The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-02-02

MIDST OF her lemale friends, sitting
grouud she oaudle. engaged IN cheer
fol conversation. You approached ST.
lendy and slealthily, lhe window near
which sac SAT, add fred your gun upon
her through the glass. Your aim was
but too sure. The fatal ball had done
IFS work Of death, and in a few mo.
meuts, she was a liisless corpse. You
have shown in this transaction that
you have a heart utterly void ofsocial
duty, and fatally bent on mischief AS
a terror to others. and a means OF safe
" 10 the community, the law prohoun-
ces tina, yon must die. II you we're
Iperminei 10 20 abroad 10 the eommu-
n.ty, no mans lie would be safe, whom
you might be tempted 10 destroy, or
whose destruction would benefit any
person willing to pay the price Of
blood. h is not, therefore, Fl tLat YOU
should 60 al large, a terror to mankind;
and the lac deems that il is Ct that YOU
suffer an ignominious death, as a ter
rOr 10 eTil doors who might be tempted
to follow in your Steps. And the iDdg-
ment oflhe law is, tliat you be hanged
BY the neck until you are dead.
WTlhs G. Carol, you have also
been tried, aud found guilty Of muir
der, You selected a minister Of the
gospel-amiable, ino6ensive and cred.
ulOus. You found that be had money
and to make it yours, you thought Of
his obstruction. You frequented his
house-ingfafialed yourself into his
confidence, and induced him 10 be-
lieve that you bad treasures in the riv.
er bottom. Alter much preliminary
management you induced him 10 buy
your pretended silver ore and with
this view 10 take the money WITH which
he was to pay you, and accompany
you alone TO the place you had repre-
senled the treasure 10 be. While you
we're going through the river bottom.
in an unireqmeuted place as he rode
before you, your delly aim was taken,
your gun was fred, and he fell dead
Of your feet. You rified his pockets
Of the money he had taken wnh him,
to pay for your pretended silver ore,
aud you aed. You went TO the verge
Of civilization in Arka1sas-sold your
gun, changed your name-permiued
your beard and haiI 10 grow, and went
without hat-vainly hoping to elude
detection.
But your sin found 700 out, and 700
we're apprehended and brought back
10 the county Of Sumner, where you
committed the murder, and by jury
Of that county, you have been found
guilty. There is no error in lie ie.
cord, and such is the strength and force
Of the testimony, that your counsel
have not thought proper TO urge q plea
for your innocence. The law Iry-
nounces that you too must die.
Ze51diah 'ayue, 20 hive been rou d
guilty Of the murder Of Colla4, in the
county Of Franklin, on the 10Th day Of
June, 1910.
Your youih--just Develop q iut1 man
" beauty, your apparently Ingenious
countenance, and your se1si1ility, are 81
calculated to excite lie sympa es OF the
court They would seem To Indicate lint
you were designed for btter kings. IN.
fortunately for YOU AMI fer the country,
early discipline was wanting, BY which 10
lesua.n tie ldxuriani passions Of YOUTH.
aud industrious habits. by which 10 sin.
puffy its vans, "a forash the MEANS Of
Iawful enioymonl, Your dissoHHe habits
required the exp indilure Of money-a1d
you were reckless emo igh 10 resolve rp-
on oblaaing i, at every hazard. Win
This view, you joined Yourself 10 the %
ceased bs a travel ing compauon. You
found he had money, aud you de;erm ned
10 take his LIE, aud make the trea>u Q
your own. While journeying together.
and on his part, doubtless, i = the lu cOu.
6deuce Of social compan on3hip, you sci
upon him with the ferocty Of a bea.i Of
prey, and with your kn G., inangIed his
Jaw, and finally succeed in cutting his
throat. so that be died. Having possessed
yourself of his money, you aed Ia tue
wilds Of Texas, where sou supposed the
murderer would find a secure refuge, YOU
sought 10 avoid detection. BIT justice
overlook you. You we're apprehendeI
there, and brought back to the county
wh.Te you did the murder, and have been
tried and found guilty. This court finds
no error in the record, and so plainly was
your guilt made 10 appear, that the evil
delce has not been certified to this court.
Your crime is Of the deepest dye. Your
victim youth like yourself, one would
have thought that your natural feelings Of
humanity would have rebelled against the
horrid temptation, and withheld your hand.
The judgment Of the law Is that you must
die.
And now, in each Of your cases, the
most deliberate and cold blooded purpose
was mani 'esled without the least pToYo-
cation or anger and 10 every case instl-
gated by the cursed lust for money. To
obtain some hihing sum the one destroys
an innocent female-the other an molten
sive minister Of religion and the last,
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