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Show EXECUTE Cffifl THURSDAY ill i Condemned Man Has Little Hope of Receiving- Further' Fur-ther' Reprieve. By International News Service. LONDON, .Inly .10. Should the royal prerogative not he exercised, Sir Koer Casement will suffer the cxtrenio penalty penal-ty nf the law in Pcntonvillo prison next Thursday morning. The hour of his execution will probably prob-ably be S o'clock, or 2 o'clock Now York time. Candidly, those who have been following tho drama are not sanguine san-guine regarding a reprieve lor this prisoner, pris-oner, but it would not be fair to say there is no hope. There yisv a little. The correspondent does not think Jie is betraying a confidence when he staffs that Casement himself from the first has .believed that he will be executed. Sir .Roger is condemned in the condemned con-demned cell in Pcntonville. This cell was last occupied by Smith, the notorious) no-torious) bigamist ami wife murderer, who was executed in connection with what was known as the "bride's bath'' case, it is a commodious room on the ground floor of the prison and is f ur-ujshod ur-ujshod with an ordinary plank, a bed with blankets, a tabic, a stool, a wash basin jmd bookrack. Jlcre the prisoner spends the greater part of his day and night. Literature he can obtain "from the jvison library, also writing material. All his letters, however, are seen by the prison gov- j ernor both. those written by him and, to him. The cell is quite close to the scene of execution. As to his life itself, it-self, one day follows another in its monotony, il is meals he has regularly ordered by a medical officer. He has practically a carte blanche front the hospital menu chicken and soup, jellies jel-lies and fruit, and even some choice grapes, lie is allowed to smoke a pipe and tobacco is provided him, ad lib, but he must ask the warden for light to ignite it. I n toxic ants are not allowed. al-lowed. Should he express want for anything, either the warden or the assistant as-sistant warden there are two on duty and he is never left alone for a moment will try to carry out his wish. With the ring of the prison bell Casement Case-ment has breakfast. His dinner and tea he takes at the same time as the other inmates of the prison. The only time during which he is permitted to be beyond be-yond the watchful eye of his keepers is when he is visited by the priest. Such conversations are conducted in strict privacy. Otherwise, when he is visited by his lawyer, relatives or friends, lie is taken into an adjoining room and there he is allowed to he seated at one endvof a long table with the visitor at the other end. The warden war-den sits in the center. One visitor is daily allowed. It will be seen that Sir Roger 's bodily comfort is not neglected, and as the close confinement has a depressing depress-ing effect, he frequently turns to outside out-side exercises arranged for him. Occasions Oc-casions are selected for this exercise when all other prisoners are confined to their 'cells. v $$$$$$$$$$$:$$$$$$$$ OR SALE I Choice First Mortgage Loans 7 PER CENT INTEREST Net to Investors. Principal and Ipterest Guaranteed. McKELLAR REAL ESTATE & INV. CO. Investment Bankers. Paid-up Capital, $100,000.00. 402-3 Walker Bank Bldg. $$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$ $$$ Look at tt, ties" column of ine 1 op0ii:i--and see how nyinv pood PM behiR arranged there da." - |