The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-01-22
DRISCOLL'S GALLONS UP.
IHE HANGMAN sUPERINTENDs r CON-
sTRUC1ION IN THE 1OMBs YARD.

More Charges Against Warden walsh Made
by Mrs. Driscoil-Mere Denials By che
Warden-The Csndenaed Mas's Nerve.
Tho gallows upon which Dan Driscoll Ia to
be hanged tomorrow was erected In the
Tombs yard yesterday afternoon. 1t Is placed
between the ten day house in which Drtscoll is
now confined and the Franklin street wall.
This is a new spot, and prevents the condemned
man from taking a long walk to the gallows. 1t
is inst within the Franklin street gate. and tho
hanging must necessarily be early on
Monday morning. that the gallows may
be put away before the vans come to
take prisoners to the courts. 1t is the
gsllows upon which Peter Smith was hanged
and was built three or four years ago. Joe At
kinson, who last week brought the gallows
back from Pennsylvania, where he hanged the
farm hand John Reilly upon It, oversaw the
work of putting UP OF the gallows, which was
done by four carpenters.
Drlscoll carried himself yesterday as he has
pretty nearly every day for a week past. He
was pleased that his statement was printed In
thu newspapers.
Mrs. Driscoll, Dams wife, has made q state
ment in which she supplements her husbands
attack upon Warden Walsh by alleging that
when Mr.. Finn was warden Of the prison
Walsh and Jerry Hartigan, partly for the pur-
pooo vi uioSiouitluS rluu, uAu putIy ~ oNu
Driscoll. entered into a conspiracy, to bring
t sSSa; p 1855, Hart issane with ss %a fsSs t tnss IL Hs,
fDG Pisscofl ana a ste an hs sri rPi[e = 70 efo SsT piu t9 s f iIne. and ID
. heavy rope Of the same length. A chisel was
dd%i ssfns out e ths to wa Rr Of E Sis eel Yhif h. s e,A 6s Sss
that when this WAS done he was to lower the
plumb line through the hole, and Hartigan and
to the end Of It., Driscoll drawing 1t up would
have been able in a short time to have broken
means Of the rope, which would, have been
hauled up as the Jimmy was, to have slid to
tn toe k s,ses1 an tbs es paiEcsmaa hs on Gan Sas to ont see ei
The rlan was spoiled by a search Of the cell
chisel and Of the hole begun in the wall.
After this, Mrs. ;Driscoll says. Hartigan, got
he gave to. Mrs. Driscoil. and also. bought from
tro streets a blank which ho had filed into
snsP Ili ~ 5 mscR%H i9h MI, ~ P key Mrs.. b fsrsse; lps says
she was accustomed to enter her husbands
mali, as long as she pleased. a friend keeping
watch outside; This IS the key which she sur
rendered sasssed to T Fina. shy %a ss1s 's s5s s xsff has sf tse
impression. which was taken In a box Of soft
- Warden Walsh said yesterday. in regard to
Its all 49, ie; Mrs. DlriscolI did give up
have it In my safe. and have often shown it to
the reporters"
short. thick-set. man in seedy apparel and
wearing @ slouch hat and speetacles. visited
Warden Walsh at his. office In the Tombs yes
terday and said that he proposed to raise one
million dollars. deposit it In the Chemical Ma
tional Bank. aud use 1t to secure Driscoll's re-
lease If he found him repentant. To a reporter
the man snid:
III Driscoll does not wish to die, you can 90
TO Gov. Hill and tell him that 1. Edwin Cold,
NJ. D.. who never cared to live and never did
want to live, viii gladly take Driscolrs place
He said that President Cleveland was q par
ticular friend of his, and that he was on inti-
mate, terms with jay Gould. Russell Sage.
Marshall o.. Roberts, and gil the chief Generals
in the army. He also claimed to be at the
head OF the Knights Of Labor. He intends
starting on a tour to lecture on Heaven VS..
He'll" Civilization . Curse" and "Soiled
Doves"
He claims relationship to Nathan Hale. and
10 now collecting money to be used In raising
monument. to the memory OF that man. He
gave his address as 81 Wall street.
Driscoll sat on his cot and smoked q cigar n
good part OF last evening. He nodded of twice
or, three times toward midnight. and then he
said to a deputy sheriff:
II guess I'll go to bed"
The deputy said last night that Driscoll was
cool and collected, but was seemingly under
great mental strain. He spent much OF his
time at his religious devotions.