The evening world., 1889-12-02
IN DEATHS SHADOW
Handsome Harry" Carlton and John
GreenEall Counting Life by Hours.

Handsome Harry" Carlton. the murderer OF
Policeman Brennan, has but three days more Of
life allotted to him, IL the sentence now hanging
over him is duly executed.
But he and his counsel. Lawyer Howe. are
confident that tho sentence will not be carried
out next Thursday morning. and that q respite
of ut least ten days will be granted by Gov.
Hill, before whom an appeal for mercy 10 being
made at Albany at IL o'clock this morning.
The application for olemency ia based mon
afidavits showing newly discovered evidence 90
TO the character of the dead policeman. which.
il is alleged, viii. go far towards discriminating
the story told by Carlton, that he was first struck
without provocation, and thar he fired the fatal
shot in self-defensc.
~ do not see how the Governor can fail to
grant tho application" said MIR. Howe this
morning to an EVENING World reporter, for
the new evidence which we arc prepared to fur
II these facts could have been brought ont
81 the ot trial n i,ottih they eyo would ND have PETo o SGGd 2 very
G e,TfrSnt the Spf ben ehR1e Of Ff tRs sG1ys; we nope TO give
Carlton. when visited this morning by the re-
Porter, VA Under the care Of DEPUTY sheriifs
Although, it was 10 o'clock. he had only Just
night, amusing himself playing cards with his
watchers and talking over his case.
he Cd Io sIsSd,s to he 70 P pei. Scry G ,sia and md Ss sho pos;
The effects OF, his long imprisonment. -.
II think It will some out all right" he said.
though, until late tonight. aud perhaps not
till to-m9rrow. You will probably know Of 1t
His only visitors now are his father. his wife
and his sisters. kome OF whom come to see him
every day, Besides these; the Sisters Of Mercy
daily attendance, and Father Gelinus. the
Tomb chaplain.
The arrangements for the execution are under
the supervision of Joe Atkinson. 49,,
II the respite is not granted the .caiiold viii
be Greeted Ere SSi. %Sd RsSd' Id in t sstT TSTth ne Er S955sP
street gate and the old prison. on the very spot
where Danny Lyons and Dan Driscoll were
hanged.
aREENwALL DOES NOT Owe UP HOPE.
John Greenwall, condemned to be executed
next Friday in the Raymond Street Jail for the
murder Of Lyman 8. Weeks, arose early this
sleep, and after his prayers ate q hearty break
fast.
mo WoRLD visited the condemned man at o
o'clock. To the latter. Greenwal reported his
belief that he would obtain a new trial after the
argument of his lawyers to-day. He looked
more serious than heretofore and appeared q
little nervous, but othGrwise gave, no outward
signs, OF the strain upon his mind a. the fatal
Warden u. ymer gave Greenwall a half dozen
s soSa I Hisa for his ase comfort sniH ti Il w taae Be f fer aSctnsa
Deputy Sheriff Lamp rosumod his place on the
Joe Atkinsou, the executioner. quietly visited
about the centre corridor. where. the scaffold is
to he erected. He left word for Warden Brymer,
and departed without seeing GreenTaD.
Lawyers Anderson and Perry visited Green
wall ye,terdey and conversed an hour with
prisoners spiritual welfare.
After hearing argument. this morning on the
application for a new trial for GreenwAll, Judge
Moore said he would take the, papers and reserve
his decision. iutimating, however. that the
documents presented would not warrant the
ordering Of q nsw trial.