Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-19
FLETcHER's CONDITION
WILSON'S WISH.
THE CONDEMNED MURDERER, ROBERT Will
SON, LONGS FOR PIES AND THINGS

The murderer, Robert Wilson, was brought
back from Jackson Sunday morning aud
lodged in Jail, where be will remain until
his execution, the 10Th of next month. He
occupies the second cell on the left Of t. e
main corridor, and is in good spirits. An
APPEAL reporter visited him yesterday ard
had a conversation with him through The
narrow opening which furnishes his only
means OF communication with the outside
world.
DIDN'T GET JUSTICE.
"Do you want TO say snyihiDg" the re-
porter asked.
"Are you a newspaper MANI" Wilson
asked 10 his turn, and receiving an affirmative
answer ne said, swell, L don't want 10 5 y
anything, then. L sin't ready TO talk yet.
But you can say didn't get justice"
"Do you deny having killed RussellN
81 don't know whether killed him or not :"
"Do you deny breaking into his grocery 2"
81 do"
"Did you not tell the detectives where 10
find some goods that were stolen from the
grocery"
Il told them about some goods on Tennes-
see street, but they were not Mr.. Russeli's. |
never told any body that StJnewall Jackson
had some of the goods.
Then you make a clean denial"
~ kulo UllrOb NJ tNpiF bul WNbh Ou
to say great deal
ABOUT THE TRIAL.
He went on TO relate all the details of the
prosecution, aud dwelt for long time on a
visit made him by Judge Horrigan after
sentence of death had been passed upon him
He said that Judge Horrigsn visited him in
the Jail and spoke to him more kindly than
anyone else had done, telling him, among
other lhings, that he would be certain 10 be
r. IN snded pack by the Supreme Court
for a new trial; that be could not give an
other trial then, but would see that every
thing was done "sraighter" upon his return
from ackson than on the occasion OF his first
| trial.
Then you did not expect to have the Su'
preme Court affirming your senteuceP
"No, sir. But didn't lremhl9 BIZ. 1 wa.
| Jus. like am now. Judge Deaderick ssys,
hang by the neck uHtil you ST. dead, bu
| was az easy 10 my mind III u moment as
srl now."
"And are you easy in your mind now"
"Os, yes 1 know Pve got 10 die and its
no use TO worry. 1 shall meet nv death Is
brave as anybody ever did, but il aim
| justice"
slave you received visitore?"
"Nobody huta psrson. He's been praying
around here part of to-day and yesterday
He'll be back again to morrew."
"Do you want him to come~
swell, don't care. He can come when
ever he feels like it. 1 have no friends here
l have a brother and a sister, but have NJ
more idea where they are than you do" salC
Wilson.
"And you fully realize your situation?"
Perfectly. But as | tell you Pun no
afraid. When they tail ed about lynchiny
me / was not bit afraid. felt csreles
about it, and then didn't believe they would
dc it. One OF the sheriffs asked me if
wanted 10 be taken TO the Nashville Jail anC
/ told him / didn't care, would 90 or stay.
Are you pretty comfortably hxed?"
"Pm in Jail, if you call that comfortable
And there's one thing l think ia mighty bad
At every other Jail they always give con
demnsd prisoners better food than any bod
else. But / don't gel it here. l have TO ca
Just the same as all the rest of the prisoner
DO, and / don't think that's fair, considering
the little time have to live-iust one mont
and two days now"
Wilson has been rather independent in hi
manner ever since his trial, and he said &
Jailer L.wless, Sunday morning, that b
didn't give -, and he would see To
whole beach dead before he would get dow
on his knees and beg for hs life. He
i about tEenty-eight years old, bright ginger
cake color, and has small black mustscht
HIs lace is not that of murderer, thong
it shows him at once 10 be thief. He
in excellent health, sleeps more than Ia
his time, and eats everything given him.
| According 10 an act of the last Legislator,
the Supreme Court says 10 its decision tts
Wilson must be taken "within an Inclosur
erected for the purpose or to gallows 10 B
erec ed within the jail of saio lsst-name
county, said Enclosure TO be higher thsn h
gAlloss, or 90 constructed as 10 exclude III
view of persons outside Thereof, AS provide
by law, and privately hanged thereon BY fh
| neck until he is dead"