The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-05-03
At THE twelfth HOUR
Execution Of DR.. Robert
Buchanan Stayed.
Efforts at Washington Failed, But
the Attorney General OF New York
Ordered the Execution Delayed.
Buchanan's Lawyers Now Declare
He Will Never Go to the Chair.

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Buchanan's Lawyers Now Declare
He viii Never Go TO the Chair.
Sing sing. May DIR. Robert ".
Buchanan was born under lucky star.
For the second time he mas been snatched
from the electric chair within few
hours OF the time set for his execution.
Granted three days grace through the
humanity o. Warden sage. Of Sing sing
prison. an application, emphasized oy the
tears and eutreaties Of Mrs. Buchanan,
was successful. aud a respite 10 May l
was granted by Governor Morton q en-
able him 10 prepare for death. This short
respite was improved by his attorneys IN
efforts 70 pro.ong Buchanan : life, and
to-day they confidently assert that the
convicted wife poisoner VIII never De
executed and that hi- chances are bright
for restoration 10 freedom
Operates a. a stay.
The announcement that the appeal fled
by Buchanan's attorneys from the de
cision of Judge Brown. Of the nted
States District court. refusing . grant
awrlt oi habeas corpus would operate As
stay OF execution. was received Uy The
warden a. j. - o'clock last evening The
papers in the case, consisting Of the petit
ton for a writ OF haDeas corpus. the
judges endorsement denying the same,
and a notice Of appeal from that decision
were served upon Warden sage Monday
afternoon Yesterday morning the pa
pers were submitted 70 the attorney
generals Office by ". / York, an at
tache OF the prison, with request from
the warden for an opinion upon their
sufficiency 10 stay the execution Of the
sentence.
His Dark Moment.
While this question was being con
sidered By Deputy Attorney General
Hasbrouck. Col. George ". Gibbons,
one OF Buchanan's lawyers, was ID
Washington endeavorins 70 file his ap
peal from Judge Brown decision in the
United states supreme court The new
that he had been unsuccessful was r..
eeived here early in the afternoon. 1914.
it was thought then that nothing could
interfere 10 prevent the execution OF Blu
chanan "a. tse appointed time
Warden Ohciaily Notified.
But at j.4j o'ciocl, the warden re-
ceiyed from Mr. York a message by tele-
phone stating that in the opinion Of the
deputy attorney general the papers sub
mitted 10 him operated a a stay Of exc
cution This message was soon con
firmed Dy another from TIE department
of state prisons, and az 10 O'Clock Las,
night Nj YORK arrived from Albany
with the official papers advising the war
den not 10 carry out the sentence Of the
court until the determination VI the ap-
peal
Had Abandoned All Hope
The warden communicated the news
70 Buchanan within ten minutes OF it
first receipt. Ths prisoner had been
hopeful throughout his long incarcera-
ton. but wltn he heard the good news
he informed the warden that ,e mad
been despondent all day having aban-
doned hope OF any further delay. While
the warden was imparting the news 70
Buchanan, the prisoner wife arrived al
the prison 70 pay as she supposed, her
last visit TO the condemned man.
Mrs. Buchanan Overcome.
Mrs. Buchanan had not heard the
news and when it was told 10 her by
Mrs. sage, she gasped: "Oh. my God,
and fell into a chair Ia a faintn. condi-
ton. The long period OF suspense and
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