The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-06-07

A He Awaits the Death Knoll
Behind the Bars ct
Clinton.
a "Basoo" Reporter Talks With
tho Man Whose DAYS on Earth
Are Probably Few.
He - Resigned to His Fate, and, IL
He Must Die, Will do %
Like q Man.

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He Must Die, Will do %
Like Man.
On Friday evening Judge McBeth and
N. A. Fyke, OF Clinton, aitoSneys for Pat
ierson. the murderer, arrived in the city
from Je6ersoo City, where they had been
fsr the purpose Of ssguing moliun for Q
new trial Tor the coodsmned msn before the
suPreme curt. They vere met at the depoi
By . b ZOO reporter, Who inlerroestrd
them - u the success Of their mission, 70
which Judge McBeth replied that pos-
tion Of the obi ct Of their sisit to the cspi.
tai had been accomplished, iossmucb % the
supreme court had granted . stay of exc
sutton until the 24ih inst, or TOO weeks ~
youd the time eel By Judge CAN'T Cor the
hanging.
A.cerisining that the attorneys we're on
their vsy home, the BA1OO man decided
that he, too, would take run down 10 the
metropolis Of Henry, for the purpose Of
| seeing what effect the neWs would have
upon P.tierr"n. Arriving there, the scribe
h.sien~d q the Jail, in advance of the at.
| iorueys, and after = cordial greeting 1t the
hands Of sheriff Hopkins, Wa ushered into
the presence OF him whose days on earth
are probably numbered.
IL ~as j'ist the supper hour, and the psis-
Oner was found engaged in making his
| toilet. He extended hia hand, and On being
asked how he felt, replied, As veil -
could he expected. under tie circumstances,
| ssPpose."
The reporter wa handed chair in the
corridor, where he had q splendid oppor.
,unity Of scanning the features Of the con.
dcmned. II vas evident that his long con.
6nemenl was telling an him. and although
he tried to appear caeerful, it ga
only too plsiply "a he seen that the terrible
su-penre that has been hanging over him
for come months past vac alwosi o. bid ..
death it-elf.
Neither Patterson or the sheriff had
heard that = stay Of execution had bssn
granted, 40 Patterson vaa asked IL be
| thought his attorneys would succeed in get
tag him . new hisl.
Psties.on-I .m sure cannot tell you,
A. have not heard IRON them .inee lhes
left on Wednesday morning. vi eosrse
hope for the hest.
k~porier-Iu cs.e they fail, do you
think you will bear up ~ we'll until the
last as You have in the pact, for you are
i.,king remarkably we'll, considering every.
thing,
Pat,crron.-TLai's the way ! want to
losk ~ long ~ ] live.
Here the turnkey brought in the prison.
ere supper and = luli IN the conversation
eu.ued, although Pait~rson did n": partak-
OF . mors~i. He ~ ode some inQ iriss
about the S~dslia Jail, here he was c0.tnesi
about four months, end slso asked about
some OF the prisoners vho we're confined
there With him. He desired 10 know
whether the place hsd been cleaned up
since he left il, and ON beinx answered in
the .fiirmaii1e. said ii wss . good thing,
for prior 10 thst il WA not q tit place for
anybody tn be confined in.
He ~. then askei whether he had heard
from his vile lately.
''Yes," said he, IL heard from her last
night"
R-porter-Will she visit You prior to
the day eel for your execution?
P.iier-cn-No. ! gues not. She was
here during the trial, you know.
R-porter-Would you prefer imprison-
meni for life Ia hsnging?
Paiierson-Tbe latter way il sooa over
With, but life il sweet With ~ sll.
At this the prisoner sat aud ,neditatssi,
il being the only time he seemed overcome
or show q any s,ans Of weakening.
Reporter-You believe in . hereafter,
DO you not!
P.tierson-Yes, that u the way ] vss
raised, although vas never . member Of
any church.
Reporter Have you had any spiritual
adviser?
Paitersou-Y.s; Mr.. Pierce, uruerly al
Sedslis, has been TO see me three or four
times. aud has exhibited great inierest in
my welfare.
Seeing thst he was becoming despondeni
to . certain extent, the suhjSct va
changed by the scribe saying:
SWELL, you can cheer up little. Tor you
have been granted a stay ofexecntiOa until
the oath"
P~iierson-Is that SO? How do you
know!
He uss then informed that his aiiorneys
had returned aud il was from them the in
formation Vas CLEANED. Although the re-
porter expected TO zee the prisoner coun.
iensnce brighten up. there wa no change
virible. He AT and heard 1t a. though il
vas meter Of eounse. and at that instant
Judge McBeih walked into the Jail.
lie shook the hand Of HE client and inn
parted the same iufOrmali0o the reporter
had, but II vas not until the Judge told
him that he had great hopes Of getting .
new hearing that any change IN the pris-
oner's manner wss percepiihle. He then
asked Q qu~stion or Two, and Mr.. NcBeth
took his departure.
The reporter remained but few min.
utes l..nger, making rome observations
around the splendid new Jail. Pat
ierson has - good quarters a il
IN possible for any one con-
demned TO death to have. He 10 not
locked within his cell during the day, BE- |
ing allowed II stroll inside the bars for
the length Of four cages. He enjoys good |
appetite q. . general thing, and il loud in |
bis praise Of the kindness Sheriff Hopkiss |
has shosn him, he having made everyihin
~ comfortable a. possible.
On the reporter taking his departure the |
prisoner b.ds him farewell. but Fsqueslesi !
that nothing re published beyona vhsi he'd |
scim lily he~n said.
After lesvine the jill, the BAzoc m.n
net Judge McReih on the street and ssked I
him il he had any hopes Of saving h,s
elient's life.
~, have" replied the judge. Il
hav. never hsd eli. Mt hung yet"
Enthusiastically you never hsd -
longh q csse ~ this.
Judge-Y~-. /. couple Of them. Bot
may not be ~ successful ttis time. have
hopes that . neu heasi e viil be granted.
There we're errors in the rulines Oh Il should
iemand this end in case q new trisl Is
Ersnsed, hope To save Paiiesson's neck.
am opposed to capital Punishmeat, any.
vay.
Saying thi.. Mr.. McBesh walked into the
and the reporter sirolied up the
street.
In case the hanging does take piece on
he s4sh Of June, IL will b in public, -
sheriff Hopkins says there 10 no wsy Of
il in private. Ii II talked Of
bat the sxcitement that
night b expected does not exist.