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ODONNELL HANGED.
He Confcsscs Himself M Irwin.
chile, and Declares Himself Unre.
pcntant OF the Murdcr-lIc "WIII he
Avenged"

He Confcsscs Himself M Irwin
chile, and Declares Himself Unrc
pchtant of the Murdcr-lIc "WIII s
Avenged"
LONDON, Dec. 1G.-ODonnell continue
cheerful. He was visited this afternoon b.
two priests. The strictcst rcticence is OBJ
served by the prison officials. specia
guard of "a men is on duty inside the prison
day and night and several detectives ar
stationed outside The s,rcetsin the vicint,
OF the prison are empty and quiet. The ex
cluson of representatives of the press from
the prison and the difficulty of obtaining in
formation cause dissatisfaction. The execu
ton will certainly take place at eight
O'Clock Monday morning. Victor Hugo has
written to Queen Victoria asking her to par
don O'Donnoll. Police leaving duty at the
prison this evening report that ODonnell
continues firm as n rock. O'Donncll is fully
prepared to meet his fate, but has remarked
that his death will be avenged on England.
ODonnell on Sunday for the first time
since he killed Carey practically admitted
that he was an Invincibc. The admission
was made to his brother, and was by the
latter divulged after leaving ODonnell that
evening. The brother made this statement Z:
For fear that anything might happen to
him between now and Monday my brother
sent for me and asked me to put before his
friends his last statement. lie intends upon
the scaffold TO say the following words: 81
killed James Carey the informer | am no.
sorry for killing him and | never have been.
Not only that but all of London's wealth
would not buy me or induce Inc TO give any
one away"
LONDON Dec. II, S15 a. m.-ODonncll
was hanged at 500 o'clock this morning.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec 16.-Secretary
Frlnghuysen tclegraphcd Minister Lowell
Thursday last stating that the House of Rep
resentatlves had brought the case of O'Don.
nell to the Presidents notice in the hope that
the latter might secure reasonable delay in
the execution of his sentence and night as
certain whether the prisoner was an Amer-
can citizen and whether there was an error
in his trial. In this telegram Mr. Lowell
was instructed as follows Gas before
instructed, you will consider O'Donnells
citizenship as established. There being in
Great Britain no judicial examination on
appeal of proceedings at n criminal trial
the possible errors can only be corrected
through new trial or by executive action
upon the sentence. Therefore this govern
mcut is anxious that such careful cxamina-
ton be gwen to the proceedings Of this case
as to discover the error should one have
been committed. You are therefore
directed by the President to request
delay of the execution of the SEN
tencc and that careful examination
of the case be madeby Her Majesty's govern
ment and that the prisoners counsel be per
mittcd TO present any alleged points of
error Secretary Frciughuysen is now in
receipt of telegram from Mr. Lowell, who
states that on the 18th he received the above
telegram and Immediately communicated its
substance 10 Lord Granville, who acknowl-
edged its receipt and stated that it had been
referred TO the proper authorities; also that
on Saturday the 18th Mr.. Lowell received
Lord Granvillc's reply, in which the latter,
terreicrring to Mr.. Iowelrs communication,
stated that the counsel for ODJuucl having
submitted representation he thought Avis
able ON the prisoners behalf, those represcu-
tations and all Observation-Disclosures Of the case
had been carefully examined and considered
in the manner usual in case of capital con-
victions, and Her Majestys government had
found no grounds upon which they would be
justified in advising the Crown to interfere
with the sentence Of the law or its execution.