Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-13
BIRCHALL RESIGNS HIMSELF.
The Woodstock Criminals Last Inter-
view With His Wife.


Birchall, the Woodstock criminal, and his
wife had long interview last night They will
not see each other again, for Birchall is to be
executed at O'Clock tomorrow morning. They
had long talk over different matters. and it
ended with mutual tears and with messages
from the doomed man to his friends in England
and to his heart-broken mother and his sister
and brother Then followed one long, linger-
ing embrace and look and Mrs. Birchall was led
out of the cell along the dark stairway to look
upon her husband no more in this life. She
was driven to the hotel. where she spent the
night in Mysteries. Birchall returned moodily
to his cell and sat for a long time meditating
upon his hard fate and the terrible death that
awaits him.
BIRcuALL IS DowNcAsr.
For the first time since he was incarcerated
he appeared downcast. In o short time the
Rev. Dean Wade entered the Jail and spent the
rest Of the night with him. He is very much
attached to Dean Wade and always inquiries
anxiously when he is to be with him again.
During the day. before the final interview with
his wife, he was very cheerful and chattod with
his guards quite freely. He ate we'll, smoked
several cigars and appeared to take his execu-
ton resigned!y. He slept very well Tuesday
night, but appeared to be considerably de-
pressed by the receipt Of correspondence from
dying and his brother was very ill.
TO PREVENT SUICIDE.
Yesterday afternoon the sheriff ordered that
BirchalYs cell be changed and his orders we're
carried out This was to avoid any possibility
of his having poison secreted in his cell. but
there is not much danger, judging from Birch
ais own arrangements that he will end his
life. In the afternoon he expressed strong
desire that Turnkey Forbes and MIR. Leetham,
Il. Al.
strange wish, but Birchall is q strange man and
does not do things like other men. He loves
to be startlingly original. He will die game
and will have little or nothing to say at the last
moment
BIRCHALL MAKES HIS WILL
Birchall has at last made his will It was
drawn up by Mr.. Finkle, one of the prisoners
solicitors, and was witnessed by the day guard.
Turnkey Forbes and Mr.. Leetham Birchall's
college fIiend, are appointed executors, and
all OF his effects. including legacy which he
says is coming to him, are bequeathed to his
wife. His watch, a cheap affair. he has prom
ised to George Perry, his day guard, but his
wife has bought a magnificent gold watch for
Turnkey Forbes.
AN EXPERT HANGMAy.
The hangman who will officiate is the same
man who hanged Kane in Toronto and Smith
il London, Ont, recently. He is professional,
and there will be little danger Of any bungling.
Everything in the Jail is being put in bright
and clean condition in preparation for the ex-
ecuton. Prisoners were at work all day with
whitewask and scrubbing brushes cleaning up
the gloomy interior walls and corridors. The
scafold will be erected in the southeast corner
of the western jail yard, so that Birchall can
not see the structure from his cell window be-
fore he dies.
Some workmen were engaged in hammer
ing this afternoon outside the building and
the noise Jared upon Birchall's nerves. lie
asked his guard if they were engaged in erect
ing the scaffold and quoted down when told
TINT they were not.