The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-21
HOPE.
The Death-WatCh Placed
Over MCNulty.
COUNSEL CANNOT SAVE HIM.
The Date of Execution Will Probably
Be PostpOned-The Prisoner
Sick and DespOndent.

The DEATH watch was set on McNulty in
the County Jail yesterday. He was taken
from cell 81, which he has occupied for
years, to room on the upper floor, there
to remain until he is summoned to mount
the scaffold. McNulty was given a new
suit of clothes and provided with COM
Portable cot. The furniture in the room
cansIsts of the bed. three chairs and a
little table. There is crucifx, prayer
book and Bible on the table. McNulty.
upon entering the room, requested the
chief jailer to deny him to all visitors.
Carroll Cook called early in the morning
and told his client that he had no hope of
saving his neck. but Cook believes that
the date of the execution must be post
poned and will so inform the Sheriff to-
morrow. He says that the court alone can
set the day for the hanging and that OH
account of the Governors repreve the
prisoner must be reSenteDced. Ii this is
done McNulty cannot be hanged until
after the expiration of twenty days after
sentence
Attorney Cook has advised his client to
abandon hope. He will attempt to take
the case into court again aud will appeal
to the United States Supreme Court. al
leging that the State authorities are trying
" uans MCNulIy WltDOut law 10 JUSTLY
their action.
Attorney Cook received the following
pathetic appeal from McNulty last night:
SAN FRANCISCO January 20, 1894.
Carroll Cook Esq, Chronicle Buiiding,
Cttu-DEAR SIR: i saw in one of the evening
papers last night the following editorial note,
viz:
The ladies and gentlemen who do not think
McNulty should be hanged for his murder OF
Collins think they have one two law points in
reserve which will postpone the final event little
longer. They can hardly think that IL Will not
take place sooner or later; and this reminds OF
one or the pleas for clemency they made to the
Governor. viz that McNulty had already suffered
greatly by the long strain OF uncertainty he had
undergone in prison. II there had been inter-
ference with the course of justice, McNulty's
strain and uncertainty would have been over long
ago. Once an attorney-he French by the
wife-murderer, because of his forlorn position as
a widower.
write to you TO say that the reflection cast
by that article upon yourself and the kind
friends who have so earnestly labored for my
preservation is most uncaed for. All that
you or my friends have done has been at my
request and with my approval, and | can only
say that so far as the torture which L have gone
through Is concerned II has indeed been terri
bic, but would go through IL hundred times
more If by so doing l thought that there was
one chance IN a thousand OF saving my poor
old mother the agony OF knowing that h boy
was hanged. For GOd's sake, Mr.. Cook. do not
stop In your endeavors; for my poor mothers
sake, even il you know tia IN the END you can
not possibly save me, do all that you can 10
hold oil the fatal day. for God may take her
away before Ii comes, and so save ner from ever
knowing 1t; If she were dead, / wouldn't care
Your grateful client, JOHN MCNULTY.
McNulty is sick and is more respondent
than he has been at any other time since
he entered the prison.