, 1866-08-16

Confession Of BERNARD Fricry-Kte Cor.
reels SoKnc 113>>t1tcfncntS--1Ifs Alleged
Innocence of Intentional Homicide
Forgiveness Of His xTs1ieu.ics-Itnlth in
Repentance, Ac.
[F1om the New York Herald, August Ia.]
tn response TO request made By Bernard
Friryy+ Ipsr lying under sentence nj the
Ton1ns, 10 be executed for the murder of
Hurry Lazarus oil tue l1lh Of tue prc.cilt
month, 4 Utruld reporter, in company with
1he Sheriff, visited him yesterday, and re-
ceivcd the following
N view o. ny aprFoacAInS end wish to slse
co,mcction with the u.happy position iu which
sumo 1niss1a1cmcrla which ! understand Layo
1e.n publicly circulated nhont me-. and which
ne 10 s me- n ~ ts h' an na.e H.,
c1 at nny time, had any, even The slightest dill
cul,y with Lazarns. and that had no prnvoca,ion
whatever 70 Tie commission Of the deed fur which
On the tight Of the occurrence and for several
daSs before. ! had, together with othcr young
Of drin.irg houses nd f:om lbs cf;,cta of the
lfquor beeame Perfectly ob1i.tone sd totally IT.
Ssr iss Ry ,s1 as.9c IT, '. n oa y
ssuays aet ss1y f,.z1lrciy aud WIFI: iiasc s moi
lie iaintcst recollection q .nttrine fazarus'
have BEEN tod thai The parties VIII: .oo.. :ar there
eome TO my hnrsc after iial been carried mp sairs
and laid npon The bed isi my clothes on, aroused
u 81 IL ss,s d. Ssnt Il @ Know not noshias; neither do re-
O being pns Into .l,e s'ejrl. When IwoIe up
prifcd IT not finding myself In my own lonee,
and nj once started to 10 homo. On the way
sniei1s io The y sta.ion oasc had no t inSWcdse I 5s
Tor wl'ss Iwas ARRESTED. nor did tie policeman
inform me.
wkicl i waE eonLEctcd. feel. after due cunsidcs
ation, tIl3t llave nQtl.1hc to complain o. Some
OF Ire statements made by tie witnesscs-s,ot par
npon mn,tcfr conucctctl win It-wc1r untruc i
ale no desire, however, to aEd fault With them,
Ln1 .I:a:l encayor 70 hraI1iiy orgive theI under
Et1tdinG ilIy that tAey arc ausyeFablc alone 10 a
Tie knife with 1vhicl, the deed waa committed
IEife or other weapon. The knife .c1ou.ed TO
Sia:les.on, md ws!l ineva il t,'s ei.y, sat
knife a'sas from him Wl:ct Re was drank, snp'
Icsirg that he might do n1!sehici sa' i. At ;hc
tsss ha he earsa sS
alons with me c.unot ssll;
,1t,, attribute ny l.t5ioaune 70 having fool
INTO had company. do not, however. wish
how 10 cepsH'e anybody must sutrr the
sonseqncnccs Of NY acts. anl Intend TO do g
tndc arising from rnrc conviction Il.at i,stlel
lie awaits NC on tho other side Of the .tase.
earnestly ASK iO.E.lfClcas from lhc rcl1ttye
Of Harry axarut for the cril uncnnscions1s
brought upun she1n. did not cumE'it the criu,t
from uny feeling Gf malice or hatted, but only
from some fnsnuc iEfatuation created by liquor.
ask also that ms mis,ortn.lcs will not he al
2on Cd to injusc my own relatives III reputation o.
otherwise They arc in nD NAY answcsob1e To-
lie crime Tint have committed, and it IL not jns
t1,:st thry fllon1d en.eE in consequence Of IT,
Tie statements in reference 10 uty conduct it
Prison. In which llarc been charged with hatlnI
tIEE1tN thoec devoted women the Sisters Of tief
c.. and nscd 0hs ccuc and improper language, Il
wholly uaftue- lseier tic keepers OF tic rtsoI
tu testify that my le.arior since 1uy confinement
has been decent md orderly.
sincerely hope that my unhappy end will servl
a. winning to the Jnung ucn OF 1ny age in hf
city. el me eutrcat them TO Arotd alf bad habit
and bad company, and especially avoid spirituon
l,gEo7H. Most Of the 1nIsfos1uiles Tint Lapren +
yourg men arc The rrenite Of idicncss and drink
was h0t always diss1patcd and, mp to With
7about ycaE or the murder, had lircd .,und liz
working hard and maintaining myselrrcspcctshl
hut ! was led aEtcay inio drunkenness and vice
1l.c consequence il tlat n:u csllIcd On to meet
r0mslurc death and to descend to the grave
1l%Ecnurcd Int teIcntAnt nsan.
ask t.lat tue prayers Of NIL good people may b
eid f:t me- Hare only to etatc further that III
mind is calm aud composed, and that am dele
mined ~ meet ry ta!c as good Christian elUn1l
die With no hatred or til ftr1in5s us,uinst nj,
body, and ask forgiveness fsnu1 NIL.
NEW Tonk Aucust T. 1S;a,