Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-08
Gross IN LACK AGAIN.
He Is Likely tn Have Another Po-tponement
of His Dcaih Sentence.

Of His Dcalh Sentence.
"les. sir; unless / am directed by the Presi-
dent or by an order OF the supreme Court OF
The District 20 do othcrwise" said Warden
Burke of the District Jail To a STAR reporter
us morning. Il shall hang Wm. DouclGs.
Cross Friday next l hardly expect 10 fail to
receive such directions before that day. how
ever. but as ! stated. unless do shall GER
tainly obey the order of the court and execute
the man"
There Is little need of preparation for such
an event IT the jail. for the scafToll always re-
mains in position. and ii would take but a few
minutes to adjust the rope and put the
dreadful instrument of death m per-
feet working order. But Warden Burke
does not believe ,hat he Will be called upon to
execute Cross next Friday. and that belief j.
generally concurred in by every one
in YESTERDAYS SraE. il il hardly
probable that the United states Supreme Court
will render its decision before Monday neat.
and should II be found imrracticable for the
supreme Court of the District TO post
pone the execution pending the su-
preme Courts decision il is believed that
the President would grant the condemned an
opportunity to live TO have his case decided.
Either counsel for the prisoner will ask the
criminal Court To grant another postponoment
or they will ask the same of the President.
WHAT CROSS SAYS.
Cross was seen a; the Jail today bv a reporter
of The STAR. lie is small. slight man. of
dark brown complexion. and is evidently
OF more than average intelligence.
lie has now been in prison
little more than three years, but. in answer
to the reporter inquiry. said: Il am feeling
very well. That rs. as well a man troubled
as | am can feel"
He said that he Jaw in The STAR that the
Supreme Court had failed TO decide his case
Yesterday, and. without the least attempt at
brayado, said: IF l am 20 die next Fri
day it viii be the Lords will
Not mine. sir. But I swear to
God. sir. that III die an innocent man. I
have said that from the first, and III say it
with my dying breath"
Lying wouldn't do me any good now, SIR.
Only the Good Master can 90 me good
now and leave il all with him. SIR Whenever
He tells Tn TO so. III be ready. sir. But 1
don't believe that He's going to forsake me-
For don't believe that Hell let an innocent.
man die"
Speaking of his counsel. Mcssrs. C. Maurice
Smith and Joseph Shillington. Cross said that
they had done all that could have been done FOR
him. and he knew that they would not give up
until the last minute. He felt very
grateful and he thanked them with
all his heart. but that was about ali he could
give them. Warden Burke and his officers
speak in the highest terms Of Cross and say
that no better behaved prisoner was ever seen
at the jail
TO NAME NEW DAY.
Cross will not be hung next Friday. This
morning District Attorney Cole received note
from Solicitor General Aldrich suggesting
that postponement Of the execution be
asked of the court This afternoon, after
a consultation with Mr.. c. Maurice smith, Of
counsel for Cross, the attention of Judge Coz,
ut present presiding the Criminal Court
was called 10 the matter AID il arranged
that Cross should be brought into court to-
morrow morning, and a later date set for
ms execution, order that the
Supreme Court might hive opportunity to
render its decision. II il thought that Friday,
the I'd dny of December, will be the day which
Judge Cox will fix