New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-01-05

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She still continued screau1ing--a kind or fslaek
ing seream thought he had put her ont 81
house. When + went into the yard / found some
of the boarders sitting on the stems. i atilI
heard the screaming of Mrs. Eagan and aIsJ the
children, and he was talking. asked man Oh
the steps what was the matter, and he said sofne-
thing between themselves. was almost afraid to
go up stairs but / Ventured and went up. found
Mrs Eagan lying on the trundle bed wits her arms
stretched out her face pale and cold, and her eyes
sunk. asked her what was the matter. She i'm
mediatey caught me round the neck and asked me
to raise her up she spoke with broken speech,
and called for water, which was got. and Instead +
Of drinkingi t, she poured it On her atornacf The
only thing heard her say that she was sTa0th-
erng. She was retchfng and choking like a per-
son dying, and threw up small quantity Of svater.
The two children were sitting on the large bed ana
screaming. | asked them what was the matter
with their mother they said their father had
kicked her in the stomach. She Kept struggling
and did not know what to do. While she was lying
that way, Eagan came up to her in brutal man
ner, and I said Cover yourself, woman at the
s same time ne gave her two slaps with the fiat Of
his hand on the abdomen. She rolled Off the bed !;
could not hold her on. went for Mrs. McNa-
mara and she came up Eagan refused to help us s
put his wife in bed and one of the men helped us. q
then went for her sister, and when came back
she was dead.
For some time past the two murderers had been
making their peace with Heaven, being aided IN
this by the consolatory visits and priestIy mfnistr
tons of the Rev. Father Dnfau and others.
The two men looked very cool and composed
yesterday forenoon, as through the bars of the
gallery in front of the "doomed ceIIsu they re-
garded the gathering crowd in the yard below.
Eagan smoked his cigar with particular nom
chaance. One of the cells had been converted
into chapel, in which was an altar, with blazing
candles, flowers, and the other insignia Of the
Catholic religion. We understand that both de-
rived consolation and courage from the pions
counsels and prayers of the priest; Eagan WAS
particularly devont and penitent; but Osborne,
though protesting peace and his hope of forgive
ness still betrayed much of that earthly feeling
which is not looked for in men upon the verge Of
ignominious DEATH
About three-quarters of an hour previous to the
execution. Capt Fremaux informed us that o.
borne had request to make to the reporters. We
visited the doomed cell, with Capt F., and ex-
pressed our willingness to report whatever he
might have to say. He called ua into the further
cell, and, in manner of the greatest ease and
GOODNESS, smiling in friendly way, he said he was
member of the Screwmen's Association that he
did not think the members of tue society had done
for him what they were bound to do as friends and
brothers; and that it would be some present graft
cation to him, it, after his DEATH they could ha re-
primanded for it in the newspapers. We asked if
this was all he had to ask He said eyes that's
ALL" We shook hands with him, saying, aGood-
bye.h He responded, Goodbye, God bless you.'s
He appeared as cool and unconeerned as if about
going off on terrestrial pleasure excursion; and
this demeanor he preserved unfalteringy to the
last.
In publishing what Osborne requested US to pub
lish, we do it with this explanation, that it is a
common thing for doomed prisoners to fancy that
their friends have deserted and forgotten them,
because they cannot get them out or do something
toward feeding them with sweet hope as to this
life. The Serewmen's Association, we dare say,
did all that lay in their power for their wretched
comrade-but they could not save his life, even
| had they felt sincerely disposed SO to do.
| Up to their last moments, Eagan and Osborne
were waited upon by other criminals awaiting
| their day of death.
| At II o'clock Fathers Dutau and Murphy led the
way along the gallery from the condemned cell,
| bearing crucifxes and reading prayers, preceded
| by the officers Of the prison. Osborne and Eagan
Immediately followed the priests, and both seemed
full of nerve and ready for their fatal moment
| Osborne walked boldly on the drop, and bowed
| to the people, and then sat down on the chair
placed there. Eagan was more mild in his deport-
ment. He sat down, too, but kept tapping his
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honestly worked in this citv Ho sofa Cd 1no,,a
receiva bs sonl and that Ia ,ros -
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course of his remarks he grew . little oit,ted
Osborne made an addrees +oo II sai5 III tn;,y
country, and that he had been the victim of nm ac-
.;5ont tr;s fr;anz, 10 ;, !, h: :: a, = II
~ ''iie' i'e' uese' t9u Aitii ~ ~ ing liie M hoae Vi
trouble, and he cautioned all persons to beware of
liquor the cause of his being then present ON the
scatfold.
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Eas"i' ourlhg osoorne's remarks was talkative'