New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-03


Il Parted s he oidAe sbs ,wke5 bebipd tis ear. he
IL morally 10 ~. sbifissevsz, bs, on sge oscs-,on
ssafs which doss very ling tale a'ip'a ss@
n 10 q sopnn ~ g,sst ANUS 'osni W 'bs bh" ""ys
b.fmn mentioned who Erperhlly cmtive 70 hfye
adnf ed with haDdbin announcing mat 'bf o"h''
"s'nt'd ~ s'Olsb."
AlLou b bimon IL we'll bnprn 10 Tho polios, he hAs
ne,oi been brought up nbtI yesterday morning, "b"n
HE conduct WINS 80 ppfonfious on ncc'n"t o an "nh
suay volrnt attack ~ his Dhiu rhi cpffne. ms boys,
that Ls hs take ia charge Ills night 10 tbs hfip!-
house had 30 imprsA4d him With sous tnrrpiicaDie
fight that when DO whs broughtin bs tccih epn,ef"n
and bis hole ffnmc shook WITH terror. Whs'hSr or
mo- some diml, -d.fneJ notions Of tho Ioqpis,n nni
it, htici dant totucs floating through hh braip,
We csbbot shy but II IN certain that when brVug1 ln9
tie courtroom be began 10 cay bis prayers nor c'as
sny question or assurance " shfriy DrinS no" "lS
auiyer ur iii Anything bat some hagmentJ hprayef,
some scrip of Scripture, a line Of hymn, or pious
ejaculation Of some description or other. Inc poor
fellow coulo not have been more sadly frghsened u no
had been led into the tor ure room and suh ienv
fced in the actual pressure OF the rack and thumb
scrw. -. -,
The Judge and clerk proceeded 10 question him 10
TIE usual nabner but his peculiar manner OF answer
ing the ibieTrogsioTrs rendered the dialogue father
more curious han satisfactory.
Cl.Ih-Wlat If Your name
Prison sr it'll trembling vol and look Of anguish
and supplicatoi- Now ! lay me down -
Cleik-Thats not your name. want to know your
pane.
Prisoner" NV soul TO keep. should die -
CleIk-Ans~er my question.
P,isor er more frightened than at the sharp tone
of The official" Before wake pray
At ebdont ctictr-Ilis name is Simon Lacy; know
him yer, well.
Judge-wbere DO you livei
Priouer-" Have mercy upon us. miserable sim
mere
Oficor-He lives in East Broadway, your Honor
Jud..-What is the charge against rim
H,ie the prisoner, who Lad been regarding the
Judge with look Of the i.tensest mental ANGUISH,
~ IL I,.tttf llu "A N
evidently thu king that his time had come Good
" Lord deliver US, deliver us from plasu pestilence
" ard fannie
planned the of the case the pr soaer re-
Ieuiing ali the uie Episcopal litany as fast as he
could sIeek.
Judge-Mr. Lacy
Il, fore his Hoooi could speak word more, the pris
or or raised HE hard and begaD How dota the ftle
busy t,e"-ih-n recollecling that this eis not
prG5tr he iried again :" Let dogs delight TO bak -
sill thinking there VAS something wrong he male
rev trial: You'd scarce expect one ot my ago "a
sneak in pub!ic"-ths not sounding very oiOus, he
n,sde fresh start: " Ia Adams fail we slnnod all -
John Rogers, with one small children anu niae at
tbe"and at this iunciure desparltg OF schle Wing
legitimate application withOu, coming ia * 10 hrst
min, ple, Le took tue back track and started anew:
u Now lay re down to slep'-he had proceeded
tins far WI. be was made TO stand up, and was as
sured of his safety.
Judge-Simon, 1 fod the charge against you is not
Here Simon, thinking tbat whatever was in the
prayer book must be pray er, commenced the marriage
service looking at the Judge whose name he evieny
knew, al speaking Us fast as Ii he was taking on
bet:
II Simon, take thee, Mathew, to be my welded
wife. to have and 60 hold
Judge-1hat lou promise-
Prisoner-From this day forward, foe better, for
worse, for richer, for IooreT-
Jucge-To behave yOurself more
PisoutI-ln siokLess ind Ia health, TO love rni 10
cherish
Judge-Iike orderly citizen
Prsoner--T;il dea'h Ys 20 part.
Jucge-You can GO now if you wH conduct your
self p'opuly.
PisoDer-For ever and ever.
Simon Lacy vas conducted TO the door by tia OH
Ger when fleeing that he was stiIl awe and unio'
jured lie essayed to sing the ny an commencing, q,
:" all We people, clap Your hands, but broke down IA
the MIDDLE # the r-t line, and disappeared round the
repeating u loud whisper the Burial Ser vice,
which be evidently expected would Pass as an exPres-
sion OF giving for his uLexpec,ed deliyerance'