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Show to run iiescl'e or mnciiALL. An Old rrlemt Tries to l'rore llliii Insane Montreal, OcL 21. An old college friend of BIrchall's, A. B. Latban, a graduate of Baliol, Oxford, Ox-ford, now connected with St. John's school here, has come to the rescue of tho condemned man and Is actively ac-tively engaged in circulating petitions peti-tions far a commutation of the sec tf nee. He has given for publication a number of, as he claims, Burch-all's Burch-all's letters, written since be was condemned to death, with a view, it Is eald, or showing that Blrchall is not of sound mind. They are written writ-ten in a careless, flippant manner. In one he attacks the Crouln witnesses wit-nesses for their lying statements, but lie neither admits uir denies his guilt, saying: '-Well, never mind, its all up now, but rest assured that the old spirit which hasledmeso olten through thick aud thin Is uuconquered, and I shall hold up my head to the end in Ihu old game way." HIS ACTOfllOCIHArilY COLD. Woodstock, Oct. 21. BIrchall's autobiography was iiut up at auction in the jail here today. Fifty jub-lishers jub-lishers were in attendance. The manuscript was knocked down to C. W. Bunting of the Torouto JJail for himself ami James Gordon Ilcnmtt of the New Tork Herald for I0XM. |
