The daily gazette., 1882-03-23
From Yesterday. Kate Ealsnon
mARRIeAN,s RESPITE.
THE OFFICIAL DOCUMENT SERVED
UPON sHERIFF CLARK TO DAY.

THE OFFICIAL DOCUMENT SERVED
UPON sHERIFF CLARK TO DAY.
When called upon this morning In
reference to the respite Cf Jeremiah
HarIigan, Sheriff CLARK stAtec TO rep
resentaLive OF the GAZETTE that be had
received no official notification Il the
respite. He had only mailed the rec
ords OF tie Court in the case this morn
ing, aud did nut expect TO receive the
official action Of the Governor until to-
morrow, and then he expected II By
special messenger.
When asked II he contemplated going
on with the arrangements TOR the execu'
Lion, he replied that he certainly did.
Yesterday be had the scalfOld which Is
the same one upon which Rhodes, Col
lins and Chambers were hanged, re-
moVed TO the yard, and the carpenters
would commence its erection Tomorrow.
This WORK will te obviated as Samuel
w, Hall, q s1n Cf the Governor, As
special messenger arrived on tie noon
train to-day and served the following
official document upon the Sheriff:
TEE STATE OF DELAWARE
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT..
At the November Term of tie Court
of Oyer and Terminer OF tie State OF
Delaware, In and for New Castle
County 1881, one jeremiah Harrlgan
was indicted, arraigned, and tried, for
the crime OF murder, and upon which
trial be was found guilty Of murder In
the first degree, whereupon it wes ad-
judged by the said Court that the said
Jeremiah Harrigan should be taken
from the bar { said Court 10 the Public
Prison Of New Castle County The place
whence he came, that he there be kept
safely ID custody until Friday the oath
day of March, A. ID. 1882, that on that
day between the hours Of 10 O'Clock In
the morning and 2 O'Clock In the af e.
noon be be taken to some convenient
place Of private execution within the
precincts Of the Public Prison enclosure
and that be be there hanged by the mech
until be be dead, and was. then commit
ted TO the Sheriff Of New Cas.ls County
until the sentence OF said COURT shoul,
be carried into execution.
Whereas, II has been represented Il
our Governor by numerous cltiZsLs o
NeR Castle County that since the tria
Of tue said jeremiah Harrigan othel
facts and circumstance have been dis
covered which have produced q genera
belief that II further time Is given, evi
dence may yet be sbtained to justify tn
exercise OF Executive clem0ncy.
Now therefore, J,John W. Hall, Cover
nor of the State Of Delaware The afore
said by virtue OF the authority In IN
vested by the laws Of the said state II
order to give the friends OF the sal,
jeremiah Hsrrigan and these lnterced
Ing In his tehalf an opportunity to pc
dnce testimony that would be receive,
IN Court, legal proof of a state tf fact
that would have justified verdict 70
lesser degree of homicidaI crime have
suspended the execution of that part @
the sentence OF said Court OF Oyer an
Terminer by which the said JeremiaI
Harrgsn shoull be hanged by the nee
until be be dead, until Friday the lot
day of December a. d, 1882, betwee
the b Jurs Of 10 O'Clock 10 the the morn
ing and 2 O'Clock In the afternoon,
In testimony whereof have bereunt
set my band and caused the Great Sc a
Of the State of Delaware to be affixed Z
Dover the 2znd dsy OF March ia "
year cf our Lord one thousand eigt
hundred and elghtytwo.
JOHN w. HALL.
By the Governor,
JAMES l.. WoLCOrT,
Secretary of State.