquor, remarked with oaths that they had
cent the CUTS ont of man" a few minutes be-
fore. From the saloon they went to the house off
Mrs. Cooncy a friend, and gave her the knife,
telling her it would be good to cut bread
with, and she had used it for that purpose in
the time intervening between the murder NJ, ana
its discovery there by the police. The day af-
ter the murder they had cleaned themselves
up;'' shaved, SO as to avoid detection, and made
their way down town. The evidence on the
trial was most damning in its positiveness as to
the identity of the two men, and although each
one endeavored to throw the guilt upon the
other, the jury, with very little time consumed
in discussing the case, brought in verdict of
guilty on the oath of February, and fixed the
penalty at death by hanging. On the 3lst of
March sentence was pronounced, the day of
execution being fxed for the 4th of May.
Following the sentence began the efforts OF
the counsel to secure new trial, the motion
for such having been denied by Judge jameson
before whom the case was heard, and by whom
the sentence was pronounced. The only hope
now lay in an appeal to the supreme court, but
as both the condemned were poor there were no
funds available to secure the writing up OF the
record, most voluminons document Of over
300 pages. The counsel of Connolly who pro
posed taking his case to the supreme court
by the decision Of that body
made application to the county commissioners
for an ORDER upon the clerk of the criminal
court for the completion of the record at the
expense of the county. This was denied. The
application then made to Judge Moore,
who granted the request, and the work of pre-
pairing the record was begun. He also post
poned the execution till the 21st of June, t.
allow time for the appeal. 1t was long and
tedious work, and was completed on last Mon
dow, 1~, hon ~ ia Tn
Mount Vernon. ILL.,, in which place the supreme
court was in session. On Tuesday the record
was presented on application for u superseded.
The counsel have felt that could the stay be
secured, and the court review the case thor
oughly, new trial would be granted. But
they were doomed to disappointment. On
Wednesday morning telegram was received
from Mount Vernon bearing the intelligence
that the supc s>de had been denied in both
cases.
STAY OF PROCEEDINGS ASKED.
The only hope now lay between Gov.
Cullone ard Judge Moore, either
one of whom it was believed would grant
stay of proceedings it being held that under
the statutes. the circuit court judge has power
to grant an extension. The point has never
been raised in Illinois, but Is said to have been
granted in Ohio.
Moore. on Wednesday afternoon, June 49, he
refused to hear it unless Judge Jameson occu-
pies the bench with him. The latter judge was
informed, proceeded to the court room and the
case was argued at length by the attorneys for
the prisoners. The time for elimination and
recriminatiOn was past and these unfortunate
young men were standing on the brink of
eternity. Within fifty hours, If the sentence
was carried out, they would have to give ac-
counting for their deeds before q sublime tri-
! bunal and an awful judge. They could not
but feel that their honors would be willing to
construe this necessary preparation for death
as the ''good cause needed to comply with the
statute, and they did beg their honors to afford
these unfortunate young men chance for a
few days more on earth to prepare to meet
| their God.
After long consultation the judges, through
Judge Moore, replied that there was no real
cause shown IN the motion for a
postponement of the day set for
execution. As the Judge was closing his re-
marks he said that his colleague Judge Jane
son, had, in thinking of this sad phase of the
matter observed in the Conference room that
the poor thief on the CROSS had had no time
granted him for his repentance and great
change. He had no two MONTHS nor two
weeks, nor two minutes. The counsel for
| Connolly thereupon replies, mo, but he had a
present Savior" To which Judge Moore re-
sponded, 80 nave these two young men a
| present Savior, sir. The motion is overruled."
| Thus the last judicial prop was knocked
from under the feet of the condemned men.
! Attention was then turned to the Governor.
! To parties who applied to him on Wednesday
! night he responded that should they bring him
a petition signed by the States attorney and
the Judge who passed the sentence he would
| give the matter consideration. Az the States
attorney was not in Chicago, and Judge jane
son had ruled as he mad on the application for
i stay, no further hope was entertained, and
! the men began their preparation for death.
THE sLAYERs AND THEIR VICTIM.
George Sherry was native Of Ohio, having
been born in the vicinity of Cincinnati. He was
| 10 years of age. BY occupation he was butcher.
| He has relatives in Cincinnati, his mother and
several sisters living there. His mother has
been kept in ignorance Of the crime for which
her son was held, and the fate that impendcd
over him.
jeremiah Connolly was % years of age. By
! trade butcher. He was born in Ireland. OF
his early life but little is known. He has sew
eral relatives, brothers and sisters, in this
! country.
| The murdered man, Hugh McConville, like
! the assassins, was an lrishman and Catholic
| By trade he was a painter. He was 81 years OF
| age an upright, Industrious, respected citizen
| His family are well known in the portion of the
| city in which they reside, and have many
DEPRAvED wRETCHES.
These two men displayed from the outsett he
worst and depraved characters. From the night
of the murder, when they entered the saloon
and, defantly exhibiting the knife. remarked
that they had fixed a man. down on tn.
street, down to the day Of execution, they
gave evidence of naught but most hardened
hearts. what would you do were you to ge
out of this?' asked a friend of Sherry las
Tuesday. What would do? Why, I'd tax,
in few drinks and then get even with some
body!' whistle a jig" said Sherry to Con
molly, the day before the execu
ton, and the latter began humming
psalm tune. Reproved for this levity, Sherr,
| replied that he would like to dance a Jig, and
taking few steps, added Well be dancing
jig somewhere else tomorrow by this time. ,
The sound of workman's hammer blow
reached Sher,y's ears the morning before tn,
execution. Listening an instant, he said
'.they'r re getting the old thing ready, eh?" re
ferring to tile erection Of the scaffoid. .Thanl
you, slr!' coolly replied Connolly, when tn,
Judge passed the awful death sentence upor
him. And the list might be multiplied almos
ad i1l,fnitum.
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