New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-14

TIE MURDERER CARAwAS.-We went TO press last
week amid great excitement 0ccesioned by the attempt Of
the murderer Caravan to Kill one OF the counsel who APP
pesred against him the trial and his shooting himself
before the and Jury We presume the particulars Of
the transaction will not be embarrassing to readers
On being told that the jury had agreed upon verdict he
simply remarked; They have found against me-" On
passing from the jail he bid the wife OF the aor good
by and when be stepped into the street he was In tear
This passed of instantly and he went into the court
looking serner and more undaunted than usual He 70
ceyed the verdict Of guilty without moving muscle
The first that Of the pistol was just a. the crowd
commenced moving TO leave the court room he was
pointing at Mr. Warren and at the same instant fired
lie opened bis hand let the pistol drop, thrust the hand
into lis bosom drew another pistol AMI in the
act Of putting il 20 his head when Mr. Hinton seized hi.
arm and drew IL down upon the railDgCarawan leaning
bis head over till il touched the muzze Of the pistol when
he fred The whole act shooting both pistols was done
life is miracle almost lie was standing within SIX feet
Of Caravan when he fred in the act Of taking up his ha,
to leave the court On examination OF his trunks
curious medley found-life Of himself written while
in prison; numerous letters, some Of which disclose
damnDg tale; packages OF powder ana sh?t mixture
ust ike that with which be killed Laser being n one Of
he bags arsenic carefully wrapped up not TO lesdto
mistake and phia Of medicine such as the doctors say
one would dream Of finding in the possession Of eer
gyman Caravan has for years been pursuing course
guilt and crime the evidence Of which will astonsh even
the believers in human utter deprayity Inc murder
the schoomaser not the fret murder be mas comn
ted How be managed to retain such hold In the conn
dence and affections of 40 many friends, some oil whom
the best in the State Is mystery TO those VINO do
know TN what feafILi ne Wos
lowed His friends here In strong force during the
tna actively eIerng Themselves 10 procure his acqlta
till the evidence Of his guilt became oyerposering They
bad regarded him apostle suffering persecution for
righteousness sake We learn that the jury retiring
make I'D their verdict, stood 70 8. When me Jndge
called them back 10 correct his charge, they stood 20
the majority being for acqutal After that they 1000
first for convicng aud for acgusl then then WIZ ith
MurDERERs CosxeTEDTwo men nspsa sor rnarssr
Ward have been tied 10 Greensburg ~, ~. - ~
robherv nd eyson and both found gliiy o. Iues ~
frs, deoree On the evening Of the 20 u ~.
Ia. ~ atsacked the house OF MI oecnfis, VI 80
id County end after breaking open the ao2f inaI
- ~ seehrist In the most sAoeking manner pea, ner
1890 mi; thew supposed him dead and stser roopinz
L - rbat money contained two hundred anf
Dsl i, 1T Ere 10 the building. After they bad lef,
- rrJsd nan crrwled sboEt three quarters oil mile
10 a ueiehbors and gave the alarm
n, George Curtis q man nearly 30 years Of age con
,sd sciede IN Sbute tavern IN Plasow on fuesdayoi
H., week BIZ hanging himself to 8 bedPosi. He wa,
fund yng on the h0or above which his head was raised
ist few inahes He was nan who had 4" seen better
tues than bic latter days, and hs dependen, situation
caused him fis Of dependency Por~no1ih Messenger
A runaway nero a. Nafchez stabbed white m1n "
tbs AT who aits mped arrest him, and Afterwards
ianysd among ite machinery Of mh and ~a' eFl-he.
t0 .eatE.