Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-12-10

and mother came to ses him, togeth
er with Rev. Richard Miles, one Of
the colored clergyman whom he had
chosen to be with him in his last
moments. Sullivan still maintained
his calm demeanor, and during the
visit of his parents parted with ap-
parent unconcern from Rev, I. R.
Croshorn, colored, and Revs. W. V.
Louderbough and William s. Zane,
white, who had visited him during
his incarceration. At ten o'clock his
two sisters, Emiiine and Kate, reach
ed the town, coming, in company
with several othsr celored people, on
train from Fenvick the nearest
station to their home at Bushtown
They spent short time with him, and
then father. mother, and sisters turn
ed to take their last farewell The
mother could stand it no longer, but
crying out in heart broken tone,
tainted in the corridor. The sister
Emiline also partially tainted, but
both were revived and helpedinto the
street Here they had gons but q
short distance when the mother faint
ed again. She wss picked up and ia
ken into tin shop nsarat hand, where
she stayed until the train left, nearly
two hours later.
0My God. Must leave him Oh
my brother Ny brother y shrieked
Emiline a moment after her mother
tainted. As she fell she was caught
by hel father, who held her in his
arms for somo time, and then laid
her on the cold brick sidewalk while
he chafed her hands to revive her
She was resuscitated in about quar-
ter of an hour, and taken slowly on
toward the depot wailiu. andmourn-
ing for her brother
Meanwhile Shellff Keity vas rush
ing nervously around, in aud out of
the jail, preparing for the final act
1t was not until the middle of the
forenoon that the gallows and
covered way from the jail to the
building were completed, the noisy
bang OF hammers jsrrinG harsh
ly in the prisoners cell, ten feetawav
until it was nearly time for him to
die. Almost until the time OF the
execution, too, the Sheriff was busy
revising the list of persons who were
TO bs admitted. Several of those
who had eagerly sought this privilege
few DAYS before faltered, and con
Guided that they had rather not see
the revolving sight, and ths names of
others were substituted. The repor-
tsrs of leading daily papers who were
present were, however, persistently
ignored, two only gaining admission.
One OF These succeeded by getting
reJueat from Sheriff De b. KEN, who
had loaned the Salem authorities the
gallows of bIoyameusing Prison, and
the other paid S25 for the privilege.
Mr.. Smith, the editor of local pa
per, seemed to have charge of the
whole natter, was apparently init
mstely associated with the Sheriff in
making arrangements for the conduct
OF the affiir, Eis Is sad TO have made
several hundred dollars, from first to
last, IN selling tbs Z W in regard 10
the afftir.
A moment or two after the mur-
dersr's mother and sister fainted on
the street, William Watson, a tall,
manly looking fellow, applrsutly
twenty i've years old. & brother OF
the murdered girl, approached Sher-
if Kelly mt the door OF the jail and
asked for adnittance to the execu
tion that he might see tho avehging
by the Law of his sisters death II
cant do it. 1t is impossible The
list is full, and the Sheriff went has
tily up the steps and into the Jail
The young man looked Sacanly at
tbs closed door through which the
Sheriff had Just taken several Of his
personal friends, aud tarned aw.y
With deep sigh.
At eleven ociock n hal; hush cams
over the crowd il the street It Lad
been said that The execution was to
take place at that hour not few who
bad stood expectauily around quit
ted the scene hastily, while others
crowded closer 10 The court yard.
which nobody was permitted to en-
ter except the fifteen police and sps-
cial officers who guarded Il.
At eighteen minu!s. psat eleven the
jury appointed 10 witness the hang
ing fled into the rough building. A
moment later Sheriff Kelly walked
after them, closely followed by Sul
livan, who WIS dressed in new suit
of black clothes provided by ez-Sher-
III Coles, who, WITH Revs. Richard
Mics and Wilson Peterson, both col
ored, accompanied the condemned
man. As Sullivan passed the head
OF tho stairs he recognized two or
three persons standing there aud
calmly bade them good-bys. Al tbs
foot of the stairs he passed his coffin,
which he looked at with a serene
smils, The SherifTs deputies and
the few newspaper reporters who
were permitted to be present fled in
after the party in which the murder.
or walked.
Sullivan with steady tread and q
placid demeanor followed Sheriff |
Kelly up the steps to the scaffold. |
After prayer by Rev. Mr. Miles, Con
stable john 81 Buckalew STRAPPED his
ankles together and handcuffcd his !
hands behind him. The nooae was
then adjusted around his neck, he
asking that 1t should be shifted lit |
tie when the knot hurt his neck. He
was then asked by e1-Snerif Coles if |
he had anything to say ne replied in |
the Affirmative, and then without a
trenor in his voice spoke as fol- |
lows:
Il say goodbye to youall I thsnk
you all for your kindness. / hope 10 |