The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-26
GEORGE PRICE
Everything Ready for His Hanging..'
His Last Days in Jail...EfOrts
to Get q Reprieve.

Governor does not interfere. pelitioh,
signed by about fourteen hundred persons
was sent to the Governor yesterday, beg
Eing him to commute the death sentence OF
Price to imprisonment for life.
In addition to this, Prices wife with
about fifty of the friends of her hus-
band and family, white and colored, went
to Columbus with Judge Guthrie yesterday
morning over the Panhandle Road to in
tercede personally with the Governor on
behalf of the doomed man.
Since last Saturday no less than 1900
people have visited the Jail. mostly from
morbid curiosity to see Price. He has
comfortable quarters, with plenty of read
ing and writing material, books, flowers
and delicacies sent to him by tender and
sympathetic friends, many of them IT the
female persuasion. His cell is lighted by
two large windows on the north. side,
through which current of fresh air flows
day and night, and the ventilation is per-
feet He sleeps on an iron bedstead, pro-
yided with good bed and bedding, clean
sheets and pillows, and his last days are
being rendered as comfortable as possible.
Yesterday evening number of Christian
ladies paid him visit Price was not ex-
actly unfriendly to them, but rather ind f.
ferent. A conversation ensued, as follows
'"Price, do you believe in GodT' yes
man," "Do you believe in Heaven"
II believe in future" "Do you believe
in a Hell2" ut would be beneficial for
you, young lady, and even necessary, t.,
believe in Hell, as the fear OF it would
probably prevent you from taking many q
step for which you would be sorry for. l
have no fear of it, do not believe that
Almighty God would have us commit sins
here and then punish us in the next world
If earthly punishments are not enough,
''Shall pray for your Il can attend to
that myself. You can do no good. must
myself turn to God if l want to be heard"
The ladies thereupon fell on their knees
and commenced to pray. Price said, go
on, that's s good; can pray without kneel-
ing" The ladies finished and left, while
Price smiled, and turning to a friend, said:
'Those ladies think wonders what good
they have done me: l don't need their
prayers. We we're all born to die, and II
1t is ordained that must die at thirty
seven or fifty years l will do so What
matters the time as long as YOU must dleY'
He then commenced to joke with his
friend and when he was asked if lie want.
ed some whisky he replied, Yes but get
4 label put on the flask that it is for me, or
else the bottle will pass through 50 many
hands before get it that there will be only
enough liquor in it to keep me from say
ing that didn't get it," And then Price
laughed heartily at his joke.
His friend said: IF that Is the case,
your watchman ought to hang instead Of
you, or at least you ought to draw straws
to see who should hang" Again Price
laughed and felt happy. -..
Last night a reporter had talk with the
prisoner. He said he did not know who
had gone to Columbus to intercede fol
him, and he had not approved Of the
movement. He did not want Judge Long
worth to buy him new suit of clothes
which had been promised to be done fo
him. He would rather have the money
for the same to be given to his wife.
He said Judge Longworth did not know
as much about the case as he ought to, Of
he would have asked the Governor to d(
something for him, or he would have
Judged differently during the trial. HI
said if the facts about the tobacco haG
been all known it would have had favor
able effect upon the jury; but for some un
accountable reason his counsel did not de
velop the facts. He SAID he could have
5roved conclusively by a man named Ed
Davis that he was not about on the nigh
the tobacco was said to have been stolel
from Blacks warehouse; and, further, HI
could have proven that Black never los
4oh bu ito hnipu efolan
BE could show that the hogsheads wer,
enormously directed for shipment, as wa
afterwards ascertained.
The tobacco that How received from
Blacks house was trash and scraps tha
the bows used to haul to the dump ant
throw away, being of very little value, bu
How said that If they would have it haule,
TO his place he would pay for it. as he coul'
use it In some way or otner. 1t was In thi
way that the trash got % be hauled Il
How's warehouse. He paid the boys for il
sometimes from 30 cents up to 81 30, and j
was divided among them, and they got tn
beer with 1t.
He saws that on the morning of tn
shooting he had gone to Black for som
money for market purpe ses. but that h
was insulted there, and even cut in tn
hand by tumber thrown at him. n
thereupon got int, one Of his insane fits
during which he lost control of himsel
and did the shooting. His attack on Majo
Blackburn in the Courtroom was also du
to one of these fits.
Price bitterly complains Of the unjus
remarks made against him by some news
papers, and this is the reason that he re
fuses to talk to newspaper men. Jails
Birnbaum is about the only man for whom
he has liking.
Last night he wrote letter to Judg
Longworth, which was turned over to tn
latter this morning.
Prices habits have been very regula
while in Jail In the morning he rises wit
the call ut the usual hour, refres ed an
vigorous after the rest afforded during tn
previous night, and partakes Of heart
meal OF coffee, bread and butter, ham an
eggs and vegetables in season. His Dime
consists of tea or Coffee chicken or roas
beef, or some other kind of meat with vel
etables, dessert of ice-cream OF pie or puC
ding furnished from the private table {
the taller, and any little ncknacks that th
taller or his wife may think Of. His suppe
Is very simple, consisting of tea, bread an
butter, fried potatoes, mush and milk, c
toast, milk or buttered.
H. io Il, uoo1 health waiuha ahnut IA