Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-04-16

THE DOO8EDs
The Court Of Appeals ct Albany Nc"
York, having rendered dscisions on the
9Th instant in the cases Of Chsstine Co..
convicted Of the murder OF Mrs. hui''
and Pistro Balbo. convicted Of the muir
der Of his wife. Affirming the Judgment
Of III. cour. below in each case. both are
TO be hanged shortly. The Grophie says:
when the news Of this last decision was
hroueht 10 the prisoners, Coz seemed
moody for the hrst time since his arrest,
and the usual laugh did notappsar. Here
tofore ho has seemed 10 enjoy the notoristy
of his position. and his friends have conf
IDENTIFY advised him that the Court Of APP
peals would decide favorably. He said:
cts all done now except inishing. They
can't finish Il until they hang me. but
they'll do that quick enough now" His
face clouded over, md he evidently began
TO realize his position. His tone wss quiet
and he looked serious enough. After noon
he was visited By Rev. Mr.. Russell. Of
Rutherford Park. who has been . constant
visitor ever since the arrest. To him Coz
said: ~ do not care % much TOR . re-
prievs. That would do mo no good. i
feel prepared 10 die. and II 1 am to die
there II no advantage In uncertain post
poasments."
Baibo had been earnestly hoping for
new trial In the expectation that he would
only DO found guilty in tho second degree.
He was. however. cheerful. The little
altar at tho end of the cell was neatly AZ
ranged. the picturs-covered walls had been
carefully kept. and no was clean shavsn'
neatly dressed. and looked little like the
bridge laborer whose wife was found wiz
her threat cut In . Rose street tenement
last fall. In conversation he expressed
himself - resigned to his fate, and said:
"Ms have no friends. no friends, only
Jesus. I have Jesus after . while. Tor
give everybody and Jesus forgive me. On
u break my poor mothers heart. sne
send me this ring. II Is like what she
send my wife for Christmas. 1 forgive. 1
ready 70 die. ! NO want TO die. No. ny
mother die when she knows i hang"
In both these cases the murders we're
Of the most brutal and deliberate char
sctsr. yet each rsd-hsnded wretch has
had more apparent friends since their
arrest and incarceration than they ever
had before. Sympathy. religious. social
and material. has been literally bestowed
upon them. yet no one can give any
good and consistent reason why. Cox.
In robbipg Mrs. Hull. concluded that
dead women tell no tales, so hs coolly
murdered her in her bed, yet many
ladies have visited him in his cell.
brought him bouquets. and bestowed
many feminine attentions upon him. -
though to reward him for killing .
woman. The eonsolatory blessings OF
religion have been assiduously conferred
upon hi n. until he has enthusiastically
declared this 10 DO the happisst time OF
his life. and no apparently longed to
take the direct road to heaven so tempt
insly laid ont before him, while the
strong efforts to get him q new trial and
clear him from the rope promised sue
cess. Now that IL 10 finally decided that
he must travel that road with q halter
round his neck. however. he does not
seem 30 happily desirous Of going.
Balbo. too. expresses himself resigned
and happy in the prospect Of soon going
to the bosom Of his friend Jesus. With
the fear Of death and eternity before
them, these two brutal murderers have
apparently repentsd. been converted to
religion. and are happy in the assurance
that they are going straight to heaven
and that the gsllows In simply the most
direct way thither.
But II certainly does seem rather hard.
and inconsistent with rational or holy
practice that. according to religious
teachings. these two murdersrs are.
through repentance and holy absolution,
assured Of going direct to heaven, while
their poor, unfortunate victims. not
having been given any time to repent Of
their sins. were sent to the other place.
Coz dies recommending the gallows as
an open gate to . homo among the
heavenly angels. Balbo has no fear Of
meeting his wife there. but is resignsdly
happy and dies "forgiving everybody"
-Forgiving. for what3 There may DO .
good religious lesson in all this. bens-
ficial to mankind in its example and
teachings. but It IL not plainly visible TO
practical humanity.