The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-05
Rcaps last Appeal ,o tbc enb,ic.

John Real last night issued his last appeal TO the
public, as f0!iOws:--
To THE PuBIIc: Governor Hoffman refused 70 re-
father feel far than Il III. acconnt wei
killed him in lidefence shot him he had struck
This " the es.lmony uhlmpeachsbe Witnesses but
would not iAtsn TO these witnesses, but tbs
people viii Governor Hoffman would not 90 behind the
few words regarding the TRIAL '
The public were excited the Rogers murder ana WAS
offered as the sacrifice New, when the question OF
assa asrsa IS o public ae
nce Witnesses Their s,oa would have coavinssd Se
have been IN The court room they had Known the trial
nexorale He refused to delay the rl4 The record
made up without The testimony Of tbs eyewtnesses who
death
Lanbrecbt and Nee, named Carpenter and Hyiand
.alabreeht accused Of perjury before Justice Counter
citizen and Carpenter has been ipnna gully Of robbery ana
people Should man be seni to bis grave The testimony
0cer Nee was allowed to give onlv just testimony enough
TO Weigh hesyy against me BE ssye EoFs s0ssn y me
10 give further conversation with me- which
the effect Of hSs e w0r S 10 his Sworn ss ada.
other conversation with Real NEXT morning. In which
h on the sset sDd to beat & as he lad
done before and that he could not stand his clubbing
was watchns When ssnedick assaulted hn 10
saW an oncer strike man twice on The heaa with
club AND then os w n nan h On ena s awe ana
wthou, stain on his reputation make ahday that he saw
nm STRIKE nm or ~ nm one Ss more imcs and imned
this Ia evidence that Governor Hoffman refused
@ sS s 90 81 woo haze Ave since been
perury and other crimes Could the Governor have re.
hecied that he was bringing shame apd sorrow the
four aectlonate sisters with anguish when he esoutey
shut his eyes to the testimony and resolved 70 by the
the Governor does not heed the record of the
mousy recommended rae to mercy Ano th Is not all Three
eve Would not have aasentsd to such verdict except that
we were assured that recommendation to mercy
prisonment ife in State Prison That accommodation
s % Sa the Jury 80 s WITH ns sa %
would not be hanged but would finally be to Slate
With these facts ever burning upon my mind have not:
has asemea mposse 70 me hal such sseaco should not
have had Its eject upon the mind OF the Governor What
error Nathan murder and Judge HARVARD held up
Koges s Ssd as 10 do @ o n did
nrder either Mr Nathan or NJ Rogers should have lad
npocen! man Be sen. to ae gsos, because se police
s 70 @ s e aa sss Soi s
different Al political friends in the Twenty
GoveTaor They gave Al Their sorpCd to 81: Henry 9
] candidate.
! my friends sustained Mr. Hoffman and the othe
case was never called 10 trial until nay friends sup
ported Nc Murphy a candidate for Governor months and
months after arrested. These facts only
Hoffman, but nearly politician in the
cNy. The many politicians took advantage Of The excite
caused by tho Rogers murder TO punish friends
| ior their refusal 70 support Hoffman by bringing me
trial Oakley fall upon the bench with Judge Barnard
tho trial rushed through wthout allowing time
defend myself Had my friends continued TO uphold Tam
many, ight have been at liberty Men now al
large through the influence " Tammapy who have
| mted. unlike me, unprovoSed murders.
Take the OF Douohue. He Is charged With the muir
der OF Florence Scarnen He is out on bah Why!
| General Committee, and because he has been made
| member Of the Americas Club soce the Ihur
| der? ! feel confident that l. ike him, would have
escaped Il my friends had followed Tammany's
leadership Before tAe trial Of my friends net Peter
Sweeny In the Park. Sweeny said "Real must be hanged
lie has TO hanged. Tie interests OF Tammany
! demand It."
for the interests OF TammEny Han that Governor
Hoffman refused commute senencer Was u Tor thu
that he refused TO grant respite when mpored by som,
good press who asked for few dsys In witch to prepare
! my soul for eternity
But the wI Of God be done feel tha, the has
acted w.uiy, but from The bottom OF soul forgive
and prsy that God forgive him tco, for feel u
my moments that lie needs the forgiveness OF God die
warmly thanking riendt for al they done for
they have done much To the sheriff and the warden
and all the keepers | indebted for the kinhst syln
rahy and attention. God, sure will reward the fa..n
fa priests and The good Sisters OF Mercy who
Of murder. OF this conscious de In he hope
,hatta will sofien the berress the pain and the
eu:sh OF poor father asies and relatives While weeping
grave JOHN REAL