New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-18
THE EXECUTION OF BERNARD
PRIERY. ....-.rr

About midday yesterday, young maD' youthiui
enough TO be grandson Of many who viii read these
and yet enough be himself parent made the last anu
heaviest expiration that may make on earth i"r moa
crime yielded his life to cancel III so might De- 'e
sin Of murder that lay heavy his soul The young man
Bernard Fery executed at 0i O'clock a. m IN the In
closed yard Of the City Prison. the wful murder Of Harry
Iazaru As nearly months have elapsed since the crime
was committed perhaps well TO recspitnate the Leading
features OF the transaction for the formation Of our readers
WHO TIE VICTIM WAS.
Harry Iazarus the murdered young fellow wei
know TO sporting fraternity Of the country pugfst
Though small and Of features grish as to ap
pear almost he had by sheer pluck and hard hgh
Ing won the position nch coveted by OF his peculiar
ambition and recognized the Champion Of the Lght
Weights" In justice should be stated that
bis fighting propensos and abilities were rather The fra o.
early training than Of innate ferocly MS
father noted PRIZE fighter IN England ana naa .Aeh
great pains instruct bis boys In the pugse art 30 tbat
although Harry Lazarus young man OF tho midest tenn
per- Of naturally sweet and amiabe disposition ne was ~
ibe time for person Of his weight most scientific
and powerful boxer Let bis parent be blamed Boxing
the accomplishment he knew and faithfully anu con
senousy he taught his boy Aside from the fact that
he wac professional teacher Of parne Harry Lazarus was
well knosn quiet pleasant and gentomanlke Young lei
low. waen the broke out be enlisted IN the u ssme
d Fire Zouaves orgsnzed by Col Ellsworth aud with mat
he went to- the field AT the iaial bSu, Oh ba
Hun Harry did excellent service as ne ever na aIS @
until his home. lie back having suffered ron
sickness. which confined him the hospital and amer the
lapse months be concluded 10 go into business io
himself Accordingly he opened saloon ia East housons
Rroadway which he called ~ tue cur0uh name OF
The y TO- 4. &" (sonnaiel and here he began 10 gat
friends about him. and to DO fair cuisines When me horrible
occurrence took place which deprived him OF HE tue nh
versa testimony of all who ever bad deaiegs with young
Lazarus that he Of the most ihoucnsVe men IN 10
business Instead ~ his great pngistic si making uln az
gTes,e and unfortunately does many others
scemed 70 give him consciousness o. power when nIur
or" ho fcye TO provoke him. whom could have chas
,ised single minute His little place was acns eoSa
bnsrrf and proprietor rapidly earning The good o
ION u those visited him. be looking forward TO the
when be should have laid by modsfate epnie.ses %
md TO n ~
attached. when the fatal troucc came
HERxA.u FrIERY.
Ths Young s.nohcr 81 the nnrmerabe instances
of Promising Young men ruined ny strong uiihA. nc
b. naturally mild pleasant tempered feos who Womb IN
anotLer than himself When boy. DO employed
butchers shop vita which h.h market was connected
and ccame very rood aud useful His former emily
@ ever ,SSs M Sn f sad II ~ St to sSTr ssSa
time and anor sccurc thc best hgai roWrf
Ss5 sy ss @ q Iieo& TeTy Tns never dis
,paed uh bat always ready for has work and uvaf
abs did h m share 10 tie shop and bad helping haod
1 fjr EnY other who Glanced 10 b. behind
frey %: Irish lcsccu though born In America and
ycars aud months old when the rope ended his
earthly career he hsd in h face nothing rowdy but
manner OF speaking. Those who have been accustomed TO
think OF murderer a. rlan oil the most repusNe Aa
ancc would selected from crowd Barney Frery
- ~ ,b eifnnl criminal but on the contrary his eve
ever met gaze Ct his nerlocuior with perfectly ee
,ions with butcher bows and the class Of persons WHO
ever cangeg@ie about great market hal given k conyersa
style specially adapted for the drawing room
aud paor though hi have used the Of
his Maker proianey rather than fervent prayer stu We
attribute great part Of such shortcomings 10 defective
education bad training rather than TO natural Eiconsness
In the OF time. lrry too following the natural IN
Of the hutcher5oy class, learned something OF the
pugisc art and al last he was aciy admitted TO De- ana
rather osteuiatousy put forward as the champion OF
certain In lsG in manner Fery became inter.
esied in drinking saloon which also established in East
Housionst adjoining the establishment OF Lazarus mere
terrible night OF January 1894 came to blight bis young e
nAccustomed 20 drinking ardent spirits to excess was IA
cite Lin to frenny and to make him perfectly reckless
ignorant what be did. When be awoke from debaueh
the perfect oblivion broOded the and be
could recall single crcum tanee OF the entire orgie no
mattoc how long had been It's turaon Ant Il was n one Of
when uDknowng what be said and reckless OF what he DID
be struck the blow that slew his friend ana knotted the halter
Trery ami friends much such natures
friends be- They spoke with each other they
drank together and they had Of will either against
the course there no Damon and Pythas sen
.entimeniasm Of any sort about it. The cherished
negative Of aecion-hey had simply had no grudg.s to
satisfy aud qGares to settle And this equitable state OF
affairs rued by unoward occurrence until the
very nigh, the murder was done.
THE MURDER.
AT Christmas and New-Years time Friery for many
DAYS spree in the OF which he lost considerable
scured by this as he himself be Kept on drink
ing deeper aud deeper until when at last he became sober
he was informed that he had killed Harry Lazarus
tho morning Of the I'd OF January ls65 sleigh
by fourth came to the door Harry LHaruss
Leaving the driver with his horses the hreewbo Ber
nard Fery Jane, Macdonald aud james Cark-eptesd the
saloon After few words Macdonald made the boast that
he'd got q there who could lick any man in
The This addressed to Lazarus who seeing the
object Of the tried to avoid quarrel The words
last Lazarus said well fgbi-Im no coward" AT
these VOID, Friery Up and IN drunkards mandlu
then throwing hi, about the Lazarus he
stabbed him deeply IN the neck severng the esrord artery
and causing death In about two minutes. There
sa' no struggle or groan ssa, rely "a
murderer could leave the As they out Friery
again draw led out Yes Harry, you're pretty good little
man guess I've liked you this time The weapon was
Macdonald wa, sentonenced to and months
and Clark years imprisonment accessories Frery
tried and sentenced but his counsel carried his from
the Court TO the Supreme Court which affirmed
the Frey proceedings Of the Court below ana ordered the
execution to place the 18th of August Frery
sel were ever IN their exertons him
ms final fate Lyen late as wednesday last Judge Stewart
sned out writ OF error and himself Albany order
procure fpossbe stay Of execution tl the Court Of
might have new Trial The application Of course, in
efeetuaL -
When he found the law had It's clutches upon him and
that there could little no doubt that he would be
ieted upon he e1laeug n,c,"on On ,ha ,, g VIVA.
night He seemed prefer To tel the truth and throw
self entirely upon tie OF his Judges than deny
Grim, and defv them 10 convict him. Though be never hes
taed tel mnc the sane story TO any one who approached
him plopey perhaps his cOnesslOn statement embodied
more succncty in the words hereafter appended than in any
other Journalist who paid him visit in his cell few
and cot AZ n he were stared price Friey
spoke folowb IL should be promised that at this time
Frey had LOST hope most bad bat slight expectation
that bis prayers Communication OF sentence would be
granted lie said Substantially 80
God is good and II is His viii that should die
urepared have been prison IL months. and have had |
nothing TO do but reflect upon my life and approaching
~ the good prest who attends me- have found peace
heart that am no murderer never en-
little time before had been shaking hands with him. With
my awing when would not imper my soai
occurred on thsf terrible night had lost considerable
money. II wac NeH.yeaIs te and had Vssn w apes