The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-16

TiiH I.fST .i'T ~ yHE PiYBHOKE .fND
81 .iiEINS !HEpTiS


lhr Douhic Assassin "n the G"i"ws.
CuScorp. y. H.. March lj.-rhc last act
I'm tlc trrr.bl, drama 81 the Pembroke and st.
Adams murders eliminated here to-day In tho
.ni. i.l. NJ Joseph lIpn4c. tho double ns~ns-in.
Sever iu the history ol New Englanl have two
crImr- solla'i hrrn a;onrG for in II moro Just
anil nw-ah.lng spirit. Two successive iurics.
after lons and rntirnt trials pronounced tho
PRISONER guilty" and his own confession vol
unfairly made to tho Warden and his deputy
only few hours ago. proves that those vcrdicts
were right and just. Indeed, considering the
cnormiiy and acnd,shncss VI his crimcs. the
sentence executed upon him to-day must be
pronounced n mild and even bcncilricnt one.
II over Il man earned the tabled tDrturcs of tho
InGuisiton. Lapaga had.
~ an Curly hour last evening the condemned
mum WIS taken from his cell to pleasant little
sitting room on the second story Of the prison
opposite the guard room Here surrounded Ivy
chirping canary birds and trailing vines Of ivy.
he passed his Inst night ON earth From So
o'clock until II q. the two ccrgymen. Fathers
Barry and NIllcitc lahorcd with him. cndcavor-
ing to make him rcaliS, tho shortIcss Of tho
time loft and the duty h. owed to society to
make public confession. They succeeded so
far that when they departed his hardened.
logged mir had softcncd somewhat. He ate n
hurried lunch Of broad ten. and meat, and then
fell into fit Of rcycrc. He paid no attention
10 what WIS going on around him. but seemed
lost in vacancy. Halt nn hour aitcrward the at
tcntion OF the jailcrs was attracted by Lapago
rnppng on his chair and motioning TO them to
draw nearer. Suddenly LapaGe fell on his
knees and. with the tears running down his
checks. exclaimed in broken English:
Il killed gal; yes. killed two gn Too bad.
too bad Pardon. mon Dicu. pardon"
n f.f.. 1. l..
him. and then the pcnitcnt wretch sobcrcd. and
the confession. which was taken down in writ
Ing ny the Wardens son. freed from bad Eng
lish and French idionis. is as follows:
IL lcit Suncook ut o'clock on the morning of
tho murder. and pissed the bakery on the road
ct about o'clock. | stopped and talked with
the baker n few minutes hut couldn't stay
long. The devil was in my heart. telling me to
so alter the girl. wont across the bridge made
by the highway and railroad. taking n stake
from pile near by: then across tho rond. and
mot the girl. struck her with the stick. When
sir'.rk she put up her hand. md the cut on
her hind was caused by the blow OF the stick.
turn took her into the wood. cut oil her head
with my knifo and ,,arriri the head 10 where IL
was found. Then went to the small brook and
washed my hands. kniie. and cont: then nenry
doubled on myself back 60 the place wherr l"ft
NY coat and axe. and went NJ the road short
distance ~ the plncc whore | hid the wallet
ring. b. and a little further on lc!t my cont
Daniells's. and then took the highway hack to
sun sunr9ok; taking coat and axe WITH me- 2nd goi
III five shirts. two coais. and Two caps
tour or hye days aiicr. anl told me
! was a had nm; 4Ind she did dino. not want
house. Ny wife did not burn them up because
they were bloody. but We got into quarrel.
utes before cut on her head with knife. and
washed the knife in about five minutes and
The blood OIL cont and got IL clean.
sire. I, think ! got 20 .J2e Daniels; a
about II O'clock and, tniSed with him
mes SnF i mp wood "'fa sa n% q w @na
into the woods, measured my wood. came back
horse, He lid not look at his watch. broke
ne stick by striking ton the ground after the
struck her. 1 did not stamp on her head or
face. but simply turned her bend with my foo,
en iu na on M er6 ra rnc Is hf IN I'm maze
%aers i hurried them. The testimony Of the
doctors from Boston, about the blood on my
oi pants the next week. Ny big coai lett in the
woods, and the blood on nv hands l washed OIL
Toward the end he broke ont crying n'rcsh
and altogether displayed an amount Of snnsi6.l-
~ which 9stopished MS heqrer. The Wardsn
killing OF Miss Ball at ST. Adams in 1871. The
murderer nodded his head aiiirm@tively. and
II killed the Ball girl. too I killed her in the
woods. and hid her body On the Giornlng Of
lnHt my WA nay nix III wv ltlb u'ul M
house; WAS having up to II o'clock in the
forenoon. Then went across lots To- meet Nj ss
Bal at spot ON Tx road where i knew 5hs
her into the woods. II WIS about 3 when
killed nor, ana got home nj - The clair;
voynnt AZ Bennington t'll II Just as ii was told
my road. my house. tn" humber ~ my children
the house Was a big black on"l. and told about
the small houses. too put her night dress.
comb. and brush that she had with her under
the log. The man who swOre 10 seeing me
every hour was a good man. and did not lie.
To- mt nD "a rN bf,ks
came home from ST. Adams about o'clock. |
worked fast. 50 they did not think had been
away
Attic conclusion Of his statement Lapnge set
e. WORK. and. with n" uii ui Deputy warden
Psbury. constructed rough maps of both MUIR
ders. showing his movements IN d'tail on enrh
occasion. Then he became moody agnin and
ceasci 10 speak. At times he would start up
Me no Tstr. mywi'e no matter. Ny chill
dren-oh. God! too bad. too had"
H. expressed deep SORROW for his offences
and prayed To- the good God " to forgive him.
Al q lock hrtrl"d to divert his mlnt by look
M "{as.t9i s'Grees,coi PIC. views ana .haitlns
thoughts were On tho finish ~ as he quantity
.eNrres,,4d il. He was GLAD That only ,compara;
whether there would be anybody from IT.
A!,mhs, hni was ,told iha' 4 pen or more were
Y De- Ir .rnt H. az NJ, slesn win dgring
nj oic m. ,0 .e aem4l d awkc thrGe
etate breakfast NJ coffee, bread. and steak, and
az pr.p'i WAS cioseteI with has spiritual adj
'rir, i'r the last tmr.
The hanging itself WIS done with nea,ncss
order. and despatch. The enllows. painted a
N'ilN ..n", WIS Of the od-f, Suiunrd pattern
winch Npurl-hrd az Newgatc in the days before
luu.l' hang ngs were abandoned. II was put
w against the northern wall OF the man cor
Iill - the prs, n. and consisted Of u s'nnod
ABOUT ton feet from the ground. with thick.
,"Nu'rou' crossl"hin, moose coled neatly NJ
,,e I3p' ana 4" usual arrnpgrment Of uprehts.
,,lr'hS.d INTO ne guard room, and thence to
~ ''flli'r ilNut.nH the erlDld. Among