The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-06-23
NUMBER Al.
Our New Orleans Letter.
General 1DsalRess i'm the City
The Execution Of three MUIR.
Slerers mt tlae Parish Ksrasom-
Personal.
NEW ORLEANs. Lnne l5. ls17.

EDITOR CHIEF:
Pardon the delay in transmitting
to our old friend and college mate the
promised letter. New Orleans in the
summer affords so little even to think
about, that to Gull from its present
heated still, and monotonous being
any points ofinterest for your readers,
would be q very difficult task to even
o writer of fiction.
But to-day, we have had q real sem
sation, and the many who were not
permitted to witness it-for the spec
tacle was gotten up in real dramatic
style, tickets of admission being nec-
essary-are at this moment eagerly
awaiting the evening papers with
their always graphic accounts of such
performances. refer to the execution
of Alfred Eveque, Geo. Morris and
Joaquin Florenza; the first two named
being mulattos, and the nationality
of the other doubtful. He had face
decidedly Mongolian, yet spoke only
the Spanish language, claiming to be
a Mexican.
Your readers have doubtless read
of their several awful deeds of murder
in the first degree, and these it is NOS
necessary for me to describe.
About half an hour ago, these great
criminals leapt from q gallOws into
the other world, and at this writing
their earthly remains are probably
placed to mingle with the kindred
dust. In this correct manifestation
of the vindicatory power Of the law,
good citizens can indeed rejoice; for
it is an Indication of a return bo good
governmental desideratum for oh,
SO many years. The manner in which
the respective criminals were affected
by the knowledge of their early death,
has been made the subject of numer-
ous articles in the papers of a week
past. The bearing Of Morris was
bold, and even defiant. Eveque has
been melancholy and very dev0ut,
remaining upon his kness in prayer
for hours together. Florenza has been
a stole, and in his couneenance it was
impossible to note any particular
feeling.
By those who have seen many exc
cutions it was judged that the bold
manner of Morris was assumed, being
simply bravado, and that he would
utterly break down when the time
should come, and perhaps have to be
carried to the gallows. This idea was
proved to be entirely fallacious. All
three of the criminals walked boldly
with firm steps upon the trap. Their
death warrants were read to them
separately and heard apparently un-
moved. The most apparent cOolness
was that displayed by Eveque, who
had been most respondent before the
time of execution. He appeared as it
entirely satisfied in himself, chat he
had made his peace with God, and
seemed to regard the occasion as one
of holy solemnity. When the nooses
had been adjusted, and the black caps
placed over the several heads, Morris
features twitched, and he muttered
something which was inaudible to
the audience. Florenza also seemed
to say something. Eveque was per-
fectly still. The minister finished his
task, the trap fell, Eveque hung mo-
tionless entirely, Morris drew up his
body, Florenza tried to raise his arms,
which were fastened behind him, and
in few seconds all were still, appar-
emily in death. The audience were
dismissed, leaving only the physicians
on the scene to testify to their deaths.
was glad to receive the CHIEF
one of the few country papers with
out "patent outside" That it has
live editor it's style was not neces-
sary to provo to me, conclusive though
this is; but ! remember the energy
| of his character at school; remem-
Der too that even before he was old
enough to mingle "mid the busy
haunts of men," he was the general
manager of a toy business world or
ganized within little yard fronting
on Camp street. With best wishes
for the continued success of tie CHIEF
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