Evening journal., 1891-03-06

him as possible and kept him laughing
all the time.
At 3 o'clock Henry G. Conrad, ESQ +.
the mans faithful counsel. arrived at the
iail from Wilmington. and was soon
closeted alone in tie cell with his client. |
Mr.. Conrad mained there for about
twenty minutes, and when he came out
the prisoner seemed more affected than |
st any time since his trial. He soon re
gained his light disposition, however;
soon after Johnson entered the cell they
were laughing and talking together,
Alta O'Clock photographer arrived
with a 'kodsk" Reeves was taken out
into the western yard in charge Of the
8 eriff and his son Homer. The operation
was performed at his requ st aud he
seemed to enjoy it heartily. He was set
in chair and taken In three different
pastures. The photographs will be sent
to his relatives aud one will be placed In
the jail collection Of hanged men,
The sheriff Given a Charge
In assing the cell yesterday afternoon
the sheriff was called by Reeves, who
asked him If he knew Mr. Clark He re-
piled ives "Well," said Shakespeare,
II don't s'pose you'll see MIN before die.
but II you do l wish you'd collect FROM
him SO so that he owes me for services
on the farm. Get it from him and pay 1t
to my friends who take charge of my
body know you'll try to do it," The
sheriff said he would see about It.
The Fatal Rope.
The rope was the best one that has ever
been usei in Delaware It was sent down
from Philadelphia by Mayor Filter,
who has loaned it to several
states for executions, and a score
Of bodies have been suspended en- the end
Of 1t. The rope, though only three quar-
ters of an inch thick, was as solid as wire
and had not a kink ia IT, The moose on
tne end was made by machinery, and had
| In 1t one Of the most suitable knots that
could he tied. Il was OF solid Russian
| hemp, four-strand aud water laid 1t
will be returned TO Mayor Filter this
week. The rope hardly looked heavy
enough to hold weight OF loo pounds
but was tested before the execution aud
resisted a pressure of 500 pounds.
Special omcers' Effective work
Mayor Hanson swore In several special
officers ea,ly this morning, and stationed
them, with most Of the regular force,
about the jail aud old Court House
l i
| excited crowd outside from climbing the
high trees. or getting cut on the Court
House roof and cupola In former years,
on similar occasions. crowds of men
would walk over frota Wilmington and
with gangs from New Castle. would seek
these points of observation. The spots
would be black with men and the trees
would appear to contain hundred black
birds. This was all done away with to
day.
Prisoners Locked Up.
AL the prisoners except two, who did
the chores about the Jail, were securely
fastened Ia their cells all the morning
jeremiah Harrigan who will have to
hang. for murder, three weeks from to-
day unless reprieved, paced restlessly up
and down his cell His head was bowed
all the time and there was a fr1wn on
his c0untenancs. He seemed TO realiz
his position more than ever Everything
was faaltlessly quiet In the jail during
the execution.
The Death Garb Donned.
Soon after o'clock, johnson, the
death watch, took an entire new outfit
Of clothes which had baen procured by
the sheriff, into the prisoners cell. lie
then helped Reeves to put them on. They
were as fel ows: q black worsted suit al
clothes. made especially for Reeves by
John e Connolly, the tailor; black
leather slippers, white cotton shirt and
light pecktie. Reeves's appearance wa
wonderfully changed when johnson haC
finished dressing him and he enjoyed til,
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