The sun., 1891-07-05
rHs xUxDxn,zas sslDY 10 DIN
tn. o-,y HOPE o. 4 ss.y IL q. shs Case Of
the Negro weed.

The Oriy HOPE Of 4 stay IL IN che Case Of
the Negro weed.
Tho four murdcrers who have at most week
and day. and propaoly not more than two
moro days to live. ate. drank. smoked. and
read yesterday. For an hour In the FnorninR
they prayed with their religious advisers In
Sing Sing prison.
"They are contsnted.r said Warden Brown,
and think tney are resigned to their fate.
do not think they have any hope Of any further
delay. paid them q visit this morning. They
we're oven cheerful. reminded them that 1t
was holiday. and asked II there was ANYTHING
they wanted that could rive them. They
thanked me. and said their wants were sup-
piled. They had books to read and good ciGars
to smoke"
The men who compose the death watch
thought Wood still had some hope. but 1t was
worry slight. and no had expressed himself as
ready to die They also said tho four men
were not at oil confident that their death
would be easy ami painless. although they had
been assured II would.
They are nervlng themselves for the Or
DEAL" said ono Of tho watch TO q friend. They
don't show any sigma of breaking down. ana
probably they viii not 1t will not be surpris-
Ing. nevertheless II the mon who are executed
last do break down. When the door OF the
nrst cell opens and the man who is to cit In the
death chair lrst walks out 1t will bo heard by
the others.
Their feelings during the interval that Will
elarse before the next man Ii called Tor can DO
imagined. 1t will take perhaps twenty minutes
perhaps longer. to perform an execution ana
prepare for the next Tho third man VIII walt
forty minutes for his turn, the fourth a fn!l
hour. II ho does not break down under tho
strain It will be strange"
The condemned mems visitors yesterday
were tho Rev. Father Creeden Of the Sing sina
Catholic Church and tho prison chaplain ana
two Sisters OF Mercy. The priest came to see
slocum and Wood. tho chaplain to talk with
bmiler. and the Sisters of Mercy to see them
Tsss fss shssl "ses Wiz sR the su. could
.uss for hs s% mas b been Is eonssd IN the %
III. tSa, n he w" Would sscsnt The Catholic faith bu! he
ssd h6s Dsah has no Tor
him. . ....s.r a. IN
oelnSk T;He in she morsina and ali the prisoners
were sent to their celis. They hau sreciai IL, IiD-
or les. and were permitted TO sing sonES Inc
aHIv and Was as heard card by the condemned mon. They
enjoyed It. the keepers said. .,
day "S or days days 90 they spent yesterday; They
have anythng they want % xshne en snM a bas
sgars they Tan to nc Sna 'ne'
Warden Brown has no doubt now that three
Of the four men win suffer death. Them The man n no .
whom col. Il. j. HARE is scurryine all over the
and e1r! Gs; rGxFs j. rs;na %al
i %ssSs HSIs ssssy $ssay Sss yfftsI III;
lion to the United States Supreme Court for a
HAAS ssiS tSe chief difficulty no had to
A. ssDis%a s$as Sa 5u.ss Sstss
tee GO IL New York the lawyers could think q
was Justice Lscombe. who lives In West
There was Justice Bradley, in New Jersey
bT, hey did no care to spp e
started for West Alhens while Mr; Peshail Re: re-:
msined ln Jersey City. ready TO take A the NJ hrst 4;
NJ EaWyer e Raise s either failed to and Justice
Wss s AhsHs ef '9e sss
eeived this despatch from him In Jersey City
iast m niSna Snnr heat 1have Jailed, Will be there
at II O'clock tomorrow"
pesha IT 70 Hsw
He Will 40 to Newark early this morning to try
to And JuiSs aSe saHas1 Hs4sn Of the United States
supreme supreme cour, Is Of. the Park Avenue Hotel
Il is question whether there is any longer
any possibility Of stay for any OF The oon-
's%asS %srSen an'1i brown. when asked Yesterday
or a stay ifit WAS served on him to-day said he
ad .o ns N1us sna shs ds' s Ssos
eral Tabor ami get his opinion.
Only one paper has been served on him 80
far That was By clerk nt Col hStre On
rs S yss :.a Il Si 9ss e's
and Appeals on yunel. 1t was signed By the
attsstsd that It had been entered on the
The Warden did not recoRnize this as stay
and probably the lawyer did 2t think II would
so act 1t was sent late on Friday night to the
Attorney General. Nothing had been heard
from him up to the time The prison closed last
Warden Brown ia not in doubt a. to the sue
cess Of the executions. His machinery. he
fssd ns osSsr fSs mem Who had
knew their business, and there was NO chance
"Thsre will DO no scene" he said. The
that current will XIII man then these men
turned r dc on slowly. The whole iosce, as much g
he dynnmG vii SfodIHe % VIZ M 90 !usns1 on oI nm IN
eli there Is no longer any question OF tho mans
The Warden says he will give out for publi-
ssSn sSds a. 81 s uSh u@ w tho
What will ihe law permit?' askel re-
"The announcement" the Warden replied.
BEEN e.seutod. sse and IL You M 20. anShins moro
out ,ol me you will have to pull my front teeth
I'VE would like to be assured" said the
taR plooe will tako place before noun"