The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-07
AN HOUR WITH THE DOOMED.

An Interview with the Three Murderer
now sentenced to Death.
Yesterday DEMOCRAT reporter vi.ited the Par
ish Prison, and through the courtesy Of the genis
Capt. Gain, was allowed to see the three con
demned men who are to be executed on Friday
the 10th inst.
The first cell that the reporter entered was the
one occupied by the Chnsman, Joaquin FloreDzs
This man does not speak the English language
On entering the cell the doomed man was play.
ing with his toes and was laughing as IL some
thing amused him very much. As soon as an in.
terpreter arrived he. through the interpreter,
said that he was to die, and gesticulated with his
hand that he was going TO be hung b. the neck.
He does not know where he is going
WHEN HE DIES,
but hopes, wherever it is, he will not meet his
wife. Marie Louise for the reason that she was
faithless to him while on earth and that he could
not expect her to be true elsewhere.
He has no religion and does not wish to be
bothered with preachers.
The next cell was the one occupied by the
negro, George Morris, who IL q tidy griH about 5
feet inches In height. Morris says that he Is
willing to pay the penalty OF his deed ths T., ne
it. He felt very bad when he heard that he was
to be hung BY himself, but now that he has COM
pany he does not care.
He says he feels deeper regret at the China
man being put to death than he does for himself.
for he does not think the Chipamsn has good
sense.
Morris says he
LOVED SARAH JONES,
and that's why he murdered her. He hopes to
meet her in heaven; that he has repented for
what he has done. and believes that tbs Almighty
has forgiven him.
He says Sarah was good girl, and he feels
that she has gone to heaven; thai IL she had gone
to hell her spectre would have haunted him In his
sleep.
he says Sarah has appeared to him twice since
his imprisonment, and that che was not augry at
what he had done to her, but on the contrary,
had forgiven him, aud with outstretched arms
was beseechng HIM to tarry not long, but to
HASTEN TO HER SIDE.
Morris, when informed that bis mother and
wife were downstairs weeping, laughed and said
there was no use OF crying over split milk.
When the reporter entered the cell occupied by
Adrien Evecque he found him ON his knees,
praying.
The officers OF the prison say that from the
minute the death warrant was read to this man
up to this hour he had been most devotional.
This man is Catholic, and will be under the
teachings of priest from now until the day of
his execution. Evecque evidently fears death,
and when his fate is mentioned to him
HE sHuDDERs.
He says that he did not have fair trial. and that
the witnesses in the case swore falsely against
him. He does not deay killing Richard Francois
alias Poucette. but claims that it was In self
defense.
Evecque has but little +, say in favor of him
self, and why the law should not take its COURSE
but says that he knew that there was no hope for
him when the death warrant Of Morris was
signed, but is glad that he is going to have com.
pany on his journey into eternity.
The scnff I'D that these men are to be executed
upon will bs erected Wednesday evening, the
18th inst.
The platform to be used for the occasi IN is one
that has been used in the prison for years, and
from off of which many and many murderer
has been landed in eternity