The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-12-19
THE LAST DAY.

O'Donnen Passes q Pleasant Sunday. and
Gives Close Attention to His Spiritual Ad-
Visers-VictOr Hugo Intercedes in His BE-
half.
LONDON Dec. 16 -ODonnell passed good
night and continues cheerful. His appetite
is fair, but he enjoys smoking more than
eating. He was visited this afternoon
by Father Fleming and another priest,
and was attentive to their exhortations.
Strictest reticence was observed by the Pris-
on officials A special guard of twenty-four
men is on duty inside the Prison day and
night and several detectives are stationed
outside. The streets in the vicinity of the
Prison are empty and quiet. Some uneasi-
ness being felt about Hangman Binn's drop
il was thoroughly tested to-day, and the ma
machinery again overhauled. Ii seemed to
work well. The exclusion OF representa-
tives of the press from the Prison and diff
Guilty in obtaining information causes much
dissatisfaction. The execution will certain
ly take place at o. clock Monday morning.
The police leaving duty at the Prison this
(MoDday) merning report O'Donnell contin-
ues as firm as a rock. Everyone is much inn
pressed with his nerve. ODonnell is pre-
pared to meet his fate. but remarked that
hiS'death would be avenged on England.
Victor Hugo has written to Queen Victoria
ssking her TO pardon 0'Donnell. He says:
The Queen of England has shown more
than once her greatness of heart. and hope
that the Queen will grant 0Donnell his life
and accept the unanimous and profound
thanks of the civilized world.
O'Donnells Connection With; the Irwin
cibles.
LONDON, Dec. 16.-O'Donnell to-day, for the
first time since he killed Carey, practically
admitted that he was an lnvinciDle. The
admission was made to his brother, and was
by the latter divulge6. The shrewedest de-
tectives in England have lowered about
the prisoner from the moment OF his arrest
at Port Elizabeth. Every effort and every
inducement has been tried to draw from
ODonnell some betraying expression. But
the supreme Secretiveness and retlcence OF
the man prevailed until this evening, when
the prisoner sent again for bis brother and
the TWO had long private conversation.
When the visitor emerged he was asked ii
ODoDnell bao made any new statements.
Beng closely pressed by a reporter, the
brother finally made the following state
ment:
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 10 say the following words: Il
killed James Carey. the informer. am not
sorry for killing him, and never have been.
Not only that, but all Of London's wealth
would not buy me or induce me to give any
one away"
The police tonight assert that the British
Government has been informed from New
York that a strong and weiEOrganized party
of American Invincibles left New York on
Thursday, November 20, aboard the Mon
arch Line steamer Assyrian Monarch. for
the purpose of attempting rescue of ODon-
Dell. As ridiculous as any such idiotic
scheme must appear, still the Scotland Yard
force have taken official notice OF it and
have posted a strong corps of special men at
Gravesend for the purpose of arresting these
Americans when the Assyrian Monarch ar
rives there.
The Government has Issued a permit TO