New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-19
HOVEY'S LAST DAY ON EARTH.
THE MURDERER RESIGNED TO HIS FATE.
HUSBAND AND WIZ PARuNG-A sTIMULANT AD-
MI>IsT RED-LoOKING DEATH IN THE FACE.

MI\IsT RED-LOOKING DEATH IN THE FACE.
Edward Hovey the condemned murderer woke at
ckyesteTday morning after restless night nc
looked pale, haggard and deSpond ent, and ate spar
ingly of his breakfast of fried eggs and coee a!e
Dnr8nuuet called on him at O'Clock, ana rGhhdlIeu
with him short time in his cell. me hev, II
GuilbeTt,of the Episcopal Church OF the Iioiy phi,
during the day. The work of erecting the gauoWS
begun early in the morn nong5 anu he d ihe
tinctly heard throughout the prison. Hovey lace
turned shade paer when the omlnoQs sounds lel
his ear His father Rf0ofG WIZ @nd S aSd
remained with him until nearly . O'Clock. When the
marty came ont of the corridor known as " Murder
rTs How where the cell of the condemned man Is
situated, each member seemed deeply aiicGted ana
Mrs Hovey's grief was quite dncOntrOllable. she
sObbed bitterly aud as she passed the open space
where the completed gallOws stood she buried htf
face in her hands. DIR. Guilbert supported her to
the prison gate on the Franklin-st. SIDE
mh tbe S dooT out of wRcR had Just passed
those nearest to him on earth whom ne was meyer 70
see again. But he appeared less ylsl6ly ancctGd
relatives had left him the condemned man was
transferred by Warden Finn to the hospital cell IN
the corridor opposite MurdeTeTs' Row ana OtdeIs
were given to allow none in the corridor but those
who were to watch the condemned man throughout
the night. L.. 81
he paced nervously to aud fro in front OF ms cell
He had eaten nothing since breakfast aiG Io CG t
planned of feeling weak. After consultatloh VIII
",
lants and he was given glass OF "hshey'
and he lad a long conversation with the Rev; DT.
Gubcrt. About halfpast 5 his counsel, william lam
+ KiptZipg called i'm TO bid him gOOd-by. After
cGnversing with him for some minutes, IIoyey
called for an egg which be ate with relish: lie ap-
pc9red quite cheerful and expressed himself asreay
to meet his fate manfully. He forgaYe freely any
person who may have sought to do him an injury,
ne said ana he hoped that he would be forgiven for
his misdecds. The statement that he did not be-
ieye i'm a future state, he said was false, and tho
hope of meeting his mother and children IN heaven
had more than anything else prevented INN IRON
breaking down. At 10 o'clock Commissioner
Thomas s. Brennan called, and stad about an hour
Mr. Knitting said that he was surprised 10 note the
change that had taken place in HOveys condition.
He found that he was willing to converse freely IN
regard to his death and he appeared to feel the DIS
grace which would attach to his family more than
his own fate He had no doubt that HOyey would
keen up a hrm bearing TO the last.
The death-watch was performed by ,depqty-sher-
IFS Hearn and Adams up to - o'clock when they
were relieved by deputies Frederick and Masters2n,
who will remain on duty until after the
execution The deputy-sherfis will meet at the
the sheriff7s Office Z o'clock this morning. They
will start for the TOmbs I $780, and the execution
will take place about o'clock.