Year: 1869

HIS APPROACHING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FOR A


........-...' RETRIEVE.


Only few days remain 10 John Real, the
murderer OF Officer smedck Next Friday week the I'd
prorno the day fixed by Court for the execution and
the officers who ntrusted with the unpleasant task
are quietly aecertanng in advance the modus oper
andi and are perectug the preliminary arrangements
The grave features OF Isaacs, tho Metropolitan hsngman
whose reported death Is untrue. have been seen at
tho sherirs office during the past week. bis
object there being purely professional and connected
With the approaching execution. This worthy funeton
ary performs his duties In the most rkifu ana sclcnno


manner and he accordingly invariably hnds out before
hand what Kind Of person he IL to eonduetto the ga


lows-hs weight size and other particulars necessary
for his guidance. The Under Sheriff and the Deputy
sheriff 10 the number OF IS VIII take part IN tne rheG ecu


although their affiliations lead them TO wish for more
lenent fate for the prisoner They all look upon the
understood that at one time large bets
been offered IN their ofce that Real would never
signed, asking for Communication OF the murderers SEN
ence and subscriptions o, money have also been con
ribuied to used in hts behalf II is believed, how
ever that the camorous requests TOR merry did not have


nr yeq esss aced Sed To t1 as did the Attorney
and that Jndgc before the trial held was
unswerving in his determination 10 leave the matter en-
tirey IN the hands OF the Governor and the higher
Courts Most o. the names on me petition were Lo
condemned went even far a. "a look for signa.
IN drinking saloons formerly frcqnenied by him
Political and re ous Influence likewise brought 10
bear upon HIS ease TIE probable FOR the strong
feeling against the prisoner and the approval Of his sen
tence is the plea of justification which has been urged
for his act, notwthstanding its being amply proved
during his trial that he had no cause FOR
taking the life Of the policeman except from motives
OF revenge. Gov. Hoffman, himself recently told
the counsel Of the prisoner who visited him that he could
not grant bis request Cor respite because he held that
by SO doing he would be showing undeserved elem
ruey 10 the crime and would establish hard precedent
for other criminals who might have spite against pub
lie officers Real has been extremely quiet in prison for
last fcw DAYS lie has frequently been visited by ms
father and four sisters the latter eyineng the most ten
der soctude for him. The consultations Of the Cohoc
Church have been freely given to him. Fla.
thers Duranquet, Ducy. and McKonna visiting
him IN his cell several times each week for the purpose OF
preparing him for his fate on Monday last lac made
long public statement about his relations with Smedick
and The reason for his killing him. ustifyng himself on
the ground that the officer his enemy and had fre
quent and arrested him, and that he feared for
his life Yesterday writ OF error granted by Judge
barnard motion OF Reals counsel stay OF proceeding
was asked but refused and could not he obtained
from any OF the Judges OF the Supreme Court The
result IL that the legal exceptions are 10 be argued from
tho General Term 90 the Court OF Appeals and shoud
either be Of the opinion that the trial Improperly
conducted Real will be entitled to new trial but mean
while he may be hung The facts have also Oeen ald
before the Governor