The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-13
TIE DREAD PENALTY.
Details Of a Sad Mornings S
Work at the Jail-Jus-
tiee Avenged.

!
! At four O'Clock This morning Father
! smith arriraa . / 49, -, - a,-a
y 'ne Jan anu aWohe
Aiaehin, VINO had been sleeping soundly
since he retired at twelve O'Clock AS
/ lie awolxs he ssid .eTs tba+ ~, E.+hor
- "on' iie esei'l' - tia1 you, Father,
! nave you peen sitting up all night?"
1 Father Smith replied that he had not.
Ea+l,a,. c.;t, sl.
as'Aee. nm no" ne ielt'
ana ana ne repned, "Good. Today's the great
day isn't it?''
| The priest evaded this ouestion and
turned the doomed mans thoughts to
spiritual things. He nraved with hin, . -
- ~ ~ "ie'i mn anu
picpdiSo MN unrll SlN O'Clock, when he
administer the HOLY Communion He
then lafs hin, u 49,
~ iiiili - fetafh az e'ght O'clock.
Mackin dressed in the black suit in
which be was 10 ha banaad ~ a,a.I-
b;e. rsass - s-,l.s,.St. 2 " s'iiA
p's ssiass oi Wfllskey 10 stimulate him
sist;na e 49, - 8 = s'Ait,s' eon-
80 iAs'.iA t''iN essss'eeast ana milk.
GeIz VINO had retired at three o'clock
, tossed about unea.siIv on his bed and slan+
,g -, - Aiie Dco anu siept
out Ateie. lie was up at four O'clock
and asked for cup of coffee, after drink
ing which ha toolt . ba4h .,a aa,a,
j na,-, ,,,i+ - ,,,s,..s s'liu es'neu ior
new suit OF underwear. Keeper Lynch
purchased them Tor him AT naarb,,
store but he did NOT don tben, M. ~ IL
black suit until after he had eaten his
of Mackin win tha lna,1tia, lSl1,ae g. tnat
drank cofrae instasd of ~, entlt ne
and bntta,. ~ veg Gnu eat bread
milk. = = = eiiee - TOAST ana
Ha tben r,ar4
6,'is1,1a .dlen ~ Well lp Wrltlng violently and
M Z. n9lIper OF letters between six
II seys,l ever, ,',iaoll JeoaiSi L. - :,
f4t s1seil Dsl = c1ock ne was alone in his cell
Ksare, .J,..iI os,S huul ,g the nlght and
aah aes = Dolrneli. t,,r, " me Pastor Meury' s
which heNwas us;ng enS u is 5aopea , me pen
vant hin, 49,. oulaSu Just IN time to pre-
ave a,,d ;,4 luhLa,ns " INTO ms right
+ GenZ becayna .',s Ss;asa,at - an. q
tnan t,1ar Il dne pastor could DO to hold him He
t.biie su,iieo i .iirm over 90 Keeper ODonnell
Danutv yya,.l,a,, s,,e .oi sSs.sd ,tassis.allGe
pnstairs snd sai'eat Lynch hurried
Ganz s'ssisteu ~ the pastor, quleted
At ,;es,,4 o,a,aa,- r,a4,
ana y Tiova Wa a.ner Smltn returned
smith went to Mslckin's cell, where he
ahnln,stered as,ndh TO him the last rites of the
I5angr.n von 1.t,sa 4aa4s
t;nn ana 1o9nd auu that It worked to his satisfac
@ tlon. GEM acted beside himself the
ta paIe e7,ie 81 @ sne TINE between his at
started on the death march,
1t was shortly before eight o'clock that
the crowd began to collect about the
jailyard and the Court House ana IN tbe
SIDE streets. Shortly after half past nine
o'clock while the Mackin i11rv were q g
sernblirg In Sheriff Hellers office a Ger
man street band struck up the tune Of
the Miserere and II was ploi,,1zv .a5 .,,S;t9a ~
to the condemned men IN IIais tI,ai,. ais 5Iuioie
The roll of the SherifT,s i,lrv was 'nal1ad
at 9:45 O'clock and fbev ,narobed ~ ~
jail. headed bv the Sher;ff and os 81 pr;ee .s
robert Davis Thev 1ua,a ~ ~, ~ III ~
=, nsy were IN their places
-. soa iuoL N9. o, Wnere tne galoWs was
Vyben the shssr;ff !s nTiert ot .eh clock.