Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-08-17
TORONTO, Aug. 6, 1888.
Persons sentenced to DEATH

llleu' W" oa'u'uay william s. Witsf
4 tried and acquitted. The law of En-
+ for high treason requires that wbon
Of Indictment is found, the prisoner mn
punished with copy of the bill, an
list OF all the jury that have bee
moned to attend, and ten DAYS must ,
before the trial can be brought ON
bout one o'clock the jury Which h..
out with the case of Wilson rs,nr 40
verdict of not guilty. The Con-
h directed the sheriff TO bring in tboe,
& cn prisoners who were to be sen,ono oS'
sheriff expressed some doubts of hr;no
so large number at once. T5.
& very properly remarked that ,bere
no danger that if the civil force was
efficient, detachment of the militia -,
at hand. About half past one o'cIocL ~ y
neIs came IN attended by military and
guard and were seated in the iuru
the crler had made proclamation
Al persons to keep silence while his
bp the queens justice, pronounced the
nee of DEATH" Mr. Justice Jones called
he names of four American citizens,
4 had been tried under the act of the last
!. In of the provincial parliament. The
4 was Linas Wilson Miller After
4 recapitulation of the evidence, he asked
& her be had any thing 10 say why SEN
4 Of death should not now be pronoun-
+ b him. After pausing few moments,
~boie, in fine !melodious voice, in sub
d asiollows -
$IY LORD
! our lordship has asked whether have
khing 10 offer why sentence of death
not be pronounced against me,
whit the permission of your lordship,
\ few remarks, no, however with a
that shall be able by any thing that
4 ght say, to turn aside the impending
Ehat awaits me.
h reference to the statute under which
Ere been tried, am under full convic-
that it is unconstitutional, and in
4 opinion, believe am sustained by
! ofthe legal gentlemen now present
a Of opinion that no statute affecting the
. Of an individual, whether a subject or
can be considered the law Of the land
/ il shall have received the sanction Of
Sovereign. know, my lord, that under
. act others have suffered, and | have no
|,u to suppose that my pleading its un-
Iluonaity will be any bar to the aw-
hi which is about to fall from the lips of
OrdShip
am, indeed, asked why sentence of
shall not now be passed upon me. If
done deed worthy Of death. would
let it come but | declare TO your lord
b. that according TO the dictates Of my
Judgment, | deserve neither death nor
have not been guilty of the death OF
one. have taken from no one that
,A was not my own. | came not into
[rcountry to destroy its form of govern
l Icame not upon its borders with
sin my hands Young and inexpeli-
Eh now stand convicted, by the advice
|hers Had truth and justice prevailed
huId not now be called to stand before
nOrdships in peril OF my life.
4 lsay stand convicted-but on what ev,
Ens has my conviction been obtained
n laa of the perjured Doane, who has
home an evidence for the crown to save
own life. True, there has been some
|Heyidence against me. from persons who
dIeye intended to speak the truth, but they
he in error No doubt they were led as
from the necessary confusion OF the mo
When became sensible of my error
ben found that it was better for me TO re
nO my home-I was told that the line
pa moi be passed, and that if Iforsook m,
by death would be my portion. Thus sit
3D. what way was there for my escape
lappeaI, my Lord, tothe lancefs, wheth
Ibid mol use my best exertions % stay tn
doft The assassin. lappeal 70 every in
Fdual who was present Al, the attack upol
ancers to say whether l did not do e'
hing in my power TO prevent the deaf
'ny one, or the loss of any property
lam here. before your lordship, cor
Fsdas lelon; but appealing to my ow
aSience, avow to your lordship and I
kvhole court, that | cannot consider m.
guilty of felonious act-yet, If 1t is m
'Hsut1er death, | must bow to the maj
(which DEGREES it"
The Judge asked the other three the usu'
saoO, and nothing being said, ne PR
eled 10 pronounce the sentence, pretaelnl
Nth some pertinent remarks, PARTICULAR
Pressing himself to Miller. He said
APPARENT that his education should ha'
bin to different course than TO be four
Aa band of individuals, and with arm
whose aim was to subvert the Cover
alOla country with which be was n
INJECTED, and one which was at peace WI
United States, OF which he was a clliz'
HAT the view he had taken Of the cons
@Rality of the law he had transgresse
not sound, and that it was as muchi
olihe land as any under when u
VINCE was governed.
nneludgc then ordered Linus Wis
uef Georoc CooIav Norman MaIlo