New-York tribune., 1882-04-20
SINDRAM TO BE HANGED ALONE.
A RESPITE GRANTED TO LEIGHTON.

RESPITE GRANTED TO LEIGHTON.
ADDITIONAL TIME FOR RELIGIOUS PREPARATION
GRANTED ny THE GovERNoR-sINDRAMs con
DUCT IN HIS LAST DAYS.
Sheriff Bowc late Yesterday afternoon received
telegram informing him that tn Governor ha'
decided to respite Augustus H. Lelghioh' tne con-
victed murderer. until May 8. The dispatch is as
follows:
The Governor has decided grant Leighton respite
'i''" way ~ ''' p"'N'' '''' - ED. MIGGEL.
Pardol Clerk
The Sheriff reached the Tombs about p m; and
at once communicated the intelligence to Leighton
The prisoner received the news composcdlY,, a.
though il was ev dent that he was much Pleased FL
the longer lease of life given hun lie thanked me
sheriff for the trouble he had taken IN bringing MN
the news so after its reception. Colonel
Charles ;. Spencer reached the onnS .Wenl tain
gram Informing him OF the Governors deternlna-
tiOn. He said ,.l1
"ihe action of the Governor is undoubtedly
based upon the approximations made 10 MN
that LEIGHTON is not IN mt CONDITION 10 meet
death. hen the Governor was in the city lew
DAYS ago, Salem II. Wales and other gent icmen IL
fefes,ed In the case including Lcightons counsel
called Oh him and asked FOR respite. since thfh
the Rev. D. p. Morgan. of the Church OF ,ar' arc
Heavenly Rest the kind old colored woman, MARY
de Cadora, who has done so much Tor the prisoner
the prison chaplain and others have uniieq III Il Il
memorial to the Governor asking Ter li't1 'ois1i %
time in which 10 enable them to prepare LclEn!oI
for death. This undoubtedly was what prompted
the Governors action"
Leighton was seen a few minutes after the rcCet-
ton of the OF his respite by reporter OF LIE
"Yon will sleep easier tonight. will you not 4" he
Possibly" Leighton replied, "although it sonl}y
deferrDg the event. man who has 10 lhee' aea.n M
for principle has much to buoy him up iniy IN ny
case that feeling does not exist am very lh1iih I'm
fnI 10 tlle friends who have interested themselves
for me-" ..,., .,
how mt a
world / have no recollection OF my parents. was
born in Cleveland. Ohio ard came to New % Ork
when mere lad. bore good m rSpm'"'o" Morked' Tnn
Up TO the time ;hat struck the woman q DloW "a
the heat OF passion nothing could be sald against
me- | say this 10 show that the deed Tor "illch IA |
am here was not the result OF evil company "a pau
assOciatonS' -. .hr
Sndram was visited Yesterday by his mother,
brother and sister. The sister renamed WIN nm
upt all visitors We're excluded by the prison rules
He congratulated Leighton Oh the respite which he
Lad obtained. sindram had recoveIieII hieI ,!ns ms
wonted cumpOsIre. The nervousness Whlch was
plainly apparent on Tuesday had gwen placc 10 MS
habtually quiet dCmeanor lie was very mhch III,
tercsled the predictions OF an asIoloecl Tlio au
been STUDYING the stars in the interest of the con-
demncd nan. o, !,
says that on April II and Is Saturn IS III lne
ascendant and that, i'll my case, means lmprson-
ment. and any efforts made Ill my behalf VIII he III
Your counsel is still working for you, is he
not was aShttl.
"Yes. Mr.. ONeil says that he will make applca-
ton to every Judge of the supreme Court 1or STAY
of PROCEEDINGS ana new trial But" Sindram added
weaIily do not attach much importance 10 IT,
| still say that ] would rather be hanged than con
demned to Imprisonment for life. Anything rather
than that" ,
Does your counsel base his efforts on the new
medical testimony that he has obtained -
"Ycs. Had il been pr cured and presented at
my first trial | do not believe would have been
convicted. 1t does not seem right that tins should
not be used now for MY benefit"
several of the women who participate in the re-
lcious exercises in the rombs on sundays called
yesterday and spent a short time converhng win
Siudram and Leighton. Both men supplied
with reading matter by these and other visitors
Efforts have been made 10 awaken i'll Sndraln re-
Tins far without marked success. One of his Wis
lors Yesterday gave him small pamphlet on
Death and the Hereafter lie said that he had
not had time TO examine 1t. Ihe daily papers arc
read by him with avldliy.