The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-06-28
Sentence of Thomas w. Dorr.

We give a letter from our Providence cores
pendent, and several extracts from Rhode Island
papers, relative to the extraordinary severity of the
sentence of Governor Dorr.
PROVIDENCE, Or. ~ June 25, 1914.
My DEAR SIR-Your correspondent, sc. vs.,
has requested me to advise you OF the hna ressl.
of Gov. DORIS trial, he having been called from
the city for few days.
Mr.. Dorr received his sentence last evenlng-lm-
prisonment for life and hard labor-with perfect
GOODNESS. 1t is SAID, that after the Chief Justice
had passed sentence, Mr. Dorr remarked to him,
that even then he would for no consideration ex-
prisoner will probably be conveyed to this city this
evening.
Col. Bill Blodget and the Editor of the Provi-
dence Gazette. had regular set-too, the other
night, in College street. The glory of victory was
acceded, by all present, to the Editor G. ). j.
From Newport Rhode Islander, June 26
The Supreme Court met in this town by adjournment,
on Monday morning. The closing argument, in writing
upon the verdict against Mr. Dorr read by Mr.
Turner his associate counsel The Court then took a
recess till o'clock NJ (Nr Atweil not having arrived
briefly addressed the Court on the same point when the
Court took a second recess till 5 P. NJ, when they by
Chief Justice Duree delivered the opinion OF the court
overriding the motion; upon which the Att Gen. renew
ed his motion for sentence Atwel for the prisoner sug
gested that bill of exceptions course OF repara
writ of error, and take the question Of state
Treason up to the Supreme Court Of the United States
yesterday morning At which time the Chief Justice
pronounced against Mr. Dorr sentence of Imprisonment
at hard labor for te in the State Prison, al Providence
When called why sentence should not be ed
against him, Mr. Dorr in short speech to the Court
pressed his conviction that he had not received fair
trial by impartial jury and that the whole proceeding
had been mere solemn ceremony" the effect OF vim
dictive party feelings and political rancor" The bill Of
exceptions involving point Of construction of State
law and also of the constitution of the u S. dsal
lowed by the court
From Providence Journal. June 26l
Ass
the principal objects OF interest was the trial OF Dorr
and the arrival of the Horse Guards from Providence
The Guards were received by the Middletown
Company, and escorted into the town. Both com:
| panies made very fine appearance, and numbered
Just as they were passing the Court House, Thomas
w Dorr was coming out and was obliged to stop on
in review before him. The Court. yesterday refused
his motion in arrest Of judgment and the Attorney Gene
raj moved that sentence be now pronounced upon the
ed until bill of exceptions could be filed to take
the case to the Supreme Court Of the United States
Judge Staples suggested that until sentence was pro-
uounced there judgment on which Bill OF Ex-
ceptIons could be founded and Mr. Atwl modified his
remarks by giving notice. that he should this morning
msve that Of the sentence should be suspended
until the could be heard before the supreme Court
of the United states This every lawyer knows cannot
be DONE the Court has power after 1t has passed
sentence. The pardonng reprieving power can then
alone be appealed to. AS the result proved this was
only done for delay. The Court adjourned TO O'Clock
this morning. fer the purpose OF passing sentence The
Clerk propounded the customa question =" Prisoner
what have you to why sentence should not he pro
nounced against you ~ Whereupon MIR. Dorr and
addressed the Court for about twenty minutes will moi
undertake to give you report Of his remak they
but repetition of the old matters that have been repeat
ed and refued and again during the trial. and
of the most insulting character towards the Court
would not exchange my place as prisoner at the
bar" said he, for seat beside your honors -" No
thing but an Algerine Court would have borne such
INSULT but Chief Justice Duree replied TO him in very
mild and dgned that the Court had endeavo
discharge their duties faithfully and mpartally and
that they were not aware that they had allowed them
selves to be influenced by any Of the motives charged
upon them by the prisoner He said the painful duty i'm
posed upon him by the law remained to be performed
which passing of sentence. The prisoner twas then
directed to rise and the Chief Justice pronounced the
sentence, as follows
1.-THE sentence of the court that you, Thomas vii
Dorr be imprisoned in the State prison in Providence
for and during the term of your natural e and be there
| kept at hard labor in solitary confinement"
PARDoNRD.-We understand that information
has recently reached the Department of State that
Her Britannia Majesty has extended pardon Subject to
| the usual condition of good behavior while resident
there) to the American prisoners in Van Demanf
Land, whose embraced in the suboined list ::
Chsuncey sheldon Joseph Thompson Alvin B. Sweet
Nathan Whiting Jacob Paddock, John g. Swanberg Gar
Get Hicks, John Cronkhte, Flow Fellows, David House
samuel Snow Emanuel Garrison David A. Heusus
Leonard Delano Lewis w. Willer, Robert Marsh MOSES
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