The sun., 1890-09-29
nIRCnALL,s QUIET SUNDAY
ne Seems to Have No Fear OF n Verdict
AgRinst Him.

Against Him.
WOODSTOCK, Ont, Sept 28.-Tho iron door OF
Reginald Birchal's cell remained closed all
day to-day cave for few minutes in the early
part Of the afternoon, when no was allowed to
stretch his limbs in the little reception room.
The day was droary one to him. for It was
not broken up by the excitement Of q journey
to the court and back, end tho only visitor at
the jail was your correspondent What passed.
between him and the murderer must remain
untold. for one. OF the cast-iron rules OF the
prison Is that no person shall interview pris-
oner and publish the interview. 1t can be
said, however. that Birchal was apparently as
merry'hearted o man as one would wish TO sec.
He seems 10 have no fear OF an ignomlnious
fate. and he bears with wonderful fortitude
tho discomforts OF prison life. The county
poor ar3 10 lged In this jail because here is no
almshouse hero, and. IA all the paupers arc
old and not over clean and as several OF them
are crazy, their company is not apt to prove n
solace TO a troubled mini
One Of these paupers is named Dan Nealy
He Is a little old fellow who labors under the
impression that bunglnZ surgeon is always
engaged in amputating one Of his limbs. The
pain this idea produces causes him to utter at
intervals throughout the day and night b or
rlble wall that resembles as much as anything
the cry OF wildcat Birchall does not seem
to mind 1t, and it as likely as not that this evil
dence of sufrering pleases, for 1t is the guner-
ally accepted idea among the people here that
he enjoys Witnessing torture. ,,
be sentenced TO death Immediately, and the
time given him TO prepare for death is not
likely to be longer than about two months.
This town Is sixty five -ycnrs old, and 1t has
had only one hanging. This was a man named
Cook who was sSntenSeI nee to dsath ABOUT
wife He was blind. and while both he and his
wife were drunk they Guarrelled, and Cook
head and irnctured die ber skull The S blow "" was S,
clearly accidientaIl VI an ~ was struck n drunken
Cooks head was torn from bis body.
JOHN Cameron, the governor OF the jail said
OF Il gaows this instrument OF death will have
to be. borrowed from London. where they aver
re onS nsdng yGfF Ssad n
New York. H. case tho jury brings in u ver-
diet Of guilty sheriff Perry, can begin at once
Under the Inv here there is no such thing as
stay. and when the foreman pronounces the
II this word is uttered in the case Of Birchall
he will be hanged in the prison yard. The
nocent or no verdict at all through a disa-
greement Of the jury:
coptei that BirchaiI Will escape. 1; is diiicuIt
to see how this can be- for to The mimi OF every
unpreJudlced person his guilt has been clearly
shown. The court will commence Tomorrow
al Ok o'clock and atter n brief examination OF
a Jew witnesses the defence Will begin to sum
un This will probably be completed before
recess, and the cumming Up for the Crown and
the charge will likely lie concluded by G O'Clock.
hs The ease vii then orS be in l ,he hands .,
Jury @ To- icach CO. " cI1sion T t is tadH dalculs Is
to conjecture, for the majority of them are
hard headed Scotch farmers. but the
people here have an idea that their deibera-
lions will be very brief A few persons believe
that they will reach decision without leaving
their seats AT all events 1t is pretty certain
that the case will be wound no to- morrow and
that when 1t is over the brutal murder OF F. c.
will lie avenged
One Of the interesting figures in town is an
elderly gray bearded EngliShman. who was
attracted here during his travels by the trial.
He is a genial follow. with worthy ambition
to learn how to play poker. The newspaper
men are teaching him during the few lille
m2ments they have. This is at least one case
teacher pays his pppil; for four jacks is a small
Benwell's grave in the ,Prince'on cemetery
was covered yesterday with flowers and ferns,
and ali around II gave evidence OF some ten
der care. An English lady In the village. a
Mrs. Cowan. has taken upon herself t. SEQ
that the grave is cared for. The grave is TO he
lined with birch the expense OF which is to be
met by the dead man's relations In England.
A line OF carriages throngcd tn roads leading
TO the cemetery ali day yesterday, and
curious knot OF PERSONS we're all day standing
contemplating the mound.