Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-15
TRACY's LAST DAY.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. 7

TRACY's LAST DAY.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.1
CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-THE supreme court
has again denied writ of supersedas in
the case of James Tracy, condemned to
hang tomorrow. The prisoners counsel
went to Springfield this afternoon to inter-
view Gov. Cullom, hoping to gain his inter
vention. The gallows, which within few
hours is to destroy the life of James Tracy.
was taken to pieces this morning and its
tlmbers removed from the jail yard to the
interior of the Jail. The scafold
Will be put together tonight
IN the northeast corner of the jail ready
for the execution tomorrow. In order
That ne may escape hearing the noise of its
erection, Tracy will probably be removed
to distant wing of the building.
The doomed man passed very ouief
morning. His only visitor was Rev.Father
Bowling, who has been with him a number
of times to talk with him about spiritual
| matters. He displays the best of temper.
and talks as cheerfully as ever, displaying
not the slightest terror at the thought of
his fate The execution will take place at
o'clock tomorrow afternoon, in the pres
ence of but limited number of people
besides the necessary officers,-the jury,
the physician, the priest and newspaper
| reporters.
DARING DOUBLE MURDER
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. 14-The
sheriff and deputy of this county were shot
and killed to-day while enroute to Knox
vile with prisoner, the most daring
murder IN the annals of crime. John
Taylor two years ago killed Captain
Fletcher of Tenn. He escaped at the
time, but was finally captured and brought
to this city. He had several trials and al
the last term of court was sentenced TO
ten years hard labor in the penitentiary.
He got an appeal to the supreme court.
now in session at Knoxville. Tuesday at
noon Sheriff Cate and Deputy Conway took,
the East Tennessee train, having Taylor lis
charge. He was hand-cufed. Several
men boarded the train at Sweet Water Or
| Philadelphia, about IA miles from
here, and while the train was
between Philadelphia and London, DELHI
erately shot and killed Cate and CONWAY.
wounded another Man, released the pris-
oner and took charge of the train, running
it through London. At Lannon'S station
Jno. Taylor and his brothers Bob and Andy
got off, and forcibly took horses and left.
for the mountains. John TayloT was
wounded in the arm. There is intense ex-
element. A posse OF thirty men. with
Springfield rifles, left on special train on
the Cincinnati Southern. for Kingston.
Another posse will leave overland. posse
has already left Kingston and another
London. Cate had been sheriff two weeks.
to-day and was one of the most popular in.
the city. He was about fifty years old and
leaves large family. Deputy Conway
was about thirty years of age and g prom
1nent local politician. Such excitement
has not been seenin Chattanooga since the
war. Aspeciai train will bring the bodies
here tonight. The shooting occurred
about four o'clock.
THE VICTIM OF AN OUTRAGE
TAYLoRsv1LLE, ILL, Sept. 14.-Msss EN-
ma Bond is in a dying condition Last
night it required four men to hold her.
Her death, which is hourly expected. NAV
again arouse the population to violent
outbreak.
TRACY MUST HANG.
CHICAGO, Sept 14.-The supreme court
at Ottawa has refused to interfere to pre-
vent the execution of Tracy here to-mor-
row. His counsel went to Springfield to-
day to secure pardon or respite Prepa-
ratlons for the hanging are completed.
Tracy still calmly protests his innocence.
SHOT IN sELF-DEFENsE.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. 1A-SIx
months ago two sisters named Merri-
weather, daughters of well known sciti-
zen of Huntsville, Ala, eloped to this CITY
with two beaux, and were married. One of
the sisters, whose husbands name was Da-
Wis, discovered that he was gambler and
opium eater. He mistreated her and she
left him. He logged her footsteps and
on tuesday night told her to return to him
or murder would follow. He had a pistol
In his hand at the time. She was also
armed and in an instant shot him through
) the bowels. He died at 2 a. M to-day.
, asking that she be not arrested, as she did