The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-02
The Execution OF H0are,
LETTER OF GOVERNOR SEYMOUR STATING HIS REA.
SONS FOR MT BxTB. DING TIE CLEMRNCY PRAYlD


Fuh,
srAB OF N,w York, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
ALBANY, Jan 2S 1854
JOIN 0RsxR ESQ, Sheriff of City County OF Nsw
York-Numerous AId pressing applications hs,s bssa
de to me to commute TO I'm for life the pun
shment 81 James L. Hosre who Is ssStencei 10 be ere
outed 70 AS toe hal here tofore b1rns
good character have b. irclned 10 gran, tina request
Of the Ie;itosers II could DO SO consistently with
Of duty After careful examir Rtipa VI the es
6encs pr sented the trial and the state nens nads
in behalf OF the prisoner, have decided not TO inter-
sre win the sentence which has been Against
The testimony slows that time tho murder was
that without any apparen, povocaton he stabbed her
10 the neck with the bls6s clap knife, waicn
attached to the side Of pistol Tns pom used Of
An uouiu Al ano dangerous character causing wound
three or four inches in depth. appsrs that a;ts this
blow the weapon VAS partially with raw. and another
wound, running in differ ent direction Was inf ctsd.
the prisoner TO ths door, with knife in his uplftsd
band, as II he designed TO strike another blow. Tns
nd proved to BIS fatal after the lapse Of fss days
AND Hoire ~as convicted Of the crime Of murdsr.
While IL is conceded tho jury could render other
sbosn the case would present. derent aspect AMI that
ths decsasEs OF tbs deceased woald allow he sct
SOC mitted under strong proyocsons These declarations
were reetsd by the Cou ths sreund that they wers
Rot kssl evidences under the circumssaces have 70.
ceived from the District Attorney AUD from the esaHss,
If the prisoner stat msns Of the declarations Of SasAn
McAnDany, are snort tine previous TO her death. IL
il trps che confessed wish that tne prisoner should
not punlshsd and sstsd that he had always treAsd
her kindly, while her Biuct had bosa OF character to
irii ate and annoy him Oh tie otter h2ni hsr dscla
rsions tbow that the pcvoeAtons 70 the act did not
At the time the wounds Inflicted but grew out
Of her Intercourse with the prisoner and othes
persons, and perhaps, from her intemperate habits
They also how that the weApcn with which shs h
ed never In her posseeson and negative to the theo
~ OF his defence the trial. that she had attacked him
with 1t ut the time the fatal blow struck.
The testimony sso thows that the Weapon was never
before In tine Of 4 prisoner and the
rest bIe that he carried II about his person. and 10
did not accidentally into his possession the
mept ~ used All tas testimony proves that his con-
Duct the occasion deliberate and collected. b.
fore be could the vespop necessary for him to
open the bsce Of he hne and there evidence thai
tho committed under the nduecce OF any sudden
unexpected provocAton The prisoner denies that hs
designed to destroy the life OF the deceased 1t u mpos
.ibl TO deter rniLe motives except oy his esocuet
lie pom used had been lers for idsble In s chaso
there have been oooripg for this Flea
hots who convicted VI grimes of violence
permitted 10 cay they do not deign 10 produce the inju
rse which folio from the Of deadly weapons. The
!nisnns OF the sccnsed must be irssrrod from bi ac
II has so been argued In behalf Of the prisoner that Ia
other and similar the executive has intsered 10
prevent the exeouton Of the sentence Of death The
factr IN each instance Of crime differ essentially that
they Afford precedent for the establishment OF any
rule.
As this has been carefGry examined and dcd-
ntsIy decided by me-, neither commute me punish
HORAr[O SEYMOUR