The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-08
5000 COPIES.
me sherfffs Good Nature.

Yzsrerlzy morning cneriu Gooo con
.,.sa5 II would be 10 his personal comfort,
,-s e-uecislly to that Of the prisoners, to
..-l,-a himself and them almost exciu-
-,alr f-9n the multitudes of m0rbidly
.-viors that are now thronging the
.-ae.s Of the town, aud from tine to
--a invading the jail yard to importune
s.- f- lust a moments glimpse Of
- condemned To have gratifel the
,ss-s # one-tenth OF those who pre-
s--e5 the requests, would have kept the
sheriff and his deputies constantly en-
-,,ai All lav and FAR into the night and
r-be same time subjected the two broth
s~ already in the throes Of death, to
.nf1ess ANNOYANCE and even pain that
-bs sheriff Considered he would not be
rrifed II indicting. or course discon-
,s7t 4n6 very had feelings in many IN
s.r7,ss we're the resultants Of the refus-
a. but as they were very general and
sreeping. many Of those st first angry,
-aiued their good humor and finally
commended the Sheriff for his consider
rs conduct in the affair. The front and
sie doors Of his private residence and
hs door OF the jail Office we're closed al
sav and only Deputies and officials ofthe
suuty we're admitted OF allowed to pass
out
The most whimsical and in-snius pre-
texts we're put forward in order to get in
he Nicelys must have lived in q locality
more thickly populated than any other
ecaon Of Westmoreland and Somerset
counties. Judging from the pleas that were
sent into the sheriff for entrance on the
score Of neighborsh and the still clos
er bond OF schooheIoyship, business re-
lations, blood relationship, accidental
circumstances that combined to bring
them together in years before the noun
ans we're the only jsilers Of the broth
en-. A thousand and one other schemes
we're urged by men who wished 10 get
into the jail, many Of whom had moth
ing IN their minds concerning the Nice
rs beyond what they have CLEANED from
the Herald and inferior sources Of IN
brmation. However, very few persons
we're allowed to enter the jail, and these
zera largely members Of the city press
VIC had come 70 witness the execution,
and the preliminaries thereto. Even
ihsse gentlemen we're kept II surPense
a day. as under the determination Of
tie sheriff TO admit only esriain very
snail number, and as this number had
been agreed upon and tickets issued to
correspond, Il was found impossible to
gve tickets 70 ali who applied Here
tsin vas q disappointment and one OF
tEo ofthe city reporters have not yet
entirely got It through their hair
h5Ei cane that they and their journals
we're turned down in Jay county BY
hayseed Sheriff
one great advantage that the Somerset
al has over all Of the prisons in the
s1,s ). that the gallows in use is the
PERFECTION Of modern appliances in use
81 s1ecutions. There is no enclosure to
= erected, no awkward wooden platform
Flth is terrifying incidents Of nail-driv-
n hammer-pounding, saving Of boards,
casEing Of chisels, and those other pre-
-1in4ries which CRATE more horribly on
Ne ears Of the prisoners than the tones
athe sheriff in reading the death war
HzL The beam which supports the rope,
as InEs through which they are thrust,
ae 6eath-traps, the lever for releasing
as trsps. and each and all parts and
ll-oels ofthe Jail itself are always ready
II the use for which they we're made.
he uaPs are heavy steel plates, and
Wen they fail they make rather loud
aolse, tina. may readily Be heard IN the
z'ee, but even this defect IS one that
1aE Be readily remedied, and this done,
y scilon Of the gzlloSs Ii sure and noise
- Sheriff Good, in his wisdom as
s-aed that IL was not necessary 70 give
ae ropes prepared for the execution Of
-s Aiceiys anumber Of unnecessary tests,
ta1 The recent unfortunate occurrence in
Washington county, in the ease Of mgr-
ls'sr Vest strengthened this idea He
-s'si1re concluded that the fall Of the
'aelEs Eouid would be the proper test, p
q iais -zst determination tore another
~anizi1g incidens from the last days
ne o10thez Every sheriff and visitor
. 'ae jail commended the wisdom ofthe
aeila n this particular, and we're loud
asR expressions Of sdmiration Of
= 2lloEs and the arrangements for the
e1sr1tion-