National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-02-03
rHs eAsxER.irsr MURDER
STATEMENT FROM MIR. PIEPER's PART:

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To tie Editor oftAs Nafiosal Rspsslsean.
Sin: In the intsrests ofjustics / ask space In
your valuable papsr lsr efsH faets n tbs most
\ tion and most extraordinary n IL epacluSipn. !
On the 10Th Of last July . yoape mas, By pane
9. W Garner, IN the S1plSy q MSSwh1iami
cation, M. Pisper, the rssidsst Ss.ssr 4 a.
re. NJ; PisPs1 cam. e .: d:ssh ftss s p,s:el
dioted for murder in the 1rst degree BY the graHd
Jury, after full and Thorough sxaminstlon d
Gamers plea was that no tas drunk and did
ma asos i i.~ sSs.
Yss i was proven By witnesses that hs vas no;
incapable Of transacting his usual business q
sensibly - any Of his associate drivers for The
Since Gamers Indictment nothing further Wa
heard Of the case BY the public or friends Of the
murdered man until yesterday, when to the e.
Of the court, and this without summoning 8 Wit.
ness for the prosecution or notifying . single
| Although not lawyer, will hasard the opin.
in civilized community where law and Justice
upon the extraordinary understanding and accom-
modating spirit which prevailed between the At
| torney for the prisoner and the gsntleman to
such . spirit Of cordisiity in living murtsfer 3
fair chance st the expense Of the murdered IN mot
Ts. se fh.t 1 neos of
which the mother 10 brought IN e hsip out che
| court in its feeling humanity 10 worthy Of the
mother for ns mc.hsrs e sh ~
mother Of the murdered man were within gun
rowiy escaping death q he hsndS Of The prisoner
Yet, docs ft not strike the people ~ leaving
Hamlet out Of the play" q not sSsnmon!ns them
that this aged couple are most respectable and
honorable In their lives and in their children, It
will add more to the public surprise to note their
The prisoners mother, with her hosry locks and
doubtless honest tears, flor what mother Will not
" Ss hsr e .sas sa
to the sterner demands. q
There 10 no msn honors motherhood more than
nifty. bat TAIL 70 ses where motherhood should
be 90 highly honored when its results have been
Living .stfys curses 70 the public This aged
is the mother, II am correctly informed, Of two
other sons now undergoing senfence-one for the
them IN
aged mother is allowed 10 make statement be-
fore the courts a. an invited guest while tho hon.
whose children grew up to bless and adorn society
permitted to speak word for their dead son. i
knew my murdered kiend intimately for years
He was my valued partner in business, and God
never created Q better son, . kinder husband, .
fonder father, truef friend, or better citizen.
He was the most inofensive Of men, never quar-
facts. state before God my belief that there
never was colder, moro uncalled for, more das-
tardly murder-if murder can be qualiRed-than
the murder Of Mr.. Pieper by this man Garner.
This matter has passed into irrevocable record,
a. far as the individuals Of this case are con-
cerned, and do not write with the expectation
that repcntsnt justice Of today can revoke
would call the attention Of tho people Of the Dis
trict to the moral effects, rather, the demcral
Iation OF public rectftude, to which such proceed
ings will lead The people Of this District invite
tai Of the nation. Mr.. Pieper had all these requl
sites, which were necessary. Heinvests his money
here; he establishes large business here; he
bringe his family here to make your District his
home. In few short months he, In the full flush
Of an early and vigorous manhood, 10 shot down in
his ONCE, In the presence Of his aged father who
narrowly escapes death, being severely wounded,
for the murderer Of the son was also in Intention
the murderer Of the father. What are tho conse-
quences?
This scion Of notorious family-this notoriously
bad man, who in his peaceful avocations goes
armed with seven-ehoOter, firing every shot in
pursuit Of his victim, who begged for mercy for
Gods sake and found It not-thls man Il quietly
brought up beforr your courts, bis mother brought
in to tell how good he was, and Justice blind a.
we'll as deaf Is satisfied, after schoolboy homily
Of weak rebuke, interlarded with patronfIing and
extcnuating sentences 70 the unfortunate muir
derer, who never had q trade, who never had q
chance to be good. and who was cxcusable because
he was drunk. four years in the State prison
Who is the next honest victim Of this class of
men?
Respectfully yours. WIN. McWILLIANs.