The evening world., 1889-12-05
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every corner and crevioe Of the gruesoms muir
derers' cage. Az the minutes hurried by Carl
Ton waved more and moro impatient
When his supper came he tust nibbled att
then sent IL away. He paced with = long swing
ing stride mp aud Town the cage while Deputy
Sherifs Wild and Fitzgerald, who worc the last
death-watch, eyed him closely.
Carlton did not fear death 40 much a. he
dreaded the shame OF q public execution, and
the deputy sherifs were determined that while
IN their custody he should not succeed in any
reckless attempt no might make on his life.
The only thing he might have done was TO
have dashed his brains ont on the tagged floor
ing, but the deputy sheriffs kept close to him in
his walk, and he had not the slightest chance
Of doing himself any bodily injury,
When asked IL no wished TO take his usuAl
evening walk In the yard. he answered YEARLY I
"No. j am tired of walking"
THAT NoIsE OF HAMMRnIEo.
Then In O burst Of confidence he told one OF
his keepers: II heard them hammerinR 1t that
thing out there to-day"
Die it make you feel bad Z" he was asked.
'No, but II set ME thinking, l can tell you, "
he responded with . brief, mirthless laugh.
The "thinR " he referred TO was the Rallows
on which PAckenham and Nolan were executed
last August and which was erected again yester-
day afternoon for Carlton.
It was put up by Joe Atkinson and his two
assistants on the Franklin street side of the
Tombs yard, within easy speaking distance Of
that part Of the new prison in which Carlton
was confined.
About 7.30 p. NJ. the good priest. Father
Gelinas. arrived and was ushered into Cartons
presence.
"How do You feel tonight, my son - he In
uuired gently.
OUT OF SORTS.
"out Of sorts. 1 am glad you have come"
Carlton replied.
The two men-one still serving his God, the
other 10 soon 10 face the same God-retired to q
cell which Warden Osborne has fitted mp ~ o
chapel, and there they knelt side by side for
nearly an hour in prayer.
When they walked. ont again IL was. noticed
that Carlton was perfectly calm and had lost all
he sat down among his dsath,wateh, with the
Under sheriff Sexton dropped In.
Al tried to keep up a Cheerful copversstion,
m n%s 'b hi%seI RT took m np tSe TAX Hn ard ' en.s aGO%sd
those about him with stories OF his career in
prison and out Of It.
'0 %Ss n9if simply fSm1 R HnS SsN sixteen teen years ago I
G GSs : s's stoFS II %bS SRS ?" :ha sRGsS SS'i HS TsSti' sSs G S6S
something or another" and a friend OF mine
sSS siti Hp az. SUtiR ISIEiR hS G SSia my ~ ' ssroSS cS S1Hsss
you Handsome Harry Carlton, and, the name
stuck TO me ever since. he explained.
HIS PRISON CARRIER.
Warden Osborne had charge Of Carlton In tho
Ponitentiary whore the latter was doing time
TOR petit larceny, thirteen years Ago, and the,
% began e.. I Il r &c sIS old s times Then Carlton drifsod
"A funny thing Happened there once" he
what was Il Harry ~ asked the Warden.
"A fellow escaped. and no did II very noatly
VOC; He get 0t a nit Of c%onvict's clothes and
i IN a. sIAi m oIS the . aanm my, " p%sS lS on.
line at exercise in the yard that evening, scaled
the wall and escaped.
he cot tto clear Sam oH, "FS cond nim sdh G cSntc s'"T VIII Sna !
Carlton was an interesting salker, and ,thos.
time until Mr.. Sexton. looking at his watch.
found that 1t was, after 10 p. NJ.
no WGn' l must leave you' Harry; rood night"
rI His rising iT.o was ."d the a signal nSoa FOR { the wnr2dSn,s de-
ton he said, "Good-by, Harry"
mot aooD-BY," WARDEN"
"Oh no, Warden. not Good-by. Say you
will run in and see me in the morning before |
earnestly into the kiud-hearted Wardon's face.
The latter could not refuse him, and prom
AS Under-Sherif Sexton and tho Warden we're
crossing the courtyard the deep, hoarse baying
SioodGounid.' D6SroREc' The om afnoTIoT stilln n"S.I and
caused many n prisoner to shndder in his bed.
~ ls an old SIN that the dogs always bark at
night before. a death takes place, and many e
ono in the Tombs last night believed in the
omen. Carlton remarked it nv a bad sign.
warden Osborne. said, though, that the dog
was generally allowed at large, and that his
bowling last night was due only to his being
chained no, for fear of his attacking some OF
those whose business made il necessary for them
to Cross in and about the yard.
he PRAYED AGAIN.
After the departure of his visitors. Carlton
again seemed to ioalize that his honrs wore
Father Gelinas and male HIS last confession.
After that the father retired to sleep in a cell
right near Cartons cot In the wire Gagged cor
Then Carlton sat down alone with the death
watch. He played with " Dan = Terry, a shaggy
mite of n nondescript dog. which WAS presented
70 nm q week age, by Deputy Sheriff Dan Terry.
Terry found the little animal rhivering ono
hight In City Hall Park and brought him 10
tba 5o. r dns mms ete5 made 2 Let Of him and
every night on Cartoons bed with him.
"DAN" FELT BAD. TOO.
Last night the little animal seemed to feel that
eomethlng nIuNthl was going to hapren. Carl
ton c,sresSed HIM more than. usual and Dan
would not go ont of Cartoons sight.
lie followed him when he went 70 prayers and
seemed only contented VIXEN the condemned
man took HIM on hia lap and petted him.
DAY OF EXCITEMENT.
,Atl1.ao =. NJ. he. arose and let Dan slide to
in. / did not 20 to bed at al last night, | WIS
30 anxious about the Govern r'H action, so
guess ~ sleep well tonight, IT'S been a day OF
excitement for me, he concluded. sadly,
child, while the Deputy Sheriff. sat at the foot
OF his cot and discussed his coming fate in
whispers.
UuAMncnMr An0u,c nn,u.