The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-16
THE GALL0WS
Five Executions for the Crime
Of Murder.
SAD WORK Or THE DEMON JEALOUSY.
The Fiend Who Whispered Kill
Sallie Kill Sallie!"
ASLEEP BESIDE HIS MURDERED VICTIM
Intoxicated and Incoherent
a. On the Scaffcld.
A HUSBANDS LOVE AND SUSPICION
Unprecedented Efforts to Save a
Wife Murderer.
ASLEEP Beside His MURDERED VICTIM
Intoxicated and Incoherent
o. on the Scaffold.
A HUSBANDS LOVE AND SUSPICION
Unprecedented Efforts to Save a
Wife Murderer.
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[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
Ngw ORLEANS, Juno Is, 1877.
To-day, on the gaows 10 this city, three mon OK
plated thcir crmoS, who, for brutality and the
malignant deter mination with which they perpetrated
their Deeds have ittlc parallel on record. The arst
Of these three was named George Morris, . bright
mula,to about forty years OF age, who murdered, on
November Z, 1876 Acolored girl, named sae Jones,
residing in what the old French quarter OF the Fau
bourg Trom6, in this city mostly inhabited by people
81 her color and OF III rcpute The murder was ,hc
most horrible that had boon committed In this city
Tor years and with its attendant circumstances and
the cold brutality OF the victim has no equal.
THE MURDERER.
The story OF Norris AZ told at tho limo, 10 az tol
lows:-
II worked on tho river q dock hand, and havo
been living with Sallie Jones for some time rs my
wife, though we never married. We had quarrels
occasionally, and about year ago she cut mo on tho
lip with bottle said, then, should carry that
mark Tor sign, and that II she ever deserted
mo and went to live with another man, as she some
times threatened TO do, should kali her Shortly
alter this difficulty l went away, ana coming back
found her living with a white man and demanded 10
zee her This was refused me. and then ! walked
down to the market, where 1 saw a butchers
kuie on q STALL This l picked up, aud
put under my coat After waiting Tor a few hours
walked back and knocked tho door, when the white
man ordered mo away or no would have me locked up
Sally that timc appeared with him IN the door, ana
rishcd at her and stabbed In the back. Sho broke
IRON me and ran into tho back alley, whore soizcd
her and, dragging her out on the sidewalk stabbed
her i've six timos then tried to cut her throat,
knife had got dull SO walked to the curbstone,
poned 1t and cut her throat as wished police
man then arrested me. !"
49,. 4. Tharu al ort Int
~ meant TO borrow pistol, but could got none
so stole tho knife. l had mado up my mind to kali
her rnme from Cincinnati to do It, every step Of tho
way Every time the steamboat wheel struck the
water was nothing but KIN Sally. kill sally When
1 got hero / hadn'I even seen my mother for two
years; but much rs wanted 10 sec her. couldn't
DO It until had killed Sally nrst 1 loved her to dis
traction and would have killed her thousand times
rather than have her take up with any other man,
white or black. What did would do again. don't
want any trial. killed her, aud am ready TO die
and meet her."
This story George Morris told Ia his cell Al tho sta
tion house November 1875 the night Of tho MUIR
der dramatically earnestly and bitterly with all the
vndictivs hate and bitterness Of a demon
ouAsTLY SPECTACLE.
The facts as thus told we're substantially correct.
The victim OF his wrath cut literally In pieces.
Ono OF her breasts from her body, and she
had no less Than seven other CHASTITY wounds each
OF which would have boon mortal She had boen re-
narkably pretty GIRL but Is known 10 have had violent
temper and II Is believed left Morris more out Of
vengc spite than anything olse as she frequently
spoke Of him. saying sho mover cared Tor anybody osc
A PARALyZED CROWD.
The murder, as may be Imagined, created an intense
excitement among women OF her class IN tho nghbor-
hood May Of WHOM also were known 10 havo white
irienus aud when Morris, after stnbbng his victim,
walked cooily 70 the curbs.one and wiped the cotted
hisAaf I'm rat M n nj
hts VICTIM no was unchecked. though surrounded by
crowd who saw tio decd
ARRHsr AND TRIAL
when called upon 10 surrender 10 the police Morris,
however, quietly submitted. and, presenting the most
Coroner's Jury promptly found verdict and the
called In court Here Morris again insisted
he guilty and refused TO DO tried, demanding TO
be hanged Immediately. Counsel WAS, however, FUR
nishcd and fair tr,ai had which resulted IN his
CONVICTION, ana on tho 10th OF May Governor Nichols
sgned the death warrant which brought him yester-
day 70 the gaiiowa
AWAITING DEATH
Since his Incarceration III PRISON Morris has mani
tested tho reckless disposition he exhibited at
the time OF the murder When the warrant was read
10 ham. with those OF florence and Eyequc no capped
his hands aud iaughingly said -
''Golyl Cap, I'm mighty glad Pm going to have lots
oil company"
Il was thought this might DO mere bravado; but
shortly anerward. procuring knife, he attempted 10
have OF the prison officials Kill him by attacking
the turnkey, stating as he did so that nc wished they
would shoot hun ut once without keeping him until
Friday.
Upon being questioned by the HERALD correspond
Ont he iaughingly admitted his guilt saying, Yes,
killed her cause loved her, and would do Il again.
He expressed surprise that anybody In New York
should care whether hanged not but ascribed
u to the fact that IL was because lac WAS negro.
SECOND OF rHK TRIO.
Brutal his cold bloodcd murderer the second
OF tho victims OF the rope, Florenzo, tho Mkt
can showed equal carocssncss OF lie ana british
insenssblty appalling in this age OF civilization Joa
GUN Florence, though called Mexican, was believed
20 have been native oil the Philippine lslanus, ana
Of tho lowest order oil intellect which character
LEES his class from that latitude In appearance no
low, squat with dirty, yeowish face, shining eyes
mud shaggy, matted halr The CRIME Tor which he SUI
that oil murdoring his mistress, amuatio. with
shocmakers KNIFE at No l83 Bourbon street, ON the
nlgnt OF January TO- 1916. IL appears from his own
stacmcDi thai DO was shoemaker by trade. aud had
n little stand poar the French MARKET This was how
ever disbeIeved by the police, who averrcd that no
was n smuegIer by occupation. However, he had
managed to save up some LOO III coin ana green.
backs, which kept Ia an old shoe updcrneath tho
mattress upon which he slept lie lived compare
lively happy with MIS- mistress. Julianno or Marie,
rs she was indicrenty called unt New Years. 1915,
when he began TO suspect her OF inhdc'ty.
Tms MURDER.
To such creature jealousy would apparently be out
pf me question but II worked on HIS feelings that.
On the ght OF January 10, he took his shoemaker
tue ana stabbed her TO the heart alter which he IN.
acted seven eight other wounds He then TOOK tho
money from its hIding place aud spread II ever ber
lace SO that when the body was found II was lteraiy
covered with gold silver and grecnbacks Ho did TINS,
be said because they naG quarrciled about u often,
ana u ow dead he was sorry, ana wanted 70
rive il all TO her His idea was, apparently TO pretend
lna some one had entered tho house, anu while at
tempting steal the money had murderer the woman,
alter which incy LAD fed, leaving the wealth which
they sought - - =.
Af,er tho comm ission OF tho decd. however, Flo
reuzo went quietly 10 sleep alongside oil MS victim,
when be was arrested by the police. who accdonsay
discovered tho murder.
TRIAL CONDEMNATION.
AZ hts trial. though apparently sorry 90 had iost MS
MISTRESS ne fct regret AT having mprscr.a DOL,
and when death was road 10 him IN Span
,sh he laughed Ia q simple childish way, aud upon
being told that on the morning Of the execution nc
cuid have what he wished Tor breakfast, OUTSIDE Of
the regular PRISON iafe. seemed more cngssya IN
Arranging a Dill OF are ior that occasion than IN pre-
pairing for hts death. -
Tus THIRD NURDRRER.
Adrien Eveque the laird and last OF the laws We
inns was a mulatto. between twenty AM thrty
,ears ~ age who killed q negro named Richard Iur.
ncr, sta bali given o. tho corner o. ,alovrns sna
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