Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-01-19

dominoes He had lied and he knew IL, I
After he had uttered the falsehood he
shivered at the thought OF having lleu N
the very shadow of the moose.
Warden Greenwood, who performs tho
office of death watch and is an exhorter ~
the Methodist Church, then took charge OF
the religious services aud asked Charlle
BROOKS to sing, I'VE All Must Die. IT
took some persuasion. but Brooks hnailI
consented, All the condemned men Joined
in the hymn. 1t was doleful funeral
camp.mceting dirge, and when the voices
Of the four men Joined in the refrain.
Master Jesus, Here | Am; We All Must
Die, the weird chorus sounded like a
death song, prelude in melancholy tune
to the grim fate that awaited The singers.
And so the services continued, PRAYER,
singing and reading of the scriptures with-
out intermission throughout the night;
II could not sleep if went home, said
the good Preacher Murray, land SO VIII
stay right along with the poor fellows
unit. the end"
A POSSE OF $50 on GUARD.
All night long while the condemned
men and their spiritual advisers passed
the time in singing and prayer the special |
posse Of $50 citizens of Kent county dlu
guard on reserve duty aboutthe jail.
A large squad was quartered i'll the court
room and was ready for any emergency
| that might arise But the night passed
| peacefully without any occasion tor thelr
| services, not the slightest attempt being
| made to supersede the regular functions OF
| the law with the desperate proceedings OF
/ Judge Lynch.
Tie hight was still, but intensely cold.
| The snow lay more than ankle deep and
Chester river, lying in the distance, was
frozen conpactlv from shore TO shore.
| From dark but unClouded sky the bright
stars gtittered upon the surface Of the
glisteting snow, contrasting wildly with
the dense and graye-like gloom that sur
rounded the Jail.
THE CORRIDORS CLEARED,
At 1.S0 o'clock the jail corridor was
cleared of all except the death watch and
an aged gray haired man tottered into the
prison. He was Samuel Hill, the father
Of the man for whose cruel murder the in
mates Of the cells were about to pay the
penalty Of their lives lie felt thoroughly
convinced Of the guilt Of the accused, but
like others whose sole interest was IN a
strict and impartial administration OF JUS
tice, most earnestly desired confession
from the convicted criminals that they
were guilty, as they had been adjudged by
! II fair and impartial court. But his tuis-
sion was a frlitless one. With stold irein
: and without the slightest exhibition OF
, emotion each of the four negroes, even
with death staring them in the face, per-
: knowledge OF the dreadful crime.
: At ia. III. the faithful preacher, Murray
! was still on duty in the jail corridor. H6
I read chapter Of scriptures to Frisb5
: Comegys to which the poor victim, grasp
\. ing the bars OF his cell window in hi'
" hand listened with nervous eagerress.
q At this hour Moses Brown was asleep oil
. his cot but Williams was awake and gazing
through the barred window of his quarter
y out into the corridor. Charles Brook
:. was also awake and to him Preache
} Murray read a comforting chapter iron
= the Scriptures.
G. OF the four condemned men Nose
" Brown alone slumbered. Brooks turne
y around when the preacher concluded a
~ earnest eXhurtation and throwing himsel
4. - despairingly upon his cot prayed ferventl
= in low but audible tones. Frisby Conegyi
the only boy of the quartet listened earl
lie estly to the words OF the preacher, VIII
Of turned to Brooks and kneeled beside h
re-. bed where he remained several minute
,at grooming low-toned sing.song praye
II the burden OF which was that the Lol
I'd would save his soul. BY this time Mos
liz Brown had awakened and Preacher Mu
ray began again the service of song, scri
act ture reading and comment to which 8
nix gave close attention.
on BROOKS LEADING IN PRAYER.
pal Charles Brooks led in prayer as un
'ok preacher, speaking with great fuency al
'ol: a surprisingly good selection of words.
md this prayer his three companions in Grill
oys joined audibly and most earnestly.
IN EATING THEIR BREAKFASTS.
Shortly after s o'clock the sheriff's "
r.,. prepared an excellent breakfast, viii
In was taken to the men in their cells. Tn
n had expressed no preference for a
hle especial edbles, so Mrs Plummer ga
ttln th ia
III repast OF beefsteak, ham, bread and butt
"a. biscuits and honey and coffee. All
tha heartily aud apparently enjoyed with
rba keen relish their last meal on earth.
and SCENES AT THE JAIL.
lgly CHEsTERrowN, MD. January r.
III you are innocent then why did \
confess?' The question was asked
ook Moses Brown. ''Because | was crazy.
cell didn't know what | was doing. | kn
pre- YOU won't believe me, but its trl
ling why did the Others confess and tell
the same story that You told Deed | dc
irxt know. That's what ] can't understan
hiri and the heavy lips Of the negro twitcl
lrlie nervuusly.
st of There was one solemn scene in
cher prison this afternoon, ON the only tr
talk when reaches here there came to da
cor smOOth-faCed Young man dressed i'll
adly hah!imentS OF the Protestant EpisCt
,thcr brotherhood. II was Father Sergean
the order OF the Holy Cross and lie bO
while letter from Bishop teret 70 Rector Rob
L adj Of this place. He baptized each Of the
tain prisoners,
atco CoMEGYs ASKED FOR PEANUTS
Id or When asked by visitor what delica
and they would like to have TO eat for I
last time, Cumcgys asked for pcan
fray Brown said that lie would like TO !
lie some cheese, while Williams said tina
g % wanted some ginger snaps Most OF
+ ~ afternoon was spent by the three Inc
ndin writing last messages. Brooks with lab
ough effort Bent over a half sheet of dirty
mn Ol paper writing sketch of his life Bro
cruel bv tho light Of a Kerosene lamp, "
ana Stood on tile stone shelf of the barred
lct ne dow between his cell and the corridor,
tune, writing 4 letter to his wife with a
) ne full of chocolate drops and ginger S
looks on the paper beside him. Williams
achur n Irttrr "a lis mother finished ~ al
q hy time In ii he left some messages Of v
hsihs ing 10 his brother against career Of
and closed with the enigntatical slater
nging that lie wished he could tell her whg
adicl him 10 the scuffold.
: haiI LARGEST GALLONS EVER SEEN,
,,%,S;s The finishing touches arc being i
"rt.in the sGaflold Sheriff pllmmcr says
! !, y. the largest ever built in the United $
ynMtI,. L. was made for eight persons, not
r, 'rtiSS One man will therefore, be sprung
-,rn Ia each trap, instead OF Two, The upper
4, 40 Of tive scatfold is being enclosed
T. a." - boards. so as To shut ont the view
m In, the surrounding house windows and
. 1919 point, Of vantage. II 1t is showing j
.ltiinl morning a roof will be built Owe
iS ~ saoffod. Besides tile newspaper rep
cd liz tatiyea 70 persons will bc admitted Z
= ,nI ness the hanging. The sheriff doc
. h,nI anticipate any trouble.
! ie'ti 1t il stated that the Rev. Father Sal
l,-"' WAS tDlu by Charles Brooks that he