New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-07-03

enable him, as he declared, 10 VI away safely
and he then ran away.
Caroline schalk, an intelligent youBg woman,
who was passing BY at the time, on her way home.
and who witnessed the scene, saw you recover
yourself and get up. Continuing Oh her course,
She met the deceased, George Frey. about six
squares from the place where she had left y0us
She knew him. and exchanged saiutations with
him. You remained on the field Of action.
short time after, bat AZ period not fixed By any
witness, Frey was passing along the street oy
Stunpis blacksmith shop, immediately opposite to
where you were standing. Frey was D lamp
lighter, and was carrying an extfnguisheF IN his
hand. You n1istool him for Kathofier, with whom
yon had had the conflict Mortified at yoar defeat,
and burning with revenge for the severe but just
punishment ynu had received, yon fred two shots
at the innocent and unarmed amp-fghter, and one
Of them with fatal effect. He ran into the black
smith chop and fell down. and died almost inatatiy.
You were described and satisfactorily identified by
several witnesses an the man who had shot Frey.
The proof of Identification was also confirmed by
the declaration you made just after frieE, and
when you were putting your revolver into your
pocket, to-wft THAT man split my head ke'H
not split any more heads''-or equivalent terms.
Bat, further, your counsel admitted the killing IN
their argument on the motion for q new trial.
AL the questions of fact In the carc we're FULLY
discussed en the trial. and the iury believing that
| you had deliberately and naiicious.y killed Frey,
mistakng him fsr kathoger, against whom ycu
| had deadly grudae, returned verdict OF guilty
against you and i isvpon this verdict, sustained
/ by the Court as legal ard Inst that You are now
| here to receive the sentence af the law.
\ Katbofier, whom you intended to kill was in the
discharge of his duty as lafap-Hghter when you
met him. He Was stranger to you- When you
first addressed him, he spoke to Jon with cfviity.
When you subsequently used tone cf aufhoTty
| towards him and cursed him. he was nasaraIIy
4 offended; but yet he contented himself by merely
| retaliatng or throwing back the same curse upon
| you. When You advanced 70 beat him n NJ repeiied
| your assault and discomfitted you. Throughout
| the whole affair you were the aggressor and he
1 acted npon the defensive.
1t is true that . short time elapsed between the
reneonter with kathofer and the shooting of Frey.
| hut the shooting was wiifa and deliberate act.
I You waited until the uHoheuding and unsuspectIng
/ victim of your revenge was within near ana
mortal proximity to you. iou toek aim at him
and shot him without giving him any notice Of your
/ intention or allowing him any chance of escape
| When you shot him, you said, e That is the man
who split my head he II not split amy more heada;s,
/ showing that you believed him to be kathofer and
that yo1 shot for revenge and with determination
1 to destroy life. On shooting him you InIaeaateay
| walked away. =
That you shot Frey and mot Kathaffer does not
l~alteP the nature of the act. Your Intention was
malicious and the unlawful killing OF one IN the
neace of the State, of malice afcrAihonght IS ur-
der though the party killed was mistaken for an
The Court has already observed that the offanse
you committed may be traced to habits asid feel
ings superindueed by your late occupation as 9
police officer Of lewd ball. Had you followed
Il
4 and been satisfied with the moderate and certain
| gains OF honest labor, and not pursued an occu-
patton necessarily bringing you into close inter
course and association with the dssolufe, the In
brought to your preseut condition of shame and
suffering. The Court adverts again to this sub
iect from sense public duty, to raise It's voIct
| of warning against the practice OF licensing Daiis
indiscriminately and without regard to their char
acter, by the city authorities 1t is practct
that tends directly and certainly 70 corrupt Chs
morals of youth, and to disturb the pupllc p@saes @
and safety. The records of the Criminal Cour'
! and Of the Courts OF the several Recorders show
that many bloody aiirays ard homie des hav'
, taken place at those balls. Happy thrice happI
would it have been for yOn naa no such Dali
been licensed or ifiicensed, had you not become
though under the authority Of an abused city or
dinance, minister of vice to attend at g uphol
| and encourage them. ----i---
that life of temperance and honest labor is tis
sure guarantee for contentment and prosperity an,
that no man. even in this world is safe, unless he
. | walks steadily in the path of virtue.
Cambre--you are soon to die. Let your under
standing be aroused, and let your sense of piet,
, be awakened to the realization Of your dseadfn
position. Do not delude yourself with the hope Q
pardon-but wisely prepare to meet death becom
, ingly. May the God of mercy touch your hear
with remorse, and may you be enabled. by faif
f and sincere pentence through the merits of Oh
, Saviour, to obtain pardon for your SINS.
81 As the organ of the law, the Court viii now pro
| coed TO pass its sentence upon you.
III consideration of the verdict of the jury fndin
you goity of the crime OF murder, and OF the ls
section OF an act of the Legislature Of this State
entitled .An act relative to crimes and Offences
VI approved March IA, 1855, aifixing the punishmen
! | OF death to said crime you, Antoine Canhre, ar
s. hereby sentenced to suffer death; and 1t Is ordere
{ that this punishment be intlies M yen b
si8nging you by the neck We lssss ne sssasi ~
i S. this sentence be excel y tass shesis g q
) Eleaeish hi 0ssaAns, within the We eEs
fl pfa0 On such dag and ct such hour as Eass sos
ell ernor st tho q Louisiana in bis warrant sha
ii direct; an Ii y tzsasl W ordered shat Won be re
: manded to prison, whsnes Yes come, there to b
f kept in safe custody NO.
G And may God Almighty oE biz inzhits goodness
!. have mercy upon your soul ~
a The counsel for the defense hera MoFsa aaa AE
!. peal which was made refurnable TO shB HNts sefa
e Court In November next that court being neAz g
II journed.
q The prisoner wastaken in custody by the Deput
h Sheriff and brought back to the Parish Prison.
. looked calm and collected
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