The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-04-14

Nearer My God to Thee," which he would render with much pathos.
 Unlike the past several condemned murderers, Boinay had intended to make a speech on the plate before the nooze was adjusted, but as it is not the custom in the state prison to permit speeches on the plate, Boinay prepared written statement, which he gave out to the warden after the death warrant was read to be given to the press for publication.
 The last day was spent by Boinay as cheerfully as the days preceding. Two brothers and a sister spent about two hours with him this afternoon, and the scene was a pathetic one, but the con- demned man was the calmest of the party and facetiously tried to cheer them up, but after they had gone he broke down and wept freely for short while.
 Boinay was sentenced by Judge El- mer to be hanged April IA between midnight and sunrise, and at 12:01 ex- actly the warden, Deputy Warden Baisden, Father Lynch, the spiritual adviser, and Father McGuinness of Hartford, Sheriff Hawley, Dr. Thayer, the jail physician, and Dr. J. E. Root of Hartford, Officers Doolittle and Full Ter and some of the prison directors were at the death cage. The warrant was read, after which the condemned man was left with the two priests and the party returned to the warden's of- flee In a few moments the second procession was formed, which included those present at the reading of the warrant with the exception of the priests, the newspaper representatives, which included T. J. Kelley of the Hartford Post, Joseph Mullen of the Hartford Times, w. E. Frear of the Hartford Courant, G. E. Stacey of the Hartford Telegram, E. F. Lavery of the Bridgeport Standard, A. B. Under wood of the Bridgeport Farmer, B. F. Cooney of the Bridgeport Post, William H. Preston of the Bridgeport Union and and J. Olin Howe of the Bridgeport Sunday Herald, Attorney James T. Lynch, who was counsel for Boinay; John Brown, jr., of Bridgeport, and T. J. Long of Hartford.
 The first party passed into the cage, where the priests were praying with Boinay, and here Warden Woodbridge and Sheriff Hawley pressed the hand of the prisoner, bidding him goodbye. The other section of the solemn pro- cession passed directly into the exc cution room.
 As the condemned man left the death cage he was strapped by Officer Doo- l little, and Deputy Perkins assisted in holding him up. Officers Holmes and Fuller were in readiness to place him | in the execution chair if it was neces- sary, but they were not called upon to | act.
 | While the death warrant was being read to Boinay he nonchalntly smoked a cigar. Only twenty-one seconds | elapsed from the time that he stood on the plate until the trap was sprung and he was jerked into the air. His neck was broken instantly and he gave but a few convulsive twitchings after | he dropped A new manilla rope was used but the black cap was the same that has figured at the past five hang | ings.
 Two letters were received by Boinay | on the 8 o'clock mail. One was from Miss Altha Barlow of Union City, ex- pressing sympathy and asking for a | picture of him. He answered the let l ter and compiled with the request for | a picture. The second was a very terse letter from a woman whose house was robbed by party which included Boln- | ay. and she wished him to tell what he had done with her property Boinay did not answer the second letter. | Boinay's Statement.
 The following is @ written statement 1 given to Warden Woodbridge by | Boinay after the death warrant was | read It is addressed to the represen- tatives of the Bridgeport papers:
 Gentlemen-Since I came to this prison, I have received many letters | from good, kind friends in Bridgeport, who have expressed much sympathy for me, and a desire on their part to help me in any and every possible way, I wish to thank each and every one of them through the press for the kind | ness shown me and assure them that I appreciated every favor I would also like to thank Warden Woodbridge and all connected with the prison for the kind treatment received from them since I came here.
 I realize that it will not do me any good to say anything concerning my partners in crime. As it is the truth, I do not hesitate to say that David | Weeks Is the man who shot George Marcus Nichols, though I do not be- lieve he intended to kill him when he fred I freely forgive him and all oth- CTS, who swore falsely against me, at my trial, or have injured me in any | way; and I would ask forgiveness of all whom have wronged. (Signed)
 Respectfully,
 Charles A. Boinay.