The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-11
Has n Voracious Appetite and Devours
Large Quantities of Prison
Fare Every Day.
ALL DETAILS ARE NOW READY
EXECUTION OF CONDEMNED MAN
WILL TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY.
Prisoner Informed that Gov. Durbin
Had Decided to Let the Law
Take It's Course.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.


MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, Nov. 10.-Mur-
derer Edward Hoover. who is sentenced to
he hanged at the prison in this city shortly
after IL o'clock Thursday night. was in
formed to-day that Governor Durbin had re-
fused to interfere with the decision of the
trial court, and that he must expiate his
crime on the gallows. The condemned man
showed but little concern when told of the
Governors decision A faint smile crossed
his face he said: 80 the efforts of wife
and brother to save my neck have failed
Without further comment Hoover turned
from the grated door of his cell and threw
himself on his bed and was soon sound
asleep. The prospects of the death by hang
ing seem to be the least Of HOover's con-
cern He acts much like animal that is
preparing to hibernate for the winter. When
not eating he is sleeping, and no matter how
large the meal that is set before him he
consumes it to the last crumb.
He never speaks unless spoken to, and
then answers questions put to him in the
fewest possible words. Not once since his
arrival I'm prison has he inquired about
his case, and only when told OF the efforts
made to have his sentence commuted to life
Imprisonment has he said a word concern
ing himself.
On one two occasions when drawn into
conversation he inquired if his wife was
still faithful to him, and when informed
that she was making an effort TO save him
from the hangman's moose his countenance
would brighten some. He has refused stead
faStly to talk of his crime nor will he speak
of his victim. Since his arrival at the prison
he has not known what it is to be Ill, but
instead has grown fat on prison fare. Not
once has he asked to see Chaplain Hender-
son, though the latter has stood ready and
willing to give him spiritual counsel at any
time. The few letters he has written and
received have been read to him and written
by the prison officials, who keep constant
vigil at the door of his cell. He has been
even more indifferent to his fate than
was any of the others who met death on
the gallows since Warden Reid assumed
charge of the prison, and 1T is believed that
he will mount the scaffold Friday morning
with as firm a step as he would were he
walking forth from prison to portals of
freedom
he displayed any signs of being mentally
unbalanced but instead his every act has
been that of a moral degenerate. The prep
arations for the execution have all been
completed. The scaffold has been erected,
the hemp which will encircle Hoover's neck
has been procured, the black cap which
will cover the condemned mans head has
been made, the death cell where the muir
derer will spend his last night has been
prepared and other details pertaining to the
execution have been attended to. On Thurs
day morning Hoover will be transferred
from murderers row in the hospital to the
cell in the death chamber. where he will
await the hour of execution. Thursday
afternoon Warden Reid will read the death
warrant to the condemned man, and as soon
after IL o'clock Thursday night as possible
the execution will take place.