The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1852-09-25

nv t,;,, 10 In. Rev Mr. Massey, the cief'
vymsn IN attendance, who wrote u down
nd lie dicis,ion Of the prisoner IN" ''au
3, over to him. when Il was signed ny ''e
latter, 10 d arm fair hand.
COMPASSION.
Having no longer any hope Of escaping
the ,o.t sentence ., the law, ard trusting
through Gods mercy, TO secure The sANa
non of nv .oul. during the short time
have vet to i've, | hereby make fall con,
iession of IN, gull, IN tue awful muTdef Oh
Theodore Nye.
The idea Of committing the murder hrs'
entered NV mind on the morning OF tue
dav we left New Orlcans for Mobile. Nye
told me that he had a large sum Of money
and wss on hi, way to California; and THIS
,emn,ed me to commit the deed. Having
heard him say thu, he had some friends IN
Mobile. | told him ,hct ! was coming here
and If he would GENE along ! would pay
hi, massage. It was then my intention To
k,il him on the WAY here, but my heart laiied
ma, and abandoned the idea 'aiwciy !
then determined to 20 to Montgomery on
the same day Of our arrival here, but "heh
wen, TO the New Orleans boat Tor my
baggage. the servant who had charge OF It
wa. away, and | could not get II. W When
returned TO the hotel that time, the be'il
AGAIN nut 1t into ms head TO hill NNe. |
wen, aud bought hammer, resolving to
execute nv purpose during the night bn'
my heart failed me and IN the morning OF
the 18th arose, again determined to give
it IN altogether ! lett my room carly
I'VE being asleep having been ont the night
before. Two or three times before break
fast, went to the room to kill him, but |
cauP not do IL ate breakfast aud went
again up to our room and told him to get
no and come and get his breakfast, and
left th. room After awhile | started up
stairs sgain. without any idea OF murder,
but when ! entered the room. \yc BEN.
still in bed, the first object that met my eye
wss the accursed hammer which had
purchased In momtm IN what seems
nov whir Of degangcment-l seized the
hammer aud -,rove to bury It in hi' temple.
He said nothing afterwards, aud made no
noise. bat seemed struggling TO move him.
self | took towel and tied It tightly
about hl, throat, aud then searched for bls
money. under the pillow and IN his pockets
Being disappointed went down stairs,
paid our bills and asked for the package
I'VE had deposited. Failing 10 get that, !
went directly to the New Orleans boat,
l. and an hon al tua
Iownds | never was on board the =.
Charles. as one of the witnesses on the
trial asserted Shortly after getting on
board the Lowudes. Gull and Terrell came
aboard from tn. Oregon. | was sitting on
the forward pant ot the boat CURL came
aud took his seat near hy me, and re.
marked we had pleasant time coming
over" said, every pleasant He sa'd.
" the Oregon is a very fine boat | re-
piled, yes. yer, fine and 80 on, not cor.
r-clng hi. Impression that had come over
Wih nm Ga OR way % Montgomery.
NAVY ii,ie incidents were snoken o., by
Cur. ana Others, 20 having occurred OF the
Oregon Of 3ll OF which talked as though
was familiar with them And when tnesc
were again brought to bis mind by Gen.
Andrews. to whom ! tclaied them, they
confirmed his impression that had come
with him from New Orleans ] do not
doubt that Curl is Al honest man, and
that he fully believed every word he said
a, my trial ! had managed to deceive
him
We remained on board the lowudc. all
the day before she left. except about two
hours, during which. RS Curb stated, We
were wandering about the city. On our
way bsck to the boat, when We got in the
neighborhood OF the Postotlicc, we parted
he going 10 see tho wild horse and |
to the boat Curll came down Just after
dinner, and the Captain asked him, think,
to 70 to the pantry and get something to
eat
When first went on board the lowndes,
registered nay own naIne-took a state
room. aud went TO It shaved off my whsk
Frs, and changed my dress. | was sitting
in from, of the boat, reading, when the oil
icers came on board in search OF me, aud
they passed by me.
We reached Montgomery very early in
the morning, and went up the hotel
have no recollection of tie conversation
which the witness, Boiling, testified to as
having passed between hun aud myself
Think II did not take place, IA by that
lme my excitement had worn oil, and |
was perfectly calm. The report which
WAS current Of conversation between
Sargent and myself, is generally correct;
as is also the larger part OF the testn 1"y
given by all the witnesses at my trial. That
was seen At the Bank, with a carpet bag
in my hand, on the morning OF the murder
that | took oysters, and was introduced
10 some one at an oyster house, and that
was me, BY the clerk of the Eutaw House,
to the hotel abou, the middle OF
the night before the murder-are not cor
rect But have no doubt, that the wit
nesses all testified to wha, they believed. |
have no fault to find with them, and no
malice against them. ! shall die with no
feelings OF i'll will sgsins, anybody in the
world. May the Lord help others to feel
AS kindly towards me A. | do towards
them
One dagger, which is still in my bosom,
s that can make no repxra,lon to the re.
lstves Of my poor unfortunate victim. Oh :
that | could Oh that | could hear them
SAY. that they forgavc me. All that can
do now is to beg their forgiveness, and pray
tina, God may help them to gran, my dy'
ING request.
have nothing more to say, but to warn
NJ others to fly from temptation. The frs,
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