Evening journal., 1893-01-12
ChestertOwn's Excitement
Dampened by a SnOwstOrm
BROWN HUNG IN EFFIGY.
The Governor Says His Action
Was Perfectly Right.


n Hideous Crime-Great Dimculty in
Getting the Quartette to Baltimore.
imprisonment for Life at Hard Labor.
Systematic Methods Employed to Get
The Prisoners Out and Safely Trans
ported-Crowds Gathering at Cheste r
town, and Chaos May Reign To-mor-
row at the Hanging.
CHEsTERTowN, Md. Jan. IA furious
snow storm which at an early hour, this
morning had covered the streets with
white blanket several inches deep. and
which is still raging here has effectually
dampened the riotous spirit which threat
ened to manifest itself when the news of
Governor Browns Communication of four
of the condemned Hill murderers became
known yesterday.
1t renders the jail and its inmates more
protection than did the armed guards
who paced, sentinel like, about the prison,
their coats and caps covered with the
storm which half-froze them as they
forlornly paced about.
TlAs the time for the execution draws
nearer there is apparent growing com.
prehension on the part of the four
doomed men of their fate.
gloomy silence was noticeable on their
part, although the hope which most of
them have manifested that they would
escape the gallows by pardon, stimu-
lated by the governors action yesterday,
has not wholly died out.
No Passes to be Issued.
Sheriff Gould has received the follow
ing communication from Sheriff
Plummer, of Chestertown Jail apropos
of request for admission to the execu-
tion:
"CHEsTERTOwN, Jan. 10.
'PERcE GOULD. Esq, Sheriff New Castle
County, Del
DEAR sIR:-Under the law of this
state executions Of the death sentence
must be private; therefore can issue no
passes. Am sorry l cannot accommodate
you but it is impossible.
Yours respectfully,
"EDw'D J. PLUMMER.
Specials to the Baltimore Sun to. day
say that plans for the removal of the
four reprieved Hill murderers from Ches-
tertown to Baltimore were secretly made
and as secretly carried out The gov
ernor informed the police commissioners
of his intention to remove the prisoners
and asked the assistance of their depart
ment The details were referred to
Police Marshal Frey, who selected Cap
tain Lewis Cadwallader, of the western
district, to execute his orders. Gov
ernor Brown, Marshal Frey and Captain
Cadwallader had a conference Tuesday
afternoon at the governors office, Charles
and Saratoga streets. The Communication
and other necessary papers were pre-
pared and signed by the governor and
given to Captain Cadwallader.
Marshal Frey then arranged with
Major Hutton to have the iceboat
Latrobe in readiness off the upper
quarantine station Tuesday night to go
TO Chestertown. A detail of ten picked
men from the central district, commanded
by Sergeant Gilbert and accompanied by
Police Commissioner Robson, Marshal
Frey, Captain Cadwallader and Detectives
Pumphrey, Hagan and Seibold, boarded
the patrol boat Lannon at the foot of
South street. The Lannon steamed
rapidly to Browns wharf, where five
patrolmen from the eastern district and
as many from the northeastern were
taken aboard, ard the Lannon's prov
was pointed toward the Latrobe. All OF
the party, with the exception of Marshal
Frey, were taken on board the Latrobe
and as the Lannon returned to the foot
of South street the Latrobe started on
her trip to Chestertown.
None of the Men Knew Their Destina.
tiOn.
OF the party on board the Latrobe only
Commissioner Robson, Captain Cadwalla
der and the captain of the steamer
knew the destination of the boat. They
arrived at the wharf at Chestertown at
3 30 yesterday morning after a hard
struggle with the ice. Captain Cadwal
lader took command of the patrolmen
ana detectives and made his plans fol
the transfer of the prisoners from the
jail to the boat. As soon as the boat
touched the wharf Captain Cadwalladel
and the three detectives leaped ashore
and, after instructing Sergeant Gilbert
to follow with the patrolmen ten minutes
later, hurried through the deserted
streets of the town to the jail
BEFORE leaving Baltimore CAPITA IN Cad
Wallader had been given blank commits
sions which only needed the signature OF
Sheriff Plummer to make the entir,
party deputy sheriffs of Kent county
The commissions were only to be signed
in the event of trouble, but so quie
were the movements of the party tina
the fact that they had been in Chester
town was not generally known until tn
Latrobe was on her way back to Balti
more.
Prisoners Seized With Terror.
Arriving at the Jail the guards were al
reused and Sheriff Plummer was aske
for. When Sheriff Plummer came dow
stairs the Communication papers wer
given to him and similar papers were lef
with the sheriff for the clerk of the Gin
cult Cort. Sheriff Plummer soon COZ
vinced himself of the genuineness of tn
papers and led the way to the cells OF tn
four boys. They we're sleeping soundl
and were in terror when awakened, think