New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-02
CONFESSIO or A MURDERER.

The Gaiena advertiser OF the Goth inst. give, An
account Of the execution OF John l. Taylor for he
murder of his wife. The following was bic con-
.esson
After surveying the multitude before him FOR
few minute be arsse, and with q trembling vsice,
which grew s,ror,.r as be proceeded addressed the
large crowd for ABOUT twenty ise moutes.
He said be hsd br. 3 few minutes 70 live, and
what be wss about 10 .sy he wished TO have then re-
member. He sad what aaa happened and What was
about 10 bsPPtp, all came through the use o. ntox-
eating liquor. he had heard of men who bsd lcet
their Eyes frozen heir limbs through the paaence
Of this demon. fs forty years be had drsnk-snd he
was forty-six .esp old He hsd drank from child
hood. lie had read sn account of man Who, when
drunk. had lsis down railroad track, and the train
had passed over him killing him Instantly. There
men in our jail now who had come there through the
influence Of dram chops. He said there was q set OF
gamblers Who Keep these Internal places, who would
get Rsn into them ge' hun drunk, win his money,
pick bis pockets ADd then turn him out OF dcors He
repes,ed that be had but few moments 10 live, and
he wished them al TO remember his sdvcs which was
TO let liquor alone IL was the means OF his wifes
death suo II be had let il alone and minded his own
butiness at frsi--snc it was hard to suffer for it
be would have been living with his wife now. Let
liquor alone-lst liquor alsne.
He saw many ladies' prssent-snd here We .
lsrge asemblsge, the largest he had ever seen, but
ore-he warned them, II they did not wish TO get
killed, 10 persuade their husbands, brothers, and
friends from the Of liquor in any shape. He had
known II EN- who played cNds for money, who hst
been killed and their money taken from them, all
through liquor said he bad f,her, mother brother.
sister, o. relations IN the coun'ry-wha. were living
Of them were in the State of Naine He was all
alone in this coutry-he wS stray sheep Of his
fathers flock, and had come TO his end through the
me ans Of liquor Said he had faith TO believe that be
forgiven for the deed-thst Jesus died for him.
Remarked that he was not much Of an orator, but
wished them all TO remember TO touch no., taste net,
handle not liquor.
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work 10 the morning, bic wife asked him when he
would be hsme. He said az noon, bu; 10 90 hap
peped that be did not get home at tina. time. He
wen. 10 q neil hbor who had good VIII for hum, who
had bot, strong s'pi they ~snted MIN 70 eiias enu
lie refused. but after much persuasion, thinking II
would 90 him harm, he drank some OF the not
s,uf-he stayed there time, drinking; bad come
thing with bin that he had bought at auction for his
wife which he showed to them, and drank some
more; and tken sold them SO, and ate some sup
Der. Then be though. be would go homei crank
again of hot stuff and left; stopped at grocery,
and found lot OF boys there, and trsd TO sell mem
some pehkpivss; wanted To sell them oy sne osui
sold them all 10 man, who asked him TO drink, which
be did.
"Aff.rward. be went 20 smother grocery, where
bioh words arMt-spd this vas all through liqusr-
some ma hit him with neckyoke on the right thigh,
which be felt YET Then they had fight; some men
parted II en- they sent home After he got nome,
The nan II at hyeo IN the house-he did not Know
whether be paid rent po.-after he had laid down
on tie bed the bothered him, and he Jumped up,
and got bis gun 10 kill bim-struck his whe-dcn
Knew Who did it, whether it was him or the man, ou
be wished God TO forgive him. His wife was killed
he pot in prison and sentenced to be hung and va
now 10 suffer Tor II.
Had il lot been for liquor the peniten.ises would
be empty and he would not be where he was; AGAR
warning s persons to beware of the fatal poison, ssit
that Re had written 10 his friends, giving them ful
particulars Of the affair, and warning them 20 aosAi
rom li0uor S.id tba, Jesus died for him; be Eel
that he was forgiven, and expected to de-