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A COMPLICATED CASE.
[CONTINUED FROM EIGHTH PAGE.]
ter eirat ihero voluntarily u< agreed ;o rotor*
bctiiniut bis money, and be. in tarn, *u lo rciimoe
rake Moinberg. All itieistil satisfactorily Mttitd
wtieu the case nam* ap to a new abape. Sanitary ,u
aprctors bad viatied tbe seeno ot slaughter nn<l Stein
berg was rfearged wttn violating the He.ittb ordinance
and Schmidt * ub firing a gun witblu tbo city nmiu.
Bo ins pair ?! tbeu weie subjected to the penalties,
and went away disconsolately la company with lb*
toe a I or Lots.
FINANCIAL A1 COMMERCIAL
Wall Srmasr, 1
Faiit.iT, April 1ft?0 P. M. f
Tbe Stock Kxobaoge member atroogly affects holi
days, aau a* a rale appreciatea one self-voted and no
li nown to statute In a greater degree than one flxed by
law and tbo calendar. For aotne yeara paal Uood Fri
day baa by mutual consent been made a cloao holiday
ao lar aa tbo lour walla of tbe Uoard Room are oon
corned, and baa afforded a grateful Interval ol Inter
miaaleo to the d?ll aud daily grind which wears out
mind and body. Itooines this year with peculiar fit
ness both aa to time and ulronmatauooK, and affords a
welcome respite (rem tbe olamnr aod cxcitemitui
which baa lately atteudod tlio market. Beyond the
(stuck Exchange, however, business went on aa uaual,
the banks and other finanolal institutions keopibg
their doors open, but with lew customers to paas tbe
porta la There were no prioes whatever made tor
stock*, and only limited dealings la fold, at 100^, in
settlement for aterllog bills by tomorrow's steamers.
In a word tbe holiday was nearly as close as though it
Lad been legally appointed.
m*iao STOCK8.
The following were tbo otttcial oloslng prices of
mluiug stocks at dan Francisco to-day:?
Alpha 1\ Julia Consolidated.. 8.^
Alia 8H Justice .... 6^
belcher 4 Kentuok 3
B<at h Belcher lev Leopard.....
bullion..... 4,^ Mexican 10
Cnlodonia Northern Belle 6\
California 27# Opblr 28^
Cbollar 30 Overman 13#
Consolidate Virginia id Kayinoud & Ely.... 3
Crown Point 4# SuVags H?g
Eureka Consolidated 62# sierra Nevada 4
Exchequer Silver Hill 16-16
Gould h Curry 8^ Union Cousolidatod. 4#
Grand Prise $# Yellow Jacket,...... TM
Hale ft Norcrosa.... 9%
N?W YOKE CATTLE MARKETS.
FaiDav, April 10, 1?7&
KacKirrs roa two kits.
VtaU Sharp
?mi ant
TarH*. Mmcf. I OHM. U,h><u. Lamlto. H?a?.
'i xtietli street -HH 5 1,071 3,134 14
fortieth street ? ? ? ? 4,449
lersey City 717 - 71 4.5M 2,?7l
Totala. 1.181 3 1,142 7,078 7,434
Vuru.-Oi light arrival! i*lu were elow; quality
ranged Ironi common to lair, witli a good top; prlcea were
BHo. a He. per lb.. walnbta 6 ewt a 9 ewt. From 56 Iba.
a J7 iba. haa been allowed net; general aaiee on jo lb*. act
m Sixtieth ltreet yardi T. C. Kaalman *ild lor eell 35
llliDom uict al S\,c. per lb., weight ti\ cwt.; 33 llllnoie
noere at ?e per lb., weight 7)4 ewt; 15o IlUooU eteera at
Wtc per lb., weluht 8 ewt. 11. ft. llo entlial euld lor N.
Xiurile ia conree Miaeonrt .teen at 8fce. per b..
weight 7}? c?t; 0 Mlaaourl eteere at ?>*'?? par b..
weight ?>i cwt.: 41 Ml??ourl eteere at 8fco. P*r
? elgbi 7m ewt.; for l l'lluRer 3?l lilmoia eteera at He. per
)U. with >1 off par boad. weight ewt.:
wale hi l.3lolbt. at 8>*e. per lb: & bulla, live weight 1.090
lb-, per bead, at 3&a. per lb. B. Kaowitvo told for eali 4 btate
exen aud etrete at ?X?- per lb., weight* 0 cwt. a 9 c?l; 3
Bry eowi at 3ko. aerib..wilh ?1 on par bead, live weight
l.iiliO lu*. per bead; 3 bull*, live weisht WW Ibt per ho ail. at
IV4c. cat lb.; 1 ball, live weight 1.800lba par b..d, .t 3fco
?cr lb T. Uillia aold ou coinmiaaton 30 Michigan eta r? at
>',c. a 10)?c. par lb., welshle <i cwt. a ?H *???1 ? ?*??."?
iSc. per lb.. wolghtWcwt ; 2 oulle. live weight 1 440 I be.
iter head at 4c per lb. At Jeraey City yaide M. Oald
tchundt toid lor Joeeph k Co. S14 lllluou .tear., 03 bead
at U>hC. per lb., weight cwt.; 74 heud at U??o. per lb.,
weight ~i\i owt, team; 78 head at loa per lb.,
wight 7*a cwt.; 1 i bead at loj?o- per lb., weight
7>j cwt; 03 head at U>Hc. per lb.. with
tloff per bead on 14 bead, welgtite 7Xewt a 0awt; 31
1'cau at lie. par lb.,wuigbt 8k owl. it. Saaaale aula lor
h Horn, lo tulle, live weight 1,000 Ibe. per uea4. at 031 40
per ewi.; 7 i.uile. live weig.it 1,390 lo* per beau, at JJ-4c.
per lb. s 108 ltllnolc eteeri, 8 head at BJfc per lb . a* bead
Li luc. per lb., 70 bead at lOfcc. per lu.. welgbte 7 ewi. a
a 7iW cel. ? 7)i owl. W. fc. kaoiey told lor Myera k Kegen
ttriii 35 llllnoU eteeri, 17 hcrnu al per lb., 18 head
at UXc.. per lb., with *1 off par head, walglit 0>i cwt.
Today * none e?ld lor N. *lorrle 17 illiuoia iw?t? at
HteC. per lb... with $1 aa per head w.lghl 6)*, cwt
Vo.al k llegeneleln aolo lor M>ere jk Uogenaicin 1X3 Ml
uole eteere, 73 head at 9kc. per lb,, weight. 0S* owl. a 0>*
cwt: 34 head at 10c. per iu.. with $1 off per head on l??
In aO. waigbta 7 awt., Miaat, a cwt ; 10 llllaoia .leer* at
lOVo. per Iw, weight 7)% cwt. oiegal A Meyer eold for N.
Moril. 101 llllnoie ?teer?. 40 bead at Hfcc. per lb., with SOa.
?11 par hfail on ao hoad. wel.'l.ta t,'a cwt. a ewt 1 31
lie.ll al 10e. par lb . weight* UJa cwt. a 7 ow?., eeaat, with
t c. tiff par head on 17 head, 30 head at lo^e. oar lb.,
? eight 8 cwt.
Dcr cwt.; 73 elioru wbio nheep. weight 85 Iba. per head, at
U 70 per cwt 138 St .ta eh^p, Walght ?01?a. o-r bead, at
pjc. par lb. s 33 8tata Wia^. walgbt 87 Ibt per
baad, at 0)?o. Per lb.| vm btata ebeep, with a
lew lambe ml*?d In, at ?Xo. par lb., weight
Ht aer head; 160 Ohio ebaep. weight 114 ?b?- P** bead,
at (0 HI>.f perewt ; ID State leuibi, weUbt 78 Ibik per
Lead, at Ujte. per lb.; I'i State lambe. weight 80 Ibe. per
be-d. at 7c. per lb.; 3ubiate lambe, weight 04 l?t parlMied.
at 7Wo. per ib. Heme, Klllntt k l)o. told 101 ehorii Weat
? ro .beep, weight 100 Ibe. per head, at ?c. P?r lb. ; 104
W e.teru eheap, weight 87 Ibt. per head, at rtj^c..per lb.,
jMl Slate >baep. weight* 91 Ibe, a 84 Iba per head, at tjHe.
per Ib. Judd m Hucklagbam euld 103 lex^uj efceep. weUnt
76 ib*. per head. ?t 3>,a per lb.; 10M Mle?>iiH *baep.
weight 87 Iba, par bead, at 4>?c. par lb. kaae A Kld
cuck eolu 7H rborn Ohio Uieep, weight 81 lbs. per bead, at
F4 K.-> per cwt; 1UW lltlbole .beep, weight 0-1 Ibt per head,
at *5 37*4 per cwt. Newion .k lluiroee ?old 147 "born Ohio
aherp weight s0 Iba per bead, at 4fce per lb.; 70 Virginia
lambe, weigh' 50 Ibt per beau, at ?c. a lOo- par lb.
Milcm Oowt?No eaioe reported.
Vkal* amd Calvki -Ueuiand moderate: quality ganar
ally interior Oalvae? Lean an<i totf?t eold at .'>c. a?>ac.
par Ib. Madiera quallt) real, et ?V-? 7c P?f l?
Lluut?lr.de eiow; 171 olilo boge, live weight M&K 'be.
per heed, eoid at jjie. per lb
DOMESTIC MARKETS.
Oiwkuo. April 19. 187*1.
Flour anehangad: talee 1.100 bl>le. Wheat diill; aalea
of t<to emit white state at $1 38; &,u>JO ba.iiel* .No. 1 ?lll
wnker clai< on pilvate tenue; c >r lot* of the latter held at
*1 *); l?n otli club. $1 HI. Corn uucliaiii:ed. Baney
unlet end unehangad. Cora m al, mill leed and canal
tieighlx ancbiUKid. Shipment* Flour, l,2uO obii. ? iMtn
Ler, 387,1*0 leet
Burrato. April 19, 1878.
Kl' nr In lair demand; ealee of Mt*> bnl*. at unchanged
price.. W beat dull; no talea reported. e'ead? ; ea.? e
ut l.ouo buthele new on Hack at We.; 1.000 uo. high mixed
do. ai 48c Oaie uomlual. Ilarlry quiet; '"le" or 3,4<"?
l.ualieli <*naada on track at private teriua. R*e inactive,
lligtiwtnra alow: quoloJ at #1 (*1 a ?1 l? Tor city maua.
Ott-er article* unrhangau Kailroad Irelgute uni'bangud.
t en*l ir?l*hte flrin ; boala acarce. l.ece.pie b> iailro?d?
Flour l.lkJ1* bbte.; wheat, l7,3tJO baahele; euro, 27,-t?< do ;
?ate i5.4???do.; bariey. rt 0C*> do. ; rye. 4.4ti)ldi'.; by I <ke
> lour. 4,i Oil bbl-.; wheat, 17H.4UO hu hale; corn, l'27.,Oli
d" shlnmonta oy ratiroail?>lour, 3.ml bole.; wheat,
4H 700 bonhela; corn. 38.i?<) do : oata. 15.40? tin,; barley,
b 00" do.; rye. 4.4<?1 U".; by canal to tide wat. r?Wbeat.
81.140 onabele; coru. 13.f3:? dt?.; rye. 15,049 d 1
UrTooiT, Anrll 10, 187H.
Klovr eteady end uncheugad; amall aalee of while ?t |H.
Corn nothing doing; Wo. I mimed hrld al 4JJe. Oata fl 10 ;
Mlae'ol I white at '-'B^c ; No. I mixed held at 3Mc.
Ciovereeed lawer. with a moderate demai.d; amall ea.ea^t
>3 90 a R1 85. Kt celple?f loat. 3,ll*> bbla.: corn, 1.30K
beabela. oeta. S.lOu tie. hblpaieut.?Fluar, 1,5011 bble.;
com, noue ; oale. >,0uo baaheI.
i;igci.<<?An April 19, 1878.
Klonr dull; unchanged. Wheat i|alct. bat ate.tdy. red,
tl lUall 17. Coru alroag at 43c. a -t4e Oata firm, lu
tali demand at 38c a 31c. l ye .,nlet but urm at 01a a
|*c Hnrley in .Air 'ieia. uJ tirm: prlmt l?ll. 46c. rorfc
jail; nftninalty $9 Sa*. i,ardeUedv; In fair aemand: cur
real make, *0 90; kelUe, 7%a. alio. Balk nieaia qaiet
kat firm el ?*,?.. f4 Oft ana 13 for ^baalrlera, cle.r rlu and
rlear eldee. Bacun ateajy at *:'h*- ??'' \H?- fer
Iboaldere.clear rib and clear alrtea. ?^hlaaey dall et el iU.
llut ler dtt I ami d ooping. sug r Urm, unchanged Live
k radall; eomaioii, fi 75 a ?3 **; Uahl $i\ Jj aW 40;
parking. 03 W a H 45: no iiutchere In the merket; ra
Mlpt.. 1.817 ; iblpaenta, 1.1B3. .
ChicaqO, April 10. 18711
Flour dall aad anchanged Wheal dall and ? ab.da
lower. >?, 2 Chicago epring. $1 10. eaab: 01 *Pr',>
II ot?H e tl 0?^. >? ay ; ?l 07H a 01 t?. Jane; No 3 do..
|1 Oft; refected, 80a. t:ora .ready with a good demand;
tukc..caah. 40**.. April; ?He , *av; 41
acted. KWc. cata la gee.1 demaa i aad a .hade hlgtiar;
pV?a, cadi aad Aprd; Mfce. a -J0\r. May aad Jane
ftre quiet and weak at 68?. Barley qalei and weak at
eAc I'or* dnli. weak aau lower. PI 0", eaab aad May,
04 77M i ana; M tat July I.ard la lair >lemand. bat lower;
?)0714 at" ?V. e?b aad May. ?1 WHa few. Jane,
(.1 97S a $7. J air. Bulk meaie eieaar ana anehangad.
Amend. 3!f ataed. f ratghie -Coru to Oiilfalo, lu. Ke
talpte Floor, ll.UnOhble.. wneal. 5I.?W? beafcele: eora.
likLonide. ; oata. 4i,K?J -I". . rye, S 7t*? da ; aan?r,
Hbiamenla-Floor lft,t**> bblt: wbeat. IIVIM1 ba?hala;
mra rtlO.iOt da. ; .au, lO.mrtda. ? rve. l,t*?>d...: barley,
? 40b do. thU being Uad Krloay there waa no aflerna aa
Board. _______
PU1NT CLOTHS M\RKKT.
flWIIIlKCt, It I,, April Id, 1*78
The print alotb market la Inactive ; 3)%e la ireely odereO
for UMi M by 04a. bat helOara decllae.
EUROPEAN MAitKETi.
MCMMtb
1.0 a pox, April 10, 1078
la ?*? Mlaeing lane marbatg daring iba peet weak bael
?eea baa net en.nged for the fetter . bera alll >e lew ll
"ay pebllieata. bekl aatll aamt Tbareday. kaxar ie aulet
aad aieadj. Frieae are aaehaagM. emraptla* tar raaned
which ie firmer at a elUbt advance. Tee I. anbout amma
tlnn The public ealea of China aad India haya been raihar
?mail. Vfuotaileae er. generally anebang. . Ihere hac
1 ,.?a a tali eapply ol ceffae brought loi ward Ihl. weaa hi
IhJ p.bbe lafaa. Ka.1 India de.crlptl?n. have fallen a
? iilillag to I we ahlllln^e per hundred weight I anianoa?
All "and bavera al ab-al the I eat prlr-t Namerona par
rrle el lereign were bought In. l?o quailtlea are Hill ?1e
nre.aed Uioe it ratbar Brtuer. I'laca ?nd while pepper
f ave alightly reeoverrd from the Into dapreealon. bnt prlaee
are etlll very low Saltpetre la qnlet
VlNAACIAia.
-rrinrAsr.*A.i?Ch a i kmo> lir t>srrri'* aVd
Aeniiowm-ni Inearance FalleW* aad Vortgagae. earae
bi"ighlt Inaarenoe of all kind. ^ for
]"?tlOFFD TO 10. AM) 187 BHOAIlAA*. OMK DfHIli
|,K" BhU?W UOKTUAHDT OT.
*?"LT? rioTuiNUUAM a ou, OAhkBos a?o
hn.kera No 19 Wall et, dealer* la Br?t alaee Fnte and
I I a Tey Otoek. at the New Tork Stock hxchange and
E
NIASCUli.
01T AND M11. Wr AT K EE R Alt ROAD BONDS
A?VMi*d kl>W. C. KoX M CO.. & Wall at.
?? * dvances" ON Ft A K OS, FURNITURE, *O.-10l
A Wmi ii34 M. *?H of Bib av (atorage oBci), without
*?i in
nuowmskt policies Boco'tT fob CASH -A.
KAUjKMAjiN. 3J Park Pi are; Poat office b .ta.llti. N Y
M'kDERN KAOIK VOL' WILL FIND IN IUDaJ'S
Nr> Vnrk K? under the llllu ol " tatound>Uv Ke?el?
tiona and Modern Facta." re^ar.iintc mutual life ineurance
ol Now York. Il Oka b? boa at oil bowi atendi; price tlirco
centi.
M~OURRN FACTS~YOJ WILL KIND IN TODAY'S
New York Ero under the title of "Aitounciinis Kavela
tlona aud Modern Fact*," regarding mutual life toiuronce
ot New York. It o?u i>o bed ot oil oewa awad*; price three
rent*.
M" O.iEY TO L<Tan "?jN iROOKLYN PROPERTY IN
lor^e or am*11 omoaota. WILSON, *-'<iS Montague it.
Brooklyn.
WAKTEb-$lu,000 FOli FIVE YEAR* ON JO NO
aim mortK*ge. on property worth over fo.ir time* the
aiu' ont ereu in the preeeut <!eprea*ed condition ol Dm
tlniea. Location, Queena count/. Addreii UEID, box
H.H8II Poat office.
d">l W\TUU\ -A YOUNG GE>TLhMaN WO I! L D
iDjI/v.i luUiaot object t" a preient of $200,000 Ad
Uieaa W I ULIMiN B-h. box IM H??M olhee.
COPARTNERSHIPS.
Til E CO PARTNERS iHT lutherto fc.XMtl.Vli US
Uer the Qrui name of lirymea A Prouet will tlla?ulro ou
lit 'i ?y next b? mutual eouaent. O. A. tiKY>lE"<.
Afiut is, 187*. j. o. PRoB.vr.
M
liisiv kss Di'poiu't'yifiKk.
OrfTLtfTVlTwftfmdOO DifsTftK's PXKTne'r
with like amount In flrat cUaioaah bualneaa; abaolnte
eiirnluka $10,0>0 yearly, without liabllltiea. WILLIS, 122
Woat Jim at., 0 to 1.
tlOLOIt MAKER. HAVING IN H1K POSSESSION THM
Aec*et receipt" ol Hlundell, Speuce A 0>. .Hull. Bng
laud, ana who b*i iDilructe.l aoiue ol the principal firma in
tit 1 a and other Americas citioa, will diipoao ol the aame lor
a fair remuneration; lu Paria arid permanent itfeon b ?? no
?ttoerior; well up lu paper italneri' color*; would ?cce|>t
a permanent aituation; higbeit teatimoulai*. Addreia
COLOR M A KB It. ft*) Vi ttry ?t
ClAl'I I AL WaNTi.Ij -ANY PERSON WISHING TO
^eupano in ILne and alam liuslneia adjoining eacli other,
not more thitn SCO feet apart; exten*iv? invera nf both oil
the aaiiin farm: heauilluilv aitUHted; deairuble ' ulldiux
?Itea; good locality; ll?< mile* I'rom New York, near rail
road ; wi.l ulapoau ot a portion or the whole to ault pur
ebuaer; title indlauutablo. For lull particular* call on or
addreaa J. C. EUKER, Comptou llouao, lid ht. aim 24th at.
ClttOlM (U OOOOS STOCK AND HL'SINESS KC>K
Vaiile.?Stock will invoice auout 91S,UO>; In lireiieat
tuwa In thta State, of lo.ijcHJ lahaliltanta. Fur particulara
addreai OWNER, box 71:1 Poat office.
For sale?old. complete Tln;moiTiTstone
Euainoaa; Office. Factory, St"ck: alio I'ateut Rlxlit
lor United >t?tea; owner (olu^ Weat. Addteaa ARTIFI
CIAL STO>E, Phllad.'IphTit Brunch Herald.
ANSION UOUSr:. far IHIUKaW .Y-KUli Y KUK.
uiahud. Apply AAltuN DEtiKAL W, Jr.. 1ft John at
PARTNER *t ANIED-WITH DU) OASil, IN A*
patented beef presarrlntf urooeaa. Aildreaa 11. OUfli,
246 Bowery.
PATENT RIGHTS FOR HaLE^?r XOBLLEN I' ARTI
cles for the French exhibition. Inquire at 353 William
at., near New Ohamoere.
The owner'of a valuable gold mine, now
hare, wiihoa to form * company to work aaoie. Partial
nito capital adureaa MINING, llarald olU'-e.
ANTBD-fl.WK) TO PROTECT A MOST VALUA BLB
mining iurection in Europe; alio a partuer In my ot
Oca work. McLEAN, Solicitor or Fatenta. 2J New Church
at.
?1 (Wi() ?partner, as cashier, sure money
?PX.U" 'v/.m ikiu^ rnterpriia; ^io.UUD will bo realiMd
this auranter. Apply 347 Weit 'JSth. flrat bell.
ta) CM/t CASH WfLL SECURE HALF INTKKKnT.
^.(JUUwith full niHnaireuient. in an eitabliihed pay.
InK bualnen; very attractive and lilchly reipectable. Ad
dreaa ALPHA, box 152 Herald I ptown office.
*/? /WW* CASH will SBCCRE A situation AT
!J)O.U'./U$lUJ per month; aocurlty for money and ier
vicei perfect. All aniwera by Tneeday, hardware,
box 131) Herald.
-xlll 1 -rilE AOYKUTISEK OFFKR.H for BaLP.
5)IJ,t)UU.a Hall Iatereit la a plauluc aud moaldlng
mill: d >lnir a good bmlneaa and capable of betnir ereatly
lncreaied. A. N. OGDEM. 4UB Eaat 5Sd at.
<?7 ?a man possessing the "control
Jy I .'JUU.of the neceinary booka and knowledge ol the
?uoacription book bualnan dealrae a partner with Cue above
aum; proflta large; auccoaa aure. Addreia Hl'ANLEV, care
of Cogiwell, 139Sill it.. New York.
BLASIUS PI8T0KIUS.
BE DEMANDS TO BE BANGED IMMEDIATELY
AND WILL MOT ACCEPT A PAItDON CKDKB ANT
CIRCUMSTANCES?HIS CASE TO BE AGAIN AP
PEALED.
Philadelphia, April 19, 1878.
Blaalna Plstorlne, tbe priest who is now lying In
priaon, lor tbe second tin* condemned to deatb for
tbe murder of Jacquette, la acting very strAgely.
He paaalouately aud vehemently denounces Mr. Sie
pbea 3. Kemak, bit coauial, and attll Insula tbat be.
Id common witb Judges, Jurora, District Attorney
ana wltnesaea, la In a conspiracy witb Voa Bismarck,
to have him hanged. Tbe oiber day be wrote a letter
lo German to Br. Kemik, In wbi?b ba aaid tuat
be aeaired to be banged, and coatlnued aa follows:?"I
Me tbtt ywi aia doiaafc uotUlag tar me; but 1 wiab you
to a?e Judge MHoneii to-morrow ana damund ol bim
that I aball be buug at onoc?to-morrow, It poaalole.
1 aesire to be executed immediately. Do oot lake any
ate pa toaak u pardon lor me. I will not accept ooo it
it ta tendered me, lor It is not 1 wbo should receive
tbeir pardon?tbey must aak mine. I demand to be
executed."
aia appeal to paaainaaT haykb.
Ilia lettar to President Hayes, Urn-tly lelerred to in
tbla mormng'a Herald. Is of tbe samo ob .ractor, but
la written lu Engl.ab. It la aa loliowa, in mil:?
PHILADELPHIA, MoYAMBBSt&U PklBOH, April Iri, 1K78.
Your Excellbmcv : Uu U.rch 21 i was voruieied of
murder In lbs liisi decree, and on April lit seuteuceu to be
boii., but ail my efforts sines then to have tbe ?ent?ure
?niied were trustraied, although 1 declared tbat 1 would
DM i|ip??i t? tlie Supreme Court sud rejected ibe a?s.si ?
Bice ol oouiisel 1 uu nut lltluk that aMibodv Uns b
rlgbt to loree me M an appesl to tbe annreue Uwt or
to tbs acceptance ol counsel. Bluee tbs san
tauce bas li??u passed upon me It Is my right to
bars It executad?in?y ibs seutenee now or Just or not.
As I bib now IveBed up ililrty-lbrsa mouth, without any
romlnrt ul lite 1 regard it doubly as my rl^hl. lor suth a
III* is three times worse thau dsatu itself. 1 request,
tliarelore. Your fcx. eiinncy toorder llat I m .y be executed
wtibout de ay. Pardon 1 ao net aoospt, smco It Is 1 aud no
body else than I a lio tia. to pardou in toy case. X a in,
\ our Excclleucy. with all due respect, runr servaul,
HL \niUS l*I.VluillL's, Catholic Priest.
To the Presideat of ilia UnlUa States, Mr. Hates, Yonr
Excellency, tVaaMnginu
A TECHSICAL OVIKMIO*.
Mr. Remak continues to a>;t lor Piatorim, not
withstanding the fWitiw and abuse ol tue con
declined, bocausa 1'ietoriua, aa a Oeimau subject,
appealed to bia government lar a legal deiender.
three yeara ego, when urst arrested, and Mr. Kemak,
aa couuael to toe Herman Consul at ibis port, waa as
signed lo look alter bia case. Mr Kemak will go
a^ain to ibo Supreme Ceurt to ask lor a tbiru trial
of tb? iwliie-coudeinneu man, noi upon a quoatlon of
fact, bat upon the tectiuical ground tuat ibe Uiatrict
A>torne> ol ibis county violated Ibe statute in uot
causing tbe rearraignnient aod repleading ol the- pris
oner at iba recent tnal in ibia oily alter the Norris
lowa trial. The Court decided tbat ibla waa not nee
eaaarv at tha second trial upon (binge ol venua; but
Mr Kainak will argue lor an arrsat ol Judgmeui upou
llie assumpliou tbat ibia lormality waa culled lor by
Ibe lew.
Of course it ta understood Ibal uenber the Prealdeat
ol tnu United -S isles nor.ludge Mitchell, io sunn Pia>
toriui- bddresses uia m| pcale lor ?pc?uy execution,
naa the powei to great bia requesL 11 rests with
the Governor alone to ux tue data o. hia execiiiioa in
the death warrant, which will prooably be Uauod very
aoou.
THREE MEN TO IiE HANGED.
Naw OaLEA-va, April 19, 1878.
Taa three men to be banged at Praahlin. 41. Mary'a
partab, oa Monday next, w hose oaath warr-nte wura
aigaed by Governor Nicbolls on April 8, are Wesley
Turner, altaa Degaa, for uiurderiug Frederick Kr.
bardl, b respected citiButt of franklin, while anting la
the door ol a saloon at Coutreville; Jsckeen
Kdwarda, lor murdering hla brother, James Kdwarda,
by siabuiag h ui in ibe ba? * while the lain-r waa
ruaaiag for bin lite; aud Aleck Urown, wbo lor mouey
murder.h! William Dudley, bia partner and Irlead, by
beating bis bead almost into a |elly oa the Pailtoau,
near Grand Wood Pianianoa. Ihu exeeutioua w.ll
tage place between tue hours ol alevel A. ta. snd two
P. M.
A IIUBDJfcUElt StN'fLNCED.
[BT TtLEOBAPH TO TBI HEBALD.J
Paauauoa, Md., April if, 187&
Klwsrd Coal ley, alias Kdwaru Doreey, toned guilty
darlag tna September term of Ceart ol tbe murder ol
bie couein, Solomon Costley, Jr., in thia county ta
April last, and atterward arrested in Mew York, a lull
eoeount of which appeared at the time in the
Hbbald, 10-day recetvad bia death aentenca. An ei.
lort is being mede to taduoe iba Governor to irnn.
?note Ibe eentanoe to imprieoameat lor life; but It ta
thought it will be unavailing, as tke jury which con
victed him declined to aigu the reqaleite petition.
A ilUUL?l.KLii lsESPITEl).
OaivmtoJ, Texaa, April 19, 1S7H.
Tbe Governor baa respited Aamlliou, wbo waa to
bave been baaged at Columbua to-morrow lor iba
murder oi Malcb, antil May JA.
A WlUUW'tt DEmI'AIK.
Mra. Praaoee Iroasoo, residing at No. '404 Kim street, |
Newark, atiemtrted to commit aaieide aa lbareday 1
Dight by swallow lug a dose ol polaoa?corrosive jot,.
Iimale. The pron-pt Intervention ol neighboring phy
SlclabSnaved tier. She said that she was the daughter
ol a ouce very wealthy planter at Austin, Texas, who
during iba war lost hia aiL Sue alterwaru married a
mau in good circumstances, ana for a while iilo
seamed to have renewed its obarms lor bar. Death,
however, followed In iba wake of lore of
fortune, and, with ber orpnaned cbna, arte
came North la aearob ol employment. Rue
procured needlework and maneged to aupport bar
ren aod child. Ol late, however, alia baa
been unable lo elitaln work, in conaequenoa oi wMcb
elie became dejected and resolved to end her hie.
"The world," aba said, "had lost all Ha aharms to
ber aad aha wanted to die. " M rs. Ironaon is a widow
ol about thirty and ol attractive appearance and
fBMatMtu bbe waa inn lair wajr of revorary yesterday. ,
LIFE FOR L!F?
The Brutal Negro, Sam Steenbnrgh,
Hanged at Fonda, N. Y.
A "BAD NIGGER."
He Confesses Murders, Burglaries
and IcGendiaries.
KILLING ARMY OFFICERS ?
Robert McEvoy Pays the Extreme
Penalty at Aiken, S. C.
His Crime, Sentence, Escape, Re
capture and Death.
[BY TE&KUBAPH TO THE HERALD. 1
Fox da, N. Y., April 19, 1878.
Samuel Steonburgb, the most brutal negro ever
kuowu in these p iris, was bangod here to-day. llo
died like most oi bis class, o.illin^ upon God and lor
giving ibo world. Tbe slier it) oxprutcd lucre wi uld
be trouble, and called for two companies of milliiu,
but wheu ibo leu or twelve thousand curious *peoiu
tors arrived It was apparent bU le.irs wore exagger
ated. The morning was bright, tbe sou shining
pleasantly, and ibe crowd was inore lutent on enjoy
ing Ibe delightful air than seeking to cheat tbo Sheriff
ol his Ices.
ONK OF STKKKHOKaB'H CHIMBS.
Tbe special crime (or wbiob "Saiu" has torfeliedbla
lile ws? of a most brutal diameter, and tbe cbam ol
circumstantial evidence wblcb coinviclod bim was
atroug aud couvluoing. On Saturday, tlie 17tb day
ol Novomber last, Jacob 8. Parker, a farmer, resid
ing ai Minovllle, N. Y., went to Amsterdam to do
some trading, bavlug In his possession a cbock lor
$100, which be bad received for tbe sale ol a horse.
Tbis check be bad cssbed at one of tbe banks In that
village, and alter making some purchases be started
with airland to "have a time;'' aud afler visiting
several ol tbe saloon* wblcb thickly intent that beautl
iul and thriving Tillage be spent a part of the day in
a low den in tbe east end of the town, lie became in
toxicated.
"sak" mibts rARKKR.
In tbe evening be went Into Horn's saloon, on
"Bottle Bow," wbere no met 8am SteenburgU. That
meeting sealed tbo unfortunate man's late, for Sam,
as tbe sequel shows, seeing bis money be mado up bia
mind (o "ketch on" to him, which be did, and be
never let go bis bold until bis poor drunken victim
lay crushed and dead. Parker waa not missed until
some boys discovered bis boJy about lour o'olock on
Sunday afternoon, in the bustiss in a ravine, on the
larm ol George Ross, just eaat ol tbe village. Un the
head ol tbe poor victim was found a huge boulder
weighing over aixty pounds. Tbe head was crushed
beyond human semblance.
AKBBB* AID COavlCTIOM OF TUB BEOKtt
Suspicion at once rested upou 8am, aa be waa lb*
laat person Men with Parker, and being ol a disrepu
table character Da wav plaoed uoder arrest. t^ulio a
Urge aunt a f money waa louad en biui (a very un.
u?u*l thing lor blm) and a knlle, aud en bl* oioiliea
and ibe money wero stains ol blood, lie ooald give
no or<!idiuble account ol btmseir after bo waa last
been with i'arker, and ibe Coroner's Jury bald buu.
At tho February reaalon el court, betort Justice Lao
don, be waa tried, convicted of the crime and
aouteuoed to be banged to-duy. His oouuaol made
strenuous effort! to aecura a new trial aod to save iiu
neck upon tbe plea of new aud important testimony,
but wnbo?t avail.
A rioualT culi'bit.
Alter tbe aenteuoe bad t>e?u passed upon blm be
became very violent In prison una at oue time threat
ened Hie llie ul bia keeper. Tbe bhorilf tbeu plactd
buu lu a cloae call aod beaviiy iroueu turn. Lain
about two waeka ago be strongly protested nls iuuo
coucd el tbe criuie ol wuiuu im ?i> convicted aud
i.oca me blgbiy indignant wben an official anaiiceu to
biiit at a conieaalon, invariably aaymg, 'Why should
1 ?avl killed Jake 1'atker, wbeu 1 ulau'tl" finally,
wbeu be Baw uo hope lor a uew trial and tbat It Has
Inevitable be must swing, it became apparent tbat too
miserable wretcu w*s ueairous ol uuboi-otuiug bunseil,
and "tbe pomps were pat to bim" quietly out bruiiy
by detectives
would tki.l ostr ro* i\*r.
On Wodnesjay, April II, be told ui> keeper tbat be
"Waa goiu' to tell tue auerill auibtu' " taat atybi.
Here a^ain, alter bo bad agreed to coulees, was ton
greed lor money sbown. lieiore he would utter a
word ?ueri(l r on a and ex Comity C.erk Uurcu were
couipelled >o pay bun a sum el inouoy, wutcit be at
ouch Milled to ma little i-lri >u?ie (ibe only persun lor
whom beabowed auy afleutlon), aud tliuii lit revealed
to bia astonished and UorriUuu listeners this story ul
but abauielul career:?
tun coxrasniox
1 waa about aeveu or nahi years old alien 1 left
Schoharie; I Ural runaway iroui home tor a day,
went to Aluuuy sad got oaok tbe saiue otgbi; i livuu
with my lailier anu mother uutil I was ten years ol
age; then ran awav auu weut uiuou^ larniera in -cho
hurle county aud weut to acbeoi a lew days in each
year lor luree years, learuio* barely sufficient to
spell out small words; 1 huug srouuu llie couu.y ol
.Schoharie, olt aud on, at home; waa put out with the
laruirrs several units but 1 uau uo desire tu lau>>r ; it
was agia the gram to utoik, irom my cr??l.e, auu 1
have never recovered Irom it to tuia day. XIy mother
waa a Christian woman, aud toid in > bow
to be good, sad gave me xood auvtce always; but 1
I waa so roaog then 1 old uot tb nic tiiucti ol it,
bui uow 1 can reca.l the words and 1 tniuk and know
li 1 could lead my llie ever again her advue would be
my guide; my inother tuld I was a bad Ley ; abe olteu
talked lo me about Iba couaiqueUiv* ol uiaubedieuoe
auu hem,, bad; she said if 1 kept ou 1 Would never
live uut tuy days, aud she toil tun ibe truth. 1 uau
aee it all uuw. 11 1 had ouiy lakeu her adVius aud
learued aud repeated that utile prayer alie used to
aak ms to say, I woBld not uow ail la tbia eeti, aau,
as ibv miuiater said, be coademued; alter my motiier
died, 1 seaiut a lo give up evert tuiug good and tried
to see hew smart bad I c?uld be amvatf ibe roa/b
Oiaes 10 old Schoharie and Vicinity; uiy utuer uid uot
try to roirect me, aau it seemed an me people ure.i
to ? all me smart; 1 uad my own way aad 1 have had
it pretty welt eV?r since.
sball kaoijiiti.iaa.
IbeBrstol ta> cr.rnea thai amounted ie aeyibiug
was wbeu 1 waa lourieeu ibere waa a woman uauieu
, who used to irqsui our uoaacj sue had
another leilow bakgiug aruuud her wuo waa laigsr
auu older tb?u me, uBd 1 would have lo l <te a back
aeat wben be waa areuau; in* sau.e 1 aou't want to
tell sow; one uigbt 1 loilowed uim borne and inunoed
to bit Inui wllb u stick 1 Bad, but uare But, t w.iicbed
blm aud wueu ue tiad ?.oua to bed I era*led ib tue
window aud r*Qed his pautalouBs ul wuai loose change
be bad; it waa a small atuuuul, but was big I r (u?i '
luy best lusB waa a barroom flkhi, loi
wiileh 1 waa arrested anu ?eul lo ibe Ai- 1
bauy Penitentiary; I Was lighting, stealing
aud going uu IB iBIa way lor a long time:
speuuiug over ball of my time in toe I'suue .iury , 1
st it icd one in us* by aelilug two p g* out ol the j>eu
belonging lo my sister Jaoe; 1 let tbe oogs out aud
tbe buuuer drove tbern oO and killed them, and Jane
uever knew wuat became ol Mi bogs; 1 did a bad
iriBM WOM 1 WM lourteeu yeMB ui aae, aod It Was lu
uld Mcboharie; you c*b ui .ike It aa bUok aa you
ebooee; yna caa't Mil It too Maek, aod 1 koow it
woald have beta my fate thirty years MO what I aiu
waning lo come. A man cut oie to ha eye wiih s whip;
we quarrelleu; I uever lofgaVu iiibi; I worked li tu
out ul the way ; 1 kaow h? Waa nevei *eeu ?**u alive,
I kaow it hub my laull be died, and tou uau put It
dewb aa bad aa you like i aui a b?d laaa.
A rSWITBSTIABT NTOBalrT.
The flrst time 1 got urunk, I got very drunk ever a
setileuieBt 01 B Case lu wbieb my sister was llie
victiu>; we drs^ik bumpers ib tne bote! kept by
nuuMiock, ttiS.riue laiuug to hang us, or oaemat n?i ,
floored hrai, should pay lor all tiint w*a drank; alter
getting drunk I got iu a Ul?ut, aad Wu an lought;
waa lui to ibe eye with the end ol a wbtp laali, w men
oaaaed taia la my tell uye; ibay sail tue erosa eyeu,
aiu?e tbat; aad I can look two ways at oner; I had
tlmu learued in tlgbt pretty good, aad IteBed my man
ana served thirty days in ibe Pemioaiiary lor n; I j
did not care lor I'ealUtuiiary, I e<>uld gat cnauue < i
there to do things taat waa pleasant lu me; 1 got la
a tight every time 1 got drinking, an i aa ears \
went to tbe I'Mlieaiiary ; tbia went <>b lor ioui or [
live year* and 1 believe up to Ibis lirae I have beeu
tbirtr times lu ibe feauentiary; may oe more. I
used to work outside therat 1 bsd aeea there so
mui-b it s*emeu tbey did net care wnatbvr 1 r*a away
or not, but 1 uever triad ta run away Irmu there, I
would ss soou l><> luere as Bay WIters. When 1 lelt
Acholiaret lor good 1 leu becuuxe 1 got in a Bgul; a
bsd fight It WB>*; Sil warrant* waa uaued lor me I ne
Ught waa WltB two coous, uatned Aiuoke aud d.OBleu
burgn boys M<1 M. Uut tie. luey leltod me alterwards
1 beat tue wbeia parly. 1 waa then a good mau,
called Ilia (teal maa OB a lair Oght there was ib >ebo
harta. I ran away and stayed sway, going on the
canal snd iirounu notela and llvert< ?> a year, aad came
buck to Hofl's Hotel; lh>*y bad a ralle lor turktyi
tbera tbat Bigbt; ray brother Utem was wnb me, snd
I oever got on w?ll wnb his compaay ; When ws came
lu a state went rouud.
BBcArto vkob craiont.
A noDstabtn soou came aod arreetad oe; they bMd
cuffed me; this waa the Oral time 1 ?vor wasted to
flght aad did aot get a chance right oil, i was takea^
ur, un.i while id oharge of th? offlc' r ?? met my
enemy Win Smote, *nd 1 told ihe officer I wanted 10
lick wii; bo Mid, "You oan'l;" I washed thoae haoi'?
culls uud ncked my will, and the conatuul* dm not get
uieto juil u.ut Bight: 1 witb oaBitbl ? month ulier and
cent uu lour months again; Win Brooke d?tt ap.
p.ared j|< nubi me, und never wealed to laoe in* again,
1 kuow; 1 u ed to go to Peter Dm when 1 wauled it
slump Mud most always not it; I buve put up tnauy a
Job on that lauilly, uud they >u like good Iriends t >
io* at thai; tue luat lime 1 want tutro tttey all
loll t ii o bouse; t boy were airaid ol IM, uul
tbay had reason io be that night, and II Po'er Dhs
bad uolgiven tue i tie $1(1 be did I should have worked
him atroog lor Lit moony that algal; 1 promiaed lo
go a way .mi! aiay, and 1 did go away and stayed
eleven ulgbia; 1 Ural went to P. rl Jackson; I hired
out lo urive team 'or $20 per month; druuk a good
d'-al tben and gumbluu nntbts; 1 did not like lo work;
1 slept lute iu me morntug anu gel discharged; after
getting dlscburiiod 1 met Hit) (Under* Dill); be went
wlili me to ilow'a and then lo ills place; i saw bun
dr p a ion dollar bill; I picked 11 up: I mean I aiole
flu oil him.
BKCJOXkH A BO bill KB. ,
1 got drunk on huh, unu before 1 got sober 1 enlisted
in the Twentieth United Stale* colored imaniry; I
enlisted lor ilill, and he gave tue (jU, 1 went iu the
urtny, but 1 dia uol mean to do duly or work, anu 1
never dlu; ii appeared tuck wan with me; 1 kept out
ol any work; I would uol work or do duty ; the guard
house was my hoiue, aa lint call la my nmne now; I
whs not in the army long belore I was suopecieii of
being u ihiel; 1 was waiclied dourly, uud Ibe uioru
closely tbey \ratouod tue Iho more it pk'aaed me to
succeed in my gauiea; euu I did aucoeed, you net, in
u good many ; 1 was a bad uiau lliun.
Ml'KDKKS LISU I'KNANT KTKOMO AND / CAPTAiX.
One Lieutenant Mroug wtt against (agin) me and
I did nut like bun because be was ao awiul strict and
pompous, and 1 could uol catch oo him very well,
but 1 made up my raiua to work hltu lor ibo suko ol
Helling bun away Irom me regiment ao thai I could
have moru lee way; 1 loaned u guu to shoot mm; 1
went to liits tent and llatcned; 1 beam htm more; 1
cut a hole in the teni. looked io, saw turn bleeping; 1
pui my guu in me uole uud snupped ibe cap; 1 run
away, ibrowiug ibe gun in upou nun; llna wua cuilod
suicide; every one supposed tins au uccideci,
tbey aaid, uud yel 1 ooulu aeu mem waiou me uud I
Knew Home ol tiieiu wua airaid ol me; one night I wua
watching the oltlcers play lug came and drinking wine;
1 saw ouo capiaiu win a large uinuuut, and I mude
up *iy mind ne should not enjoy it ail. t( I could steal
ll. ami I toiniaencad Ihe Job by watching Unu aieep,
crawling lulo his lent, and wiien in ILe am ol gelling
the stamps ne awoke partially ; i 1.11 him with u j.un
tint lie wat hun bad; bu did uol muke a noise; 1
rolled him up and cirrled bun to the vault, where 1
shoved mm in uudor, and that waa a badjob; 1 know
1 wua suspected, because 1 was seal io in* Island
Irom tuere?Ship Island; 1 concealed ibis money in
uiv uudersnirt, between the llmug and ouiaide, in
the from ui tue bosom; 1 don't kuoir now bow much
1 did have, but il waa big; tbey waa building a lorl
there.
Ml'KUKR NO. 3.
When on the talaud 1 bought my work of negroes,
ao that 1 diu uoi nave to work, and could alewp day
tluiea uud be at iny Tun nights; we used lo gamble
lor big money tben, aud II 1 loat and waa nearly
broke 1 would u?i in ibo tenia and ateal out oi the
cloinea ol the officers or men enough to atauu lo well
again; 1 had to be agly on luta island lo keep even,
and 1 did some bud iniuga there;! waa on guard oae
night, and ?aw u lellow come along ibo besoti with a
womuii \ 1 did not imuk ol burling any one then, oat
the devil rode me lo obtalu thai woman, and in a
moment 1 had made up iny mind to work tbia fellow
lor tbui gal, anyhow, and 1 did; ne lound the
waljr uud 1 lound the girl, and ahe did not like
me, but 1 outraged her, and she reported ma. I was
ilieu bucked uud gagged and ntarly killed. On the
trial, or uu x'uniu uiou they bad, 1 bought a nigger
lo be.p me out; 1 paid uim; he had eu epaulettes or
aboulder-airaps, uud 1 alwaya thought be wua glad Me
man waa gone, because the woman waa wub unu. 1
waa ou inlb laiand seven mouths, and while there two
men got bled by me during ibai lime; 1 was playing
poker oue uighl with a tarty; alter 1 lell the Island
aud went back to my regiment we bad a dispute about
lue game; 1 nad losi most ol m v money?Ihe man had
cheuted nie?and 1 made up uty mind to work him
heuvy lor mo uioney; we went alter leathers thai
uigni, aud he got luai; 1 hurt him, took the money and
came back; 1 never saw thai man again; 1 don't
know ma nanio, omy tbey called htm Lucky Uiok.
Q. Do you th.nk you killed hlinf A. No; 1 think
he was picked up anu taken to the buapltal; I hopo
be waa, lor 1 have been a bad man and aouie cf iny
crime* ought to be rubbed out.
klLLS A OOMKADk OB Ol'AKb.
1 went out lu u auioun; got playing draw poker with
u parly ; got in a dispute about the game ; waa auine
lu iiquor, ua 1 alaays waa when I goi in a row; ?oi
quarreil.ng; struck a man oalied Uauky wllhaspn
loon, graboed the money and skipped eut; got to my
reglinunt oulpost; caiuu up io my old creuy guard;
he halted me uud bothered me l?ra atarnn; 1 knew
he waa trying to "oaten on," and waa mad; 1
raid hm, however, and got luaide the lines;
bad let in is coon out and paid him
enoukU, 1 i bought, and 1 made up my
wind lo work him lor tun and what be bad ; and the
next tituo Ire wua ou duly I alow around bis beui, aud,
When he waa walking along bia haul, came up behind
aud uiuck him with a kiuie; h< never waa on guard
aguin; 1 am aura be never told auy laleaonuie; 1
can't tell you tils name; be waa a nigger aoldter aud a
boiler mm than 1 waa lor the govorumoni.
HOIST* JUMPUU.
1 got drink whoa l Urst enlisted, and before i iu
uullortueu I was ordered lo ihe i;uardbouao; the uuxl
id or i. In* m; enliorui aod thou ran away; 1
wuui 3 ira ?u a tmlA conveying soldiers,
ana on id* way 1 ami* iroin tue soidiors
over fl,20U; 1 wo tit in too barracks wlm itio
men and ^ot a pan* out by Kline?ihe man on tbu
gait!?uuU wont out, <iuii daring that week I en, mod
lur bounir litre* time*; 1 always euiiatea to go id the
i wenu> lli regiment; 1 gave different name* every
tluie; 1 never enlisted lor uuy oiuer rtg tuniil uian
tue 1 wenlictb ; X ran away trout Eitniru buck to New
York, una then eulieted ana weal 10 Kikcr'a Island,
anu Uieuce to New urlvaus; 1 lound lite regiment iwo
nines out ol New Urleaus, al Camp Carpet; I com
mented stealing irotu my soldier coiupnnious und
fumbling; soiue ol tbu men were down on tn? because
bad luck lo poker, and we quarreliod, and when
it wad ueiceasary lo do a Job on any of thorn, 1 did It;
1 did not uavo any irouoie lor aoino time, i be regi
ment Weill ibeo to l'url Hudsou. fhcre 1 f ol oivan
busied; tuy lorluoe all gonti.
AUSA8?l*ATKa A MKOKU.
There waa beei?goV< rniuout buei 1 ihlnk It was?
aod aa 1 waa pasaiug along tue dock where ihu beel
waa a man hollered al mi, "-ay, Digger, wuat are vou
looking .UerT" ,4Ma?|>a," nay* I; aud be said, "Hoil
off two barrels of thai ueel oa my bo.it aud I'll give
you $ IA " 1 bad rolled oil one, aud wbou at the sec
oud u man eawe up, caught uie by ibe auoulder, itud
?aid, ''Nigger, wnal are .you doing witb ttial uoel 1'' I
aaw a bar ot irou clone by; 1 Juuipod, caught it and
bit tbla man ; be leii oil tlio noog , 1 beard a splash ; 1
rolled ibe baol on, got my |li aud tell; 1 uever beard
ot it again.
Q l)o you think you killed Una man? A. I don't
know; luo mau got lb* Ueoi und 1 got my $12; ibal
waa ail 1 tooagbi ol tueu; ail waa consider. d lair
wbeti we wore lo tbu aruir ; tue best mau waa always
Up. While at fori Huoeou 1 Used lo watou aud Walt
mi the offljeri when ibey w.-ald play aard* lor Mg
money, aud than s eal it when they got drun* aod
reck.ete lat* al titgbl; I always had plenty ol tu?n*y,
unless t waa in hard luck at poker. Whenever tn?
ruKiuieiit went to light or akirmmb 1 was always
hcarca; 1 got sick, or I waa bid -way, or oat ol the
I.ues, I would uot work or light; i leil you, 1 wa> a
bad man iu the army, but 1 oau'l ieii hall the oioouy,
had Jooa i did; I waa a worthies , m m lo tno couutiy,
? u.i 1 kuow it la aWlut lo talk such stuff, but t>uj
knows it la true.
hiubwav kohbkkt.
I rao away from the rsgimeut and went lo Cairo; t
sliyed there aoouiaweek: t ant acquainted with a
Kreiicu girl who 1 nkuo; I bad a lew dglua wi.i ?
there, but not mug serious; 1 aid uolgel luany scrapes
until the night 1 reached Amsterdam sun. winch
iu l?'U, I think; that night in* old oron.M got around
uriukiug pretty ireeiy, and alter a wnne ??? told
sue a certain man had alamps; the man lived in
Oioveraville; 1 worked lb* caids on him und got 11*.>
the saiu* night 1 Oarae borne; 1 got the money by
going up to tba mau wbed tie waa uud>-r lb> Union
lloiei abed and pulling tb? "luuuih IWitcu '?
on hltn; (here Sun put bia ibainu uuder
uiy Jiw und gave Ins wnal n* c.ilied th.)
thumb twitch, aud uiy beat flnw back and
my sptueleli aa l(,a hot iron ban ran d>>wn my bee* ?
1 conleaa, as .-am Is doing, 1 lell a trifle uervt u?, and
kindly asked Sam not to demonstrate bis littlo in -
|nesa<utne>s ao lorelbly, the tnau threw up his srun
aau belnre b* knew wnal waa up, I bad bia lender
j.icketuonk aod st, in pa, and went off lo Hink
v\ oodbock'a; got some wnlskoy; 1 nevur heard any
tnmg about tbla liltl* tffnr except t*ik, and, Won
d.-rcd al lt,loo, lor there waa lour or lire clerk - on
Ibal Job; we got aome obirkeus tbal trgoi and h id a
hen roasl. the he.it lime, 1 robt>*d a mau on the
canal bank ; I did aat know bun. Due saiu be
had atampn; b* wss drunk, I alappeu linn
over; took |2S h* had and r>n over to Amster*
dam; a lew uigbla Alter Ibal I "oatahed on" on Har
vey rellengill; weut in bia plao*. broke out a glaa*
and got in and look about three dollar* Iu allver <nd
?*?en or eight dollars hi pennwa, wnicb waa all 1 took ;
- was with in*; Harvey oauie la the store while
we waa there, and could bavo fraught us II he had not
heea Beared. I used logo in gt uMuVani't shop and
lis* nioinT out ol the drawer; Weal through the
creek, up the wall, aad in ibe window mghia; look a.I
th* p. iiiilea aud mr.kala 1 warned, but 1 Wss csroiul
uot to clean tb*m ail oat.
A TURt AT laCBXDIARIHIL
I w.n angaged with Wsorge ?? - (th* man Wbo
married the cook ibat Clem, bad a fl^hi witb over to
M llonaeil'ai ta several inoendlary Urea; 1 had a lu
lls l)-.hl one night al Jimmy Manny'a, the old Ameri
can lloiril, snd Jim b*ll*re<i, "Kill the damned otg
ger," but ibe nigger didn't kill, and the nigger mad*
up ma iniud lo light np old Amstarlam and burn o.it
J m Mmny; we etl Ore to II tnat same eight; tl
made a big fir*; It bara*d ine wboia buamesa?darrf
.saiup ee aud all; I waa aorry II went eo Isr, hut
waa awfal gla.t M aae Jim Manny bave lo
get out; alter wa a*i the lire we went around
to Ibe old toll-gala, aod then back to toe flr*; 1
wortndaa hard to put II out na aay one; got Iota ol
wniekey, with ibe rest, aad au one ever suspected
Sain ol that dead, I Iblok. Weorge ??? aad I
burned another hotel next the bridge, and wedloaii
tnst bualne-a tbal waa don* In Amsterdam ; in* town
in Xsin streei waa all built up by Insursnc* comp i?
uiea, lb* building Jobu klcDoun*il bought ol fr< ucn
was marked lor a burn, but Jobu feoogbi II anJ tor*
It uown, ana built a bioa brick building on it beiors
tb* tim* cam* lo ao It; w* most always knaw how
parties stood on loaaranoe, and aometimea gat a Hake
out ol the busioesa, but moat alway* it waa done for
a bad leeting wa Uad on tba niaa that owned the build
lag.
a?? MR xii.i.an Paaaaa.
I Brat aaw Parker la UMnain liorin'a sa'oon an that
night{ 1 did hot apeak to I'arker al all ta Uorin'a
a1 an, wbera 1 lirsi met him ; I went out, and I'arker
(allowed me ami said, "dam. hold on; ' I stopped, lie
tried lomu, but wan pretty uruer and came no?; ??
went oa down to the nr?t tamppoat, aad there Parker
pulled out a roll ol bill* and ssld, -'I have plenty ol
luobay aat will pa/aii bilk*, 1 want you to go wild
ID?;" DO put 10? uiwuoy uuuer uiv ..one ana ssia,
?There, you God damned Linger, 1 li?*o plenty1
men tried tu grab it, hut could not 4*1 it;
i ihen thought 1 would work hint lor llii
tuoui y ; liu su.d 1 waul togu down la tir ITS, 1 did
not wont to ifu, preieudiog?trying to g?t another
? r*b at the money; be said you daiuned niggsr, 1 g?t
lot* of raoue), cuiiiu with iu?; bo iDeu aiappod the
money uuder my nu-c, keepit.j; u abort bold uu it, 1
could nol got it; 1 did not moan to Icill him; iboUKbt
1 could got It wituout; ku?w tl bo go' to tba Grill
House ilioy wouid work bi.u lor it, aud I'd oot got it;
1 weul dowu to Matma's rod liou-o, down tbo |
street, sud not diwu tbo railroad, us Sweeny,
Hradl and others sworn ou tlio trial; ?? j
tueu weul Ihroush Maibias ysrd, aud ao dowu
through where u.ov u*?u to plar ulull by tno j
slaughter hou?e, and wboro I used to keep bouse; wj i
was botb pretty uruuk; 1 said to b:ui vr? uro uboul i
?town ttisre ; 1 will show you tbo bouse; give me some
thing aud I'll gel vtln k.iy and come back; l'trkor
Mid 1 iioD't know iu 1 bare got any change; 1 said
you buvo *ot bilia; you know vouuu'ikoi accommo
dation without pay, aud whiskoy will wake HciKaper;
be pul Ms band lu hie other pocket uud pulled oui
change; 1 said he ought to givo ? bill a* he would
iieou chauge there; bo woull not take a out.
HIT IIIH WITH A SlONIC
1 w is mad aud It11 turn u clip w.tli uiy Oil, kno~keI j
hlin down; be criei "murder;" 1 waa ineualraKl, an I 1
put my (laud dowu to tilt cb hoid ol tils throat, and Uiy '
nana cutuu lu ooaiuct wnu a >toue; I cuugui up ilio !
siono ana hil linn one bird blow ?.tu luu stone, the
tame one I think tb?\v bad Id ouurl; 1 tilu uot mean to
kill bun, God kuowa; 1 b id nothing ugiu Jake, ouly I
wm uiud alter that money, aud loll ax il 1 muat have
it; 1 then looked at pour Jake uud 1 aaw lbut i Dad
bnrt liuu bad; I thought be would die and 1 bit mm
atiaiii, aa If the devil Dai impelled me to do it; 1 bit
btut attain the third lime; tbeu 1 hit
lilui ugsiu the lourlh tune; 1 stayed with
iiiui an Dour, until 1 him lully satisfied be wua Uu d;
I listened with my ear close l* hia ueud aud put uiy
Qugor ou his nose; tbeu 1 put the alone ou bis uead io
make sure and loll him ; it was abouL ball-past twelvo
1'. M.; tbeu 1 went into Duo. Carroll'*; 1 went lrom
tnore to tlcClary's burn uud weul to bed; 1 slept thai
uight; got up ulioui ?ix o'clock and went to Dui,lap's
hotel; aaw Uuulep; called lor a drink ; took a drink}
paid n w; sat down; shortly got auo. her drink; l>uu
lup tlrsl unangod u two dollar bill; 1 puid Dim change
ou me i-ecoud drink; staved a spell aud drank mtun ;
I ihen oOeied bliu a Uvo dollar mil; told bun t bud $7 1
wus coiun to spend tnai day ; hu mij, "Sam, it you
ure going lu driDk to-day, don't do ao niuctt uultl alter
bteakluai.'''
ham's last uoras.
Sam passed a very restless uight, and at times was
violent Ue bad uo rest ml three o'clock. lie slept
in his cualr. lie awoke at half-post ulue A. M. Katlior
l.owery, of Johnstown, was with huu ibe entire nigiil
and to tbo ia<i. Al ten A. M. be prayuc' ailouily,
ii nd tbo prieal heard bis cotilession, Sain
liavuig been baptized id tfco Catholic luitn
Thursday last. lie said be Ireely lorgave all
and Doped all ha bud ever injured woul I torsive bim,
and requested luo prieal to dispose ol his body lor ihe
use ol medical scienco and give tbe proceeds to Ins
lull* dauguier. At noon be called lor something to
eat.
ox THK OALLOWB.
Al ten mluutes io one luo procession left
the Jail, dimeou eJatumou.s lealiuil, lolloweu bv Fathers
l.owery uud Doluuey, Sberill Konda and ox-Siienff
Wagucr, dnin, Willi Depuiies ItcKinluy aud Vroumau,
aud the aiiouding physicians, ido prteais ropaaiiug
too '? Miserere."
Uu arriviug al the gallows tba prteet uttered prayer
and tbe dnaih warrant waa read, slam then asked
lor tbo yoang people wbo sang hymns tu the |aii io
bun and recognised bia oouusel wnb a "Helloo, ilr.
Kiau." While the noose was being adjusted do re
quested thai It migbi not be made su light, be wanted
to talk to tbe priest.
TUK LAST or BTSkXRUItOlf.
At two mlnutos to one be lerronily kissed the crueu
fix. Tbo o>ip was drawn ore-r bis Dead, and si one
tbe spring clicked aud san Stoeuburgli's body was In
midair, 'lhero were some slight convulsions, and luten
lulnuiOM be waa dead. 1'woniy-ibreo mniuiOH later he
was out down. Ills neck waa broken. Hh last worda
were "O, Uod, forgive all my au>s lor Jesus'sake."
Every building iu tbo neighborhood oi ibe jail was
covered with poop let.
JAMES M'EVOY.
THIS DEttPKliATJC YOUNO MUBUEBKB UANQED
AT AIKKN, 8. C. ? UIS UBUAltKABLK ESCAPK
AKTiSIt CONVICTION.
[BX TUUCOBAFU TO THK BEUALD. I
ArorsTA, Oa., April 19, 1878.
The readers ot tbe Bbiialo have from ttmo io timo,
as tbe oocaaion necessitated, been apprliod of tbo
developmonta la the murder case of tbe Htaia
of Soutb Carolina agulnst Robert McEvoy lor
tbe sbootioc o( Mujor James J. Gregg, at Uraoil*.
rille, ii. C., April 20, 1877. Sentocco ol deatb
bad already boou pronounced upon tue prisoner
twioe wheu the ease time up belore Judge Thomson, oi
tbe Eighth Circuit, a few weoks sluce, and sentenco
waa again delivered, condemning tbe prisoner to deuib
on ibo l'ittt Inst. Owing to irregularities in tbe term
of court, howevor. Governor Hampton respited Mo
tvuy unlll to-day. During this interval McEvoy's
counsel applied to the .Supreme Court for a writ ot
certiorari and slay ot Judgment u.-'on legal grtunda.
The case waa Itnmodiatsly lakou into considerat/on by
Ibe Hnpreme Court. Governor Hampton aunoanciug
thai be would be governed by ibeir cunoiusions iu the
matter. Alter a careful review tbe Court doclded ad
versely to tbe petition aud tbe Governor declined to
luterlere.
tub omxa.
A bug! tin y*ar* ago Major Uregg, at thai time su.
perintendent of ibe <;raoit*viil* leotory, louod it
necessary lo dlvcberg* Irom service ? ouo-1' g^ed lad,
ibe sou ol III* gard*n*r, who was employed as errand
boy aboul the mill*. Tbe lad waa McKvoy, who w.is
ttiea only about fourteen year* ol agp. McEvoy
aeeuted to regard ble dismissal in the llgbt ol a per
(on.il lojuiy, and, II Is alleged, at once resolved upon
ruvuugs, and lou ly threatened to shoot Ure?tg
at tne first opportunity. Wbatevor may bav*
beoa Ins purpose, however, he hi Id It
lu abeyauco at the time, and a few
months alteraard led the luotory and went to Texas,
wuvro bo disappeared Iroui nolle* until bis sudden
reappearance and ibe tragedy wu.cn lie inaugurated
brought bun agal't iuto audden and wi.icapruid uoio.
noty. *Un ibe 21st ol February, 1874, u>u aunutl
meeiiug of the stockholders ol ibe lacit.ry waa b id
st Ur luiteville, aud Major Uregtt, wbo w ?* biii.ae.f a
aior.Kbolder, attended ltutnaui tiely ulter tb? ?o
jourum- nt uud wuil lie waa in the atari-room adjoin- ,
lug tbe Company's olllce Major Uregg waa approached i
V, Ml Kvoy Willi a rei|U-al lo be allow.-d lo >.p*iik ? lib .
Liiin toclorc ha returned to Auguaia net evening.
At ****** THAT U.li SOT SATIsrt.
M?j<jr tirugg, boing at leiaure, replied ibal he
would bear nun then. McKvoy said "ib.it peoplo .
bad am Unite.i bis discharge asven years no
loru to ina nav.ng stolen soiuelbiug Irom lUjvr Uregg
si itial llnie, and as H b<d proved a great we gui in
him be denied lo know If It wanu" M ijof (ire^g
replied tHai be remembered uoiiiing aboni it, |
Bud proposed lo go to tbe aecr?lar> a ulllve
to aactTt.itt tne lata. I lie secret try (Mr. ,
Uiias) inioruied tbeiu, in answer 10 their mqit rle?,
in.11 .IcKvo) bad o<en aui.u<r>id simply beau."
there W'<a no format need lor ?u err?ud boy, aim tli.il
the position ttauil bad toceu aboubed by oiuer ol ibe
dlraciots. I no aeomarv leu ibu room a d I
Oragg aud MouVoy wei n lelt alone lugeibor
US ItHOOTS OhhoO.
Wilbln a minute'* time tlirae ?nota, Dred in quick
auccexiiou, were board m tbo room, and lliiiviiy,
r?appearing at me <1 >uf. rau <iutc?iy tbrwug.i
Ibe nail und l-acaped IU<o I. e Hru"u |
Maj >r iirisg wa? Belt ??i>u to ceiuu lo tb< uuior door,
lioiu wliu.x.. no lir d one al Mckruy, bla enot I ail
ing to take edri.l and bi'iog telarue 1 by MchVoy
on tbe tustaul, tbe b li Irom but weapon
striking tn?i uo.r lac ug near liregg and wore uar
rowly mis liu Mr. li. ii. Hickuian, president of tne
lirauitevi.le Uauuiacturiug Ooiup .uy, wbo nil burried
to lb' ap..l ai ibu aoood of ibe Uring. M >joi Urugg,
alter Urn* onee. as aoove mateo, slaggerud bac* to
the utile* and Nil sCfoaC il? tnre?nold a dying luan.
a nKin*ni\au MOiiltaHkH
<ir g^ look a Mat uaai a amall tabic, MuKvoy re
inamiux aUudiUg by it and loogtug at uim lutentiy
"Wilu a on oi twiidUing about uia ac wlucii raune'*
Ureag m obaorve bun very narrowly." McKvoy re
ti?w?d Ibe couTvrsatiou bf lusliiuating lb.a Urwgg bad
om.e lUlprop- rly V ? tod ?t . . ? (Mcf.vo) '?) boiiav, and
wliena*?ur?d oy Uregg ibat tie waa -aa tnuoceut ol lb*
Cbargn a- a new Oom bab ,'' u< aaid, "Uo you aoilbi
iny wordf" Uregg replied, "II you *sy lh?t I do."
'-Vou doubt ma, do you. answereo Mi Kvoy, hi. I,
auu ieulv drawmic a prntm, flreu twice M t.regg, wbo
wag almost wublu arui a It-ngib oi lia mnx/ie, bom
Italia ntrifting bun in tbe breast Major Uregg, being
tak' n ahogriner by tuipriae at ibe suddcsiie<a ol tn.i
*aVa(? stiank mim- Upon Hun, mid feolins m ms buoy i
ttiai ootn bla s*.-sltaui's <li#ti nad laki'o i ll ol, roaa
Irom nm seal and itteinpied to draw bis own
pi-ioi, si tbo ?ama line rrtrealing acroM tne room
Willi the mleulion 01 abel ering bin Self behind the
largn iron k.Je wi.ieb o?cupii'd one corner Uclore be
oounl reaeb It, however, McKvoy lir.d again lor Hie
tmru lime, and agaiu in* bail raachnd it* aiirlutmg
mark, inilioiing, a waa sube< q'lenuy proved, ibeoniv
in-o?aaarny lai?l wound Mct.voy Bow turned and
fluii, ami his victim, follow,ng mm to the door, nrrd
ai huri lor tbe nrat aud only time, with no older efloct
tnan lii.it of drawing bia*sai.ant's lourtu ab?l, wuab
took elf eel in tbe door.
<ini MoRtAi. snirr
1 he officers *1 ibe tsotory and friend* ol tb*
wounded man bavuu arr ve.i Mi Ibe acetic by tills
tuua rendered inm all mc aasmianoa in tbctr power,
ana ? anrgeon being ijnickiv sain monad an cxamina'
I on was nad, wbicu rcvanled ibe fact that wbiic tb*
two bail* 11 rat llr.-d bail m?r?ly pcaciratad tlie
clothing aud *.uiaed a ecvere couiaaioa npcu
the aide, Utc tbird bad entered tu? bu.iv
nbovp th? left tup. and psaalng through
Hie Siowacb, bad tnWlrtcd a mortni buru Tins last
arci rtaiued, a inagtstrate w ?* sent tor. lb* wounded
min, who reuinad couactoutneaa, and wbo lull* ap
preiiiteii bin oiii uvmg cundil on, siadc a awi.ru
ataii tnent ol what nad aocurred. and beiag liter,
puoeii unoer thn mnucuoe ol morpntna waa iWMifeyei
to ma home in Augusta, where be died iwcaiy-tbrec
boars later.
M'kVOV us ft ait ASMSar MM A TI?S.
Aruir Bring nts lowrth nfiot M< Kvoy made no at
tempt tn eaoape hat vemaihcd rtaadm^ in tne sireei
and ti.rraieii. il lo ahoot ativ one who abon d ipproacb
litm Hia fmher, uow ver, it n lug it a ? I>> ob
latD^d po ??-aamii in hi weapon, lie w?t ar
rested l y a con-tahio, and, being oaalila to g ve
ball, be waa a?manMad to jail in this piaar.
It waa remarked at the tune oi bis srrent
and dating tb* ^(*liuuiar/ Hialiiim Uuti^
tne young criminal ?u salitt and dtftamt
?o<i u?ilher expresed nor i erotd to I Ml
any regret lor what lie nid dont, bis ouly attempt itl
ju^liOcai ion beiug contained id a remnrk made I mm* ?
dittely after llie killing- that be "would tl?oot My
inao woo drew u pi-toi on ti m." Th??ro being ti
ti cure place ol conllnenieul ?n <>ranllevillt, McKmy
wasatutce, upou intil, convey ad 10 Ibis place and
ibcnrceralsd In iho County J til. lo await tha
result ol (ire gg's aouud*. Wi.eu ttiai roaull
waa made kuowu ma popular lndignali?n
beoamt ao mamlrst and lureaW of lynching
then somewhat lu vo^uo In ibis Staia, were to (reaiy
indulged in in In stiou* guard ol armed loea waa de
tailed nod plied lu charge ol me jail m order lo pro
tect the murderer Irom being ?u um.irny dealt wlib
without Ibe alow form of law, which waa also about
tbat time generally understood lo be noiorioualy slow
aud uuoeilatu lu lis course and conclusious.
h*.\tkm;ko to okath.
No aU> mpt at lyuchiax was mads, however, sol
U< livoy Van brought lu trial at tbe Court ol Oeueral
i-ophioiis, which met within two week* utter tbe due
ot the tnorJer Iho trial was ably couduotod ou
both side*, and resulted, altuon as a mailer ol
cour>e, ib ibe uoaviotion of tue priaooor. Tue line
ol deleuce waa con Hoed to technicalities, tbs
principal point being the inadmissibility
01 the ie-i:iuooy glveu >t articulv morlii
by the uiurderod mau McKvoy, wbo was
?enttnctd to be uauged on the latt Kriday lo too lot
lowing June. reoeived hie sentence witu tbe mtci
stoical ludflereuce, despite iho aeaurauces of the
Juu^e tli >i tbore was no hope ol pardon lor blm, aud
despite the manliest feeling of luteuse condemnation
which pcrvuded ibe court room turougbout tut oon
duet ol the triai una tbe pronunciation ol bis doom.
Ilk KB. ai-ks.
Tbo prisoner, lieiun poa?es?ed of decided me
Chun.cat genius, quickly procntdeJ lo turn lin
tsieut 10 acoount iu au eudeavor to ratram bis libertv.
A rude sa* wa.i qdi?tly improvised irom oua of tbt
Irou bands wblou eneiruleu tne wooden waior
bucket wbiou was left In bis cell, and
with this crude instrument be coutrivtd 10
auvor Ins ouam, aud being ao far irut he
bext succeeded in removing, by bigot, a n amber o(
bricks irom tbt side ol llio jail, wiu olelt iu tbe
cliaiu bo easily concealed Irom tbe uususptcllbg
Juher, tbo loose bricks were restored to their places
by oayngbi, and the bussing mortar ooostantiy ru
piii'ed Alter weeks ol patient labor, howevtr,
obe ot bis fellow prisoners betrayed bit design,
and tbe disappoiutud and doomed man was re
movea to a alruuger bold, loe worn chuiu waa replaoed
by a new one, und ho waa deuiud tbe uae 01 tbo
friendly buckui und ot every article which could pos
sibly aid biui in ftlectlug bis escape, o.ie morniug a
lew weelOi luter ? mau who cUanoed lo observe cloaely
Ibv path be bimsvli was lollowibg aloug tbe side of ibe
rallroaa uonced tbat someone bad preceded him wbo
wus urldontly ibe wearer of a woojuu leg,
as the alternate impressions of fooiprmut aoJ round
boles piaiuly abowi'd. tie know MoKvoy, nod knew
besido.i tuat on one else iu thai eoution oouid b?ve
letl such a trail. Without hesitation b* hurried Iota
lowu lu the jail anu gave tbe alarm. I he j?tler and a
lew citizens basteuei lo opeu tbe prison Uuors, only
to Und luat Mcfcvoy was none.
UHW HK WOHKK0 Ot'T.
How he had escaped no man could divlua; tba waj
only was clear. A broken cliaiu, sundered bara, l
bolo iu the ceiling und an opeu window in tbe upper
story, Irom whence depended a rope com
posed ol kuotied strips ol blankat and aaeot
tug, showed puioly enough tbe route be oad
tsken, bui bow be nad contrived, alone
aud uuaiued and io spite ol bia physical
delect, io cut through irou and lo Male lb* blank
wall, up whicn he bud bad to climb before commenc
ing io saw through the planks above, uoue oouid ex
plain or understand. A closer search, however, re
vealed bis ?eur?i in part, wnen a minuto
saw, mado of a ootmuou waicb-spring, was
louud secreted In a oravlc* and buariug tb->
marks ol recent hard service. It was ascertalnid
mouibs alterward that this oinment little instrumaiit
bad beeu conveyed lo uirn, concealed lo a cane or
pie, wuicb was banded to him by bis aister ou oa? of
her visita to ins celL
HB ATTKMI'TH TO KBAOli IBCLA.1D.
Tbe soarch lor tue lux Hi ve, which was at one* lo
stnuioil, prove luiue hi It* results, as lie could not bo
lt<u..d, nor could be be even traced but a abort di-tancu
from tbuJaiL It Is uow kuowu, however, tuai be suo
ccedeu in making bit way uuubserved lo bia father's
bouse al Uraoueville, a few milea dlttant, whtre ho
waa kept secreted m tue lull lor weoka, or until
a lew dava before his recapture. Hla bald auu rest
less spirit couid not Hug brook auub liberty, wbicb
Was liseif but linle better than euloroed ronbiitmtiit,
aud ho determined to make a desperate effort to flat
me cuuuiry and go to New York where uo prtpoatd
lo embark lor Ireiaud. Aoting upon tblt resolvo, and
dist:ui*iu( uimsell by tuuaus of a heavy I also
board which oouoenled bis youlblnl and too well
kuowu letilures, Mchvjf lelt hit latber't bouse out
uveoiug aud iook tbn tram al the UrMlltvilIt Depot,
but a lew yards diti?nl from tbe scene ol tbt murder
ic which be bad played su conspicuous a part, l'bt
bardibood ol Hi la stop wat a uitiug ezamplt ol Hit
chtraclor ol the man, and it, loo, would oavt
proved succeasiul but lor au uuiortsetn tooidtui.
kiubaraiug without detection and without arousing
suspiciou at Uruuiitv iie, be procttdtd lor tevtral
hours on bit journey, until ne reached Columbia,
nearly a hundred tunes distant trom wutr? be tlarted,
und wnere u ? was altogether unknown, purhspt, save
to one man?the Chief of fouce.
uotmiuv.
Tbo train roacbed tue Columbia Depot, when what
mutt have beeu the prisoner*! Itelings to let Ibit
luaii, the ouly oue whom be bad reasou to dread, en
ter the car sod sdvauce down the aisle towaid htm I
McCvoy was armed io tbe teetb, aud he determined
lo rosist arrest lo tne ueaib; his baud aonitui tin
ready pistol; uuoiber moment aud be wojld bave Qrtd,
out the offh.t. without looking tt blm ptsted quieliy
by, aud alaappe-ring mrough tuo luribvr doorway
closed the uoor behind blm. Tuanks lo lhal impeu
ctrsble disguise hu could oroatbe more easily now,
since it wax uvidtut that even tut sbtrpett eyes could
not recugiuzo biui. A lew uurt mnet, ?
lew rnoro hours aud?ab! two banda strong
aa steel have clutched bit arms, ratting ot
tbe back ot tbt seal; u heavy lorm Dears blm dowb j
his weapou Is sUBlcbcd away, aud despite bis struggles
and imprec ilibus Ut.Cvoy is a prisoner again iu the
ruluullesa grasp ol the aw, aud all the result of kn acci
dent. Tue officer who bad captured bim was in search
of auotuer lugitive, wuom be expetltd to arrive In that
in.u, aud paosing turou,u tue cart tn quasi ol Lim,
had recoguited tbt murdtrer tnd rriurutd by tbt
rear door to itil upou bliu aud bind uim agaiu In
those *alliug fetters irom wblcli be bad been but ao
lately aud i uuuingly treed. A lew daya later tbe bap
leas mau *a< brjaichl baOK to A ken aud once niurt
CbtlUUd to Ibe Hoar of the Jail.
Wa>Ttl) A LITTLN FKMH AIM.
lu accordance wilb Governor iiauipioa'a detenu I
aat.oa lua uulouct turned mio eflncl to-day u
AikrB Court llouee. Mibvoy wa? iBlortnad yealer
d.iy ol in.I iui.li.y ol any lurtner hupe of reiji is or
coiuiuuiMiou of souliuce, huiI wuli the c'i*i jolcr
lauo Uffcrue ol rttwiulUiu mauileetvd throughout bit
irj tug orti??l enu-rad u,iuu Iba praparaU.iaa lor
ciaaoluiloa ?Uar a peculiar manner. Karly yaater
day mormug ha r.ij je led 01 iiu jailer mat h?
ii. u III oo taken iroui bis call aod ba
per.ullled iu aaik uo?u loon lor iba puipoaa ol balu^
auavad auU enjoying Ibe free air aud me li*bl ol Ui?
run ouc? more. Ilia rn|Uail Waa acoadeu 10, .tod. un
il<r proper guard, ua n?? conducted 10 a barber mop
auo No Marii rmuovcj ila than repurei to ? aaloun
ana in/lied bia irtabda io Uka ? "atirrup cup" and
ciKar aritb blm, wbicb lovitalioa ?aa acceptei by ?
uuuibcr ol bia actual oiauuaa. Uur.o^ llio laal indul
i ruc?i b? waa couapicuooa tor lua remarkable
ii|uauiuiiiy UkiiiK reuouducieu 10 liia n II bo ?m
bid b> iUf K-? Kalliar Joseph UeideunatBp, ol the
College ol Jiaua, ol tuia tiiy, aud ua lortuwiiu l.rea
III lua all iuiu lua baud* ol bra devout viailor, who re
iB'iiuan Willi nun through ina alit-rnoun and . lia oui
vigil* ul ilia uiybl in untiring uiniairntioua lor ib?
pi laouer'a api. i.ual aellare.
mti ma l*?t uolh.4.
Mi Evoy'e Uai uikui ou a*nu waa puaaod with re
biaraauiu oouipoauru. Ua alepi *?u at intervale, aa J
lbl> morning aluaa ru.reaUed aad reeigned lu bia ler
ribia laiv. lie ri^uailed Ibal bia photograph initfhl
ba lukra lor uiairi.iuiiou among ul* Irleuda,
wad ilua laal WtaU waa aUo grained. Ua
ineu iuiini%uj ina ba deaired io act C. K. Mavyir,
who u.i'1 ooi?mod bia cobleaaiou prov.ouaty, a?y ibiC
Ibal ba b4d lur.iior information la eivuige, out a bob
aawyer airitid aa hour later ba blJ leuoualdared bia
leteutioB au i uuciiuvd >a m >?e aar luriuar uiaeiaauraa.
i'Mai'AHi>o run ma oxLbuwa
Maa* Waa i urn taieurated in lua priaoaar'a
can and ba waa arraa^ru lor lua laal aol
lu iba juoicia* tragedy. fh* complete ar^uoeceuce
ul Ibo prisoner lu all iba draad prepare
lioba aud bia Hilar inability l?? vecape, t>y raa
auu ol ma baviag only oaa leg, ooviai. d ila ocoeaaity
v( auy guard. At ball-paai taaira sbirill Uoilay ao
?aniru iuI-i laa jail about iwaai> -ilia para?u?, a rvcaul
la* praliibmiia p?bno rx iMIiaua. 1 lia ?'aagiaa ol
Uaaiii" bad t>.-?ii Guiiaiiutia-i oa iba door ai oaa ol
laa rootan oa Iba aeaoud aiory, aad ouiiataiad ol a aim
pia pair uf awmgiiig xioora aapporiad by irigaart an
oarua.tib. Al piueia?*ly bta n uuira lo ana o'ciock
iba diH?m<'d taau, invmg oaau iori.0*d arilb a dnutt ?i
?lnakay, appaaraa, aupporiad upoa ona aua by Fatbar
Uaidaukaiup.
<>* ran uaara tup.
Ma Mob lua aiaad upon lua lata! irap Hia cspraa
aitMi aud dam- anar aava no *vldaa?a ol auy aui 'lloa
or agl.*li??a( Iba laaluraa bulug runipoaad and luuicat
IBK prriavi laaiauailoB. Il waa ramarkvd Ibai b?
?rrui-ii io batiar ^piriia lb>a bv bad aviacad lor ib iay
daya. In a law wunoula bin baaliy Biuna black aloio
? uil waa covarad wiib a long wuiia anroU'i, M Kvoy
liiniaoli aaaidliig la pulllBg il on, rrmaikiug Uiat un
w;abod tbay wuaid "noid mm airaigb." uotuitw.a
adjaaiad. Tin priaal Having Biaja iba aiga ol ib'i
vroaa upon bia lorabaad. ?n i iba ^barid naviug bid
Iiiin I irawoll, tba l>ia<.k cap waa a-JuHlii,
ilia irtm pit.iona<i, and tha murdarar raiuainad
aioaa apaa lua irap. Al tan imnaiaa paat ona a'cloak
an otniiioda cliok waa liaard, lha <i? n iwuiig ilaaa
w<r<l aad with a dull mud ibr culprit fail a uiaiaaaa
of quua an I ?l, ilia tiabliy IWiatad lopa apiuaiug
briit arauau aavaral limes vary rapidly.
??A a.
Altar a lew rontractioa* oi lha chnai aad aboaldara
Iba auapanuH form remaiaad laauitnaia. In iaa
uiinaiaa p n?Miion bad ca?aa<i al iba wrteia aad la
tbiriai u luuiuta ma baari bad oaaaad to ibroU. Alter
teveutaaii in mule* D ra. Croft, Jeaaingk and Wool
ward prnnouucmi Ira aitmot, aud al tba alpiralioa
ol thir y mmuiaa tba body waa lowarad
and enaminad, wbvn it aaa lauod that ilia aajk had
not ran'ii-Ioimi* i. death b itiiiit *nao?'l Imin ?lran>
luliiliuu I'lie iovi ribg hainit rainored ir >m tba tiaad
I i>* iraa aaai paia or diaaotoratioa ta iaa vicimiy al ma
bmi waraacptraoi. i ba remaiaa ware eaoa?ed 1a a
I,?b'laoina cuKei and wara tarned orsr to tun faioor
01 iiif d?caa*e<i for anipoiani and miaraianiai Wr*n.
itav.lln.
?uo aa ta ai iiik
Il la a aiagalar cotaaidanee aou wilbanl daalgn thai
tba lua^ral will occar upon iba aaena4 auiurer
?ary al tna aiardar. N>-uilag oaearrad tar tag
ma ataeuuan i>? (inan-iiy iaa aiekeBiag
?|K?ru< la, aa all Ilia preparamtna bad b en m ida
l?> Intare iwifl aad aerlaib d'-aib. i aa aatian ol tba
Mo?eraor in r*iua>u.( laniaiay waa iBd<>raad ny mo
promineai amanua ol tba ooiamaaity | tbay laal irarr
aiura iba aiecuuoa oi a maa wao waa ragardod a%
dAuacrvaa iu iba paaaaol tveina.

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