Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-07
THE CASE or CROSS.
A FosSs,onemcut ef the Execution Ne. h.,
Made by Judge Cor.


Made by Judge Cor.
II is safe 10 state now that william Doa,,la.s
Cross, convicted Of the murder of his wife, viii
not be executed on Friday next undcr the
original sentence and The order made nv Jnds.
Bradley yesterday. This morning Gross coun-
sci. Messrs. C. Maurice smith and Joseph shil-
ington. and Assistant District Attorney Armes
had conference with Judge Cox. nov holding
the Criminal Court. with reference 10 a lost
ponement till November II next. Mr. Armes
suggested that. to avoid any possible oonplics-
ton, il would be better % ask reslSit. Of the
President, and promised To urge such himself
Judge Cox ooncurred that this would he the
preferable course. and intimsted that should
they not succeed ron any cause he would tale
action In reference % n postponement.
Al moan to-day Jvtic- ook made the oF,'es -
follows:
Uuited States act. VIM. ID. Cross On IN.
motion VI counsel Tor the prisoner. IL i-, thi.
9TH day of June. A. u. isa2. ordered thu; the
execution OF the sentence pronounced upon tho
prisoner be, and IL is D., eby, STAYED aud post
poned until FRIDAY. the lith day of November
next, between the hour named in the said -en-
tence. ". II Cox. Justice.
TALK WITH CROSS.
Within few u.inuios after the postponsment
of the execution MAS oriervd by Judge 90. the
good news was conveyed to the CONDEMNED man
at the District Jail by reporter 81 THE sr.R.
Al the request If rHE STAR reporter Warden
Burke directed that Gross be brought down
from his cell
Gross said the warden. '.this is a reporter
OF IHE srAR, who wishes to know Il YOU have
ANYTHING 20 cav"
well. air" replied the condemned man. M
he shook hands with The reporter. I've nothing
more TO say now than have said from the very
first"
"whs, is thatY" asked the reporter.
Why. sir that TIM mot guilty of killing nv
wife. was the quick reply.
And YOU viii make no other statement" in
quired the reporter.
mo, sir; I can't make any other" az quickly
a. before. IF I'm 20 be hung next Friday its
! the Lords viii and. IL isn't for me Ia question
HIS doings, Int I'll die an innocent man. sir.'
Wen, Gloss. said the reporter, II have
good news Tor YOU"
You have, sirg What Is IL. Sir?" eagerly
| asked the prisoner. trembling with excitement
1T Is this" said the reporter. Judge Cox
this morning Postponed your execution until
the 18th Of next November"
ROW ME RECEIVED THE NEWS.
| 'lnstaatly tears sprang' TO the condemned
mans eyes. and again grasping the reporter.
hand he said: Please say to Judge Cox that
I'm very grateful 10 him for his goodness. Aud
i m thousand times Obliged 10 Won, sir. for
]
what will come "f IT, bat I've felt all along that
the good Lord wouldn't forsake me, and this is
a proof 81 IL. sir.
You had not given up all hope, them" in
quired the reporter.
| No. sir; that hadn't" was the reply
| 'let the time WAS dangerously near" sug-
ge-ted the reporter.
| That's true. sir; but never believed that
would have To die next Friday" said Gross
very earnestly. But had il come to the worst
was prepared Ia 90. That is. cir. ~ much As
poor sinner can be prepared H. meet his Lard.
And tel you again, sir. and ask my Father
IN heaven 20 put down what saw that IL have
20 die next November IN die an Innocent
man. He knows that didnt kill my wife and
! know 10, and as long ms I've breath in me In
say that didn't Kill her. I've put nv trust in
God, aud feed, sir, that He will not forsake
me. That's all any man can do sir. and What
He savs i u not niurmur against"
| With a word Of encouragement the reporter
shook the condemned mans hand. aud as the
prisoner went back To his cell IL Was with .
much lighter step.
Gross" said Warden Burke. lis a model
prisoner, and has won the good will and sympa-
| thy OF every official Of the Jail Naturally am
| very much pleased To know that will not have
| 10 perform the disagrceable duty of hanging
him next Friday. But we're fully prepafed To
execute him at that time"