Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-06-27

the particulars of the execution OF Sarah
Thomas, at Bristol, on the LIST inst, tor
the murder of Miss Jefferies, and her
confession OF the deed. 1t says:
"The final scene was of a most revolving
character. The prisoner, instead Of be-
ing resigned to her fate, contested it with
the officers, and literally had to be car
ried to the gallows and executed amid
screams for life, which did not cease until
the fatal bolt was drawn, The following
is her confession cf the circumstances of
the murder, signed by her own hand. Two
days before the murder was committed,
Miss Jeferies called me up to her bed room
and attempted to strike me. She also lock-
ed me in the kitchen during the whole of
the night. At S o'clock in the morning she
unbolted the door, and told me to make a
fire in her room I thought then to have
struck her.; but did not do so. On the fol-
lowing night I sleptin her room, but did
not coutemF late numbering her till between
S and O'clock in the morning, when |
got up, went down stairs, and returned
with a stone, with which, while Miss
Jefferies was asleep, l struck her on the
head three times. Between the second
and third blows, she made some sort of a
noise, and the last words l heard her say
wese, "Christ God!" I Their dressed my
self, robbed the house, flung the dog down
the privy, locked up the house and went
home. I committed the murder and rob-
bed the house with my own hands, and no
one else had anything whatever to do with
it; neither did l mention having done so to
any person. | regret exceedingly having
committed so horrible a crime, and l
pray to the Almighty God for forgive
ness. l never should have committed so
dreadful a crime had Miss Jefferies' cons
duct been less provoking. After Miss
Jefferies had died, I remained in the room
for more than an hour. l then went home
and did not return until about nine o'clock,
in the evening, when l went for two box-
es, but did not 60 into mistress's ROOM
On leaving the house, | saw a strange man
standing opposite, who carried my boxes
as far as the infrmary, for which | gave
him Cd. / then took a fly and went home.
Iattlers and Slanderers.-We clip the
following good hints and truthful remarks
from the Boston Recorder; and, in our
opinion, we could not occupy the same
amount of space to a better purpose, than
by giving them a place in our columns,
as there are, unfortunately for society,
many persons to whom they are peculiar
Iy appropriate.
"There are those who spend muck Of
their time in talking about the faults and
faiIings of their fellow beings. Would it
uOs uc "eH AoE SuCu u PAUSE anu
ask themselves, Is it profitable! Will it
benefit me or my neighbor? Alb, no, it is
not their intention to benefit in this way
any human being. If those who thus
openly speak evil of their neighbors or
acquaintance deserve the censure and
indignation of a candid community, how
should we despise and detest those who
try to injure the innocent, %virtuous, and
highminded-those who not only avoid
the appearance, but shrink from the very
thought Of evil as vile and communicating,
and this done in such a way too, that the
have no opportunity to defend
themselves. How wrong, how degrading
to humanity is such conduct! Again the
question is asked, Would it not be wise
for all such persons, slanderers, whoever
they may be-, or whoever they are, to
pause and review their conduct, repent,
and edo works meet for repentance"