Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-01-14

| THE MURDERER CAH,wAN.-The North Caro-
lima Wing has some additional particulars rela-
tive to the death of Caravan, the Baptis
preacher, convicted of murder, and who, wheI
the verdict of guilty was rendered, attempted
to shoot the prosecuting officer and then shot
! himself:
We went 10 press last week amidst great ex'
citement oceasioned by the attempt OF the muir
derer Caravan to kill enc of the counsel who
appeared against him onsthe trial, and his shoot
ing himself before the court and jury. Wepre-
sumo the particulars of the transaction will moi
be uninteresting to our readers.
On being told that the jury had agreed upon
verdict, he simply remarked, s1They have
found against me- On passing out from the
jail he babe the wife Of the jailor good by, and
when he stepped into the street he was in tears.
This passed off Instantly, and he went into the
court room looking sterner and more undaunted
than usual. He received the verdict of equity
without moving a muscle.
The first that was seen of the pistol was just
as the crowd commenced moving to leave the
courtroom He was pointing it at Mr. Warren,
and at the same instant fired. He opened his
hand let the pistol drop, thrust the hand into
his bosom, drew out another pistol and was in
the act Of puttingit to his head, when Mr.. Hin
ton seized his arm and drew it down upon the
railing, Caravan leaning his head over till it
touched the muzzle Of the pistol when he fired.
The whole act, shooting both pistols, was done
almost in o second. How Mr.. Warren escaped
with his life is q miracle almost. He was stand
ing within six feet of Caravan when he fired,
in the act Of taking his hat to leave the court
ROOM
ss On examination of his trunks, curious
medley was found life of himself written whilst
in prison numerous letters, some of which dis
close q damning tale; packages of powder and
shot, mixture just like that with which he
killed Lassiter being in one of bags arsenic SO
carefully wrapped up as not to lead to mistake,
and phial of medicine such ais, the doctors say,
one would not dream of finding in the possession
of clergyman.
Caravan, has for years been pursuing o.
course Of guilt and crime, the evidence of which
astonish even the believers ii utter human de-
pravity Thesmurder of the school master was
not the first murder he has committed How he
managed to retain such q hold in the confidence
and affections Of so many friends, some of whom
are the best men in the State, is a mystery to
those who do not know with what fearful and
wonderful gifts he was endowed.
4 His friends we're here ii strong force during
the trial, actively exerting themselves to pro-
cure his acquittal till the evidence of his guilt
became oyerpowering. They had regarded him
as an apostle suffering persecution for righteous
ness sake.
We learn that the jury on retiring to make up
their verdict stood 6 to IS. When the Judge
called them back to correct his charge they
stood to 5, the majority for acquittal. After
that they stood at first for conyicting to for
aequittal, and then II to /.
JENNY L1ND's RETURN TO THE SrAeE-
The musical public, says GaHgnani, will be
glad to learn that the Swedish nightingale
now Nine. Goldsch midt-- has returned to
the stage, as will be seen BY the following
letter from Dresden, received last week
g On Saturday (says the writer at Dresden,
in letter dated Monday last,) attended
the second Oh a series Of concerts given by
Hers Goldschmidt, Schubert, and Hummer
The evening will be memorable in the
annals Of the musical world, as that on
which Nine. Goldschmidt made her first
appearance in public since her marriage
and return from America For days pre-
viously, the music shop from which tickets
were issued had been besieged by the
public Of Dresden, and many hundreds were
turned away disappointed. 1t was with
much anxiety that saw the hour of the
concert approach; knew Nine. Gold
schmidt had been ill and hoarse for many
days, and il was only at the last moment
that she determined to sing, rather than
sdisappnint the expectant public. She had
selected for her part in the concert, the
beautiful hymn. for solo and chorus, by
Mani IL ccnkns@s unr mi ~, Ritter Harr5 anI