The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-12-18

surgeon. The process Of plnionine
the prisoners limbs was quickly per-
formed by Binn, O'Donnell keeping re-
solute silence, showing great trmness,
occasionally smiling in . half abstraeteo
manner. This work done the PROCESSION
moved to the court yard, where was the
scsfold. O'Donnell declined any as
si.,ance from the wardens in sscc LID
the scsfold. Father Fleming, by his
side, repeated the service Of the church
for the dying, and had q crucitix before
O'Donnell's gszs. The prisoner took bis
place on the drop under the rope, the
slack Ct which was held up over his head
by q piece Of thread. Binn appeared
very calm and quickly fixed ,he moose
around O'Donaell's neck. carefully piac-
ing the knot under the left ear. de at
once stepped back and pulled the fatal
lever, when O'Donnell fell eight feet.
The rope hardly quivered. According
to The surgeon, death was instantaneous,
there being scarcely any muscular move
ment in the hanging form. AS the DiacK
flag was run up those within the prison
could hear the murmur from the multi
tude outside. The body hung one hour.
when it was cut down and removed Tor q
proper legal inquest.
Washington, l6.-On Thursday last
Secretary Frelinghuysen telegrsphed
Minister Lowell stating that the House
Of Representatives had brought the case
of O'Donnell to the Presidents notice
in the hope that the latter might secure
reasonable delay of the sentence, and
asking whether the prisoner was an
American citizen, and whether there was
error in the trial. In this telegram Low
e.l was instructed as follows: As before
instructed, you will consider C'Donnelrs
citizsnship established, there be.
! ing in Great Britain no Judicial
examination on appeal from the pro
ceedings in q criminal trial. Possible
errors Iean only be corrected by !e1e-
cutive action upon the sentence. There.
fore this government is anxious that such
careful examination be given the pros
ceedings In this case as will discover err
ror should ono have been committed.
You are therefore directed by the Presi-
dent to request the delay of the execution
of the sentence and that careful exami-
nation of the case be made by Her Maj
esty's government, and the prisoners
cyunsel be permitted to present any al
legged points OF error" Secretary Ere
linghuysen is new in receipt of tele-
gram from Lowell, who states that on the
twelfth he received the above telegram
and Immediately communicated its sub
stance to Lord Granville, who acknow'-
edged the receipt and stated that he had
refe red it to th6 proper authorities.
Also on Saturday, the fifteenth
instant, Consul Lowell received Lord
Granville's reply, in viii, % the latter, az
ter referring t. Lowell's communication,
stated that counsel for O'Donnell having
submitted the representations he thought
advisable on the prisoners behalf, and
that all other circumstances OF the case
having been carefully examined and
considered in the manner u. usl in ases of
capital convictions, Her Msjssty's gov
eminent found no grounds upon which
it could be justified in advising the
Crown to interfere with the sentence OF
the law or It's execution.
The usual inquest upon tia body OF
O'D,nnell showed the face bore calm
expression. The head was quite loose
from the trunk. The rope made deep
indentatioD in the neck; usual verdict.
Binn, the hangman, was od-humored.
~ mobbed By the crowd on leaving New
gate prison. he afterwards drove away
in q government postal va to escape oD"
serva,ion.
New York, 1.-THE hanging of
O'Donneli is surprise to his compa-
triots, who somehow thought England
would listen to the voice from the United
States and commute the sentence.
New York, 16.-The Brooklyn Edg'e
prints q London cablegram which ste. es
that O'Donnell has practically admitted
that he was sn ''invinci5le." On satur-
day evening he had an interview with his
brother; when the latter left the prisoner
he was asked if O'Donnell had made
any new stateme rs. He said, answered
the brother, she never felt any rAgret
for killing Carey, and he felt none now.
He also said he would make this declara-
ton upon the scsffold, and these would be
his dying words. Being closely pressed the
brother made the following statement:
"For fear anything might happen 10 him
between now and midnight my brother
sent for me and asked me to put betors
his friends bis last statement. He To-
tends upon the scsffold to sag the follow
ing words: 81 killed James Carey, the
informer. I am not sorry for killing
him, and I never have been. Not only |
that, but all Of London's wealth would
no. buy me or induce me to give any
Cue dHsy.
The arrival of the hangmsn Binns will |
be secret and so will be his departure. |
The police sllege that plot exists among |
the "Invincibles" to kill Binps before |
the hour fixed for the execution if posi- |
sible. As the date of the execution ap- |
proaches, the case rapidly becomes mo re
sensational, particularly now that il has |
become known that O'Donnell has sc
himself an Invincible by |
assuring his confederstes that they need |
not fear being given away.
The police, tonight, assert that The |
British government ia Informed from |
New York that strong and we'll organ
lied party of American Invincibles left |
New York on November 20 b, aboard the
Monarch, for theipurpose |
of attempting the rescue Of O'Donnell. |
This party are desperate, and through |
allies in London have chartered q small |
and swift steamer in London to convey |
their rescued fellowmsn TO sea. As ri |
diculous as any such idiotic scheme raust |
appear to persons acquainted with the |
situation at Newg ate Or any other Eng |
lish prison, still the Scotland yards |
guard has taken official notice OF it and |
posted a strong body oil men ct Graves
end for the purpose Of arresting tue,e |
Americans when they arrive on Sunday. |
When questioned about the story. the |
Scotland Yard Inspector said that while |
the story about the rescue was regarded |