New-York tribune., 1867-06-20
CRIME
errrrnrn or 4 wIFE-MuKDERER.


Vc,ohs Iouerran listened without apparent emotion,
while Recorder Hackett Trououncing sentence ana
stood leaning stawart frame against the tTlnhal p"i'
.ppareuty indifferent 10 the watchful gaze OF ms al
pointed aor ard cxccuuorer, the Sheriff, who was eaeu
ou ne RADICAL bench On being asked what bad 10 say
before TIE Passing O! the sentence he was scnt Dt MS
counsel, Mt Spencer spoke for him. and pToies'"'' MS i
nooeuoe Of the crime at the same time expressing n'
a. having dec sion Of the Court and Jury reversed ny
higher tribunal, 10 which be "on" 'll"""
Ha6hctt oii pass % judgment, SAID;
uuur,co Iou.rcan. on the It'll day Of November sen
years eluUe You indicted M lHls Nou. @ 10. an d ti
LmnanG consideration of the tben-IresldinE JHE1
Trompted him infict upon you slight ana lnerEII I
s,.tsree Ttat mercy which, had you bCcn lisnl-
minded man should have prompted you 10 me "iVW ny
teproacLscons not to nave bteh v"Cu, M az % , fit If
Y6ur former Oonse has upened INTO thc poisocu vi
sander paiLfl duty now deyOiNes upon me a SoSIHs
one 10 fa as Court and this ease Is concerned 10
49," nTor0se 10 add 10 the inevitable remorse hat You
alusf endure your present situation ~ fccJpl"uhs
VIvdiy before you Yo1 very ably. letlously and
technically defended Nothing, IN my JHasmehl, W%IS %
left ubdOne IN your behalf which coma nc uf'6 IvS ~
counsel The Jury after !dlr and nnparlH ula nav
convicted you Of taking the life oi your VIC & W4O % 3V"
had sworn at Gods holy al,ar Grove S0'V nm iit of
AMI to kcep sickness and IN health ihe Nelulcv o
she ury brands you a. er rccogniged by
the anoionts Of the utmost atroclS ana Nstv'
iSah0n shuddeTs. The homcidai vice OF TINS age Wouu
stem to be wiiemurder In earlier umsS' 10 hlah WHO %
cities Of refuge or even the temple anoIusu
no protection; & iHnT concur repdereJ %" IGey have
substantfaly found that you within few hours before
her death ihfea'entd 10 .aHe S nJ fiti"y nnon h
person Of bruises, and Of aceratrd ana hcI,su
wounds. IL would seem HAT after accomplishing me
,e You locked her in the room, and leaving its stiffness
of death you hastened 10 carouse with yon Pool eqin
IaniOns In expressing my concurrence WIN ,ne
OF the jury, regret 10 add that the atchdaht 3cu
stances exhibit hcndshnesS seldom laiHtUeG enc @ me- T
Giods ordinance, but wife-murder crime Whl' ue-
nds the me [SGst CaS % ogoSnCe SSSH sentence mt that Justice
should he satisfied The rational end OF pus nent Is
tbe prevention Of crhueS This j. tNdtnlN tnf cIu VI
lave; aud pnushmcnts are only means oi making aNs
enoctua The prevention o. crimes may ~, 1nneu AZ l
two WAYS by the effect which the puulShmcnts are IN
iended 10 iaye upon the minds Of others Wd by Their
effect upon The criminal himself Lonersah tne sentence
Of Court is that you Re taken hence TO the county
prison. there to remain until the ON day OF August next
and thence 70 the place of execution Iesglaed o{ sw
and on that day. between the hours Of O'Clock ia lhc
n,arnng and n o'clock 20 noon you be hanged by iAc
neck until YOU dead and in the judicial prayer that
bas been transmitted from the earliest English civil
lEs.uCD, may the Almighty ana ever HNlhg Goa nav"
mercy upon your SOUL
THE AIR-GUN MURDFI-SUICIDE OF WN. T. SkIDNORE'
VIM. r. Skidmore who murdered VIM. Bishop
Carr m Goldst Brooklyn the morning Of the 18th oi
NAV committed suicide his cell at the Kings County
Jall at about o'clock yesterday, by cutting his
throat with a The facts IN the case are OF TOO
recent occurrence TO nesu more 'ih M pio, - f sbC
18TH of May officer Dyer of the Forty-hrst Precinct
Police while patroing ms beat saw man loltelhs a'
tbe corner OF Gold and Jomson-sts suspectng some
coming down GOd-st from the direction of Myrte-ave
when this person had approached to within a9Oui hNe
rastd what appeared To be cane and pointed u at ms
head The officer heard slight report. SAW the man ia
tue sidewalk and thinking that annrder hd been com
nta stsE'ea @ r5 uo T , . W. Vas iined in The
pursuit by Ofcer NASH and togetnerhey finally captured
The fugitive. ON beng taken to the statonHOnse ne
ErcokIyH, and for1ner Sergeant Of the Police In his
f,ght he threw away his weapon, which was dterward
recovered and proved TO be an agun artfuy contrved
20 represent a cane He was committed 10 jail
20 await trial. Meanwhile the injured man. MI William
Bishop Carr had been removed 10 the city Hospital for
medical treatment. IL found that he had been shot
~ e forehead, the bullet lodging j. Ne 9Eajn Hs lin
EeTed inensbe condition for Two or three days.
RDd tben expired An inquest was held IN the body oi
Nj Carr ttrdp Y acceptance Win the Iacts above %
stated rendered, and IN consequence. VIM I. skid
foOfe was Monday Inst allgigned IA the Kings County
Ccnrt OF oyer and Teriner ON charge OF muIder An
tie ease poepogel, but hs Honor Judge Barnard rcso
lately refused 10 permit this, and an attempt wa,
sGs Seor the panel Of 80 jurors e5halstsa sg4
Ssy T?r @ E5 3 S aIR Y sEcn S Ii. s sSt io
- fis cen a the JAIL with his throat cut from TO ear
BY his SIDE was razor with which he & haa eyqss
70 the public and one 70 his mother The letters con
but claimed that II not done for the sake OF obtaining
SROney. They also Contained assertions Y qs }ikd'
Iaores innocence OF other crimes, Of which he had been
accused through the press. and statement that this final
aet wac induced by fear Of the scsnod but OF the
states Prison Al he opening Of the Court Of oyer amt
nOaneed The death Of skdmore and the Judge ihcn d;
nssed the Jurors from further attendance. Al II o'clock
Coroner Lynch commenced an Inquest upon me BODY ana
"A a a
dered. The remains have been gwen io me nlayeS iI
inte1nent The following the letters which We're ,rlt
by skdmore, and which the feHoW-oeclanl of hlN9h
Ssys he was engaged in writing during the mott of las
LETTER To THE rrnuc.
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beng Oud Of aud quohat what has brought
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ssgttse 'rir s 1 HroG ye,'srSsy and ,o'y hos "'a
% Of %,
soess leave TO al ,,a %f1 ~, be S '.s, BIZ S9 s, .
saspe0us hour and stood by watching II t"ou have 0eos
SS 70 ~ .'5 & & % i ~ ~ ne .i b.y. ssv.d Two v.
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bss s ~ o.. belonged to ny @ @ cl,s. sna ,A1 Sl'i sra,
she tg hey Wa t6s one used 70 ny ov3 room made Wien
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Ia,s Of & 2t Of NAV th,i vas born ~ Ne" io,a-lhst tg-t
bsresEd With The lowest csss Of rrsSt
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jail he bite, like The neane 'ot Of 'lits
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SSt be Do doas the 81 uy poor
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Fsap jerks and Tosnsad or lie abs
a.; sa ls' & SSiafa s q % % ',' % & Il ls % 'i & % ia s @ ' %
s. 's state. s p Prison. % ' SS, ' :b a. 700 % NJ. a oS I
skIbM6Ri 10 HIS M6fHER
DyiR hOTEEH hope will forgive Or th at act % m8s.
bat an tired Of Ie or has 20 charms % ne % nor WI"
money. Nov don't you suy om ok ,s,