New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-01-14
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rsosrvr,a I'M KrsSrpy-The days allotted to
these nortunase young rapidly drawing % eese
unless the Governor Senate shall IN sneif wisoo na
mercy grant pardon the y
which they entitled by their youth ths paiahye
shr ces mi me sood character which they have borne
previous 10 committing those crimes Costello has seen m
meeting Of The Legislature and Kennedy 10 the i6a s
fdxv after norrow) the Legislature not meeting ~
Ths has thepower respite but PAooh'
and e hardly think that aer su5,ecing Kennedy Y "
of death tby withholding The respite until ns - S'
ssd ire cap MS face and ne ~, M
neck, his Exc4sDcy win be cruel efoFEa ~ y ~
little none that may be Afforded further respite to the
meeting Of the Legislature. F#F5 ~
m saving that both young men were intoxca'ed Wnen
,sa onitted the terrible Of which they we're convict
"A a. nj "a he understood setting defence for
ts errors Of drunkenness even of urging that the conycs
hcud H. pardocd In view Of the facts that both are
men ana alike notable for their peaceful disposition
and od behavior previous the unpcky which ended
TX have already suffered punishment which
the common realize, in being under sentence of
death greater part Of yearand that The crime Of each
had the before its execution. we think
thai e entitled to sentence
We approve Of hanging in certain cases. hut not
in allA
According evidence upon which these young
convfcte each human life but neither had snch
thought Or intention the before concentrating
Both intoxicated Kennedy used his knife under the nfu
sudden excitement which alcohol will eugender in the
Costello knelf All, the
evidence which he convicted moi the
light under circumstances still palliative. He
drank young far than himself led him into rotous
proceedings he captured by police officer his
his whilst they beating the officer he only
struggling with him and according thee y
dence until the others raised the cryof kill is kill him
that his the fatal deed Costello
may have been bad young (Which he not he
have been in bad and he have taken,
aided in taking human life hut the circumstances under which
he did twere such in our humble opinion Justify the
awful penalty Of hanging.
Kennedy always bore good reputation prior to committing
the fer which he is preparing die he has already
suffered the fearful OF closing his upoa the world
having tie halter put round his neck and he has aged
mother and hearted wife, whose present
clifton gives that she will her husband to
the other world, if his sentence is not stayed
We therefore hope that the Governor will give Kennedy
further respite 70 the meeting Of the Legislature and that the
members Of the Senate with whom the fate Of the young
will exercise all the mercy that their conscences
inspire and the circumstances the two will permit
that they viii commute the sentences at least of
n the pen,entary For il is hard thing die young
to die not for murders but for homdes
committed under sudden and desperate alcoholic exciteens
CoRoNER's INoUEsrs.-The Coroner yesterday held
inquest the body Of Nathaniel Haynie native of
Virginia. twenty years Of age Verdict died gangrened
pis,oshot wound the left thigh which received from
some person unknown in aian the night
of the ID inst. Est8s5SE g Il
In the evening inquest held the body Of joseph
West, sailor who arrived sick schooner GP
Nntson, and died whilst being taken in hospital 1t
was sad that he received y sayara bao+;,,, aha,
~ A. Ia 8 ABOUT esni weeks
anu et ne hd oeen SICK ever since and pest moe
examination held His lungs very much diseased
he evidently died of lung disease Int ,e,sr is
80 .ros rh,,ah, ID. a.. ,. ,,NT io 49,. .i
$40 " " s'e oeauns or MOI, tad not been DECIDED
when we left There marks violence outside
the body. g
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in the ARA and side late hour Monday night at
the of Richard street Ii alleged thar
the stabbing by j. j. Sheridan the occupant of
phnusA nj
ta.e pe was arrested therefor, aud
in prison. ksre he remains awaiting The
Fnneys wounds said to be yery dangerous he hay
- - y Aipeti.a. ~ is stteu liai r1hney
was on friendly visit at sheTdas house that Sheridan who
had been drinking into quarrel and that Fin
nav ;re,far;,,s a. NO er;a,a II y,a,t 100, ~
~, s = W t y o''' was annsea ny shetiaan IN |
snch aner that he went ont into the yard, where Sheridan
followed him and stabbed him. 3
RECORDER STITHfs COuRT-Patrick FLYNN was
picous character Will tandancy ane, a.ra