New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-06-16


aud sufficiently describes It's contents. IL i. writ.
ten with all TN power and bitterness of the great
Repeater. Taose who feel an interest in frish
politics, and especially the warm advocates of The
a.lnor will find the work highly interesting.
~ TnuR.'s IIi...gy Of the Frcnch Revolution
NJ. u, las lus, been published by i-racl Post. 80
Bewcry Three more number. sill complete thi,
excellent work.
" lRAEL Posr, So Eowery, has just issued
ih,iAr,y-iir,t number Of the wcrSs Of Lord BAcos.
The whole is to be embraced in thirty Numbers
70 Tho MAGAZISx or lloRTicUI TURE, for
June has just been received by Israel Post, 90
Broadway.
SESTENCE OF lOPPING.- his wrctchcd man,
convicted few weeks since ct inc murder of his
wife unier circumstances Of peculiar atroci,y,
sentenced TO death in The Court Of Oyer and Ter
miner on Tuc.day. We take the following report
ofth- Scs;cnc, from the Express:
Mr. VLNpLvooEr asked the prisoner if hc had
any thing to say why sentence Oi death should not
b. passed upon him.
PTts0H,r-ilicgc are moic persons bcrc now
tnan viii he at my execution, suppose. know
40 more about IT than the ci.iid Unbord, with the
exception IF thing, going nto the and
coming "a, OF it. | lay by hcr three hours and
half aud she dead. got up from my place, and
,sd to her, rise; there ils been vctuals
cooked Tor two days. and put my toe to her to
wake her, but there was reply; | rolled her
over on her breast, and found she Was cold-dead;
lifted her in NY arms, and took her 10 the bed,
4 ELn chi no fell nt
arms upJn the bed. The stream running warm
from her head then. and thought she not
dad and covered her 30 high (poiuting to his
eisC) .,h tie clothes put my he al upon her
bosom, and my mouth to hcrs-D.t - j: was and
she was dead When ! was arrested, said we
had lived together 81 years; AID were we To
part that way. and | ought TO remember some
hing about ii. | don't even remember her tca-
lures; ! only recolect that there such per-
.oa If | am to die hope God will give me
strength to bear il.
Judge kcnt-Thoma. Topping, you were tried
!, a iair and intelligent Jury-you were defended
b able and faithful lawyers-and your case re-
ceiNed every attention which could b. given 10 1t
AID il NOW becomes my duty to pass upon you
The sentence of the land, which ia the sentence OF
death. You must prepare to die !
Prissaer-l hope am prepared.
Judsr Kcnt--The Court i. glad to see the state
Of mimi y,s a2pcar to lee in, and hopes you real
~ ontdrradiul susiisn. Among the dreary iist
oi crin,ev " hol ii mas been my paaisl duty TO
ly tyosrs was the worst; it cruel and ling
srug torture of human Icing, and that beng the |
wife oil YOUR bosom for II years and the mother ,
Of 10 children.
Prisoner your end is rapidly approaching, you
will soon leave this world, and we shall have done
oil that human law can do. You have shed the
blood OF a human being, and the Law prsnounces
that yours mus: pay the forfeit. This werld /,
rtcedng from your view but there Is another world
ad another tribunal at which you must soon stand
The prisoner here made another remark which
We did not catch.)
We hope yos speak with sincere regret ior
though mercy may be obtained at that tribunal,
sill twill punish if tnu, mercy is not obtained by
tls repentance which alone can avail YOU
Prisoner The Cour, will give me time hope.
Judge Kenf-Nou will have all the time the
law allows, and YOU will be attended by those bet
ter fitted than myself to counsel and advise you,
but even l. a frai ering beng like yourself must
divert your attention to Him from whom alone YOU
en- find mercy. Wrap yourself up IN 'magi-
mary innocence, for YOU are very guilty man IN
ded-you have committed dreadful murder On
your wife, and the mother of yoar children but
do not wish to- harrow your feelings, would
only attempt bring you 10 proper sense OF your
siua,ion, and urge yuu by sincere prayer to OBJ
tain mercy from the Almighty
Thomas Topping, the judgement OF The law Is
ha. on the b of Aucut next yoa be hum 10y the
neck ill YOU are d, al, and ma, God have mercy
q your soul
The prisoner was then demanded apparently little
affected Ly the sentence. Iii. sister was IN Court
daring the morning sitting with hm-she wer'
bitterly. The scene was ,Iuly distressing.
GREAT BARGAINS !-CompIoller lhss Is
selling on the property of the State at great!
reduced prices For those who can command
ready money there is capital chance for irst-ra'e
bargains. The Caitskill and Cana oharc Railroad
which stood tie State i. some ttr0 hUadred thor
send d3i!0Ts was Knocked down 10y Auctionecr
fasg at eierca thousand The Ithaca and Owe
o. which cost the State three handred thousand
dsH0rs, was sold for tortV.fse hvndrcd. The
y. and Erie Railroad IN which the State has
an inieres, Of three millions, is also advertised 10
BE- sold ieop, and the purchaser 10 receive the
COMPTROLLER hanks fer The rdddRce. 1t Is
even rumorca that the Eric Canal. which (accord-
ing to the Compiroler) has NOT get pad 70" IT.
.eif' ia next to be offered at pubiic vendue. and
sod on, to the highest bidder The State OF New
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