The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-23

BUCHANAN RESPITED
Governor Morton Postpones
the Electrocutlon I'm
til May /.
TIME TO PREPARE FOR DEATH
The Condemned Mans Wife Wins
the Concession From Gov
ernor Morton.
'IME TO PREPARE FOR DEATH

ALBANY, April %. 1ss5.-Dr. Buchan-
ans wife and Mrs. Coleman. of New
York City, waited upon Governor Morton
at the Executive Chamber at ten O'Clock
this morning.
Mrs. Buchanan made an earnest plea
for the life of her husband, who was to
be electrocuted at Sing Sing on Wednes-
day for poisoning his first wife.
They were with the Governor, in the
large reception room. for nearly half an
hour, and all visitors were refused ad-
mittancc, for the first time in years
The Governor at first SAID he could
not interfere, but Mrs. Bucnanan's plead
ings We're so pathetic that he finally
granted a weeks respite, principally to
give the condemned man time in which
to prepare for death.
When Mrs. Buchanan and her friend
left the Executive Chamber. they were
retary, Col. Ashley w. Cole, who allow
ed them to escape observation by passing
through the private entrance to the Elk
ecutive Chamber direct to the corridor
on the second floor of the Capitol.
UTTERLY CAST DOWN.
Mrs. Buchanan's eyes were red with
weeping, and she appeared utterly cast
down in spirit Her companion, Mrs
Coleman, a tail woman, attired in a black
dress, with jet bonnet and fur cape,
was more cheerful. Her black eyes
glowed with sympathy and interest as
she talked with the United Press repre-
sentative Immediately after leaving the
Governor. She first begged to be ex-
cused from disclosing her identity, say
fy hot t-1aa 20 lafi mn Va n
Mrs. Buchanan purely from motives of
sympathy. Mrs. Buchanan could not
eo control herself sufTic.eatly to say ,aa. any
Governor Morton. "oh. he IS such
good man: he is such a good man;
had reached the city on the s:l5 o'clock
stoPPPing at stanwis ,d Hall AZ We ,gs came gp
past pa TT nine l this morning norm e from M stanI.x
Hall, where we stopped last night. Mrs.
Buchanan did not purposely wait until
could not get here any earlier. The Gov
ernor received us very kindly and was
much affected. He granted US q stay
for week. He wanted me. to take
the money for the expenses of our trip
from New York. but I did not do i,
although l understand he is a rich man.
We will stay in town until afternoon,
when he will take a train for Sing Sing.
We will telegraph ahead of the stay inn
The two women then continued on
went up TO the Postal Telegraph office
on the third floor of the Capitol and
sent Off their cir desp5afG9hh, 59h,rtf to slng Sing.
Governor Morton's private secretary,
Col Cole. who was present at the inter-
view between Mrs. Buchanan and her
man. of New York, has just Stated that
the Governor does not care to give out
full particulars concerning the private
bearing. The two women were I With the the
to wait in the outer room for quite a
while before Mr., Morton could see them.
The women asked the Governor to grant
them as long respite as he could. They
did not ask that he commute DR.. Bu-
chanan's sentence. Mrs. Buchanan do
very, Ettle talking, only moaning thai
Mrs. Coleman told the Governor aside
that she was no Tombs, Angel" Shes
thought DR.. Buchanan had been buoyed
up by false hopes, and that he. should
be given time to prepare for death. Not
expecting it, he had not made final
preparations for the awful summons.
The only official announcement from
the Governor says:-
upon further consideration, and upon
the personal application of the prisoners
wife, respite has been granted until
May l, 1885,
The Governor was naturally affected
and ther was considerable weeping on
the part of the women before the de-
cision was reached.
Mrs. Buchanan afterward. while her
friend was telling the United Press rep
resentative of their reception by the
Governor. was observed by a. few people
She is a small woman, rather stylishly
dressed. She has wavy 1axen hair, and
large appealing blue eyes, which were
infiamed from weeping. She wore a
black dress bonnet and gloves.
DIR. Buchanan was married to this
said to have been murdered. He re-mar-
ried her in Halifax after the murder