New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-19

The following story-ony the concluding por-
ton of which we give-is told Of Judge j, of
jackson, Texas and John Rolfe, backwoodsnan.
Rolfe--a tall hunter, dressed in deerskin, and
armed with a revolver, rife and bowie knife
visits Jackson, calls on the Judge at his residence
with the narrator), and thus relieves his mind:
"You see, Judge, early day before yesterday
| morning, ] started for this place, and, as
wouldn't chisel, went without eating the whole
day. slept in the woods, and yesterday morning
otup as hungry as panther; and, az walked
along, thinks /, what am to do? ! never see
| game 40 scarce there wasn't 80 much as SPUR
rel to be found. Pm above cheating any man out
of his dinner, but felt that dinner must have;
just then fellow comes riding along the road.
talked to him, and tried to borrow, swearing to
pay, at any place he might name, in week; but
the crtter told me he paid his way out of his own
pocket, and he'd too little to divide.
So How much have you got" says l.
go Two fifty says he.
Now, thinks I, that is too little to divide. So
while he ia looking another way, l shoots him
through the head, and gin him as decent ouria, as
could under an old log, and took the Two doHars
and half But it won't do; my conscience mis-
gives me- Pm sorry for it, and wish the teiar mad
his money back, if he could be alive; Between
you and me, as it IS late for that, thnG that
The Judge called his black boy, ordered three
papers Of tobacco, and we smoked in silence.
Then you really think you ought to be hung p
| he said with compassion, as he Whitfield cloud OF
| smoke toward the ceiling.
II do, in fact answered Rolte, emitting SIM
| liar volume Of vapOr.
The Judge smoked, aud considered again.
"Well, wen try to hang YOU" he added.
There was an expression OF gfautude III tGolle
| eye. as he replied:
"Thank you. That will ease my conscience
The Judge again the ashes from his pipe
and spoke:
jury"
Rolfe and myself, laying our pipes on the table
were about leaving, when the Judge asked US tc
take drink, which having done we bade him good
morning.
At the expiration Of half an hour, we returned
when we found some twelve men drinking anC
smoking with the magistrate, awaiting u.s. VIZ
were politely requested to sit down.
| ''Now,n said the Judge, addressing himself t.
Rolf1, tell these gentlemen what you have al
ready told me-
Whereupon Rolfe repeated the statement he has
.Now, gentlemen continued the first speaker
~ wish to say, if this genteman-Mr. Rofe you
name is, Ell? well, there's some fine old brandy
make yourself perfectly at home-whether gentle
men, you find John Rolfe guilty, or not guilty, 0
murder In addition to what he said will observe
for your information, that I have sent out ant
found the body just where he stated it to be-"
The jury smoked, rose up, took little brandy an'
water and then down again and smoke in silenc
for some time. At last one of them, VINO appeare
TO be the foreman, said:
The case is toierably clear, and we rathe
think he's guilty"
There's more tobacco on the table, said til
Judge to ROlfe, the best you can find anywhere
You have heard what these gentlemen have said
Well" he continued, little uneasiy, ~ DON
like to tell you in my own house but"
Let that be no hindrance," said Role, film
and lighting his pipe.
''Well, Them continued the Judge, " come her
at ten o'clock tomorrow morning, and I'll nav
you hung"
Rolfe looked disconnected, and appeared mort
fed at the idea Of asking favor.
"You-you have been SO kind to me- he sale
hesitatingly, that hardly like to ask you te
anything more"
4 Mot at all ;" replied the Judge Out with
t you are welcome TO it before you ask"
) "Wen,'' said Rolfe, II wish-to-morrow is n
t ague day, and the shakes come on at ten-wou
you be so good as to hang me at nine"
: with the greatest pleasure" answered tt
. good-hearted Judge, shaking Rolfe by the han
e . Nine it shall be-" .
. Accordingly John ROlfe went 10 the inn, pa
I his bill, and the next morning was hung as ii
g clock struck nine.