The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-09-14
DIES NEXT TUESDAY.

| GLASS MAINTAINS A HAPPY FRAME OF MIND
IN VIEW OF HIS EXRCuTI0N--RNJoys A
JOKE AND OCCASIONALLY PERPETRATEs
oYE--A TALK WITH HIM YESTERDAY.
Although Charley Glass is fated to see
only two more risings and settings of the |
sun, his apparent unconcern and light
heartcdness, excite surprise. Possibly he is |
inspired by the hope Of repricve or COM
mutation; but he declares that he is not,
and feels that he must die.
Yesterday when our reporter called, he
was In bantering humor, apparently the
happiest man in Jail Ed Braxton Ind
been talking to him, and called out as he
turned to leave; "Good-bye Charley,
can't shake hands with you; but as shall
never see you again, I'll say goodbye for.
ever Glass, who was soaping his hands
responded "No, can't shake hands with
you; it would be slippery shake; but it's
all the samc'--and feeling touched by the
humor of the remark, he laughed quite
heartily, To our reporters inquiry il he
felt disposed TO talk, he humorously
replied that the price Of his talk was
nickel. He had heard of the petition in his
behalf, he said but it was too late. Capt
Chapman told him he'd sign petition and
give $50, and Capt. Ned Warncn said he'd
do the same; but the petition wasn't ready.
"If they'd Let me go up and see the presi.
dent of the State, Mr., McCullom-a brother
of Mr.. McCauhir there"-and here Glass
laughed agOin-''if they'd lei me 20 up, the
president would turn me loose. But peti.
lions are as apt 10 go over the left shoulder
as the right one and mine is going over the
left"
Being asked if his sleep or appetite was
disturbed he said "No eat all can get
ana get plenty, and guess no man can
eat any more than he can gct."-and here
another laugh came in. 81 sleep soundly
nearly all night Last night dreamed that
the scatf,ld was done, and they had me
hanging down the hatchway, to q rope like
an anger, and they were swinging me
back and forward and whirling me
around tremendous, until somebody cut me
down. Then they picked me up and car
ried Inc out into whcat.feld and seeing
that they couldn't hang me there walked
up shouting and rejoicing. But have 20,
to hang. | don't blame Mr.. Hodge. I'd
hang you, said he, eying the reporter. "or
any other man, If was Sheriff. No, don't
blame Mr.. Hodge. He's done nothing TO
me; but he's going to 10 something to me.
next Tuesday"--aud at this grim pleasantly
| he laughed
He was told that if he had any reasonable
| favor to ask, to make it known. "Yos. in.
deed, he replied, with a grin, ave biz
iavorS 10 ask. I've TO ask of Mr. Hodges
to please drop the keys, like he'd lost EN-.
where some friend Of mine can find em
and unlock the door and I've the favor TO
ask that that man tmeaning Governor Cul.
| loml would send for me to come up there
Wouldn't | be happy! But no, said he
| glOOmily, "thc men and women that wanted
my life are going TO get it. The scafYold
Is finished, and Tuesday | die on it. But
know that the souls of them that prosecuted
me 50 hard are not resting easy They've
got the stain Of my blood on EN-, and il
will always stay there Ny fix is no worse
than theirs, in this world and in the mex,
world they'll suffer a thousand times worse
than they suffer here"
Atthis .iumturc a number of coored Wis.
itofs came up, and the talk became too mis-.
ccllanCous to follow.
On Friday Glas, tried very hard TO per !
suadc the Waterman TO transfer him to an. |
other cell, claiming that he suffered from
the headache where he was, and couldn't
sleep. The Waterman being small man. !
and no match for Glass, physically, it is be.
licycd TINT IT was the desperate fellows Dur |
pose, had the door been opened to effect the
transfer, to have made a dash for liberty, |
Notwithstanding his protcstdtons that he
rs ready and somewhat anxious TO Dc and |
pass to celestial spheres, be would promptly |
avail himscI. Of any earthly chance 10 re.
gam his liberty. But he will not be fur.
nished the earthly chance" From this
time forth the guards will be so increased
and strengthened, that he could not escape,
If the walls around him were lcveled with
the earth.