Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1815-10-11

rlt was proved on the TIA,
your fu''eus and sisdi a.'' mat 'As,ta.
'ssols old man, bowed s's dp pss'sa
weight OF years and infrm;'d;0sa Nj
spared By the Almighty bssss ss's
mon period of human I;,s 's0adass'
man was the author oe ne and III,
father. = your ben,
The law knows no dis,iDe,;
2 murder; to take the life s1 y IL
being With malice aiorsrS ~ ! iss.a<
70 be proof of the las, s ,,auusa', 3d.
pr'vi'y, and the degrees e = s, = aesss
9e aseertained by grades of ~" 81
Death Is the peaal;y Of mu, ppaa''laas
man death cannot be inaic,sss' nd
tribunals. -'e'sds y IL,
But IN the sight Of. that G.,
you HE through him whose ~ WIG =
tasen' The murder Of paren, y, s' ''g Il
viewed as exceeding ia a,roejss 'Iaq /
comparison, any other GRIM w a7as
man being IS capable Of comm;'a'aS a III I
This aged man from who's
sprang, and under whose roof :. NJ /
protection aud support chidsd T. nv
Idle and dissoiuie life and th T. - mn
more severity than your habl,s :. '
required a'a tal
You did not deny his accus,,;o.
you lett him in extreme age to lsha.
~ Tor his own, but for your cam 0I /
subsistence while you wasted ,as =
IN idle aad vicious pursuits ln,,.. s : "
ening with becoming silence and =.
repfoAches so well deserved, and s,s
iutlons to amend your life; witA,s..'a'
~ OF a savage or beast of prey, van !.
alds the instrument Of dea,b ~
remorseiess fury buried it in the bo.
your father, and even af;er ibis f.l.ls'
which pierced the fountain Of If, i,,.e
struck, you dragged the poor victim !. /.
brutal rage across the room, and o,,.
another cruel and probably NORA s.s
with the same deadly weapon.
This sanguinlry deed, SO unnsn.
barbaroUs, could no. nave been comn',I
by one who until then had passed ,Ts
and virtue bul scenes d n, /
mus have been familial 10 you, and hss 4
lis mus hive been your sp0r
; he evidence on the trial lurnishr,~
pie reason to believe, that if your sss.,.g
y had not been intercepted, you wOu5k
fore this, have expiated as FAT ssyou III !
1y any human act or suffering, NE dsssa
he same old msn who being ealuldh
your love and respect, has been he Sss
,f your ferocious and unbntled pissiaa
The idle, dissolute, and VICIOUS liz "a
rave spent has no doub! hardentdw
leart and suited you, conscience tSil,I
o be hoped you know there Is wfau
;ome, and God whose tribunal hnn
lwful than that btfore which you hag !.
1eared, and whose anger ii mot appEsxdA
| sincere contrilion you canno! sad h
ore
Employ then the season Of life WHIT
may be s. Il LETT youth searching yourhas
and IN lepentancs for Ill he ciimss ysaay
have committed fol they are II sOcsat' ]
that being into whose pIestnce youi i
horrid deed has hurried you
Even now il yoa call upon HMM slncs
lily of heart, he may forgive you; The Y
riour Jesus Christ may inlerssds t0ffS
md the punishment, which the lwsns
,baut to award may be the last you VIII
sailed to suffer.
The sentence of the law, With sctoe
ng 10 the solemn duty imposed upoa l1'a
he Court now declare, is tina you y
moved from this bar to The pfisOa lna
whence YOU was taken,t that from thsnssl9
,e carried 10 the place OF Exetu ion! sAa'
you shall be hanged by the neck pl'A "
ne dead.
And may Con ALMIGHTY Of ti' l'aA@
grace, have me- cy upon your soul !,
The prisoner heard this sentence Y.
treat indifference and appeared las w.
person in CourI. ns7"'
log-killer by trade