Morning journal and courier., 1882-08-31
SOurna! anD Goutier.
Thurs fly I0rning, August 31. 1882.
"Chip" Smiths Closing Hours.


 He Appears Ready to Meet His Doom-
 Kind Attention Of His Spiritual Adj
 visess-Preparntions the Execution l
 Tomorrow
 The final effort of Chip Smiths counsel to obtain reprieve for the doomed man has failed. When his attorneys Blydenburgh and Fox, went to Hartford and interceded with Lieutenant Governor Bulkeley, the acting Governor during the absence of Governor Bigelow, they exhausted every means left to them to effect stay of execution The faithful lawyers had little hope that their ap- peal to the Governor would be successful yet they felt it duty, although without fee or reward, to do all in their power to save the unfortunate man from felon's death "Chlp's' friends can but feel that every effort has been made by his counsel to this end. The counsel made a statement of their case to the Governor and awaited his reply. They learned yesterday that the Governor took the ground that he had not the power to grant the reprieve asked for, and so he denied the request. These final efforts of counsel have not been made known to Smith, his spiritual adviser, Father Me 'flveny thinking it not best to inform him of 1t.
 Yesterday the unfortunate man was ap- bearing very calm in view of his approaching ! end and when not engaged in his devotions ! rested quietly on his couch, sleeping occa- slonally. Father McGiveny and the Sisters I of Charity spend a great deal of time with hlm, and their coming IS always welcomed by poor Chip" None other than his spiritual advisers and immediate relatives allowed ! to see him, although large numbers of people still continue to call at the jail, hoping to get ! glimpse of him. To-day the mother and | sisters of Smith will take final leave of the condemned man, from which time he will be Glveny, who will celebrate a mass | sometime to-day and again at ' o'clock tomorrow morning After mass | Chip" will partake of his last break X fast after which, if arrangements can be ! so made, he and Father McGiveny will take a short walk through the jail court yard and I view the gallows, after which a short time | more will be passed in devotional exercises.
 It is understood that no address will be made ! by "Chip," although at one time he expressed \ wish to bid farewell to those who must see
 hlm die. He has given up the idea now,
 fearing that any attempt to speak might I cause him to lose his self-control. Those \ who are with him the most seem to feel con ident that 'Chip' will not break down and
 that he will meet his fate bravely.
 | Father Brady, of Ansonia, pastor of the
 Church of the Assumption, will celebrate a ! solemn high mass for Chip in the Ansonia
 'hurch about 10 o'clock on the day of execu,
 ion. At the service will be present the
 mother and sisters of the condemned man,
 with other members of his family and their ' relatives and friends. Father Brady makes ! the request that none of the Ansonia friends \ of "Chip" visit New Haven Friday, but in
 vites them to be present at the mass. The arrangements for carrying out the ex- { ecutlon are now being perfected very quietly,
 md before the hour arrives for ''Chip'' to be \ led from his cell to the scaffoId everything
 will be in readiness The scaffold will be I erected this afternoon
 Following is the form of admission that E was yesterday sent to those who will be pres ! ent at the execution