Lathrop, George:

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DARK AND TERRIBLE DEEDS OF GEORGE LATHROP, WHO, AFTER PASSING THROUGH THE VARIOUS DEGREES OF CRIME, WAS FINALLY CONVICTED AND HUNG IN NEW ORLEANS, JUNE 5, 1848. FOR THE ROBBERY AND MURDER OF HIS ... A rare account of robbery, murder, and patricide, printed in Louisiana. Copyrighted by E.E. Barclay in Ohio, this (possibly) fictional tale was published by the Rev. W. Stuart, and quite likely written by him as well. George Lathrop's journey on the road to self-ruin began in a gambling hall in New Orleans, where he "wins at first, but then loses all." The son of a Louisiana planter, Lathrop would go on to commit a slew of crimes, including pickpocketing, the robbery of a jewelry store in New Orleans, other crimes in Louisville and Richmond, and the murder of a constable in St. Louis. In Baton Rouge Lathrop and a partner accost the former warden of Sing Sing prison, nearly beating the man to death. The height of Lathrop's depravity was the murder of his own father as the elder man travelled to New Orleans to deposit the proceeds of his cotton crop. Lathrop was arrested while hiding in the St. Charles Hotel. His accomplice turned state's evidence and was sentenced to the state prison at Baton Rouge, while Lathrop was condemned to death by hanging. A brief speech from the gallows concludes the narrative. Lathrop's adventures also include a Romeo and Juliet story in which he falls in love with his father's enemy, and both fathers oppose the union. The illustrations show various crime

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