The morning times., 1895-07-26
She Could Not Stand the Ordeal
of Bidding Him GOOd-by.
HIS LAST HOURS ON EARTH
Ate Heartily and Slept Peacefully
Last Night-ne Wanted to Wear
ious For the Warden to Have His
Remains Cremated.

In cell No. 2, of Murderer's Row, OF
the United states District Jail Joseph A
a. Beam, murderer OF Annie Leahy, his step
daughter, is calmly waiting forthe few hours
TO elapSe that yet remain before the SEN
trnce OF death is carried out upon him.
Between the hours of 10 and / O'Clock
to-day Beam viii be taken from his cell,
marched across the rotunda OF the jaii
into the long northeast corridor in which
the scaffold OH which so many have died
before him stands, and he Will pay the
penalty of his crime.
But last night he talked as uncon-
cernedly ate as heartily and slepta S peace
fully as though he had no more interest in
the execution Chat Will take place to-day
than a mere spectator.
Beams counsel, S. d. Truitt, called at
the jail yesterday, and bade the murderer
farewell. He found his late client un-
moved, and a appa rently completely reconciled
to death Beam assured him, a he has
done the jail officials, that he has no fears
for to-day.
Lawyer Truitt was the oniy.one who Wis
isvd him yesterday. Beams wife. the
mother of his victim was expected, but did
not arrive, and he expressed himself as
that he did not think she could stand the
ordeal
TOOK IT VERY COGLLY
He did not expect the President to In
terfere in his case. SO when his action was
communicated TO him Wednesday night
he took it very coolly and stated that he
was not disappointed. He referred to the
matter again yesterday, however, and
Il.
mentary terms, saying that he did not
have feeling enough TO listen to his appeals.
According 10 the usual custom, Warden
Leonard had Beam provided with a new
suit Of black clothing yesterday, in which
he is to walk to the scaffoid. Beam, when
shown the suit, was somewhat disap-
pointed, saying that he had desired to
walk to the scaffold in white robe He
is very anxious that his body be cremated,
however, and he said that If the warden
would see that it is done he would not
object 10 wearing the black suit
Fathers McAtee and Dolan, OF st. A 10y
sius' Church, are Beams spiritual advis-
ers and were with him yesterday and again
last night He has been provided with a
prayer book, and read good deal III
that yesterday. His language is more
moderate and less profane than formerly,
and it is evident, in spite of his assumption
of carelcssneSs, that The nearness OF death
has sobered him considerably.
jim, the prison cat, has been Beams
pet ever since he first went to the jail,
and il followed him from his old cell into
the one over which the death watch was
set An extraordinary frie ndship has
sprung up between Beam and the cat, and
he declares that it is one which he used
to own long ago.
NEW ROPE PREPARED.
The cell from which Beam will be
taken to the scaffold this morning is the
one occupied by Guiteau, the slayer OF
President Garfield, when be was shot at
b. Sergt. Mason.
1t was occupied by Taylor until the
President commuted his sentence and he
was returned to the double cell with young
Hall, who was sent to Jail some time ago
by Judge Miller for contempt OF court.
When Taylor was moved Beam was placed
in the cell, as it is near the grating
opening into the rotunda, and more con-
venient to watch.
The rope with which Travers was hanged
last Friday was cut in removing it from
The dead mans neck, and a new one had
10 be prepared and tested. The sCaffold
is always in readiness and il is probable
that to-day's execution VIII be as quietly
and as qncKiy performed as the one pre-
Ceding it. The number of invitations issued
is smaller than before, although there were
more applications, and ii is expected that
the crowd viii not be so large.
Taylor is so overjoyed at his own escape
from death that he has very little to say
about the execution of his fellow prisoner
He expresses a profound pity fer him,
however and seemed glad to know that
the condemned man is repentent