Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-12-04
HARaINa uF anLLIKAn.
He HAS the V0ctfcrous sympathy O,
"a Female Prisoner-kHoping for q
Better world, &c.

He mas the V0ctforous sympathy os
"a Female PrisOner-HoplnK for "A
BETTER world, &c.
6ALRM, N. j., Dec. 2-Last night
Sullivan had sn affecting interview with
bis mother aud after her departure he
spent some tins 10 siuging aud PRAYING,
He slept veil dufing the night, awakinp
once, when he ate half OF minos pie.
A colored female prisoner confined in
the cell formerly occupied by Sullivan
wept aloud and prayed nearly the entire
night, her piteous cries being heard a
long distance from the Jail
Sullivan Was awakened at 7 O'Clock,
He smiled srd maintained the degree Of
nerve that he has shown sill along. He
said he did not care to say anything
more about the murder that he hoped 70
go 10 better world and believed his sins
would be forgiven He ate sparinsly Of
the breakfast provided fr him
Soon after O'Clock Srllivs,'s father
aud mother called and a numbsr Of
Methodist ministers j1ued tSe psrsr In
singing hymn. The Condemned man
warned his parents rot to CRY, a. II they
did. he would cry too His two
sisters also called TO bid him
good, bye. The final separation
wss very distressing His eister fell
iaintine and was carried away and his
aged father and mother seemed to suffer
great mental anguish. Meanwhile Sulli-
van rever faltered but remained stolid
AID looking every inch the reckless fell.
low that he was. When the death war.
rant was read TO him he was the coolest
person present. He ascended the aoaffold
at ii 20, where another prayer waB
offered. After being pinioned and the
nocse placed on his neck, he was asked
II he desired to say anything and replied
that he was confident OF salvation, and
believed that when heshould tall through
the trap he would fall into the hands OF
Jesus. Il was marriage ceremony for
him, he said, and he wanted TO be in
time for the feast with all those good men
who had gone before him.
At IL 20 the drop fell. There was TO
peroeptible struggle, his nsck being ap-
| parently broken and In three minutes he
was pronounced dead. The body was out
down at IL 04 and turned over to the
undertaken who will bury 1t this after
noon.
Howard Sullivan was . negro lad, IS
/ yOnAo pAN A@ns cuhiuAtys LIE Niotiht huh
Walton, was little white girl, mere
child. Her body wss found in the woods
neM Yorktown, Salem county, q day OF
two after her murder, which was com
mitted on August 18Th, Suspicion
pointed to Sullivan, who was arrested
incar Grated in Jail and who
finally confessed his guilt His oonfes
sion, made to the sheriff, was as follows
81 wish to tell you the whole thing.
killed Ella Watson with the bell. olRpper
did 1t beoRule l was afraid she woult
tell on me after knocked her down will
the club. l saw her leave the villag
and start for home" said he, "aud tool
short cut and headed her of. had
the head skinner, as called 1t, II
my pocket. didn't hit her with tina
club first showed you. II wa
with another one, 3 little shorter. sh,
hollered when she saw me and tried 1,
run, but trippsd and fell. Then sh
cried, and asked me TO let her 20, but
was mad and began to choke her. Sh
, got kind Of black in the face and he
: tongue stuck ont. She looked me righ
In the face and tried TO speak, so JUS
up aud hit her In the head with tn,
! clspper The blood spurted out an,
} some of IL got on my shirt sleeve.
thought IL wouldn't do to let her lie ir
the road, SO l Just picked her mp an,
, chucked her in the brush. Then raj
ACROSS the road, got into the corn Eel
aud went home !"