The evening world., 1892-02-06
Two DAYS TO live.
Murderer McI'vaine Preparing
to Die Next Monday.
His Bravado Succeeded by Spirit
OF Devoutness.
Death Machinery Ready for Sing
Sings Sixth ElcctrUcution.
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SING SiNG, y. y, Feb G.-Charlrs Nell
vainc, the young murderer who Is to die In
the electric chair as soon after midnight Of
sunday as Warden Brown may idc, was
awake shortly after o'clock this morning.
and at 4 O'Clock received his breakfast which,
as yesterday. consisted OF toastcd bread
dipped In sherry.
Warden Brown told an EVENING WORLD
reporter that McIlvaine appeared bright and
cheerful, and II his nights slumbcr had been
disturbed by visions Of the fatal chair or the
spectre OF whty-robed Grocer Luca whom hc
stabbed to death his demeanor did not
show II.
Mcllvaine's change OF heart Is one Of the
wonders OF the prison. Principal Keeper
Connhughton says he Is the most remarkable
criminal that has ever been confined there.
until Informed by his faithful sister that
there was no longer any nope Mclvalne was
by turns ugly, quarrelsome. defiant, snilen.
lie reviled his keepers, derlded his fellow
condemned men ana was constant source OF
trouble.
About a year ago he became stubborn and
refused to get out of his bed even to eat. For
days he lay and cursed his keepers, the other
prisoners, and even the friends who were ell
deavoring to prolong his life.
He was told that II he did not dress himself
he would not be given anything to eat, but
that statement had no effect upon him.
Then principal Keeper Connaughton
ordered that he lie dressed by force. When
the keepers approached his cell, McIlvainr
defed them. lie tore loose his iron bed, and
ana grabbing a piece OF the iron. said h,
would brain the first man who entered thr
cell.
The big Principal Keeper was has i,y sun
moned. He unlocked the cell door. took Ne
Ilvainc by the scrur OF his neck, and, snal-
Ing him as he might bad boy, boxed his
ears.
The dcnan, murderer was thoroughly cowed
IN minute.
since then he has been sullen. lie has fire.
quently made beartless remarks to the other
condemned men, but he has given no real
trouble to his keepers.
All this time he has had hope that he
would finally escape the death penalty. Even
last month. when taken down to Brooklyn
Tor rcscn e. 20, he said to an EVENING WORLD
reporter:
They call me the ugly murderer Nell
valne. Well, I'm not dead yet As long as
there's lie there's hope"
When informed last Wednesday by his SIS
ter that the Governor had refused u do any
thing for him, change In his demeanor
occurred, and the once heartless murderer
has now become the devout student OF the
Bible, under Father Creden's guidance
earnestly preparing for eternity, as was told
in Yesterdays EVENING WOHIp
McIlyaine was not quite nineteen years old
when he committed his terrible crime. ana he
mad only Just been married to girl still
couple OF rooms In an cast side New York
tenement.
one night In August, 1889, he took two
companions to his ROOMS. All three typical
East side "toughs," lay down to sleep
with orders to Mrs. McIyaine that she should
awake them shortly after midnight.
In the early hours Of the morning they
crossed the Brooklyn Bridge, bent upon plum
dering some house before their return.
Passing through Jay street, an open win
dow In Grocer Christian Lucas house al.
| tracted Mcll"aine's attention. II was an
"casy mark" he thought, and telling his
companion, to walt, he removed hi, shoes
and climbed up and into the window.
While he was searching for piundcr, Mr..
! luca surprised him.
Mcllvaine whipped out a knife and rs Luca
approached. plunged 1t again ana again into
the mans body. When Luca dropped dead II,
was with fourteen wounds showing where
the burglars knife had struck.
Mcllvaine WAS captured reu-handCd. iic
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