Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-07

The Condemned Men VIII Not be Executed
Until To-Day.

Until To-Day.
SING SING, n Y, July 6.-The four
condemned murderers will not be exc
cuted by electricity until to.morrow
morning. Several witnesses arrived
after o'clock On the 6:30 train from
Albany came DIR. Samuel b. Ward, of
Albany, personal friend OF Gov. Hill,
and DIR. Franklin Townsend. also OF
Albany. Or. Ward said that he sup
posed he was to witness the executions.
although he was not at all positive
about the matter. DR.. Townsend ad-
mitted that he had been invited TO at
tend the executions.
DR.. Southwick, OF Buffalo; Or. AL
phonso Rockwell, OF New York: Or.
Daniels, of Buffalo; Warden Durston, OF
Auburn: DR.. Carlo Mcdonald. OF the
State Board OF Lunacy; Prof. Laudy, OF
Columbia College; Z. Il. Davis, of New
York: e. A. Brown. the prison purchas-
Ing agent: Dr. Ward. aud Or. Town
send, are all the prison for
the night. Father Creeden, when
not be back tonight. One OF the wilt
neSses stated definitely that the execu-
tion would not take place before 2oclock
in the morning. There are three or four
witnesses to arrive, but they are cx-
pected by the late trains Every one
of the witnesses are here except DR..
Mcdonald, and Warden Durston has
been seen, and all decline TO talk,
claiming they know nothing OF the ar
rangements.
1t has been decided that Father Cree
den asd his assistant, Father Hogan,
will accompany Wood and Slocum 10
the execution chamber. Father Lynch,
who has been with the prisoners great
deal, was invited to go with them, bat
he has horror Of witnessing the execu-
tions, and be asked TO be excused. Dep
uty Attorney General Hogan arrived
this evening with the death warrants.
Rev. Father Creeden and his assistant,
Father Hogan, clad in their priestly
garb, arrived at the prison at about
9:40 p. IN.
Warden Brown said at midnight that
unless some papers were served on him
by the time for the execution he would
execute all four Of the men. At l2
o'clack the Warden said: 1.-The men
are all awake. / was just down 10 see
them"
Mr.. Brown denied that Mr.. Hogan
had brought any papers of an official
character with him. Mr.. Brown said
that no papers had been served on him
in the Wood case. He said he had the
opinion of the Attorney General on the
appeal put forward by Woods lawyer as
claim for q stay Of execution. He
would not sgy what it was, but he said !:
''If no other papers are served on me
before the hour set for the execution
you can say that all four men will be
executed"
| Father Creeden and Father Lynch
were in the prison at midnight, as was
Mr.. Edgerten, the prison chaplain.
They will join the condemned at an
early hour some time before the hour
set for the execution. They will prob
ably be the first to know what the hour
is. 1t is not improbable that 10 o'clock
will be the hour, though the general
expectation is that it will be nearer
sunrise.
r. j. Haire attorney for wore; arrived
in Sing Sing at 12 o'clock and drove
Immediately to the prison. He had
In his pockets certified copy OF the
petition for habeas corpus filed by him
with Judge Lacombe. The
guards stopped the attorney at the door
terrace until head keeper Connaughton
came forward and gave Mr.. Haire per-
missien to enter and interview the
Warden.
THE preliminary details for the exc
cution of the four men will be found on
the second page OF this Issue.