The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-06-15
AN HOUR WITH THE DOOMED.

Yesterday a Democrat reporter.vis-
ted the Parish Prison, and through the
courtesy of the genial Capt. Cain, was
allowed to see the three condemned
men who are to be executed on Friday,
the 10Th inst.
The first cell that the reporter entered
was the one occupied by the China
man, joaquin Florenza. This man
does not speak the English language.
On entering the cell the doomed
man was playing with his toes and was
laughing as if something amused him
very much. AS soon as an interpreter
arrived he, through the interpreter,
said that he was to die, and gesticu-
lated with his hand that he was going
to be hanged by the neck. He does
not know where he is going when he
dies, but hopes, wherever it 1t is, he
will not meet Mary Louise, for the
reason that she was taithless 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 Norris, who is :,
tidy grf about 5 fcet7 inches in height.
Morris says he is willing to pay the
penalty Of his deed, that he has made
hard bed for himself and he must
lie on it. He felt very bad when he
heard that he was to be hung by him
self, but now that he has company he
does not care.
He says he feels deeper regret at the
Chinaman being put to death than he
does for himself, for he does not think
the Chinaman has good sense.
Morris says he loved Sarah Jones
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hopes to meet her in heaven; that he
has repented for what he has done, and
believes that the Almighty has for
given him. He says Sarah was Il good
girl, and that he feels that she has
gone to heaven; that if she had gone
to hell her spectere would have haunt
ed him in his sleep. He says Sarah
has appeared to him twice since his
imprisonment, and that she is not
angry at what he had done to her, but
ON the contrary, has forgiven him, and
with Outstreached arms was beSeech-
ing him to tarry not long, but to has
ten to her side.
Morris, when informed that his
mother and wife were downstairs
weeping, laughed and said there was
no use crying over split milk.
When the reporter entered the cell
occupied ny AIlflen cVGC4ue ne lOunO
him on his knees, praying. The Off
GERS 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 a Catholic, and will be
| under the teachings of II priest from
| now until the day of his execution
Evecquc evidently fears death, and
| when his fate is mentioned to him he
sludders. He says that he did not have
| a fair trial, and that the witness in the
case swore falsely against him. He
does not deny killing Richard Francis
alias Poucette, but claims that it was
in self-defense.
Evecque has but little to say i'll favor
Of himself, 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 company on his journey into eter-
nifty.
The scatfOld that these men are to be
executed upon will be erected Wcuncs-
day evening, the. 18th inst. The plat
form to be used for the occasion is one
that has been used in the prison for
many years, and from off of which
many and many 4 murderer has been
landed into ctcrnity.-N. q. Dp1,oc,un.
CnNCEHNINt, KARS