Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-10-22


70 be put 70 press ut an early hour, Adver-
tisements, therefore, should be sent an by y
s'cleck, IN; otherwise they may nss appear
until the next day.
CHAs. II. BARRRTT RKsPITED.-Tbis unfortu-
nate young man, who was convicted OF the mur-
der OF Reeve Lewis, In March last, In company
with Henry Williams, and who was sentenced
to be hung in the jail yard to day, has been the
object Of the clemency Of the President so far as
10 gain for him respite Of the sentence for two
weeks, until the 5th Of November, proximo The
following Is copy Of the respite:
James BEehaHaH, Prssident of fhs United Stairs
Of AmSrisu; TO all TO toh0ul tksss presents SHALL
come, greeting: ...
Whereas, Charles IL Barrett was convicted of
the murder OF Reeve Lewis, at the last term Of
the Criminal Court for the District Of Columbia
and sentenced to be banged on Friday, the 22d
day Of October, instant
Aud whereas, an application has been made to
me for a communication Of his punishment which
application being made on the eve of the day
nxed for bis execution, have not had time to
investigate the subject with the care which Is
due 10 matter involving the life OF human
being. Although in the brief examination which
have yet been able to make Of the case, am
not convinced Of any fact which should induce
me to turn aside the course Of law. Neverthe-
less think II due TO the prisoner, to the public
Justice OF the country, and TO myself, that the
execution should not take place until the facts be
all laid before me and fully considered. For
these reasons, have determined to respite the
executions for two weeks from the time hereto
fore fixed
Now, therefore, be It known, that I, James
buchanan, President Of the United states of
America, do hereby respite the execution Of the
above recited sentence upon Charles III. Barrett
until Friday, the 5th day Of November, 1853, be-
tween the houIs OF nine O'Clock, a. m, and one
O'Clock, m Of the said day.
(signed) JAxEs BUCHANAN.
Wewere Informed by the officers Of the jail this
morning, that during Yesterday and last evening
the time Of the criminal was spent principally
In devotional exercises, under the direction of
Kew Mr. O'roole and several Sisters Of Charity
VINO have been assiduous In their efforts to pre-
pare him for the terrible ordeal though which he
expected to pass to-day, and for his entrance
upon " the life to come" Through the assist
anee AZ these ministers Of religion, and by his
own apparently real contrition, Barrett seems to
have become perfectly resigned to his fate and
prepared to meet death void Of all fear In the
sosence OF his spiritual advisers, great deal Of
his time has been consumed in prayer He has
been the recipient Of constant visits from his
father and mother, who manifest the greatest
mental torture under this heavy affection, and
have LETT nothing undOne which IL was in their
power 10 do TO save him from the extreme penal
~ OF the law. 10 their intersections mainly
must the above noted action OF President Blu
cnanan be attributed, although there have been
numerous other parties, and among them citizens
OF standing and Influence, who have interceded
In bis behalf, Notwithstanding the deplorable
.ConuitIon VI society which exists all around
and which can only be regarded as the result Of
extreme Latitude in the administration Of the law
we learn, further, that Barrett still persists in
declaring himself RuiItless of the crime for
which he has been sentenced. He does not DENY
being present, and aiding and abetting in the
murder, but he denies that he fred any shots
and that the death-wound Of Lewis was indicted
oy bis hand. From the representation Of his
friends TO Mr. Buchanan, in order TO effect a post
Ponement Of the sentence. there seems to be a
hope entertained by them that Williams can be
Ina d. A.
thar he hred the shot, and that then, in conse-
quence Of Williams himself being sentenced only
TO confinement in the penitentiary, as he wa
FOUND guilty OF murder in the second degree,
they can procure the Communication of Barrett,s
sentence, because Of the unjust discrimination
which Will then be made to appear as having
whether their anticipations will be realized re-
mains to be seen.
OF the incidents which occurred at the Jail last
hlgnt or this morning, there is nothing worth
relating more than we have said above except to
add that the Marshal had in attendance this
morning q strong force Of police and auxiliary
guard TO preserve order, aud that everything was
ready Tor the execution. The respite was sent
10 the Marshal about o'clock, and before reach
ing the Jail be met the mother of the unfortunate
young man on the street, and communicated the
welcome intelligence TO her and her companions
mum Der of Sisters OF Charity. with whom she
had just left the jail. She BETRAYED considerable
emotion on the announcement being made On
reaching the Jail, the Marshal deputrd Tailor
Ming 10 inform the prisoner Of the respite being
granted, and that gentleman reported that Bar
Ieu received the Intelligence with great CON-
Posure he had previously received the Sacra-
ment from the hands OF Father O'Toole for the
last Time About Sf O'clock gentleman Of some
Iadlcai persuasion, who discarded all the re-
IlgiOus ordinances and Professed TO teach new
ana beautiful thsoTY If Christianity, presented
himself at the Jail aud desired 10 See the pfis-
oner he was politely informed that Barrett
had chosen bis Own spiritual adviser, and firmly
bnt respectfully denied admission to him by the
Marshal
There were very few Persons In or about the
jan, owing to the early announcement Of the
respite being granted Had the execution taken
place, the appearances ihdic atSd that the crowd
outside would have been limited and the Mar
snai had given positive orders to admit very few
within the jail yard.
1sE PROTESTANT ORPHAN AsYIUN-Tbs
saanAgers Of the Washington City Protestant Or
phan Asylum In recent report, make an urgent
appeal To this community for pecnniary and OF her
assistance In their work OF heavenly CHARITY and
aeknowledge the following donati0us, viz
Mrs. A w. Smith, so, M.ss Wsihered, IS;
Mrs Andrews, 50; Mrs. M. johnson Jr SIS;
Anonymous, s5; Donation, s.; Mrs Seaman,
80 90 Concert at Mrs Green's, SIS; collrc-
MIS- Dr. stewart, SI2 IS; Mrs. ID. L.. Yuee, s.;
MIS- e de Selding, %; Lady, s25 German
benevolent Society, SIS; Lady, $50; A friend
through Mrs. Radcliffe, IS; Major Edelin,, $40;
Mrs Gen. Henderson, IS; Miss Shepard, S.;
MI Dodson, 81; Lecture by Prof Bledsoe, SI23
rIienu, 81 Len al Asylum, -; Lady, IS;
Collection at Four and half street Presbyterian
Church, sll2 IS Mrs. Thornton, so; Mrs. VIM
Shields, SO Collection al 81. Paul's Lutheran
Church, $50 10; Society Of Boss Bakers s65 %;
Mrs ". Fletcher, %; Lady Gore Ousely, $50;
Member OF Lutheran Church, S.; Collection at
81 Johns Church, sl3s 30; Pupils Miss Quin-
cey's school, 50 ~; Collection at German Luthe-
ran Church, $50; Mrs. Peasants, SO; Mrs.
Bekerton, $40
groceries from Mr.. White; Tickets for a lee
tnie, printed by Mr.. Gideon; Room al the Smith
sonlan, and gas for the lecture Ten large picture
cards for tue school, from Mrs. F.. r. Martin;
tiiY pounds OF neat and bread from the odd
eeio~si MT Harvey, q donation and services;
Llefsry OF lOo volumes, from Mrs Eckard; Peck
or Ice, daily, from ar. l.. Middleton; Bread and
meat from Festival Of ST Andrew. church: A
gin ioI zach child, from Rev. MIR. Eckard; Cakes
frcm Mr. FraSier
By order Of the Board.
A. L. FRANKLIN, Ssc'y.
RIVER MATTERs.-rhe repairs on the Long
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