The evening world., 1889-12-04
LAST edition
DAY OF LIFE.
Handsome Harry Carlton 10 Be HANGED
Tomorrow Morning.
Hangman "IOe" Atkinson at Work
Erecting the GaI'ows.
An Evening World Reporter Notifies
the Murderer OF Gov. Hills
Refusal to Interfere.
Harry Carlton, condemned to death, sat bo-
tween Deputy SherifTs Whelan and Terry in
murderer cage in the Tombs this morning.
He was in his shirt-sleeves and smoking a cigar.
When an EVENING WORLD reporter entered he

HARRY CARLTON.
arose eagerly with outstrotched hand and said
ENORMOUSLY: Say. will you tell me the truth?
Has Governor Hill refused to grant me q re-
priove ?"
According to the morning papers he has"
replied the reporter.
II NOV that. but that news is only given %
a rumor. Warden Osborne was called mp on the
telephone last evening by a reporter. who said
that he had heard that the Governor had re-
fused Executive clemenoy, but that was only a
rumor. l have not heard from my lawyers, and
l think they would be the first to hear from the
Governor and let me know"
Carlton sat down again, and after a moments
silence said:
Twill you go over to Howe & Hummel's Office
for me and find out for certain il the Governor
has acted yet or not? think the Governor Will
The reporter went to the lawyers Office and
saw Joe Moss. who in answer to his question
II received a despatch from the Governor. at
8 o'clock last night, stSti1a that EHecItiye
tor. yet, but will do no to-day"
The reporter returned to the murderers' cage.
MORE we9 arm NE w Sessee IN I bis teet sr'pSSe he one noS se e1Gef
until at last Carlton almost in a whisper asked:
- Well, how is it -"
Governor refuses to interfere. You must die
A group of prison keepers stood in the back
back in his chair. His face grew very white,
but he betrayed no emotion.
dote he was relating about Crowley and Central
Park. and when he finished Carlton laughed
joyously, but the laughter was Just q little
"Ifeel better now. " he said. at last. The
worst is over. | will die without fear, and hope
for the mercy above which l did not receive
here"
The conversation then drifted to Atkinson.
Have Won ever met him" asked The EVEN
""oopiy once" replied Harry, with a slight
"When the four men we're spending their last
last they sent for me to bid them good-by.
II was crossing the yard when l ran full. tilt
against a short man, and from the descriptions
that had been given me of him L knew it was
Joe Atkinson, the hangman;
II seemed to feel instinctively that we would
meet once more" he concluded with a short,
The reporter bade the unfortunate man fare
well and went out to Warden Osborne's ONCE
Just in time to meet Cnder-Sheriff sexton coming
in to make final arrangements for Cartons
The gallows will be erected this afternoon
he said.
and Nolan died in August last. Sheriff Flack
has provided Carlton with u new suit OF clothes.
He is wearing them now and will die in them. -,
:" can't yet name the hour when, Harry will
hang. but 1t will be about Z O'Clock tomorrow
He disappeared within the gloomy interior Of
the prison. and u moment later the .ponderouS
gate on the Franklin street side, Of the Tombs
swung open to admit Joe" Atkinson and his
two assistants.
and into Warden Osborne he came to set mp the
After the execution of Carlton and Greenwall
his occupation will be gone in this State, as any
man convicted Of murder hereafter will prob
ably die by electricity.