The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-12-05
A Sherifi-S residence.

\ Sherifi-s residence.
Il Main prison.
Female ward in which sullivan was con
fined.
ID Corridor into which the female ward opens
and communicating with yard by door at +,
also communicating with basement by stair
+ Yard between sherin~s house and suro-
gates office.
G Surrogates and Clerks office.
ii Temporary building in which sullivan
was hung.
l Temporary covered passage from basement
door of prison to The place ofexecntion.
Within the jail there was but lit
tie excitement Sullivan was visited
by his parents i'll the afternoon and
by Rev William S. Zane, pastor of
the Walnut Street NJ f. Church. In
the evening a number of reporters from
Philadelphia and elsewhere were i'll the
city, and Sheriff Kelly and every one else
connected with the office was besieged for
passes admitting to the execution. To all
such the sheriff had but one reply. that
the provisions of the law would be strictly
adhered to and that all appointments had
been made. Every courtesy and facility
which he could offer, however, consistently
with the law lie cheerfully extended to all,
and though his good nature was severely
taxed throughout the trying duties and
scenes, lie was uniformly courteous and
obliging. On Monday evening our repor-
ter in company with Mr. Z. w. Emery of
the Associated Press, visited Sullivan in
his cell in the female ward of the prison to
which he had been removed when his at
tempt to escape was discovered. He rose
to bis feet as We entered and extending his
arm through the grated door shook hands
with a pleasant smile. He had in his
hands hymn book the leaves of which lie
| turned over as he conversed for short
time. Among other things he said that he
was not III the habit of using liquor and
had never been drunk but once in his life,
which was last Fourth of July, on which
occasion lie had got drunk with the boys
on cider. lie shook hands again at part
| ing and the iron door changed sharply,
shutting the prisoner in for
HIS LAST NIGHT ON EARTH,
with the death watch keeping vigil over
him. He rested about as usual during the
night, waking up once and RECALLING him
self with half a mnce pie furnished him by
the watchmen He rose about o clock on
Tuesday morning. Mr. Coles sent him
from his own table breakfast of sausage,
| buckwheat cakes and coffee, but he de
clned it, saying he would ''eat it after a
while" He did not, III fact, eat it at all.
Eearly in the morning our reporter with
several others paid another visit to him.
He received his visitors politely, rising
from his seat and offering them chairs with
the pleasant request to take a seat gentle
men," He said that he had no statement
to make and nothing to complain of. That
both Sheriff Coles and Sheriff Kelly had
been very kind to him and that he hoped
his sins were forgiven and he would 60 to
better world.
Shortly afterward Sullivan changed his
clothes and arranged himself in new suit
of black obtained for the occasion. After
which his parents, who had arrived to-
gether with his sisters Emeline and Cassie,
were admitted with Rev. Richard II.
Miles of the Mt. Pisgah church of Salem,
Rev, Wilson Peterson, of Mt. Zion church
of Bushtown and Rev. d, r. Croshron of
Mt. Laurel church at Yorktown. Rev,
w. s. Zane and Rev. w. V. Louderbough,
of the Presbyterian church, Salem, who
had faithfully attended the prisoner dur
ing his confinement, had called earlier
in the morning and hidden him farewell.
The family and the three ministers above
named engaged in religious exercises.
''Take the name of Jesus with YOU was
sung with feryor. Howard standing up and
Rev. Mr.. Peterson offered prayer and the
family withdrew. Sullivan bore the separ-
alton with great fortitude. Not SO his
mother and sister Emeline. They Were
overcome with grief and left the room with
pitiful cries and Emeline tainted when she
reached the Mayors Office across the CORR
dor. 1t was with the greatest difficulty
that she was taken from the Jail to the
house of friend i'll town and she and
the family were followed by a curious and
gaping crowd.
After the family had departed. Revs.
Peterson and Miles remained with the
condemned man till the last. Come We
sinners, poor and needy, was sung and
another prayer offered, and the ministers
labored earnestly for his spiritual welfare.
Howard gave respectful attention, but re-
tanned his composure throughout At
10. 90 Sheriff Kelly read to the prisoner the
record of his conviction and sentence, an
Swerin9 to the death warrant as used III
other jurisdictions.
At II. IS the jury appointed by the Court
came into the corridor into which Sulli-
vans quarters opened, and passed down
the basement stairs and ont into the place
of execution. All the jurors, whose names
we gave last week, We're present, except
Henry Barber. who was prevented from at
tending by death in his family. AS they
passed out of the corridor, the door of Sui
livan's room swung open and the prisoner
appeared with ex-Sherff Coles, who, at
Sullivan request, in the absence of any
member of his own family, staid by him to
the end. They were preceded by Sheriff
Kelly and the clergymen selected by the
prisoner. Messrs. Peterson and Miles.
They followed the jurors ont, Sullivan
walking erect with firm step, and as they
passed a number of reporters at the head
of the stairs, he waved his hand back at
them, saying, goodbye, air. in clear,
firm tones. Then followed the special dep
uties appointed by the Sheriff: Smith B.
Harris, Gould S. lItchner, John NJ Bran
diff, G.. A. Julius johnson, Henry 7. John
son, Richard Gosling, f. 5. Fogg, 7. w.
Jaquette, Samuel L. Kelly, Samuel B.
Murphy, Barclay B. Lawrence. Reporters
and others entitled to be present followed.
The jurors, deputies and reporters passed
behind screen of muslin, which had been
stretched in front of the gallows and
across the building. while the clergy
men and the Sheriff with Mr.. Coles and
the prisoner assembled the seatiold, and
Sullivan was placed upon the trap beneath
the rope. He showed no sign of trepida-
ton: and, as he glanced around over the