The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-10


direct that At the expiration Of the thirty
nayl ~ Aforesaid. namely. on ThurBday.
TIE sih DAY Of November, f6eo, the warden
q the penltentlary shan proceed 70 execute
ne eAla Broadenaux IA accordance With
the sentence Of che Judge Of the criminal
court q MeDoWell county, rendered at the
august term 1870, Aforesaid.
= Given under my hand this 9th day OF
vile, In the state Of West Virginia.
G. W. ATKINSON.
Governor OF the state OF West Virginia.
The action Of the governor YVES re-
ceived by Broadenax with a stolldIty
that surprised everybody connected
with the penitentiary, but the other
condemned man. "shep" Caldwell. was
badly broken up when learned that no
executive clemency would be extended
In bis case. The warden took an nee
essary precautions, even going 50 far
as to telegraph the governors private
secretary, Ed. Boggs. at Charleston, to
learn whether caidwens friends were
making an eleventh hour attempt to
save his life. A reply came from the
private secretary. stating that no such
attempt had been made. The warden
then determined to set the execution
for l O'clock this morning. Otherwise
he would have delayed It until la.er in
the day, He did not want to take
any chances on a repriye coming after
the sentence Of the court had been car
ried out
Last night at 10 o'clock Caldwell was
quietly sleeping in his cell. attended by
his spiritual adviser, Rev. B. NJ. Spur,
Of Trinity N. E. church, of Moundsvllle.
Earlier In the evening the Moundsville
quartette visited the condemned man
and sang several hymns for him. for
which he extended his thanks. At
midnight he was awakened. and War
den Hawk went through the formallty
Of reading the death warrant.
At 1904 the death sentence was read
70 the condemned man. When Warden
Hawk, accompanied by some ten or
twelve persons, including representa-
tlVes OF the press, walked across the
court yard to the executive building,
they were admitted by Colonel Bald
win. who had charge of the death
watch. The door to CaIdwell's cell was
opened inside, where were the prisoner
and Rev. B. n. Spur. The prisoner
was lying at full length on his narrow
cell bed. He seemed to be REFRESHING
an excitement that was near to over
coming him. Warden Hawk and sew
eral others entered the cell. while the
other spectators were grouped outside.
Mr.. Spur leaned over the bed, and held
one Of Caidweifs hands,
The wardeE sat beside the bed, with
an oil lamp near, which gave an insult
fcient light by which to read the death
sentence. This consumed some five or
ten minutes, during which Caldwell lay
perfectly quiet, not even moving foot
or hands, but his eyes roved from face
to face, with the look Of a hunted an
lmal, and close observers opined that
he was on the verge Of collapse.
At the close, Mr.. Spur. said.
"He wishes to speak to you warden"
What is It, 'Shep?"
Can Mr.. Spur stay with me until
it's over?"
"of course" said the warden.
Caldwell and BroadenaH. the latter
stu confined in the death cell adjoin-
Ing Cnldwell's also Joined in the request
that both be allowed to take commun-
ion together with Mr., Spur This re-
quest, too. was granted by the worden
Then the warden and spectators left,
only Caldwell, Broadenax. Mr.. Spur
and Colonel Baldwin remaining.
The execution was witnessed by
about sixty people. OF whom about
twenty were from Wheeling. Messrs.
n. D. Post and John A. Howard depre-
scented the prosecuting attorney OF Nc
Dowell county. where Caldwell was
tried and convicted.