Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-17

to-day by the neck until dead. passed a
restless night. Up to about l O'Clock yes
| terday afternoon he had maintained a
cheerful bearing, stating his confidence of
| the favorable result of his counsel's inter
cession with Governor Stoneman. When
| the news of the dispatch, published in the
Bulletia yesterday, announcing as vain all
further hope, was told 10 him. he was
greatly affected. When Mrs. Richter,
kind lady who had lately been ministering
| to his wants, spoke the sad tidings to him.
his cheeks blanched, and dropping into
| chair, he sat as in q dream for nearly half
hour.
APPEALING FOR MERCY.
After recovering somewhat from the
| shock he went to the table in his cell and
wrote very pathetic Geographic appeal TO
| Governor Stoneman to commute his SEN
tence to life imprisonment, or to at least
| grant him time to make manifest his innO-
| cence. The appeal was well w0rded the
strong points put forth in It were that he
was innocent, that he had been convicted
| upon circumstantial evidence, and that it
! would not be an injustice to any one 10
| commute his sentence to life imprisonment
As | expect to meet my Maker, am in
nocent OF this crime, was one OF the SEN
| fences. 1t was sent about o'clock. and
after it had been dispatched 10 the ycle-
graph office the prisoner appeared more
cheerful.
The Catholic priests and the iailers were
| with Leroy when the answer came about
| 10 o'clock in the evening. The condemned
man tore open the envelope hurrielly.
The dispatch read
SACRAMENTO january 18Th
Hriqh Ler0p, san Francseo. ! cannot and
shall not interfere i'll your case, and may God
GEoRGE SToNEstAs. Governor.
The priests questioned him concerning
the missive, but he said nothing, and again
submitted himself to their conSUling cuUn-
sci.
About midnight the Sherifi7s attorney,
Charles Ackerman, spent half an hour with
| the condemned man, and at his request Mr..
Alderman sent the following dispatch to
Governor StOneman:
implore you as Chief Executive TO avert the
cOmmittal of judicial murder NV letter al
ludcs 70 a witness lately returned here. | can
prove by him q clear alibi, showing could not
have killed Skerrett on the 18th of August,
1855 / reiterate my entire innocence MAY
God give you hrmness TO grant me q respite OF
but five days to prove an ahbi. The witness is
a credible man. Do not turn deaf ear 10 this,
my dying appeal. WRIGHT LEROY.
ANOTHER EFFORT FOR RESPITE.
Early this morning n S Writ, one of
Leroy's attorneys, telegraphed to a friend
in Sacramento to make one more APP
peal TO the Governor, asking for q respite
for few days, as Leroy expected two wit
nesses to arrive Monday from Mexico
| who could positively prove an aljbi. At
about 10 O'Clock Mr. Writ received a dis
patch from his FRIEND. saving 80 I am doing
ali in nv mower to GET a few DAYS" As
Mr.. .Wirts friend was personal friend of
| Governor Stoneman he eynressed some
homes that the renuest would he Granted
Quite early this morning LEROY wrote
and sent the following disDatch
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California. The State of California cannot gain
ny my be g e 4|f 81 we ' Vo w Fxce Ge
lency can lose nothing in this life or that to
come by coming to my rescue God help you
to listen to reason and not be influenced by
tneery nor IoaLqe o, III run, can prove
-('' WRIGHT LEROY.
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LEROY EMBRACES THE CATHOLIC FAITH
As early as 5 O'Clock this morning large
crowd began to accumulate in the vicinity
of the County Jail and gradually increased
until, as the hour of execution approached.
the sidewalks and streets for several blocks
around the JAN were densely thronged with
men women ana cnliafen, staring hldhk.y
at the lro"nlhg eqlhce wherein Leroy was
10 pay the penalty ef his crime with his
NE.
Al the VISITORS, with the exception OF
newspaper reporters were Denied aims
sion untI Il:5V O'Clock, at winch tune
about 90 people We're crushed into the
marrow court and corridors OF the jail!
At ABOUT III O'Clock Leroy expressed de
sire 10 see priest, ana Immediately rather
Connolly was sent for, to whom Leroy
stated That he wanted to die IN the Catho-
~ if'i ~ nc priest Ioii'iieu Win MN
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i,H DhAIIi 'AhRANI'
AT 10 Sheriff Hopkins and Deputies
Oiisco1i ana II 1ageTS entered the cell. and
Drlse0il proceeded TO read the death war
rant. Leroy listening to 1t attenuvely, but
without word. AT l2:2o the ceu-door
swung open, and the condemned man,
accompanied by the priest and several jail
otnclais, mounted the scatfold, looking very
pale, but with steady step. As the straps
ana moose were being adjusted, Leroy
listened a'tenuVely TO the PRAYER OF the
priest ana; Kissing the cruclhx closed ms
eyes as the oLach cap was drawn over hls |
lace.
LEEoYs DEATH INSTANT,
Everything being complete, the word was |
given and at 1871 the trap was sprung |
Death was instantaneous. The body was !
allowed to hang for fifteen minutes, after |
which it was lowered and placed in a coffin. |
DIR. Blach examined it, and said that the |
neck had been broken, thus causing death |
almost instantly.
Leroy this morning expressed wish that |
his body should be placed in the care of |
the priests who attended him and not sent |
to the Morgue The Coroner, receiving a |
cerufcate OF qeath rom the CITY physician,
com ''-'e'i win Aei'' ie'i"eS'
THE CONDEMNED MANS cEIAE.
The crime for which Leroy was con-
demned, horrible and dastardly as it was.
is familiar to nearly all readers. 1t was
committed. as SrpDoscd IN Tuesday the |