New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-05
AUFCk TRAGEDY IN NORTH CAROLINI-.
CONVICTION OF 4 BAPTIST MINISTER
O.p MJRDER-HTS SCICfDE


Carolna rnshes condensed report OF the rial Of the
Rev Georss W. Caravan. for tle murder Of Mr. C. H.
Lasster. rchOol teacher in Hyde County Tie whole
case il remarkable account Of ne status Of the
oused the delrsviiy developed and he traca issue Of
the trial Ennneni counsel tayed for eth tbs
prosecution be defense, and mu-h excitement pre-
vailed during he proceedings The ps before gives
Caravan Z . ,ar. old srd for many yess has been
POPULAR prsacher IN the Baptist Churchs Of strong
vii e1ercisiDg powerful Influence his f1euds aai
feared Bush hsied BY bis foes. La her qres
y0rrg r0on engaged IN s business u teaching Solpe
0nihs be1rs he murder Lasser boarded "A the house Of
CegsNsr sEf q1arsl sr0sf sfveen them Caravan al
legkg FRAT issfiier TO familiar with Ls C a wife.
lsssVsa 'eksf ys freely arr z biz neishbors on tho
'as Ytef r. tfs sft ts' be scd l. co1i ct both live
70 - ssfe.asrloe%. &c Gcaad. snslly tried
,rs.ssrrsf ~ slza r. 3d. wsa, On n way f1r cons
gne pEsa L-itsl liza s5r sa1sr. laying the danages al
1tre. ~ asn sar - VI - served q c. La
Ea ssl t,.sses s,ls.l ,- zar. Bsy ,rd % Monday.
te fs sf es1s- sr l,,t -t-rs1 - ~ With carpe.
.ae IS ts itrt O.. s.. .ta iaSs rles he bad cryaged
rso lfsf sehsr. Atsut saeE 7. y. p psssec c.
isges ts VIZ 81 re Lac. hl-rg tfsf- te yased.
g. sa sa -a.se ~ vsie t.ras ;1e 5s.- ios al the
pccds v.cl le svser 90 --rss al i-- sI.gi On the
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y'lrrat tv . ur-l- Zee fsirf-s- ~ i.s EQ-1c IN
nedaosy rn,gvIa .aa 1. BIC Iowa Ihai -izlses vas
tfsfnf iHn
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rli, ilr be- aioy ile Iac ,is - zoos 81 was
lsle ioV''- On li.-a.l7- .si s T. "a lsed,
ie jenve .ie 5FF sllA ~ - wa A. "a LAKE, C.
vsnr lliar8 l1s- 'g-rs- e. h11 seen
unwilling " T., lrlrng llan he . t--ly 1sf teen him
ils muse hiniaT via carriage q t5otkex aud
he 1nnUng be iat IN rysT ~, Friday -Tsoing.
wien Hd la ne 3enris were Hat-gt1g 81 l. BE ex-
lrsaeft r9iIr ur-Ee sll1 is AarJt - -s.lrZ-csser
int iesvt ul7f.ing IT FL sIlIr<tT z1s-1.rg. the
sigi ar l. III rng IL v,scs 20 t,s-1 i,c511s and
nm--as :. Ilasil,r-fI1r' s's- - = kL.t-eaf
iaitpft INN ie home A. Tar Hs1f1sT Ir.sdsy
mt - stnessiitr saG BE- tpIlt 5ryTs 3 b. Cars
srv7ar he nain -Tlsn ~ tis rl-ii ~ ss s.asl
ls 1eniev luT Vln LruI. T11 an
gia iaiT % L. vls jia-i &C. ,Ezr-tF sVssag n the
rVIlnrs ieilnt i0uae. j lce1 &c E.l-1
counted iT iTecs, rl.sr,rli- e. Lo- toTsrsd with
.Ig nufs EFtr ia g-t1a LII .ee1 fsret-ly re
n,vgL s crrs sur uss lIrr tnsur. g hoii tie bdy.
tie iGGT pressed grTrs d-.s1 E2 With The
Hs'uniiis sa111 mt gcgssg- -E-- I'D tie Uos care
iiiF ait i'Eif tqn1 t. The Assr1z 10 trace Of
iaG grlr lgrs liIs AZ body Isl ever been
g-i szggEr Id be - k.t faded liz.
lie Isnns iI1t tn * lsr. A.. ear X s11 dead
ln3 " rus LII IgEis1-T 'se1 retEly es;-rbsd The
,af Win int tTiscer us7 Az t--c1 : ly.nZ IN
sgac Il. LIZ lme = E-seasr lts r.z % we're search
ny ne sfcF tn sIrgs1 ~ rs to1eF srSi 20 rest
1Ig ~ Ege1 ~ tie ssa1 - az, WIEN these appear
izrseast -seLr Esz1sr AZ, ne o1dy Was found
l. vas k-sL b. gIa sAsl ss1s1s Several shots were
.akg- r. Y IL sT. sags ioz The hesrt-There were
.l-ge zss 81 s,es suzI n he hoiy-Sai in one OF the
barrels g. gIz s1nt 4 Ia h11se 1s. sch shot, and
si sarse sEzl Th2s zishi LEFT Hyde Co.
.slzs IS .SEksw SAWYER iAs i b sisd there he should
x lIrE-1ez - sAS1l seE1 fos hS fsusv, and he 81
scsEce AZ n1rn4Els CrssA Mis-, IN Besufori County,
atSEs - rts vE rs hCue telling the man who rOwed
In. ever hat hs AFTER zee Of land which another
Kan ing 90 bCy Gni thar the OF his bur
~ arr charging him 10 keep his movements secret.
Frcu this time I'll hs arrest a; night in his house. in
January following. the STATE did not show his wheFea
bouts But from letters received b. the Sheriff Of Hyde
om Tennessee. q he had been in that State preach
Ing under the assumed name OF John Forbes.
Afer his imprisonment in Hyde County Jail he tried to
cct friend 10 hire the witness SAWYER 20 90 away He
had offered this witness, before the body Of T. was
found, ncgrs be would swear that he &C az home
all Monday the DAY which the murder was committed
And while in Hyde Jail be wrote TO friend the letters
produced In Court TO get Sawyer out Of the way
lie had given lie said in Of The letters Mary his wife)
$500 20 get Sawyer Of II that wouldn't DO give him
rid Of Sawyer "by book by crook, and suffer his
C. 81 neck TO be broke.
The defense up for the prisoner that three of the
Witnesses Including Sawyer had falsely, committed
wiul end deliberate perjury and that II mpossibie
for Caravan TO have gone through the woods after Las
sitter passed his house quick enough to have cut him off,
The jury after pr0racted sitting. brought in ayerdict
Of guilty. and The Judge ordered recess Of the Court
for hour As the crowd leaving the prisoner sud
denly drew two pistols Of which he fred at Mr. War
rem the counsel for the State and with the other shot him
self through the head killing himself instantly The ball
Of tho other struck Mr. Warren the breast just above
the heart bu fortunately glanced of and left only slight
wound. The Wig snys:
Carawon maintained his self control throughout the
trial He Was az fine a looking would ina
among ethousand-tal, admirably built, with massive
head showing with enne passions large intel
ect There passions have destroyed him. he having given
parenty about his age and his three children having
been with him during the trial accompanying him to aud
from the court house ard Jail"