Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-12-08
SIX TIMES REspITED.
Periods of Awful Suspense for n Man
who Is Perhaps Innocent.
TErou, tho Cincinnati Eouirar I

From the Cincinnati Equirer.l
COLUMBUS, O., Nov, Ex-Governor
Campbell listened today to the pleadings
of Isaac Smiths attorneys for their clients
life. Messrs Z. 8. Kinkead and George
B. Okey commenced their arguments at 10
o'clock this morning, and with an hours
intermission at noon they continued till 4
o'clock, when Governor Campbell an
nounced that he would grant another res
pite uutil December 10. His reasons for
so doing he annouced as follows: For the
purpose of obtaining further information
which is apparently essential.
At the same time he respited Henry Popp
until the same time, to enable him to ex-
| anime the papers in the case, which did
not reach him until last night, having been
in possession of Mr. &C. Cook of the board
of pardons.
Ellis Miller, the Union county murderer,
whose execution was set for next Monday
night, was granteda respite until December
| 10, the Governor being under an impression
that his case could be heard by the board
| of pardons next month; but ON learning
| that the next meeting of the board would
be held in january the Governor withdrew
| this respite, and Miller will hang next Mon
| day night. No application has been made
| BY Miller's friends for commutation of
sentence, nor did his attorneys ask for a
new trial, and the Governors intention
in respiting him was to give him the OPP
| portunity of asking clemency which his at
| torneys have not asked for him. Miller
seems to be without a friend in the world
and has not been visited by any one since
his arrival at the Annex. If there are any
mitigating circumstances connected with
his crime no effort has been spared to bring
them to the governors notice.
One Guy Fowler was the principal wit.
ness against Smith. The theory of Smiths
attorneys is that Fowler and''Y Yaller Dick
and ''Black DiclSr Vance murdered Skid.
more aud entered into a conspiracy to fas
ten the crime on Smith. They claim to be
able to show that Fowler was at Random
in the vicinity of the murder, the night il
was committed, and not at Newton, ninety
miles away, as has always been supposed.
1t was TO enable them to make good this
claim that the Governor granted the sixth
respite, as this statement,if true, would
tend to establish the theory of a conspir
acy.
All knowledge of the Governors actor
was carefully kept from Smith, and at
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cage to the death cell, and every one, in
Guiding Smiths attorneys, denied admis
sion. Father Logan, his spiritual adviser
however was permitted to talk with hin
about z o'clock. He gave Smith no encouT
agement, and when about to leave, the con
demned man requested the priest to returi
at 10 o'clock and write astatement for him
The priest returned at the hour named AN
Smith dictated a statement. which he di
rected should be read from the scaffold
, Father Logan gave tho statement to Wal
! den Dyer.
|. at II o'clock tonight Edward Blair, II
!, Gently convicted in Putnam county, an
sentenced to hang April -, was brough
: : in. Upon being taken to the annex b
said to Deputy Warden Porter, who. on az
| count of the crowded condition of III
! cage, was forced to provide cot for him
"You seem to be overstocked here, POI
:. ter You had better hustle some of thes
fellows out and make more room:
; The deputy asked if he wanted to 6
first, to which Blair replied, ''oh, its in
! | material to me-"
shortly after midnight Warden Dyer, a
! cumpanied byDeputies Porter and Brad
! and father Lo: :san proceeded to the Anne,
and the Warden and Father Logan ascenS
!, ed the staircase leading TO the scaffold All
Qeall TELL. luc NAAUcA luAOI1uc1l snAAAAt
{ the action of the governor, and toll hil
6 he might cend to the cage and oc0up
: : his old cell again. S. 18th simply said
am thankful. and followed the warie
Z down the stairway. He did not enter b
= cell, but took chair in the cage near Il
y door, and, taken out his han lkercllie
/ wiped away the tears which were in h
y eyes.
a Blair lay on CIT in the cage with b
face half lliddei in his hands, now looki1
J, at tie visitors asfe t.eu at tie man wi
% hal escaped the gall 'ws, all the time
l. ghastly smile playiGtnyer his c urtenanc
,e Popp, who hal not cen removed to Il
deat,i cell, hal npt up u this time been i
. rmed that ho had acain een respitea, IA
g whom deputy iorter went t, his cell to &
L him he founl po,;p ASLEEP, anil on bei-
lie awakened al J inf.rnlei that the grSern
l. had res;sitel him u-til december 10
is merely answered, 'I thank you," a,
,e dropped la k IN his bel t go to sleep,p pc
IS haps. When Blair heard the dep
of ty tell P.,pp that he would not die to-nig
j. he could not resist the opportunity
ce get IF joke, and said. ssP1rter, he W
u eat better breakfast in the morning
p that"
r. When Smith was informed that he h
lie been respited, Father Logan returned
d. him the statement that he (Smith) desir
lis read on the scaffold, and Smith gave it q
nd for publication. It is as followss;