St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-20
They. However, Are Becoming
Quite Disinelined to Talk
to Anybody.
The Sheriff Has About Com
pleted Arrangements for
the Execution.
Petitions Still Being Cireu-
lated for the Communication
Of Pete'S Sentence.

The Barrett boys felt solemn yester-
day. The free air and careless de-
meanor which their logged pluck has
thus far enabled them to show to all
their visitors is failing them, and they
talk but little. From all present indi-
cations. however. they will not weaken.
They are enjoying what little pleasure
there is in solitude these last few days.
for Sheriff Eye, with rigor that shows
him the man for such an emergency,
admits no one to see them but those
who have right to go. Father Nc
Golrick and Father Corbett were with
them occasionally during the day. A
Rev. Mr.. Johnson, OF New York, was
also spiritual caller. Their mother
seems TO be the greatest sufferer. Yes
terday she was with them for little
time Sobbing and moaning and making
demonstrations of her grief. Those
who see them often duIing the day say
that the change has grown very per-
ceptible in the last twenty-four hours.
While on Monday they were quite
ready to talk to visitors, yesterday they
were moody and silent, and wanted to
talk to no one.
PREPARATIONS FOR TIE EXECUTION
beams of the Scaffold were last night
raised to their place and fastened. The
trap doors are OH their hinges, and rest
OH the extremities of the slides which
will hold them in place till the moment
of the fateful signal of execution.
Everything will be in readiness to-day.
Sheriff Eye is personally overlooking
the preparations in every department
and it Will be through no fault of his if
there is the least halt in the hour of
execution. To-day two sacks of sand
will be carried to the scaffold, and one
placed on either trap, and ropes at
tached to them. Then the lever will be
moved, and this will be the test as to
whether or no the machine is perfect.
The crowd of would-be visitors in
house and the streets adjoining have
seemed quite busy. Little groups of
idlers hang about the jail watch
ing the windows and listening to
the work going on within. The side
walk on the Eighth avenue side was
yesterday afternoon INSTRUCTED by men
and boys lOunging in the sun watching
the gOers and corners at the Jail as
though it were place of hidden mys-
terry. Among those who applied to
Sheriff Eye for pass to see the boys
was a stranger who said he had come
all the way from Helena, Mont, to look
at them. He with the rest was refused
admission.
In the evening when school was out
the children from the neighboring
school fiocked about the jail and some
of the holder of the boys even begged
for admission to the jail.
THE PETITIONS.
w. b. Donahue yesterday afternoon
sent his third petition, asking for mercy
for the youngest brother, to the gov
ernor. This petition was also signed by
large number, and contains some gen
eral propositions in regard TO the bar
barity of hanging. In the afternoon Mr..
Donahue went to see Archbishop Ire
land in an endeavor to get him to use
his influence with Gov. Merriam in
Pete's behalf. 1t is not generally be-
lieved that the archbishop will interfere
in the matter. j. Il. Byrnes went out
into the country to look up the men who
were on the jury which convicted Pete,
and get them to sign petition to have
the sentence committed to life impris-
OnmeQt.