New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-17
rpr,1R1Es AS SHE HEARS HER FATE
nun REV. DR. COLE. M TOI''
ecuoor. TEACHER OF MRS PLACE
PRAYs WITH HER.

y March 1s-Mrs Martha Place
had faint hope that she would eso'p r-bo,
In the electric chair up TO 'hls 'io' o,, Nd
warden Sage told her that Governor -r,,,,s
refused TO interfere. The warren nav 900, .,
.,,n.o,orca when he Put on his nat ana oo"' ..
- ord walked out OF his ONCE "i'ho"'
=, word az to where he was sohs' D."
ee.on1 minutes later he returned ana ioo"-
,hourh he had passed through scEeio -,
Dcscribing how Mrs. Place received '"o "'"1
the Governors decision he salu' ,. res,-
,,v-ben I entered the room Mrs. race va 80.
-, 49, hor couch and Anna NJ. Riley the ""''V
- y.,,b bor The condemned woman 49,.
ard Nas much agitated as said 10 nel -
place I have come Ia you again WIN ut
1,,o doo,ore who examined into your mental 80
lion have made their report TO the ugr he
ON The strength of that report th'
doclirod 70 interfere in your case. 80,
-, t,,ol tricd 10 conceal her feelings anu
5000 wonderful nerve. She did not weep, a',1
for n minute or two not 4 word was Sr0" ~ go
h.r mat I had telegraphed for the "e' "a.
% Workers her spiritual ADVISER anu '''', No., ,t,o
ol,tod he would come to her some ule duli's w
5 cho indicated by noddng her head 'ha' 81.
-, 20 Gee DR. Cole, and when asked heI il
40 dcsired me to telegraph to her bro'her anu ~
LAWYER she again indicated to me III 'ne sumo '"'
that she would Ike TO see them rA.,
..1 lola her l would send Mrs. Sage 10 her' me
80. Eliza room Mrs Place was lying on 'e
couch with her eyes closed Her face was %
t l.s no
.hi,o az marble she seemed 10 be dazeu - '"-
awful news | had brought to her. 81.
Afev minutes after Warden Sage returned TO Ms
Office Mrs Sage went to Mrs Place 10 'Ty ~ I'm,
fort her. She found tie con'enne' ~ - IL,
bout the same condition that the Warden ha1 le''
| - Ms ea-e smoke kindly To tho woman a"l
,otd bor that ae all hope was now gone she must
,,o.o bor trust in God. Mrs sage then re'd some
! chapters from tho Bible 70 the condemned with
/ and remained with her until noon. IN the "l'''
/ rooo hut Ittle Information came from the rooi' W.
/ c,ri.5 bv Mrs Place on the top floor OF tle oio
hospital building ~,
Worden sage began preparations to carry out the
doatb sentence. and te,egraphed 20 MI Davis inc
siate electrician to be 1T the prison not ater 'hd'
Saturday morning to test the eiectIl'"' dpp". Ne
in the death chamber. The Warden went 10 -\e"
York I'm the afternoon and had n conference WI"
Cornelius V. Collins State Superintendent Oh us
ons. who had come down from Albany. ne war
f don had TO discuss several important thinss per
/ tanning 10 the execution Of inc sentence 'nV'uN
ing the advlsab.lity OF having woman "''en' 'i'
. pace IN the execution room and ADJUST the oie0
/ ,rol. to her leg From what could be learned a
the prison n woman Will surely be win the con
denned woman while she is being prepared 10
death -,
Unless Warden Sage changes the present pla
Mrs Place Will have long walk from her room
the execution chamber. ller room Is In the custer
mart oe the top floor Of the Oil hosrital pul'dlhb
She VIII have 80 walk, after leaving this roo"
/ through two adjoining rooms and then deseeHu u"
fiehts Of stairs to the keepers ROOM thoh wal
south through the old kitchen 70 the principal keel
ers Office. and then proceed along the corridor
front OF the dark cells 20 the iron doors ieadlh
into the death-house. As these doors are thro"
open Mrs Place will face the cells or cages occuple
by four condemned murierers, who are awaluh
death These men viii be shut out from view
curtains which VIII Ice hung i'm 'front.' Of their cen
Mrs Place will then have only rev yards MOI
r 10 20. when snc will pass through another set
iron doors into the execution chamber 49,,
Warden Sage returned from New-l ork AT auou
6 o'clock this evening He said tnat ~ 'i",,,
a Governor Roosevelt the execution or Mrs. Il'e
v3s 10 be conducted as privately a possible: -,
This has somewhat changed the pans VI III
Warden He had intended 20 send out the usu'
,,nrber Of invitations 10 the witnesses tonight D
mail and IL ne had done this thu execution W9ul
nrobahlv have occurred next Monday morlllhi
There may be n delay OF one day IN carrying ON
2 INC death sentence this account
/ I'm responso &C. the telegram sent ny Maroe
d Sage the Rev. Dr. Cole. Of NonkeIs. caHtd az /.
3 r,rison This afternoon and spent about TWO noun
, l,.ifh AIRS Place Or Cole is seNcnty-SlN year
/ Old and the meeting between the aSed WlhISV
and The condemned woman was aNecuht- ne l
l,uoryu her for many years, ana al one tliHc ~
i w.as member OF his SundaN-school cas-, }
praved with her and urged her 10 ab"nuon 1t
thoughts Of living and resign hers,l -, M,
90 doth DR. Cole said he would see MIS- Iih'e .
, ncton nc noeeihle between now and the time
hcr execution and ne had strong nope udl ri
would 20 to meet the end fully resigned