, 1879-04-07
I'IIA1ls.
His Third Reprieye from The Gal
lows-."A Six Days
Respite.
Tho New Evidence upon which the
Governor Based His
Action,
Arguments Of Counsel on both Sides, mud the
Text Of Tho GubernatcriaE
Decision.

tf,
"lNpso", WY Ap1'l s.-lhe 'o'e9fapn nhs
already or,eny announced 1''at eo1' iToetoF nas
Fepsefe" JUN u lhalF 4or s@4 "ays' IL - ono
OF the most Scmarkao!o ana Puzz1'nE eascs III
'''e ea'e"oaF y. e'".1 !" N''of'ea. inla iaat
sep1'o'u 'naFcs plc 'aru o"o R1""tet' 'l'c "'''
lortu"alo ,l'.''': ~: "uo,e tuAs,er tus"cu c''.
,re', y" 1'a t"e' .lAt ''' NE - ~" n.,e' v.
no",ou' s"tals posi'l'e'S ~ u" 'ue,I'''ca''ot Vi
I""u' A"e A"lnosh representative ''' fct
''o"t II "o'o 10 1'so c*e'ueNe'S lh!' 'epot!o "
w p.oceea.'sS ps.ofe eus' Atoespt' a. '1e
..@ee's'e v''ec' ses'e'u"5 "lt"'iov' "'4 t'c"-
.'s' ~ "''' os 'oa" "''" ''io1o sna" o'a'i'a's
'nlefes'.
I'h Last hfto1F ~ SAVE f'aAtAs "'fs
"hs maao 4"i,rsuni, " u'c f.Aceut"o el'"'oe''
~ ou'nesiana runs, ~ t"a's co,."se'' NJ
eoshhon!ed nS AiT' M' " Do"n'''H' ol hostou,
ask'a INC uoFefho' 'oF lufunsl fe1'r'efo VI
Thalr, to allow counsel to DrlnE MS case oe1ofe
tic next session Of tire Legislature, to ask for
cotnmusation Of sentence, or, failing In rctttnE
80 long a rcprievc, they asked for, short stay
If prococdlnps, to al1ow opportunity 10 prepare
,,,,t hriur hsforo two 1ud1cs ~ ths s,,nrc,ne
Wv, ~orrt % tf,c nov1v.,1,suycrcd cr,acnrc IN ,hr
Couts , .hc no"'y,u'ssos'seu s'nsenve ~ .ne
cnsc. This, they Thought, Woash consume about
ono month.
tr}c pc,y cvl7nnro ,tron which t1,ev hascd this
,n,,,co,to, ,,ss In ros,tivn td,n,,f,cot,on. m
spp' w,"'snr pr,"on n @ nv Wc,nrs,v ] tast NJ .,o,n
!, utsss -. H.. ,,,a,, ,r,,, A. n,vrr, -, ~ ~,
rAais "h 'ne a'', "".a s.A' @ DT.s ny 1.,oa W
IN MI Tlc nror.ss nf lnyrstfrat,on consl.,cd
IN Mr. r. nownnp MI hcn,, n1acctl IN tic nrcsenea If
ph,lr IN Windsor prtsu,. when
he At oAcH IDENTIFIED rnA1R
ms tho man lie saw and eonvcrscd with on the
train flyo ycnrs alo. Phalr also identified afr.
Downing rs tho maf, hr saw md couycrsca
WIN NJ Tho sa,nc orca,,ou nr1 f,cserI,sm1 I'm
style ant silado u Mr.. DOWNING dfcss at TINT
time. Atiuavlts made no later than last
Wednesday, In tho presence OF tho prIsop-o{E]-
c'a.s, ~ iua.s ""a ~" . ., .a,e .nc eo
vefsation ana scene on tlie t1a'n, "cre plesent-
I'd to tho Governor. PhniF's affidavit is made
IN Of Ills answers to Mr.. DowuE,.g's questions
rsraroinr the scene aud conversations Of five
,ses. 49,. nnd ,s nnt i,,s.n,. r., ta 1otat,s
ycaTs a9ot nna r. no. usss.nar '." ~ 9e aG!alis
M tne sahis Gohsofsa''o'' "'lei uase occn Aefc'
at,,os lint N. tnon,tf,ca pho,r fro,n ,nrs,no,
onn""rnnno nv uni hia nmswcra r. on"st,nms il
,raa coni1cnt ic rs po,,id rccnTntze Thntr n n
sra,1J ~ az. ra,eons ff hn wnro ~" ann"
c5a " o. n II, no no TSte ta tis r. eae Hao
W.. st,o ~ ,n,tn F,r stoirc i, i,nnt iro+;, Mm'
n'sarin; rs' Mis ~. @ !" ~
sa1 phnir s,sTered n50 corrcrtix "''' LIZ 4D'ss'''
.rr n,nor% H. Mnrn;n,r ni"-s a"rsn1
S9an Msu tSip ars,"nta @ r own; 'tata
1Ssa ,et ~ u ,vn,,t ~ =, W;,,.,. % s'n,sn s.,
ht, sss Nv ~, .,uI ~ . ,.,' X. y. ..o ~"
Emosu nw n' , tut. tu uvs ~ u,5
~ tHsEs ss M'a ~ .l!GN u
stIe W. NY 'nnte H.. " ~ t9.o ~ 5s pFes
~ st'eu as W. as III. ny -. iai, e'u ~.
% 10 WIZ ~ uai,'t as no ,t I!u .at efeo WHY lS
ptsoHer ousne - ssa .ns osnens VI. ~ nnd
neen no"ess aa nnosan,u . II, tFert n'atter, nlia
inaa9 9 eaem nt eYtss stiuc"t aesoso'''s u Ills
| oGst I luusnlcl' .utl nnsM9rJ' ',,,.-,,
me eoHnse. present ios aua'r ~ wcto atesars
Yeazcy. Heko's9t, 50, M.o nafreh.; W. atato Was
Iep5esta,teo " atn.es 1tIoaicy a,y Lawrence Mha
c1'otales A.toissS CshspGG, A!nunicnts
Wese tnunG ~ pcI!all " l!c eonaenned Hlah "
Messes' NICHOLSON a''a scazei.
MI. NICHOLSON
royiowed the circumstances of the murder the
| trial, the nyldcncc, md ali tho clrcun,stuncce
connected with Phafr's alleged Visit to proyI-
! dencc, Mr. Nicholson tholght thcre wns n
,aiuful doubt II, lhe case, n,,d ho desired the
| Goycrpor to take TINT doubt into eouslornttof
| Dy d combination Ut circumstances they wrrD
| unable. nr hn,l fntltui. m jnyu Mr. I1nunI,m,
identity Phnir until now; and his positive
identification i'ado doubt In the minds of
Many. Tic convict was nenaced with judicial
inurdcr- lie wns no" secure, and there was no
danger tint Justice would ba cheated III tic cud