The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-17

Harry LnzarHs.
New YORK, August l7.-Bernard Friery was
hung at noon to-day. He was sentenced to
death for the murder of Harry Lazarus, a noted
prize-fghter.
Sketch of the Murderer.
Barney Friery, who killed Harry Lazarus at his
saloon East Houston street, last New Years eve,
expiated his crime upon the gallows this morning
the Governor having determinedly refused to pardon
HIM or grant repreve. Notwithstanding his erme
was apparently Unprovoked and cold-bloOded there
seems to be some extenuatiAg circumstances from
the interest unaffected procuring his pardon by his
very numerous friends At the time of its commission
1t excited considerable feeling among the sporting
community, Lazarus notorious pugilist;
however, they seem to have transferred their entire
sympathy to his destroyer. On the 21s OF February
1865, he was found guilty of murder in the first
degree the Court of General Sessions, and sem
fenced by Recorder Hofm N to suffer death Oh the
gallows on the 31st of March following. His coun-
sci obtained respite pending appeals to the Su-
preme Court and the Court of Appeals. these
nrisoner in the Court of Quarter Sessions and he
was sentenced last year to be hung to-day.
Since Friery became aware that tue decisions OF
the courts ere against him, and that ne had been
adjuoged to die upon the gallows, his con0uct IN
jail has been marked by thorough knowledge of
the awful position III whlca he is placed A few days
| ago he published a statement, which went to show
| that previous TO the murder he had had diff.
| Guilty with LAZARUS whom he says he Killed while
aboIing under ft OF drink; that he has no reason
| to complain OF how his irlai was conducted; that
the knife with which he commit ed the deed not
| his own; that bad company and drink are the
! ruin OF thousands and thousands of young men IN
tins city; that ne earnestly entreats the forgiveness
OF the friends Of Harry Lazarus "for the evil he
uncOnscouslY brought upon them;" that it Is
untrue that he "insulted those devoted women, the
SISTERS OF Mercy" who attended the purpose of
affoI ding HIM spiritual consolation, and that he
intenos 10 meet his fate Christian should, while
asking that the prayers OF all good people may be
/ m afa hof hn
offered the slightest insult the Sisters of Mercy Is
fully bOIne out by letter from those good and esti-
msb.e ladies', which appeared In the New York
HerdLf day or two since
be had based Hrong hopes upon the ability and
indomItab perseverance of ms counsel ex-Judge
Stuart, in pl occurring pardon or reDrieye from
tine Governor. Late on yesterday afternoon, MIR.
Stuart teegraphed the following to Judge
Judge Dowlng, Tombs Police Court, New York =
There Is no hope Door Frirry. The Governor Is
tie law. W. It. STUART.
Notwithstanding his apparent Christian reslgna-
tion, when the fatal news was communicated to
hm be was completely pTosrated, and despite the
religious consolation administered TO him Dy Father
Duranquet, he could not stand erect under the
fstal intelligence. He had hoped till then, with
weak though determined confidence IN the sueeess.
tu eventuaOn OF his counsels efforts, and most of
his fellow-Irlsoners seemed wotully disappointed
when they fOund the mdomitable ex.Judge had
Several visitors called upon the prisoner during
the forenoon and finally the poor afflicted mother
son. Though all the world might desert MIN, still
the mother who had watched over his infancy and
toddled him upon her knees before the stain OF
ood or crime had lett its impress upon his fore
head the mother who had fondly watched his boy
hoods years and succeeding adolescence that mother
now stood before him, broken hearted and crushed
TO the dust oy the awful calamity about TO beial him
to whom she was about to bid farewell TO meet no
more tins side OF the grave. With desire to in-
trude on the privacy of that interview, sacred to
mo,her and som we shall SIMPLY state that the poor
mother emerged from the ce with a terrible AGONY
in every line OF her taoe and lOOsIng ten years older
than she entered.
The sister and brothers of the condemned man
aso visited him in his prison CELL ana comtorted
the terrible ordeal had TO be undergone by the
prisoner in bidding them good-by, Us happened in
the interview with his mother
The Rev Father Dura9uit and the Rev Father
McKenna called upon the condemned man daring
the afternoon, and administered spiritual cOnsOla-
ton f0r the space of two hours previous to the re-
oaiPt OF the fatal telegram