New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-01


ard shot him and be fell almost instantly upon tae
pavement The person wto fired fss up Grand street,
srd dtapue sred from my eight And turned down Elm
stIset All ;hs occurred ia less time than il has taken
me to rarrate it. becaG alarmed, and hnding my
~ slone urabie 10 speak the English language, or to
make explsnsbohs to any one, end without capacity
even to nsrste what had seen, yietisd TO sn
mi ulse common in the ooon.ry Of my ma
fr0ui tie place. 10 Palermo, where was born, 1t
wus tie babh when murders or asssssinaicus
took piece in the public streets, for th2se who
happened 10 be spectttOrs, Immediately TO nee from
the SPOT for tue Witnesses were tsken into custody
ilopris red. and freqGenty treated worse thap the
alleged cuprt AL can remember, with dst;ictnes.,
IT, that turned mp Grand street TOW ard Elm street,
sod thence hed 10 the direction described by tue
witness 10 ny own home. had not pIocseded tar
aloug Elm slre.t when lesvy footsteps stractei my
attention, spc, turhiog round discovered that was
puIsued Finding that my pu'sueis were gaming
ILoL NE, ard ny alarm Increasing threw on my coat
in a rairotT street 10 accelerate my speed. On reach
ing my house, eItered the front door and ascenied
the stare ard TIE weather being warm, was ex-
hsusted With the heat and fatigue. Men soon came up
the stairway, one Of whom ives an officer named
Webb, WHO aIgrily APPROACHED ne AID Stuck me
several heavy blows upon my hesd with ciuo,
Which felled m. to tie floor. He seized ms by the
collar amOst clicked me- and took ne TO the station
HoOse, trestirg me with the greatest brutality What
foregoing statement is the literal truth and make it
With the full Consciousness that am, 81 20 distant
dsy, to render tolemn account to Him to whom all
secIets known, snd who's decisions are guided Dy
infalibe Truth. Although the rIurder OF Eugene
Anderson is involved il some obscufity apparently
rsclutsble TO human wlsdoIo, yet, IN his o~n good
time II may all be explained and shown to be plain.
To bis hanos, therefore, l commit my cause,
believing that be VINO ordained that my
life should not be unjusty taken by human
hands, WI &c order it tat the fun hight neces-
sery to establish ny rrocence will he shed upon II.
desre to express my grautnde TO the Godusei % Tlo
have, in q se-sacrifcng spirit, zealously and abiy
conducted my defense owe th I'm sp oolgatloo, the
full extent Of which language cannot adequately de-
scribe ard trust God will ward them for what they
have done, Tor caDhOt do il. most deeply feel tue
kin dness rendered to in my affection by Mr. Joseph
Crstadoro and other frieucs, TO whom was unknown
until ny troubles commenced; and earnestly pray
that the blessings of Him who has said " was IN
prison ard ye visited ne, may rest upon them. L
fnly and freely forgive all who have ured ne by un-
kind words aud acts eDd who sought TO prejudice the
public against Ine and my cause am now ready 10
receive whatever sentence the Court may pronounce
1t is human 10 ask that it may be tempered with
mercy.
THE sEsTEECE.
Judge Itgrahsm Sentenced the prisoner 10 the fol-
loving words which were Interpreted to Canceni, sen
teDce by sentence:
Michael Carcemi, you are charged with the murder
of Eugere Anderson, policeman while on duty, on
the morning Of the 21st of july 1857. The mau who
caused the death of Eugene Anderson had previously
been connected with burglary in tue store at the
corner OF Grand and Centre streets and While endesv-
orng to escape. committed the murder Ihres Jaries
In ssiOp before whom you have been tried, have
by their veracts declared thN you were the man who
killed Eugene Anderson.
Such repeated verdicts Of tbne Juries place your
guilt beyond dispute. Two Jures found you guilty Of
murder but through the able sLd faithful ions of
your counsel, who have defended you with 80 much
al ana sbity, these verdcts weie Set aside ana new
trials ordred but for causes not connected wltn
the question your guilt. Upon your last trial the
Jury whether ION motives Of pity for you or from
some other. cause net known to the Court, have
gRf YSq y Of u ns h1t with e YER
dict Of he Jury at the tme we think that the test
mony upon your trial amply sufficient to have sus
tsiI ed tn. charge against you OF murder.
Tie weapon which was used and the mode IN walch
il was loaded and used, showed that when you LETT
your house You provided yourself with the means OF
taking the life of auy one who might interfere to pre-
vent your escape from the premises where you were
about TO cOmD 1t burglary. go
In a moment, without notice and without prepara-
ton, you seut the victim Of your crime into another
world We have not been able 10 zee anything u mt
gate ghe Ofense, Justify ae Court In imposing
mild punishment. Had the last Jury found similar
verdict with the others by whom you have been ted
your life would have been forfeited, aud the punish
ment would have been death; and although your lfe
has been spared, We see nothing to excuse Us rom IN
fcting upon you the exteIt oil punishment WHICH 'ue
law allows.
The considerations which you have addressed to us,
in the paper read not matters TO be considered Dy
q
titled to weight anywhere it is with the Executive OF
the State who has alone the power TO dispense ior
gyeness. ,,,c.
The sentence Of the Court is that you Michael Can.
cemi for the ofense Of which you have been con.
yicted be confined IN the Stale fison ior tue lefn VI
your natural life.
Mr.. McKeon-- Hard labor ought to be added.
Judge Davies--The statute provides th7t.
Canoe mi was then conducted back 20 the Tom6s.
DECISIONS.
fHR PARISH WILL CASE.
TIE Court rendered d lengthy opinion IL this case
They held ttat at the tine tue codicil OF August ~
lS9 made by deceased, he did not possess tes'a
mentary capacity, but for .he purpose Oi trying tnt
stion the Court directed iclgned ssue 10 DC haue
np and tried at the next Circuit. judgment OF the
Sure gate affirmed in ali respects except to that part
of Il admitting TO probate the codiCil vi August ~
1919, which is reserved.
The DISTRICT COURT CLERKS.
Edward G. Mcconnell sgt. Edward Mcpherson;
The People ex. rel Frederick W. Loew agt. Isaac H.
BaeLelsr. JudgmeEts in each OF these Cases Atlrm'
cd, with costs; IDgrsham, D., dissenting.
The MOORE AND LIVINGSTON CASE.
Michael Price Moore sgt. Alfred Livins,tcn.-This
was an appeal from the decree OF Judge Roosevelt, 500
yes,pg IN the plaintiff the title to some 500 900 worth
of property in Broadway neal Courtland street. Inc
Court reversed the judgment aud ordered new tnai
costs to sbije event.
John Adams et al agt. Francs Z. Sage ct al.-JudS-
m.r, affirmed with Judge Slihrrl.nd dissenting
Wm. Ii. Noble and wife ast Chsrles T. CrsmSsn ct a.
Order appealed affirmed to be modified according
Before judges D.yrs cIsska and Ixsn,s.M y, ,Sh Nav
evils Laheps Thomas Fielding Order OF iVth may
no4ifed strike out that p2on Of sre. say o.
September affirmed with $40 costs fo' resson's
pealsd nom affirmed with
In r. the petition Of Emmene SorAnOrder appealed from
med whou. costa Reference 0rderedi' TIE me1
HeSr, CiSf ss XIonro T. BrO~nordsr .PPe.isd from