Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-06-06

white robe over his arm. AS ne itld Tue
robe ON the table a pair OF handouts gfs-
tened in his hand.
Silently and sadly he approached me.
Please place YOUR hands behind your
back, he said with his eyes fixed on the
floor
Ibid so and felt the cold steel clasp ny
wrist, Then the white robe was placed
around me. and he nodded to the sheriff.
who proceeded down the corridor, followed
by the head jailer and myself, two tam
KY bringing up the rear.
VI tie entrance to tae women's depart
rlsHt stood the matron, her hand 10 her
IL. her checks b}aHehed. a frightened stare
ia her eyes Without stood the jail elerh
and his assistant Both looked wistfully AT
nae and murmured "Goodby, my poor fel-
low" as passed The turnkcys who MI
mitted our weird procession to the l4i
proper and with many OF whom, as VIII
the jail clerks, had become well aequaiHt=
ed during my long Imprisonment, bads ae
a sad farewell.
ON through the silent corridors VIII
their rows Of deserted cells, from which Tho
prisoners had been purposely removed, we
marched silently and selemnly. Al the
surroundings We're - familiar TO me-tAe
iron bars the stained aud timeworu walls,
the damp and slippery railing / could not
realize that WAS seeing them for the last
time heard the NEW Of the jail car. who
had become a great pet of mine and W2p
used 20 come regularly to my cell fer It.
saucer Of milk. thought to myself that
she must he hungry | should feed her
when returned All. when | returned
Then the full truth flashed upon me-Wleu
| returned would be corpse
Asw turned a corner the engine of death
rose in full view before my eyes. l manra=
tarily glanced up at it, and such is the no
tice we take OF trifes at such times. per
ceived that one of the nails fastening the
crossbeam was loose and wondered that
the carpenter had been so careless. PasSi-
bly, he had been nervous, l thought, Then
| looked before me as | stepped on the wood
el p.a.-olA. There, row after TOW, sat
those whose curiosity and influence had Sc
cured for them the privilege of seeing fell
low man in his last and supreme agony.
None of the faces seemed familiar to me-
but their united gaze disturbed me, and
fixed my gaze upon the farther wall as
advanced. As | did so felt the boards
shake beneath me- and knew that | was
standing on the drop. The jailer's hand
staid my further progress, while he wins
pered, DO you wish to say anythingso
| looked down on the pale, eager, expect
ait faces OF the ssemblage below. ard
summoning my nervous strength together
SAID in loud, clear voice:
4 am about to die, but with this my last
breath, assure you and all my fellow eff9-
zeus that ! am innocent Of the crime
charged against me-
wished To say more, nut could not ata
turning my hedd toward the Jaiief. VIE
was waiting nurmured Proceed, lie.t
nm btha.hS my htEees and ankles and then
Iittt u "hlte mhsah cap drawn over ny
= - through IT. ioids could distinguish
tie opposite window 10y the strong h@hf
thtt ftf'"'ated through from tHat a4frez
ton linen the dry, hard surface Of TIE
rope c.t>ped me round the neck, wAIle
pressure behind told me where the Knot WIS
placed. moved my head sIlGhtly, rs some
stray threads OF the moose uckled my lately
shaVen throat. said hoarseIy to the
lalier: The moose Is too loose. For the
sake OF our common humanity do not have
me strangle. dreaded strangulatlon
worse than death. His fingers pressed
against me second as he examined 1t.
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