The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-06-08
CORREePO N0ENCE.
New ORLEANS, June 3rd. 1854.

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capital, and three life imprisonment
sentences, and Of four others for longer
or shorter terms, at hard labor in the
Penitentiary to one or two Of which,
were added appropriate fines. Nthe
seven culprits thus disposed Of two
were Of American birth, one a French
man, and the balance were Of the
''Sous Of Erin Two Of them, inclu-
ding the condemned mau, murdered
their wives, and if one ought to be
hung land l think he ought the 9TH
er should have shared the same fate.
How much can we commisserate the
fate Ct man. who stands up to re.
ceive his sentence, and when asked if
he has nought to say. declares that "he
had something agin her, but he would
not bring it in to his defence, because
that woman (his wife) was ever kind,
always true to him; nursed him for
six months when he was sick, day and
night constantly by his bed side, and
that she loved him a he once loved
her." Yet this was his declaration,
and on the slim pretext that ''he had
something agiu her." could ask the
Judge to spare his life ifhe could.
Poor Keates the Poet, was all soul, all
purity. but he knew very little of hu-
man nature, or he would have never
said, u tear disclose all within"
This man who thus spoke for bic life
wept apparently bitter tears; but on
his face we're the unmistakeable lines
Of hardened villany, and the other
man, Finn, was ~ cool and uncon-
cerned, about his fate as he pos
sibly could be. One goes to the gal
lows in a few short weeks (the Gov
ernor has to fix the day Of execution)
and the other dies q civil death to-day,
the lingering throes Of which, will be
witnessed in the walls Of the peniten-
tiary. 70.
Since the execution Of Adams and
Delisle in 1852, for the murder Of .
young slave girl, there has been no
hanging in this city. but this fact is no
criterion by wich the morals Of the
place should be measured, for murder;
foul and brutal murder, has fairly riot
ed in the hood Of its victims Of Late
The crime of wife killing it seems, is
of q grade of misdemeanors or crimes.
somewhat lower than that Of man.
slaughter, for it is getting most awful
~ fashionable nowadays, while the
juries pay = premium upon the deed,
by bringing in virdict mot Guilty"
or Guilty without Capital punish
ment."
But the red record is getting 80 full
Of it, that it makes me shudder as l
think Of it; and will leave it. but
before doing 50, will say one word
in commentator Of Attorney Genl.
Morse, who seems to act upon al Of
these cases, as if he desired that the
law should be fully vindicatad without
fear or favor, and if every murderer,
ife-slayer, or red-handed criminal
does not get their full measure Of JUS
tice, it is not the fault of that indefati-
gable officer. And l say this the more
cheerfully, because heretofore have
been somewhat inclined to think 9TH
erwise of him.
You may now rely upon the fact
that the New Orleans and Great
Northern railroad will be opened to
the State line, before the 4th proximo,
50 that the Company, and our citizens
can celebrate freedoms
birthday" in our sister State.
More recent accounts from Mexico,
give full details Of the grand opera
tons ofSanta Anna With his $4,000
braves" and if these can be relied
upon as being half true, that renegade
Of the gallows will ere long find it
safest for him to get as far from his
- he can, in fact to leave his
for his own country's good"
1t appears that Alverez cut of the
whole force of 5000 men at the L.
creme Hill, leaving only seven or eight
hundred in the train Of the valie,st
women killer, and barn burner, which
Chalpincingo, where Santa
Anna deserted them and hurried on
70 the Capital to talk of war AMI VIC
;ories innumerable." It is also stated