The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-02-09
CLIFFORD PLEASED.
Final News Of His Respite
Conveyed to Him--How
the Men Spent Last
Night.

The news that Lawyers Peshail and
F'urey had secured stay from Judge
Grey of the United States Circuit Court al
Wilmington, Del, was communicated 10
Clifford by Warden Sullivan yesterday af-
ternoon. Clifford's brother and Father
mckinley were there-at the time. Clifford
at, first expressed a doubt about the
news being authentic. He was not par
ticularly pleased either and said he wished
that Peshall would mind his own business.
Clifford said he was prepared to die and
! rather regretted that a stay had been pro-
cured, if the news was true. He was will
ing to go, he said, and dreaded another
had bee an ena;ie@cinee @te for nearly four
years. During the, evening, however,
Clifford was in an entirely different mood
The prospect of a renewed lease ot ne ne
was replaced by anxiety lest the news OF
the stay was not true.
Peshall and Furey arrived at the jail
with the papers shortly after seven
o'clock. Sheriff Ruempler and Under
Sheriff Heayey were waiting for them
Peshall pulled a paper from his inside
pocket and handed 1t to Sheriff Ruempler,
remarking that it was a copy of Judge
Grey's order granting an appeal. The
Sheriff read the paper and then passed II
to Under Sheriff Heayey. The paper read;
The petitioner in this cause, John
4.
final judgment of this Court refusing
the prayer of the petitioner, to the
next term of the Supreme Court"
The paper was typewriter and at the
bottom was written in ink
The above appeal is, this sth day of
February, 1900, allowed.
Judge Greys signature was on it, hut
the paper had not been certified and was
without the official seal of the court.
Sheriff Ruempler told Mr.. Peshall quiet
ly but firmly that without certifica ton
and the seal of the Court he could not rec
Sheriff that it was all right, that he had
the original order in his pocket, pJTt he
made no attempt to produce it.. The Sher-
nize the paper without the seal and certi-
fication. and Peshall became indignant
Mr.. Furey assured the Sheriff that ne had
seen Judge Grey sign the paper but hat
did not alter the Sheriffs determina tioa
to have things done in proper, legal form.
The Sheriff, Under Sheriff, Peshall and
Furey went to the Sheriff's Office in the
Court House and examined similar papers
which had been served on the late Sher-
iff Heller All of them were certified and
sealed. II was then suggested tt.at Jus
tice Lippincott be consulted, and it was
agreed to abide by his decision. The par
ty proceeded to Justice Eippincotps house
After the difficulty had been explained to
him Justice Lippmcott positively re-
fused to express any opinion or give any
advice. IIe said the matter was in the
United States Courts and it would not be
becoming for him to interfere. The party
then returney to the County Jail PeShall
argued with Sheriff Ruempler with a
view of altering his determination but the
Sheriff declared that his decision was un-
! galterable.
Mr.. Furey was very angry at his coll
league He said that when they were
returning from Wilmington he wanted
PeshalI to stop off at Trenton and have
the paper certified and the seal attached
by the Clerk of the United States Circuit
Court. Peshall refused, declaring that
the. paper certified attached at any
time within ten days. So they continued
ON their journey, with the result that
they struck UP against a snag.
Peshan fused and fumed in the Sher-
ifs office for a little and then conclud-
ed to return to Trenton and have the
paper properly certified and sealed. He
ton. They were accompanied by Boule-
ward Commissioners UrQuhart and Lewis,
both of wnom are deeply interested in
Cliffords case. They went along to guard
against amy further mishaps. They sue
ceeded in, finding the Clerk Of the Court,
who did what was necessary to make the
paper legal, and returned on the owl train.
about 4:s0 this "A. NJ sheriff Ruenpler
and Warden Sullivan, who had waited
for them until one o'clock, had gone
home. Matron Rose Murray admitted the
party and told them that the Sheriff
would be at his office at $3.50. Peshall
and FIurey arrived about that time and
served the corrected papers on the Sher-
ford was eliminated from the double exe-
cution. which had been scheduled for
PeshalVs application to,Judge Grey was