The New York herald., 1871-11-21
EXECUTION IN CANADA,
Hanging Of Norwegian for the
Murder Of His Benefactress.
PARTICULARS oF TIL HOMICIDE.
IFrom the Montreal Herald, Nov. is. i

tragedy Of the Sd Of lay last was enacted la the JAN
ward, where the private execution 0l John Ietcr
Lee (Johan lngebretlenl took place. The arrange
menti, In far as the scaold was concerned, have
been already detailed and all that nUw remains Is
to glance al the circumstances from the beginning
to the end, promising, however, that at the execu-
ton there wefe present from about two TO three
hundred persons. and that the arrangements Tor
the preservation OF Greer and the due carrying out
otrhc intention OF the law were all that could De
desired even FOR so solemn an affair as the CUTTING
of oil O feow human being IN the prime ol MS lie.
THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
The crime for VIII cii Lee sa'icfed Is one or ex-
irene barDarity OF base ngratl utie alfd OF cold
'bl0oded nature, almost unparalleled. some rev
ger speaking but imperfect English, presents him
sell at the door OF house at me Tanneries and
house-to allow him TO board with ner. Tnat woman
Is Mrs. Foster; tnat man 10 John lngebietzen week
and all this time YRS Foster-tnough like the rest
OF u.s. Che has her faults aud beseltng slns-treats
care ne earns II Inc language Of the people among
whom he lives, and nj her hands Obtains all the IT.
e n ne n % man IN s M % has aRe az up MS
In her house Mrs. Foster scinples not 10 iet MIN
~ro" POSSESSED or MONEY;
she hides not rom him the place where, when she
has i BY her she boards 10 ingeore'zen wno nc ns pe,
family. 1he trust reposed in the odeer--ior II Is
: one or very Important nature MIS- Foster being
lone woman, her husband FOR days ana weeks TO-
getner beng absent IRON home-has result far
dferent from that intended. He coycts her worldly
tenth commandment he Il prepared to break another
and TO steal whenever there are SUFFICIENT III us IN
the house 10 make IT, In his estimatlon, worth MS
AN orroRruSiTY OFFERS
Mrs. Foster, vino building q house, desires TO
pay some OF the workmen and Tor. mat purpose
ob,alns several hundred dollats-a large sum OF
money to Lee. The lucrc remains In the house
few days: no opportunity Offers ior ts abstra cnon
on the night o. The ID OF May Lee stimulates hun
waits his time. Malpncy an old pensloncr ana lei
low lod er, he plies with liquor and sends 10 bed
drunk, taking care, by large and otfepeated doses
OF Wnisxey, TO keep INN Night dwindle3 INTO
mprnng. Mrs. Foster, VINO has been slttilg with
him, prepares IT IS supposed, TO go to bed, but Lee
Is beforehand with her, and, springing TO Inc top
Of ne nrs, s!ar Ianalnp grasi,s an axe with which
reaches the lop peifosce OF blows IRON the axe,
SHE BECOMES coRPsE .. 4
anu falls 10 the ground door wetering In her blood.
Unlerrlhed b, .he slckcnIng spectacle, and un-
abashed at the thcnght that ne had be
@ wsrS aad suarcaes Tor ina, rop H' sch soss nc mas
imJrued his hands in his benclaclross' blOod--
his sne e cuts a away o lis o loose os
p8cSetmir M her person ana approprlates the
nnmes Tno'e nng ~ dsuse Q! ap earaneo OF para
anu soon he discovers some cothes OF Mr. Fosters,
In exchange ior which ne leaves behind his own
WAY way toward Lachnc, but now anoinsr itea
NE MUST 60 1910 MONTREAL.
lie hnds disIeputable house open he enters 1t
. between two and three O'Clock IN tne morning, and
but ilte ooes lie dream that tne avengers OF blood
are already alter him. Tnc day advances, his
"
cfiange-a dive round tue mountain Win dIspel ms
n Sreasness m lie me starts accompanied 6y woman
since the murder; his spirits ail, he must drink
those
THOUGHTS MUST DE srrrixp
= winch VIII now haunt him to the eld or MS life
Tavern after tavern on tnat route from death TO
ueain Is visited, MS mind IL lnamed with one foul
spltll which riyes away anoher he IS Jolly, he Is
Restless. and The money Tor which he mas bartered
upon the woman VINO drives wnn INN. Night
again commences TO wear along. lhe ioul deed at
yko lanncries has been discovered; he, OF ali otiers
Hsuspected, aud the officers start out IN Search oi
him. -
The nurse which nc hired not being returned within
the tine spetlied becomes the deiectlve. Search
it. as vnitaIes. sce rol aiar iher prey The fpate
indlcatcd b. The hrer OF the leam Is pursued, and
IN the hands OF tue law HIS resistance ava,s NOT.
and before tweniy-iour hours nom the time OF the
perperaton OF his crime Lee IS forced to conciute
, that his sn has Found him ont, aud thai MS
wicKEpYEss Nor 90 USPuN islsD.
his victim ia the house the scene the murder,
and IN answer ioquestions, cannot deny inat he y
dened by drink and tue sake ol tee money! part
OF which Is SIN upon nm: nc Committed me foul
crime. The inquest duly neit on The Uony, the |
jury, acr most carcfu delhcratiun coming TO no |
other conclusion tilan that ...,..
. LEE Is rnE nuRDEnER
And Tong incarceration, prciininafy to TRIAL.
takes the place OF that Leesoin IN which he has |
hitherto delighted. In the so iiluic OF his cell he
links over his past life, ana concludes inal his late
is sealed. Despite Tie backness oi the deed unlike
most n, her men, lie OSsci-cS no MORBID Scnstulty
OF his posiion literally realizes II aud more;
tins intutive kn0wiedgc has no further eject.
Dnab'iess lie Is haunted bs inc shade of hs victim;
without doubt her tears AMI prayers which found |
in MS heart no response, now sound with terrible
earnest, but all this has
No EFFECT UPON MS PHYSICAL SYSTEM.
Outwarlly in his cell he Was as undstutbed as the
most pctty offender; he laughs with those around
him; convorses freely; MS sleep Is apparently un-
broken. ana ms appetite nnmpairett " IN the !
proionsation OF his mprsonmcnt ms hopes OF |
escaping eallows increase, probably stimulated
by the advice o his Counsel inat ire confession ne
has alreaay made cannot be brought up against hm
in evidence. ny The day VI his trial. the I'd Octo-
bos. no mas ncrved hlrnse to plead not guilty, and
throws himself upon tod ana q French canadian !
jury. The case is thoroughly Investigated. and the
jury on their oath present, during q nomcut OF |
GREATNESS silence, tnat tho PRISONER, Johan Inge-
'' ariIry or wIi.ruL ", RpER.
During the most profound slencc The sentence rs
pa lie b. Hanged on inc = i'm t c Gs
dead.n lie calmly receives ms senIcnce and n re-
are 70 @ Wv mnH1s n c ns Sei M was 70 me
mp In ,ne butch Reformed church, but directly }
inter conviction and sentence expressed desire 10
Dfttf due preparation 10y Rev Father lavailee. |
chaplain Of the iail, and others he Is admitted on
the ID of the present month. Thrice he IS visited by
Bshol bourget ana most OF hls time is passed IN
the company o the priests and the nuns OF The cont
vent Ui II. Vincent. Some lew days ago he received
LETTER FROM his WIZ.
together with portraits OF ncrsci aud two children,
anu soon after their reccp nc forwarded 10 them
bis ow n tkcncss, we'll rs his farewell message.
Since MS condemnation Ice has expressed the
est hurrur tor his clons fate, aud said that his |
crime was committed while maduened by drunk. |
on "Wednesday nguf hc slept but nttle, and some I
mari ~, Thursday engaged In writing what Is |
supposed TO be confession, which he hanuc,i over |
ro father Lavallee. lie also wrote letter OF i0r-
,iyontss 10 all VINO had hand In ms capture I'M
prlsynuent aud execution, and tnanking the ON
.,ils cI the la iur thcr uniform kinducss To nm.
,ic Ntote ecia letter TO Judge Badgey, exon |
cra,,ng hiln from all blame IN his sentcuco. On J
Tnuisiay nlgnt alter q hearty supper, Lee was
VISITED ny RisnoP RoURGET,
q IN whorn no remained in plous conversation ana |
,avcr Tar n considerable time. un the Bishops te-
narurc lee seemed TO realizc as he had never done
hciurc how near he was TO eternity wnich nan ,ne
cYr,l oj aciatlIg MIN very mucn. 10 calm nim
Fa,ncr ulrcsne one o the priests VINO ATTENDED,
MIN reciicd 10 him the PASSION WHICH mad the ue.
a,ed orect ami al nll-past eeven ne leh intua i
sound sleep from wpicn ne only aWoke ~ WIcc
o,ceck l,ur,ng the night there were w altendance
,non MIN Rev. FATHERS i.avalleo, flnnigan, nu-