Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-12-23

and himself wore standing on tho Top, md
whilst The formers back was turned, Maze
must have fallen, for, on turning found,
and missing him, he run 70 the edge, and
there saw Mazs lying on tiis fifth Step
ffem the Top, evidently il extreme aa0py.
| But before be could reach him. the unfuf.
tanHts man uttered d groa5i, ard rolling
heavily down from step to stap. tho body
egfltItfiIed to daseedh Until II feaeIadthe
bottom, Il mass d. bleeding matter. This
il The only instance on record Of death
from IL fall from the pyramid, and ns IN
tl6 case Of ibis individual, there h every
reason II belieys both from tho savings
and arrangements Of Maze before he went
Cairo, that the net was prsmeditated, it
may be inferred that with common Gnu
tlen. tbere is no daBgef in ascent or de-.
scent, il the traveller will nll6w his Afab
attendants to take him up IN their "
fashion." ##
'THf ABAMs MtHbEH,-Our readers will
remember Tie bold and bloody tragedy
which oftttsd in tbs Parish Of Washington,
some months since, IN which Hiram Adams
and JOSEPH, Admins we're shot by d party of
faeii ID cold blood, and tho great excitement
grow ing out Of the affair.
For some time past we have heard nothing
IN relation to the murderets, and had supposed
that like other similar deeds, this was TO pass
off Without legal investigation, and bs con-
| signed 10 f8rgatfulheks. But we are pleased
10 know that in this we were mistaken
Last week all parties implicated in The Hi.
ling Of the two Adams, was tried and a69nit.
taA 4 friend Of Ours who was present st The
examination informs us that the prisoners
numbered some twelve or fourteen, and that
they all admitted the killing; and plead " jus.
tHfcatiba" THE case was before The jury for
twenty. -four lIotifs, during d part Of which
time six Of the jury we're fos aequfttal, and
sin for conviction with a recommendation to
the flemehey Of tho Executive. But they
finally agreed unanimously Upon d verdict 0f
:" not guilty.
We profess tn know but little, If any thing,
Of the particulars Of this tfagieal affair, OF 81
the causes which led to IL We remember
that ID was said that d pafty Of armed men,
tn open day, went to the house Of the Adams,
and deliberately shot them dead, aud that. one
said purity, If not more, vas d nephew Of
tfisif victims. Strong reasons indeed, must
have existed which could hage justified decd
so elafihe, so bold and bloody /
TIE character Of the two insn who we're
shot is represented to have beafi very bad;
that Of Hiram Adams particularly 1t APP
psafed from evidences on The trial, that he had
been Il man Of the most reckless habits
thai h6 was pfoyerbially ernel-tftat his
hands were stained with the blood of bis fol.
low man by three several murders, and that
III every way he was q vicious, 1awlass and
dangerous member Of society. And these
facts were ELECTED, it is said. by The testtue-
ny Of Adams own brother |
As VIC have said above, we know nothing
Of The merits Of The case nor do NO wish 10
express an opinion upon the result Of The
trial We must ever oppose, however, while
We respect tho supremacy Of the law, any
and MI acts Of violence eleaked IN the semb-
lance Of punishment, by any man or set Of
men. acting on his or OF their own authority
AJnry Of Ffeemen In q court o justfce have
decided, and their decision must staHd-Pie.
agtaae.