Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-04-27
THE SENTENCE

NORFOLK, Hnrl' 81 YESTERDAY the awful
seDtencr 81 DEA II was pronounced hv lis
Honor Judge PAnKrR, u The Two ctnrir,is
tAsTILANo aE1 GARCIA who were convicted
Tow naN oAs' 81 the wiifn and deliberate
murder OF PETER LaGAUDETTE.
Ihe aWfnl 0eDnIcIaiInn of ti,e law nrodnc
ed no visible alteration in the fpaiu,as M a.
tEer OF The prisoners Garcia spckp with
some vthemence ~ asserting his Innocence
hni without enoticn. Castilano also made a
declaration OF his innocence but in t,n
w"'"s ana aPpateDtlS wiiheut the least con.
cern. whether this apathy is the Itsult of
caiious inseusibilIiy, or d deIusive ANTIGUA.
ton OF pardon or acqulttai, we are unable TO
determine.
The public feeling and anxiety had boo,
somewhat thongh nuneces ,aI ily excited bI -
misapprehepsioH OF The purpose of the pris
onets counsel IN applying tor postponement
OF the sentence from Saturday uniil Monday
snpposimg their intention 10 be 10 move foT a
new trial - 10 such appea', however. was nu3
in. and the Judge procee dcd 10 the perfoIrA
ance Of his high though painful dut,, OF pats.
ing sehience OF condemnation. which he pre-
raced with the following impressive and feel.
ine address 10 the prisoners:
Joseph Garcia CdHiiono
and Manuel Phihip Garcia,
! am called npon to perform = most
painful but necessary duly IA duty
which for the first time in my lie NV Off
cial situation comprls me 10 discharge
Although Tor nearly four wears have pre-
sided over this Judicial Circuit, and su..
ring mai period have unhappiIy witness
ed The arrangement aud convection of
many culpriis, YET such is the humane
tenderness of our law, iiai the established
quit Of no one OF them, has touch, Il the
life OF he cff"nder.-The awful pMnisl.
mrut OF deGth, has been reserved byl hat
law Tor very few crimes, Of d ep and
dangerous nalgnity, Indicating heart
wholly depraved and utterly regardless
OF social duty-Among which is tie crime
OIL "llinl, deliberate and premtdlisled
mnrdeT.-'Of tie commission OF this
crime, under circumstances of peculiar
airocI;y, each Of you stand convicted
and you have mow been brought to the
bar Of ibis Court 10 hear pronounced
against you, The stern but JUS, sentence.
winch throughout the Who'll world follows
such conviction, aud which man la a.
watded in obedience 10 the commands of
lis Cfeaior.
No circumstances can make me cease
10 regret the uecessIiy am under of pro-
nounciug your condemnation, but there
are several in your case calculated 10 reA
conciIe your Judges 10 the fate which,
through Tier fundamentally, inevitably
ava ts Won.
rue pflDclpaI one ~ the certainly OF
your guilt and lis cry ing enormity. - Be-
sides the confession of one ofyou, which
was not admitted to go 10 the jury, iha
proofs against YOU were strong, abun.
daDt, irresistible. If ihey we're not, ircb-
nicaIly speaking, posifius, they could
scarcely be called circumstauiial {; o, if
citchmsianiial. Of that nature which raises
viOlcnt presumption, ofienlimcs equal
TO full proof.-Nr did llis presumption
arise out Of one, but ont Of many facts
established by direct evidence all Of
them siagy ahordlng strong assurance of
'le justice of The charges against you,
aud when united perfectly conclusiVe.-
They proved beyond a single rational
doubt that aciuaied by some Internal
passion, you committed shocking and
barharons murder upon The body OF PEI
ter Lsgsudette, and that afterwards 10
prevent detec ion, with savage lerocily
scarcely less revolving 10 human nature
than the murder Itself, you buichered
apd barai his yetwarm and paIriieting