The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-18
MARTYR OR MURDERER
O'OonnelI Hanged at Eight O'CLOCK
This Morning.
Failure Of President Arthur's lntercession
in His Behalf.
News and Notes from Washington and
Other Matters Of Interest
O'Dannell Executed.

''~'b'" - N'N- ~ "'ONn WIZ
HOW HE DIED.
Despite the bostefous and squally
weather, u considerable crowd assembled
at the prison at O'Clock this morning,
hundreds of worklngmen passing by the
Jail waiting to gaze At the black flag.
Among them 'Donnell's brother. who
paced to and fro opposite the flagstaff in u
most RESTLESS and detected manner, excit.
ing the sympathy Of all present..
The bangman's arrangements were per.
feet. The execution occurred with.
out hitch. O'Donnell was cool and col.
lected and made no statement on the scat.
| fold.
WAITING DEATH.
LONDON, Dec. Is. -O'Donnell passed a
good night aud continues cheerful. His
appetite Is fair, but he enjoys smoking bet.
ter that eating. He was visited this after.
noon by Father Flemming and another
priest and was attentive TO their exhorta-
, tons. Strict reticence is observed by pris.
on officials. A special guard Of twenty
four men Is on duty inside the prison day
and night. and several detectives are sta.
| toned outside. The streets in the vicinity
OF the prison sre empty and quiet. Some
uncasiness is being felt about Binn's drop.
II was thoroughly tested to-day, and the
machinery again overhaued. 1t seemed to
work well.
The exclusion Of representatives OF the
| pr IS from the prison aud the difficulty Of
obtaining Information causes much dissatis-
faction. The execution will certainly take
place At O'Clock Monday morning.
| Ntptnr HuOn ho nit 70 "a
| tOria, asking her to pardon O'Donnell.
The police leaving duty at the prison this
evening report that O'DonnelI continues
hrm as rock Every one is much i'm.
| pressed with bis nerv. O'Donnell is pre-.
pared TO meet his fate, but remarked that
MS death would be avenged on England.
Victor Hugo, in his letter to the queen,
says the queen Of England has shown more
than once her greatness OF heart, and that
| the queen will grant O'Donnel bis life and,
| accept the unanimous and profound thanks,
OF the civilized world.
Masses will be said at 8 clock in various
Catholic churches for the repose of O'Don.
nell's soul. The local news agency states
at the farewell visit Of o. Donne's broth.
er to him Saturday the men conversed a
haf-hour. O'Donnell gave his brother
final instructions in regard to certain pri.
vate matters They spoke in Irish to pre-
vent the warders from understanding them.
| O'Donnell declared his intentions to say on
the scaffo ID that be shot Carey and felt no
remOrse for the act. He felt comforted
because the fund which was subscribed for
mis- defense will be devided among his wife
and other dependent relatives. He ded
for Ireland and would die like a brave
man.
| O'DOnneFs brother was DESTROYS OF
burying the body in consecrated ground,
and was Mortified to learn the remains mnst
be Inferred In the prison yard. As the
brother will not be allowed to revisit
| O'DonDell he stated he would stand out.
side Newgate prison Monday until the
blacR fl is hosted.
The news agency adds: Information has
been received at Scotland Yard that several
lnvlncibles left New York recently either to
attempt rescue Of o 'Donnell or revenge
his execution. The police boarded the
| Assyrian Monarch Sunday, but no arrests
were made, as there was no passenger list
on board to furnish the names OF suspected
| persons.
no RESPITE.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. l7.-Thursdav last
Secretary Frelinghuyson telegraphed Min.
lister Lowell, stating that the House OF Rep.
resen,atives bad brought the case OF o Don.
nell to the Presidents notice with the
hope Il at the latter might secure a reaso na.
bic delay In the execution of sentence, and
ascertain whether the prisoner is an Ameri.
can zen, and whether there was error in
he trial. In this telegram Lowell was in.
| structed as follows:
''As before instructed, you will consider
O'Donnell's CT nship established There
being in Great Britain no judicial examina.
tlon or appeal proceedings at criminal trial
| possible, errors can only be corrected
| through new trial or executive
action upon the sentence. therefore
this government is anxious such care.
full examinations be given proceed
| ings In this case as will discover the error
should one have been committed. You
are therefore directed by the president to
request delay In the execution Of the sen.
tence and careful examination Of the case
be made by her msj'sty's government and
the prisoners counsel be permitted to pre-.
sent any alleged points OF error
| THE REPLY.
Secretary r elinghuysen il now in re J..
ceipt OF telegram from Lowell. who states
on the l2tr he received he above telegram
and immediately communicated il,
substance to Lord Gran.
vile, who acknowledged the re.
ceipt, and stated 1t had beenIreferred to the
proper authorities. Saturday. the 18th inst. ,
Lowell received Lord Granville's reply. in
which the latter, after referring Lowell's
communication, stated that counsel for
O'Donnell having submitted represe n atoms
he thought advisable on the prisoners be.
half, those representations and all other
circumstances Of the case had been careful.
" examined and considered in the manner
usual In case Of capital conviction, and her
maIcsty's government found no grounds
upon which II would be justified in advising
the crown to interfere with the sentence Of
the law OF Its execution.
|
| Another Shumer,
| NEVADA, Mo-. Dec. l7.-Dayid Dill.
man, aged about 20, son Of W. T. D,lln,an