New-York tribune., 1885-07-07
TREATMENT AND FATE or CARPENTER

| W. c. RIIINELANDER MAKES AN URGENT APPEAL FOL
THE CONDEMNED MAN.
To The Editor of The Tribune.
SIR: Is there no one in the city Of New-YorA
who wishes to say word In sympathy for or alleyatoi
of the suerngs of John Carpenter In .he name OF all
that humane merciful and JUST has lie not suffered
| too much For year he has been harnessed likes
horse: no. unlike horse for horse with the harness %
mas all limbs left free, while Carpenters limbs, az
well his body In captivity Is IL not petter 70
prevent the acquisition OF weapons by extra cation
than the use by cruel treatment am dying
are his words; put the death watch on me now In
the name of humanity let this be DONE II the law
deman the death Of this demented man, let hn
not DO mp to the moment OF his death Carpene
is insane II not at the time OF the commission OF
his act he Is No man could stand the torture 10
which he has been subjected without having Ills Draa
ovcrweighted
No unworthy scntimentality prevents me from
referring to my imprisonment when speak against cruel
treatment to defenceess Often have heard him
protest against the cruel tgbtness OF the heavy thongs
by which bound, OF the cramped positions IN
which he had c OF the pain they caused him. OF M
inability to much draw the clothes upon him when
at night they isIlaced, and OF his otrepeau
wish for DEATH On the evenings when the other pris'
oners were shyerng cod he would stand In his cell
with the window open, great gusts OF ar oiowihs upon
him. body heated by inward fever Carpenters nnd
was rned by the belief that his wife was untrue 10 m
him when there but his to hear no heart buo
his TO stab with the expression Of immoral sentiments
and intended immoral acts. True. have but the words
OF this condemned surely did henagine that shs
sad things, when she old not then were ne douDJ
mad. There motive shown Tor the murder anu
murder when amisted by sane person. after apss
of time particularly. must always have motive. Tue
agony caused 10y his wifcs doings and sayings preyd
upon his mind from the and continued during he
long term Of imprisonment and unsettled his reason W
II he vanly imagined whathe thought he knew, and ns
i'm sginaon worked his mind Into a state OF frenzy thea
has he not tainly been OF unsound mindf woman
may in many ways bring d dit upon the marital rea
ton without being what is generally understood by %
faithful to husband and may out his mind bys
| constant disregard OF true wife's true position
will also desert their husbands aud shelter them
selves behind the plea OF cruelty Carpenter sane Of
him, and could see her dead but not dlshoa
ored. Whether Is hs or Tim Mccarthy, Who beating =
woman insensibty, deprived her OF her virtue
dearer 0y far her than life the greater criulhs
May the day be not far distant Wneh rape wiz 80
punished by imprisonment for life! But Tim Mcoatny
Is and will not be subjected to 1.-THE OF the puhs
men Of John Sapsner %hsrsa, our human cTn aas oa;
civz alton should demand his Immediate AMI etetnn
expulsion the ranks OF our humanity which he las
BY verdict of the jury based upon the oratory o.
Colonel Fellows, Carpenter dies unless reversal
obtained In demanding q prisoners life is not the
presentation of the bare facts sufficient unattended y
him TO his doomi the jury swayed round to
their ten decision by Colonel leowss wonder.
fu Gift OF oratory used rcmorsclessly as "eaioa
against this mans life Is attempt at suicide
sham rs Judge Barrett pronounces IT, because uhsle
cessful The adjustment OF the rope the plunge iho
the water the taking the dose OF poison. are sdden
painless and rremediable hut the only means AZ
Clrpenter's command productive OF great agoy
which both ,dc him for the m)ment oblyios 70 nis
mental suffering and caused him TO desist after llctas
Painful aud what thought and hoped were suicisnt
wounds. Cruel and unconvincing Is Judge Barretts
Characterization OF Carpenters attempted suicide;
Let us extend :lercy aud commiseraton 10 the maa
about die unless saved By higher court Those sao
believe him insane (and they are many kno" nos
auguishe his MUD has becu; those who believe mh
sane know how tortured his mind Is now Let not ines
latter, then, advocate cruelty To him now Let .ns
| appeal which comes from his suffering heart, ] Aw
dying the del watch me now he gra.tei an
Ii necessary guard him from tue possible recurrehe
the use weapons surreptitiousy obtained LEI ~
done by placing watch upon his actions, ana mol rehe
his last days still more miserable by maners straps sH
thongs. W. Z. hhiNtLNNp-"
| Stamford, Conn, July 4, 1855.