The New York herald., 1871-11-24
JOIN MARE, THE PARDNDE.
Interesting Interview with the
Murderer.
Wmty-shrec Days Yet to Live-claims Of Per-
Jury BY Wares Counsel Declared Insane
bya Philadelphia Fhysicisn-Another
Writ Of Errsr To Be Applied For.
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10 ordinary sense OF tnat comprehenSivo Term.
Ehere are extracrdinA.y Instances under which we
mar be excused Tor rraasgressing the general rule
bf conduct that obtains IN the profession; and
tAe case Of Jonn Ware Is OF those mi1ei a6aiy1
hat H. up to the present time. very little under
toel BY the general public. although the prisoner
bas been twice tried and sentenced TO be hung. The
kAllows being IN the first instance already con-
Atrueted aad tho victim OF the law awaiting the DAY
NAT was to usher HIM into esrnty, when the
raise worthy exertions OF his counsel Mr.. Scovel,
Vsre rewarded by . writ or error and Ware was
1fanted q new trial The HERALD has already
published the result Of the last trial. together with
Ne date Of execution December Ii next
U WARE SHOT HIS FATHER
Win q double barrelod shotgun some two years
JipcA. The reason assigued for the dccd- -was the
htherss refusal To pay Jonn Tor WORK performed on
Ahe farm.
Il has been asserted that John was not actuated
tegether BY desire 60 redress his own grievances;
Pat that In this case, Ike all wickednoss there was
y woman ct the bottom OF It. II Is said Wares
$plAttves with desire to get the cid mans money.
named Johns rage into lame; that, In hnc, they
Hd0pted every meraod in their power to incite John
- some deed that would Vt once ana efYectually
Pus the old man eat Of the way. II rumor Is cor.
Sect their Plans succceded admirably They got the
aoney, and JohA secured as ifis share-death.
q TnM siDH az rng STORY
Has NOT been eenerally known, ana from the fact
HAT tho prisoner b unable to read write ana Il
8 best young Dan sf very limited understanding,
y not actually 'aaft." concluded to let the I'M.
tappy victim tell has own story, aud called him
&his morning ct the jail In Camden, N. J. HIS
ankfuaess fer the Opportunity to tell his story IN
he columns OF the HsRALD banished any scruples
u might have hsa touching tno proprietJ u the
Interview, and . few words passed between US
~ minor questions, when | approached tho topic
hat occupied his nind. by day and night with .
Huestton In regard TO his trial. asked him II Ae
Bought he had received fair trial. The truth Is
De don't know whether no thinks SO or not
y THE PRINCIPAL WITNESSES AGAINST HIN
Eere:-Aary Champion, . netoriously infamous
Fouan who has lived VITA NO lass than seven dif-
&erent men, ono Of whom was married 70 her;
ahomas Sands, MAJ living with TIVE wives, .
kelygamst on small scale ana one harper.
81 Tne following h the statement o, Mr.. James II.
pcovel Wares counsel, aud lt may be accepted a.
NpostAutially uae:-J0an Ware Was convicted or
hurder In the fTst degree, OF two trials, upon the
1estanony OF Mary ANA Champion, Thomas sands
end Charles Harper. This Mary Ann Champion was
y Infamous woman, whs had bcca married seven
lmes In a. many years, and was Aying separate
Pom her last b hssOsnd Cssnracn. 10 marry wAom she
pad run away from <hc P0ernouse In Camden
SouDty. Old Mr.. War;, the father. was upon int-
&pate terms with this Mary Cuanpsn. ana hnslly in
1tteo. ner 70 i've in An Hsuse. gnon the domestic
Irouble began. nd man Warn had two Nudes IN
oSsa SSs ys !. s1a Sssn years. s saaSs sSs
sies@IsnA sI e q @ - =. Is strongly developed
a snsdiSi i5sssS 4 xsry osaRp,on's s... tas
maze way ~ sss Z sssa % Ss,onSips . the The
pa man war$ asd ai.rapsea 70 start. se!llng her
IkSeSa f1Af 40
eflleA 70 disgogsH nsr whole tescis.oR shows
ssr0ng for ,Ss s "a @ soSn War; waTs sns ns
sfendant She kvoxe VI all the trials ira, she saw
re shooting ~ rss o., LINES s 1s.sa .aat ,e saw saw
Rittcd nat perjury and was cnt'atie.ed seven
q eight times. sands married . n,ece OF Mrs.
Champion and haA hH nrst vile alive and IN fhe
feornousc now. He consaered his being blga-
pist huge loSs, ana sieried IN H. sanqs swore
that the BOY, John ware. stopped nlnl In The high
way and said. wkaoa. any preacc Il VIII XIII the
cid man with Xuu Or axe.n
YOU'D XII tho ol$ man tor hrs noncy; put Harper
Also admitted tnSt wDe's sister dor Tao etate) said
s would give IN "a sarps nons nc % as long as hs
Ittle doubt tnat Champ,en sands and harper lied
Al through the casc There eau DC II title doubt.
kh0ugh the weak point IN ile PRISONERS case Is In
Sis not having any huslan beng corroborate his
3de Of the case, thai Jona Ware kicx the old man
Approaching hiu IL mcnac,ag attitude, aud Just
S1ter the old man Ware Aad driven the beIs mother
S&argsd her with an eudeavor I, poison him.
ThS verdict ought to have been murder in the Sec
nd oeErss ana a.. ns ~, Judge M said s 81 muSn
tears. he was "unable TO see any sucn way out OF
}pe case" He evidently d,d not understand the
ehArgoj ana this Is the misery Of trying . meta
khyslca case before mus iea led Jury in Jersey.
, A intimated ABOVE, Ware was GLAD OF an oppor-
tVnity 70 converse, to toll MS story In the columns
the HEsALD. Poor fellow, nis rate is q hard one,
p Wow Of the trasn.ng or rather lack u training,
Schooi Influences, ana naturally Of AN unreasoning
hAturo. 1t seems hard that sucn n msn shodld he
@ade to snner ror crime that more experienced,
moro wealthy and educated men escape because
u their money and intellect. flo II stnl confined
!, -. ,o IN Int TnE !, sAssAn,.s sA ,isoN CAGE u. -
e9nstantiy watchea 0y two increasingly visilant
keepers-ur. CamereA and assistant.
>Ehe following 10 . record ~ the iniervlew:-
CnRREsrONnENT-John, Mr.. scovers note, Just
Iead BY ar. Cameron, convinces you thai you may
SpMsa1 MansaYs. reeiy: does II no''
C0RREsruNDENr-win you tell me what you know
about mary CnampionY
WARE lshyIyi-She was q bad womaa.
CoRkEsroNDENr-Didy you know u her living with
WARR--Yes, she lived with two or three men at the
UonREsrospssT-Did she get any OF your fathers
WARs--Yes. she got some. She was forced to
rive up $A6 IN gold.
CoRkxsr0NDENT-was she ever indicted for lar.
'WARs-I don't know.
asie o. Parties when sSs osc osca was
Witness against John.
OoRsss soNDENI- SANDS swore you threatened to
kul your father. Is tnat sol
WAEE-l never saw sands near the stone wall In
my liie tho place where he said we were when
threatened 70 kill my father. i never threatened to
'.GoRsEsroSDssr-Did you ever hear that SANDS
tSWsHswYes, he had two wives but he ran one OF
khom on when my father-when this case came up.
yCORREsPONDBNr-yohn, what IL the secret Of your
tster's animosiIyr Ii Is so unusuaI for sister to
Sesert one In such q crisis as yours that assume
here must be something out OF the usual course 10
Menato her a6ectionsf
WIRE-My sister does not 60 against me OF her
AVn free wil. Her husband, Williamson, made her
&Oie
sanding with Williamson
I .WARY-Ycs on that morning. George Williamson
had said something about NV mother, and ] was
kkiDg her part when he Knocked me down ana
Ipmped on me twice. While this was going on my
{At4er came In and called me . harsh name tnas re-,