The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-06-14
H0P.
~ Interview With the MUIR
90 derer After His Reprieve.

Golf TO the PenltentIaIJ Seo'0'oJ
sCtarnoon. and nesting Marshai
leland requested an interview with
Mr., Frederic Hopt, a gentleman
mbo stands more favOrably before
the world just now than he did a
moek age. The request was granted,
ond accompanied by the Marshal
Tho ctininal Faber- der pro-
ceeded to the interior ofsfhe Pen.
The drawing of the bolts was
very suggestive to tie man
If news and nonsense, Who al
most fancied, for the time being,
that he was about to receive the just
enlistment which a long-sufferlng
immunity had, withheld because Of
Orrors in law and Executive Glenn
sncv and then passed On to the
Crina. looking cell in which a mach
sbused citizen is being confined for
nm substantial reason.
Mr.. Hopt was reclining On
e,neIly hard bed, but arose on our
Snnroach. and a brief conversation
5etveen the criminal outside and
tSe Injured nan inside toOE place.
II was thus, as nearly as can be re-
Crlminal.-''How are you, Ar.
HOptW ,o
feeling first rate.
C.-"I zee you still live"
H-1Yes, l am banging on yet
C.-HWhen did you receive the
psws of the reprieve =
H--"About half past OF guar
ter past Z this morning"
C.-"I suppose it was very
agreeable SURPRISE?
Hob, I don't knew. 1t was
not so agreeable in the sense that
was saved from death, for L was not
afraid to die-not at ali"
C.-"Had you then pre- fare1 fully
for death2'
H.-"Yes, and looked for it. l
had even selected the chair in which
Twas to be shot, and intended leav-
ing it to friend as relic"
C.-"I suppose you weulds ss lief
the case stood as it d0es-that you
are alive instead of being dead? ?"
H.-"Oh, as to that, any body
would rather live than die; but l
do not fear 1t. L was quite pre-
pared
CIT is rather warm in here,
isn't it%
H.-"Yes, lately" Then tur isg
to the MARSHAL, HOpt said-"1 GU
might rs well let me out of Ii, re
now, mightn't you?"
WELL said the marshal, 81
dent know, Fred. Things in town
look somewhat ugly now. There is
considerable excitement and We
don't know what may take place."
sob, d-n the excitement," said
the prosecuted man, as he took
chew of tobacco and placed his feet
on the table; 81 would be as safe in
the yard as here wouldn't ]? ?"
The Marshal smiled in reply and
said nothing.
Some few other words Of an une
important nature were passed. and
thsn the marshal and the criminal
WithdreH.
Mr.. HOpt had a good-sIEed stack
of newspapers on his table, il The
midst of which was bouquet OF
pretty flowers. His life is
being passed as pleasantly
as the cruel circumstances
surrounding him will permit, and he
IS far from being either nervous or
depressed. He ls personally a fine
LOOKING fellow, being about thirty
years old, six feet in height. weigh.
ing $50 pounds and having rather
intelligent countenance, which is
gwen to the reader as perfectly as a
wood cut can dot In the accompan-
Ing picture. He seems to have had q
good education, for his ideas are
clearly expressed and his language
Is dramatically faultless, He
arose early yesterday morning.
washed himself, put on clean
clofhlog and got quite resdy for the
U'ene winch now seems further off
than ever.
We VIII here return thanks to
MsISnal Ireland and his assistants
a. aS, Inc Pen for the gentlemanly and
oohglng treatment to our repre-
sentative; the Marshal in particu.
laI mas ali along conducted him. elf
p WIN dignity and propriety through
Tue Ine whole OF what must have
Ueen to him q most trying ordeal.