New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-05
BALBO RESIGNED TO HIS FATE.

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IN TIE SHADOW or TIE GALLONS.
A CALM EXTERIOR PRESERVED By TUE DooMED
MAN-PGrsFNTs OF MTMENrOs TO HIS FRIENDS
-ARRANGsMENrs FOR HIS BURIAL.
Yesterday very quiet day IN the Iombs
the excitement attending the ahnounceHcnt 10
I,ho ;hat he will be hanged tomorrow, ana the
changing Of his ccl winch startled HIM So Serl-
| ouSly mad entirely pa srd away and the regular
order 90 Things had been resumed
HabO was awake at 5:3O =. NJ. ana was Don aiIcr
| in the corridor talking with the deputy sheriiS
! When tae Rev. Father Duranqu"t arrived at aooht
O'clorl hc was his cell and at his prayers: me
Rev fathers Ri"rdan ana Anaclciu5 arrived SHORTY
after and ABOUT o'clock BaiDo, the thTce priests.
| Deputy Sherliis Gideon and McEntec and Deputy
| Warden Finley wakcd slowly 20 the prison chapel
! where mas. was celebrated. The holy sacrament
was not given TO tie prisoner but II Will he after
/ mass this morning and tomorrow morning. Re
| ,nrnin" IN the prison Warden FInn said fewer
| visitors would be admitted, - that the prisoner
! could be more quiet and have more ine to himself;
| but Bllbo said eXcedly: No, no! let ne see my
! friends ono, more; me have only little Tine on
! earth let me see my friends!
| "AIl right. BalDo" said the Warden; you snail
! see all tne friends Won wish to-"
Blbo evidently tries hard TO keep up bold front
! ard TO appear bright and cheerful IL Is his ire
! quent boast Nc not afraid, me no coward me one
| braVely die Ike Chastlne Cox but the enoft
! is apparent and there IS unpleasant palor on
| his face. the hard lines of mental suffering are
! deepening daily, and the weary EXPRESSION OF ms
| dark eyes Is incxprcssbly sad. HIS touch Is cold
! and cammy and very unlike his warm grasp OF
| week ago. About 9 o'clock Matron Foster sent HIM
for breakfast three fried eggs fried potatoes toast
and a large bowl OF coffee, ana he finished IL win
! relish.
AT about 10 o'clock, Mr. Knitting, his lawyer.
| called accomp inied by Whel;n u Ferretti, under
TAX rs of No 70 Par.1-st.. so that Balbo might cX-
| plain 10 them how he wished to be buried. lie
greeted them cordially andiwaS pleased to learn That
he might arrange for his own funeral lie Went
no all the details, and was not very economical III
his notions. He wished an imitation rosewood COZ
fin covered with black cloth. with three silver nan
la on pa q
the shape of cross. on which shall be inscribed
his name place and date of birth, and date of
Geath Mr. iFerretti told him il would all be at
tended to- aud TO depart, when Balbo said III
establishment: What, yOu no measure me-"
Mr. Whelan SAID that was not necessary, that they
could guess near enough, and he had no measure
WIN N nm ID said Rolbo "me rather Won would:
here measure with this," taking piece of white
string from his pocket SignOr Louis LaveZZOli,
who was present TO act rs interpreter when needed
held the string at his head, ilbo stood with his
back AZ anst the wall and the undertaken took his
height. 1t was JUST five feet and SIX inches. Balbo
then sat down apparently satlsf I'd.
LAWYER: Me wish Mrs. Kintzlng would come and
see me. She is good, kind lady, and sends me
fruit aud flowers, and wish to give her 1hls ring
Tor her kindness" pOintIng to one on his finger he
mad recently received from his mother III Italy.
Mrs KintzIng decorated Bibo's altar wien he was
first sentenced TO he hanged, and he remembered
the KIND act. but she is a sensitive little woman,
1t Is likely she can be induced to enter the
Tombs again.
The following letter, written III WOmahs manu-,
was received TINS morning:
FRIEYD BALBO: have just returned TO New-fork,
Gud words can NPress my sorrow or You 1t - 700
ban but put your trust In God BE brave lie VIII not
desert you in the lat hour l have prayed lerVtnty
for You and VIII continue TO do would Ike 10 see
yJn bu fear it too late. II there Is ANYTHING
want. anything can do for you let me know. You
have my address. DO not forget 10 leave the cruchx
you promised for GIVE 1t TO Johnnie Hope, and !
Will send ur IT. nave Te So so SAT, since learned
aud He knows wnat hest Continue 10 pray day and
night and He viii forsike May our dear Lord
and blessed Mother stand Oy you III TINS trying h0r ID
the prayer of your friend, ID.
When It was read to him, Bllbo said he had no
recollection of promising his cruclhx TO any one,
and wished no attention paid to the letter, dis
match was received from Charles DIAMOND, an
Italian who has shown great interest III BalDo, ana
WHO gave him the suit of clothes he is now wearing
1t was rs follows:
PIETRo BALBo The Tombs, Ne,c- York.
Be brave. LooB 10 GOO and fear not / weep FOR you
my fend, but know all Will be well IN the other world
| Yuur friend. CHARLES DIAMOND.
This Balbo took and put in his little box, for he
yet treasures up every little trle that pleases him
as carefully if he had many years 10 live instead
| Officer Augustus Sparboro, of the Oak Street PO-
| lice Station, VINO accompanied Detective Carr to
West Virginia, and assisted in arresting Balb0 and
bringing INN back to New York, called to HIM
| during the afternoon. Balbo recognized him at
once. and shaking hands with him. told HIM he had
10 hard feelings toward him. and asked him TO call
to-day telling him that if he did he would give HIM
| little hand mirror to remember him by.
| Charles W. Pauby, the Italian Interpreter, also
1
tached the little metal medal of the Virgin W hich he
! has worn 90 his breast ever since he has been In
prison. and gave it to Paulby, and told him to wear
| IL IN remembrance of him.
| Mrs Charles l.. Vath who has taken great in
| terest in the condemned man. and brought him
| many little dellcacies during his imprisonment,
came in with large paper bag of large pea hes.
something he has been longing for for several days,
| and he enjoyed them greatly He begged her not TO
forget TO send a bouquet of flowers to put on his
coffin and said if she would come again today to
bid INN n last good bye. he had something he wished
| to give her 10 remember him by.
he SnerIff's arrangements are reported to be
very complete though as yet no positive lnfOrma-
ton can be gained concerning them. 1t Is believed
that the hanging will be done at an early hour and
| atthere will he no police force present.
lie funeral arrangements are not yet completed.
| II was rumored last night that Cardinal Coskey
objected to having man hanged for murder buried
| from cOnsecrated church. IL this be true the
| services will be held at the grave IN Cal
vary Cemetery. The Italians making
| preparations Tor large funeral, and
many Of the Italian societies will form IN line. 1t
proposed 10 march III procession with band OF
music, but Mr. Knitting urged them not to do 30
and the plan was abandoned. 1t also suggested
that they have the funeral ut night. with torch
gh procession and singing societies, but this was
finally given up The probability now Is that the fu
neral procession will be "A very large one. composed
principally of carriages and that 1t will be without
any display.