Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-11-25

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Mrs. Shaw 10 . pretty womss, and pretty women
ought to have some latitude. The effect on the
Bowsry WIN be TO- make It more the rage Than ever
talents for intrigue which Mrs. shaw is sad,to.po
ses Great sport snos-
Court Is Oyer asa Tsrnimcr.
Judge Iashss Presiding.
Nov 23.-ISenience o. Ezra TtSSise for. Inv mssr-
der Of Peter FStzpxsriek On Saturday morniDg, SO
early O'clock, the doors Of the great ceurt room
in the City Hall, were bsset BY ono Of the largest
groupes Of "Bewerya Nays" "Volunteers to Fire
Companies, "dock ISafers," I'd est grsrs omnes, we
had been brought foaH hes prison and privately taken
into conn by the sidsdooS. He accom- parsed
by hiss brother, and they were accommodated with
seat the fire. BY W O'Clock the crowd had i'm
creased fearfuly and the officers had orders
not open the doors till the arrived Of the court it
wasa wonder that some commotion didiaot occur
motion was made by some one in the crowd, to
break open the doors, aud carried by exclamation,
but geVd luck would have il, the doors would not
be broken open or the conss quence must have been
caamiteus, for there not above six or 4even
officers ut that time in tho court.
About hall past ii, his Honor entered, accompani-
ed by AID Benson and Purdy, and took their seats
on the bench The SherrEthen, in person. appeared
the great door and the rxsh of the most terri
fc charaeter. As to getting the immense assem-
blage seated, it would have been eighth wonder,
for they took possession Of the benches and refused
restored, the District Attorney rose and said. "If
your Honors please, now move that Ezra White be
placed a. the bar and thatsAs judgment Of tho law
be passed on him.
The Sheriff immediately conducted the prisoner
to the usual position before the cour,. He main-
tanned his usaai mmobility Of sountenance, and
having been proclaimed, the clerk ofthe arraigns
minded the prisoner Of his TRIAL and conviction and
demanded it he had any thing to say why Judgment
shoud not be passed againsthim.
White reDlieu. 81 leave i AL q IN counsel
Mr. Graham-f your Honors please, have
nothing to object, to sentence OF death passing
after judgment has been passed, will put on the
files Of the Court.
Judge Ingiss then rose, and in most solemn and
impressive-yct truly eloquent manner, addressed
Ezra Hhite-Afer long and aborious invest;-
cation, you have been convicted by jury Of your
country, Of the highest crime to the laws or to mo.
rality. At that trial you had the benefit of able and
learned counsel who presented every argument in 8,
your favor which their learning could draw from the
aw-or their ingenuity get ont Of the facts, for the
purpose Of securing to you good deliverance.-
Gbey told the Jury that in the hrst place, you bad
committed the crime in self defence, and on that
ground demanded for you total acqpital from any
charge whatever. II that ground Of defence failed
in the opinion OF the jury, il was contended that yeur
| crime only amounted to nansaughter, and thAk
light which the law views that offence, your life
as the jury might have rendered in conformity with
the arguments Of your counsel.
On both these points that jury who listened to thu
evidence and to the arguments, with the most
wearied patience-greater patience indeed than ev-
before Witnessed after remaining in the jury
box longer than they deemed necessary, they found
| you guilty ofMuRDER..
| With that verdict shis court say reasonto diff
for for your crime was not commttedin self defence.
and could fairly be construed into manslsug
because you not then labornE usder any excite
Guilty which ensued, came after you he'd not made
inexcusable entry int that house, and before ysu
had been told TO leave it, Bat you returned and
that AID after peer
seas, You inflicted the wood which Instantly sesslt-
ed NTH fdacfhg YOU In The depisrsble sauassn IN
which ysu now stand.
Your crime thas falls withia that Of prsu
murder. All the accompanying Giro q sho,-
that you had time for your angry passions 10 cool
for Il must certainly have bssa within the
such continued blows. The verdict. hen wss
just one and with that verdict the country and tbs
public will finally concur IL was certainly, in the
view o. the court case that fell within the deGni
ton OF murder, both in legal and neral point az
view.
Daring the long and tedious imprisonment which
you have undergone, you must have reflected
within yourseif on the causes Of this sad Affair." and
do not now stand here TO expatiaie on the snormitv
Of your crime. Your own feelings, however scared
hardened and benumbed, must come to yeu in thoss
hours OF silence, and bring before your ind imaees
81 much greater and more narrowing pognancy tSv :
any language OF mine can convey. The meanc hoiv
contrast must In those hours OF gloom be presented
to your mind, Of what you now are and what Won
might have been. That apparent immobility which
characterizes yoa do not take TO be the result Of
apathy, bat rather the remains Of the excitement
you have undergone, and proves me that no pun.
Ishment can add to the emotions OF your own heart
In mercy 10 You, ] wousd not attempt to say any
thing that could add to your emotions q this nc
ment but for the sake Of this large audience, and
especially out Of regard to the young portions there
OF, shall point out Of e causes OF your degra-
dation, and some Of the which may have led
you TO the commission Of the fatal deed.
On your trial IL saf cently apparest that ysur
early life had been continual round and
dissipation Scenes Of midnight revelry and vsitsto
the haunts OF vice appear TO have occupied yourself
and companions in the early part Of the evening
when you went TO the house where the crime was
committed. your former life had bees one of in
dustry instead OF the reverse, you would have had
friends here TO have testified thereto on the trial
None such appeared. now warn those who are
likely to initiate your example, that even BY accident
they may be placed in similar situation II they fol-
low similar practices. At this moment there may
be those present who merely from some fortuitcus
circumstances may be kept from accompanying you
10 the principal scene in this sad drama. II there
are any such within the sound Of nv voice would
warn them that even in this world, punishment IL
sure To oertake them Sooner later, though IL
be fenced round with all those forms which
cessary In civilized country, the Judgment OF their
fellow man will o'ertake them. To you then say.
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