Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-06-26
KENDALL'S BROTHER.

There was a snoW-stOrm on the
morning of the day fixed for the execu-
ton of Jonas Toms. who had been con-
victed of the murder of the old farmer,
Joseph Kendall The down-train on
the branch from x to the county
seat had come through without diff
Guilty and the up-train-with a load CT
morbidly curious men who had taken
passage for the purpose of Witnessing
the hanging-Was at last reported as
having reached the county seat. So
the road was open and if the snow did
not drift into the cuts there would be
no need of sending out the snow-plow.
Jonas Toms was looking through the
grating of his cell when the whistle of
the uptown reached him and for half
hour he waited eXpectantly, hope not
failing him until the sheriff came to the
cell door and shook hands with him in
silence.
"She did not come?n the condemned
said despairingly.
mo. She was not on the train, but
there are two hours yet and have put
deputy at the telegram office with
orders to run here at once with any
message"
You are very kind, sheriff, ;" faltered
Jonas, and turned away from the
grated door.
1T wouldn't be human not to try to
make an ugly job like this as easy as
possible muttered the sheriff, land |
never was sure Jonas was guilty,
though he couldn't prove he wasn't"
The sheriif's opinion of the case was
shared by great many citizens of the
county Of, ana they had signed
petition to the governor for a respite
for the prisoner, and a Communication IF
his sentence if the governor could not
see his way clear to grant pardon.
With this petition Mrs. Jonas Toms
had gone to the capital to make use of
it in pleading for her husbands life
That morning the prisoner had looked
for her return with definite information
concerning him-whether he was to die
that day or not. AS no word had been
received from her, he was not hopeful.
and he had really expected her to come
back to him only for a final leave
taking.
Yet, when the sheriff spoke of the
telegraph, hope asserted itself again
and Jonas was buoyed with imagining
his devoted wife wrestling still with the
governor, and refusing to abandon the
struggle for her husband until it was
useless to plead longer.
And while the condemned was thus
catching at a straw, and his heart was
overlooking with love and gratitude to
his devoted, tireless wife, the deputy
left the telegraph office and FASTENED to
the Jail, The sheriff, seeing him COM
ing, ran to meet him, but paused
abruptly when he could see clearly his
SubOrdlnatG'S face.
The operator can't get x said
the deputy.
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