The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15
Affecting Scenes When
Mackin Takes Leave Of
His Family,
GEMS ONLY VISITOR Hts LAWYER
Notices of Appeal in Both Cases
Filed With the Court
~
Of Errors.

lAeH last udy OH edFl1. 1Ley eat aiu
sleep fairly well.
Mackin's feast of CLAIMS and beer yester-
day did not quite agree with him.. and his
stomach, which is not very strong at
any time, was upset. He quickly recov-
cred however, and is all right today.
Mackin's mother, his brother Harry and
his son Harry, who is about two and a
half years old, tolx leave of him yesterday
afternoon. They arrived at the Jail about
two O'Clock. Father Smith, of ST. JOS
eph's Church, Mackin's spiritual adviser.
was there waiting for them, and as soon
as they arrived they were ushered up to
the cell.
1t was feared that Mrs. Mackin would
break down or that possibly she might
be seized with one of the epileptic fits
to which she is subject. She stood the or
deal very bravely, however.
The little boy was the only one who
was alowed to go inside the cell. His
father held him while HI talked with his
moihe and brother. Miss Lockwood,
The matron, supported Mrs. Mackin.
Maekin's brother seemed to be the most
deeply affected member of the sad party.
He cried necessarily. and could not be
comforted. The interview lasted about
itdll LII liOutt dtlQ dl It's ClOSe ever yDOIS
was in tears.
Mackin tok the boy up in his arms and
kissed him repeatedly. The little fellow
scarcely understood the meaning of it all.
but be cried because everybody else was
crying, and clasped his httle arms tightly
around his fathers neck. Matron Lock
wood finally took him away.
Mackin cried for some time after his
1eL nl--E
while, and read one of the religious books
with which Father Smith mad provided
him.
The second ordeal came when Mackin's
father called to bid him farewell. The
father had failed visibly since the double
tragedy, and friends who knew him before
would scarcely recognize him now. One
thing that has helped him during all this
trouble is the universal and sincere sym
pathy he receives. Everybody who
knows him speaks of him in the highest
terms. 1t is not every man who, under
the circumstances, could have procured the
signatures he procured to the petition
to the Court Of Pardons for the
ton of his sons sentence to imprisonment
for life.
Mr.. Mackin arrived at the Jail about
$50. Father Smith accompanied him up
to the cell and remained with him dur
ing his trying interview with his son.
He remained about a quarter of an hour,
and did his utmost to conceal his w
feelings. while he encouraged his son to
bear up. AS he said goodbye for the
last time he turned away and wiped the
tears from his eyes.
The only visitor GEM had yesterday
adviser. Mr.. Meury called in the after
noon and returned again at night. He
remained until midnight. He and GEM
prayed for a time, but the greater part
GEM is not in the enthusiastic religious
mood he was represented to be, but he is
much more docile andn does not indulge
in any more outbreaks of profanity.
His lawyer, William s. Stuhr, called on
him this morning and had a long CONVEX
sation with him. Mr.. Stuhr's principal
object in calling was to ascertain if the
murderer desired to have anything more
done to save his life. GEM said he might
just as well go now as at any other
time. He believes that even if he was
granted another trial the result would be
just the same. He prefers being hanged
State Prison If another trial should re-
suit in a verdict of murder in the second
degree.
He thanked Mr.. Stuhr for his kindness
and the earnest work he has done for
him, and requested him not to trouble
himself any more.
Ar- otunr asked MIN II ne. had any bet
ter recollection now of the events sur
rounding she shooting of Clara Arnim
than he had at the time of his last trial,
and he said he had not. The shooting
of his "edelweis" is all a blank TO him.
Mr.: Stuhr believes him, and after leav-
ing him this morning determined not to
give up the struggle without another eff
fort. He will go to Trenton today and
the Court of Errors. He believes that
that will act as a stay of execution and
when he returns he will serve notice on
Sheriff Toffey that the writ has been
filed.
The Sheriff has not decided whether he
will pay any attention to the notice or
not, He viii take advice on the subject
and determine some time tonight what
he will do. He is not at all ambitious to
hang the murderers, and nobody will be
more pleased han he if the execution
is delayed until after he ~retires from
office next November.
Lawyer DENIM served a notice on Jus
tice Lippincott yesterday afternoon h
an application had been made to the Court
of Erorrs for a writ in Mackin's case, ex-
pecting that Justice L~ippincott would
recognize it and order a stay. Justice Lip
pincott merely endorsed on the papers a
memorandum that they had been filed,
and said that he could do nothing further
in the matter.
It is the general impression around the
Court House that the murderers will not
be hanged tomorrow. This will be a great
disappointment TO ddnSman van fitSe,
who has already begun his preparations
for doing the job with neatness and de-
spatch. He had a load of sawdust taken
into the cellar of the jail yesterday and
placed under the hole in the floor through
which the weight is to fall. The sawdust
is put there to deaden the sound.
The Sheriffs jury to witness the execu-
tions are:-John J. Erwin: Edward Nc
Cormack, Joseph Locke, William J. Con-
molly, DIR. w. w. Varick. Edward Nc
Aneny, William II. Lange, DIR. Charles
Limeburner, Albert Rappelyea, James
Larkins, DIR. John B. Burdette, DIR. Roy
Inglis. The press representatives are
Frank J. Higgins, James F. Norton. Will
lam M. Baxter. JOIN P. Mccormick, Dun
can Cameron, George W. Stedwell, George
w. Cottrell, Louis yultee, Adolph ]. Res
Ter, John B. Pratt.
The ministers, the Revs. E. A. Meury,
/. W. Hathaway.
Sheriff Toffey. who had been warned
by Counsellor DENIM that if he carried
out the execution he would be acting on
his own responsibility, at once tele-
graphed to Governor Griggs for instruc-
TONS Since the Governor was unable
TO come to Jersey City and consult with
the Chancellor he requested Attorney
General Stockton to represent him.
A few minutes after ten O'Clock this
morning the Attorney General and the
Sheriff met in the Chance1lor's library
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