The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-28
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The Last q ths Armand aIaFdsFers Granted


SEALRERRIEyRp.
The Last Of che Aihland lIurdsrerS Grantee
/ yis{s Ai aStay. 4
GRIYsoS, Ky, Feb. q. - bout o'ciocl
this morning William Neal received aitel
esrsm from Acting Governor Hindmar
granting him d rsprieye for thirty days
Sheriff Armstrong doubted the authenf
city Of the telegram at first and imme
diatelys autographed Tor confirmation
Governor Hindman responded as at first;
"saye. Meals life.p The guards west
aroused and in o few minutes from the
time Of the reception OF the telegram
Neal, accompanied by 0 strong guard
started for Eastern Kentucky Junction "a
catch q, train for Mt. Sterling. Matters
were kept tiquiet until s o'clock this morn.
Ing. When II became known much in.
dignation was expressed by q amaiority d
the people, while q few We're found who
expressed satisfaction. A large crowd was
here to witness the hanging. Neal was
oyetjoyed ut the reception Of the good
news. Thus the last Of the Ashland muir
derersh sagain escaped death temporarily.
Neal has claimed that John Russell and
"a. o. Campbell, prominent citizens Of
Ashland, had him condemned by false wit
lnesses. Yesterday be begged the forgive.
.iloSs OF Campbell and exonerated both
men from such charges. The people are
gfeatlyexcited and bloodshed will newt
ably, follow, as the Ashland people are de-
termined to have Justice done. This BIT
ter spirit is augmented by the evidently
growing sympathy with Neal. d
The threats OF blooashed over the re-
prieSeIof Neal mean something, as Neal
and his partners IN crime have learned ere
this. Neal, Graft and Ellis murdered and
outraged two; young girls and murdered o
boy, at Ashland, on December "a, 1881,
and dthen attempted TO burn their bodies.
Ellis confession raised such q storm Of in-
dignation in Ashland that the court
ordered all three OF the murderers (who
had been arrested before the confession
waslnaie puhiio) to he semitic the iaitin
Lexington for safe keeping. They were
accordingly placed upon . steamboat and
started down the river, but the mob got
wind Of fit and started in pursuit in an.
other steamboat. After q thrilling chase
the officers OF the law finally eluded the
mob and arrived safely y at Lexingtoniwith
the prisoners. ff Y,
Ellis was generally believed by the peo-
pleiof Lexington to be insane. In the
spring OF 1882 Ellis was tried at Catletts-
burg and sentenced TO the penitentiaty
for life. That. night the mob broke open
the jail aud took Ellis 10 Ashland, Ave
miles away, and hung him. Before death
and while the rope was around his neck,
liereiterated his tirst confession about the
a. MEANstDY.NAMITE.
ACatheIip Priests letter Calling for Money
llt5ss 10 Hay The stun, g i5l5 ";
NEw fosk Feb. Patrick r. Hor-
gan, Thomas ]. Byrne and twenty-sis
other Ifishmen, lateIyiwrote Father Q. +. .
o'Ieary, Of pe Soto, Mo, suggesting that
he appeal to the Irishmen Of America for
funds to wage war against England for
Irelaud's freedom. Father O. Leary replies
by issuing g,apaddressi in which he asks his
copntrymen: .NyiL you treat peacefully
with that traditional enemylof our race,
and through g false and cowardly senti-
inent, begotten Of fear, refuse &c. max use
Of that means which will. surely bring,
about that long wished for consummation
the entire destruction ofthe hell born
which has been for ages the disgrace OF a
civilized werldP ,i.y.,
Air. q, carp goes on to say that all that
q lacking 10 bring about Ehgland's down
fall is money, and he offers 10 act as GUS
todian Of contributions towards the &C.
OF Ifsland's freedom by
means which ypb and believe to be aaei
qpate, and which Irish palrage will zen:
def efficient IL any has szafd.5 .5'E The means
referred 10 are described In the letter to
Father Q Ieary' ias ,isgch weapons as
science can suggest, Ingenuity devise, and
devoted courage accomplish"
rs. Died Of Their W onnds.s 4 Ef+g
LosboS, Feb Colonel Fox straag-
ways, cetamaadsatlo the iloYal scheol oi
GpnnerY at Shoe ebtyhes and Colonel
Lyon, head official 81 the Government
nlns;nn ~ tbe RoysI scSoisol n Gnnnesrr,ve no
sied this ttsornihg. Each lad both less q
blown Of !.
People itEing y in tae y Ileinity = q iae
was terri5le IA seteraI aauaFes 9s
were neioeY.,ibis ShaS Sen. Some had theft
Windows blbvti 5pt aad were we're Otherwise
great Excitement prey ailed.s People ranlterl
ror.stiickenI into tie street, and looked
askauce as they stared at their neigh hbors.
Atifirst itIyas thought that The dynsmiters
vsse va sesla stSsfs sad Mad assas asat3