The evening world., 1888-08-10

3 O'CLOCK.

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the unlawful, unjust and unfair vay have been
Ieated- You are accustomed In England 70 see
yusilce aoministered impartially in the courts. An
that the prosecution resorted 70 every unfair
means IN tneir power. even to crime ITSELF for
tney procured q check to be forged and had the
man who presented It arrested and placed "a
After wards the prosecution placed him on TIM
stand to testify. His evidence was a tissue OF re-
rom one end to the other.
ln fact, upon The witness stand he would lie a.
Iai As ne considered necessary, and the pros -cufion
solu N open court that It had paid the witness $50
nce. This 10 only one Of the many means used
tne prosecution, and had I time I could give mum.
oets OF them. The trial has been denounced a. q
travesty ant miscarriage OF justice BY any Of the
leading lawyers here.
We proved that one Of the Jurors said he vas
Inc British Government lnterfered and their re-
anes, was refused ~ Gov. Morehouse on the
they did not really intend 10 i%nrerfere' and upon
ths Iso' a. to the prejudieed Juror which We laid
oeiore me Governor, he said that fact did not
20 am male 10 suffer the penalty Of the law
wlthout having had a fair trial. Is is guaranteed to
eyrry one ~ the state Constitution.
The prosecution states ir the papers that the
Governor on ht to disregard the request Of Great
and that Great Brita n mad NOT taken anv n.f,oe ~
tne Unned States Int, 7 ering in the O'Donnell case
a''nco y 90 Csigne0
M~AxwELL's LAST DAY ON EARTH.
At O'Clock Maxwell is dressed for his last
day on earth. He wears q black Prince AL
bert coat and a white tie. which Get
of his pale face. He is be-
ginning to show a little nervousness.
chances about with something of q glare IN
his eyes that reminded The EyESma WoRLD
correspondent of his wild. frightened look
rs he was received by a crowd OF several hun
dred people at the Union Depot about sum
rise one morning three years ago. He looked
then as II he were afraid the crowd might
prove to be a mob. And the same glisten
was in his eyes as he stared about after dom
ming his burial suit this morning.
But It was only for a few seconds. He re-
covered himself, assumed an attitude of re-
Election, one of his favorite attitudes the past
three years in jail, and presently Lit o cigar
cite and pulled away vigorously, evidently
making an effort to Danish those awful
thoughts that would now and then cross his
mind.
The sun is now up, and the streets outside
are filing with people. as Is also the large
room Of the Jail inside.
Preparations for the Anal ceremony are
commencing.
MuRDERERs ON THEIR KNEES.
Father Than is again with the condemned
men. He has heard their confessions and
given them absolution and they are now on
their knees before the priest. All eyes are
on Maxwell and L~andgraf is scarcely noticed
by the crowd. which now numbers fully
fifty people, mostly newspaper men.
The Sheriff and his deputies are ready to
tie the arms of the prisoner.
READING THE DEATH WARRANT.
The death warrant is now being read.
After the religious rights breakfast wng
served the prisoners in Landgraf's cell. Is
consisted of fried oysters, fried eggs. crack
ers, jelly, coffee and bread and butter, of
which Landgraf ate heartily. as usual
Maxwell, however. did not have much ap-
petite.
TWO HOURS MORE OF LnK.
Just as everything was ready for the final
march to the scafold, the Sheriff gave In to
an appeal of Maxwelps attorneys for q post
ponement of the execution for two hour, and
announced that it would not take place un-
til 8. 80 A. NJ.
All holders of tickets were notified TO 10
turn by that time, as the execution would
surely take place between 8. 80 and "a A. n.
TIME TO HEAR PROM THE GOVERNOR.
The two hours -postponement was to give
the Governor that much longer time IN
which to again hear from the British Minis
ter, MaIwelIls attorneys hoping and believing
that their last telegram to him would
bring a reply which the Governor could not
avoid understanding rs a special request
from the British Government for q respite,
coupled with an expressed desire on the part
of the British Government to inquire more
particularly into the case.
The postponement was O great surprise To
all present and a disappointment, too, TO
some. A large number lett the jail and put
in the next two hours in q saloon and
restaurant opposite the Four Courts. Others
remained in the large jail-room or bull pen,
as they call it, and talked in groups.
The condemned men were taken back 10
Landerafs cell and spent the time in private
with Father Than. no one else except this
guards being present.
Maxwell improved the opportunity for
another smoke and used up several cia arettes
before finishing it.
Up to 8. Is O'Clock no new from jefferson
City or Warrington had been received at tho
Jail.
At 8. 20 a message was received from Mr..
Fauntleroy, Maxwel's attorney at Jefferson
City. saying there was no hope for MAXWELL
At S.45 the Sheriff entered the Jail, and the
prisoners we're brought out from the cell they
had occupied SO long.
The crowd gathered about as the death
warrants were read. and the arms Of the men
were tied behind them and their hands and
wrists together in front and the march 70 the
Ecaffold commenced.
Everything worked like machinery, from
the bringing of the prisoners from. their cell
to the springing Of the trap. the whole occu-
pying scarcely fifteen minutes.
The reading of the death warrants occupied
but a few minutes, and the march TO the
| scaffold but q few more, the procession pass
ing between a double file of police.
Maxwell was very pale, and kept his eyes
on the ground as he walked, but his step Wns
! steady and firm, and no tremor was pereeptt-
BILE in his arms.
Landgraf walked with his wonted stolid
indifference. and No Their spoke aword.
They had hardly assembled the scatfold be-
fore the caps were over their heads, shutting
! out their faces, and an instant later both
| shot down through the death trap.
Landgraf became motionless at once, but
Maxwell's body twisted about considerably.
The drop was at S.66.