Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-07-30

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Extra from the Troy Budgr, we learn NE,
the atgomcnu Of the counsel N the ca Of
tIrsty q. Gteea, charged with nurjeflnr
his VIE, closed on Saturday nj ~ o'clock
when the case was submitted to the Jurv IN
a lucid charge from Judge Parker Also.
clock L. NJ. the Jury returned a vcrdicj n
guilty The Darie, Attorney moved tho
ptonounee,nen, OF the sentence Mr. r,cr.
son asked a suspension Of the sentenced 3,
enable tho defence TO submit some question,
Of law to a higher TRIBUNAL The Cour
rejected the application, and called the nm,
oncr 10 stand up
Judge Parker-Iienry c. Green sanI
up.
The prisoner ro.e, pale bu, prcser,io,
the same fixed and imper,uabc look which
he had maintained through the whole uial
Judge--llave you any thing to say why
the judgmcn, OF the law should no, now
be pronounced upon you1
Green--ialn,ly-"no, guilty.
Judge--tha, is addlnc nothing to wb,,
has been said before The plea was pu, IN
| Tor you by your Counsel and the issue h,,
been trrd with every advanlagc on yout
part You have had the advantage OF yctv
distinguished counsel whose cndeayor,
have been unrenlt ing TO secure your aronl.
| tai You hav, h1i the tI .r.r' 80
powerful friends OF hlgh r,spcclaU.ily n
character, who have secured you every on.
porlunlly OF presenting your whole case to
the Jury, fully and fairly
notwithstanding this, an intelligent and
honest Jury have found you guilty, and it
is not TO bc denied that there is no indiyllu.
al who hns heard this trial, that does not
concur fully IN the righteousness Of the yer.
dict Your case IN ITS aspects, exceeds in
enormty any of which have ever heard
1t will no doubt stand out on the page Of
history as the most criminal, awful case Of
murder that ever came before Count and
Jury.
You murdered her deliberately You
murdered the woman whom you had sworn
but one short week, may say but foul days
before, 10 cherish through life The wo.
man whose destiny had been placed in your
keeping, in less than one week ahcr mar.
rage, you deliberately poisoned You pur.
sued your design, day and night repeating
the deadly potion, from time TO time, until
she expired-and thus added to the crime
Of murder The black crime Of perjury-ior
you violated the most solemn vow, taken u,
tho alter.
Was ii ever known that so Interesting
and holy relation MS lha, OF man and
wife has been followed thus room by re.
suit so shocking and painful TO all The feel.
ings Of OF. ndture2 Now, the law pro.
nounccs your sentence. You are 10 be ex.
ccutod-cul of IN the prime OF life or, "a.
ther just as you arc entering life-wh,n
you had rich and powerful friends to AID
vou-whcn you might have been respected
but from which you arc 10 be cut of and
consigned to on carly grave And those
friends who have stood by you will not
share in the disgrace which awaits YOU
They have been disgraced moro BY yonr
foul deeds than by the ignomnious cxccu.
ton which the law has PROVIDED for yon
We shall give you The extent OF time, near.
~, which the statute AUTHORIZES you 10 live
And this, that you may have an oppr,unity
to prepare for the fate which awaits you,
and that If errors have been committed ia
the course Of the trial, vour counsel may a
vail themselves Of 1t But it is proper o
say to you, that the court have no idea that
you can hope for any relief.
You have had the advantage Of every
doubt which has arisen or which has b, en-
started during your trinl Iou should
Danish, therefore, oil hopes of pardon or Of
n new trial, for there can be no dolt that
you will be executed. on must not fla
ter yourself therefore, with hopes ,hnl can
not be realized You should Immediately
Sc, about the work OF preparation for death
Your friends who have stood by YOU tlro'
this trial, viii ~ duat' 90 thI. ycp 'rvr
every means 10 ard you in realizing your
situation, md Of leading your mind to the
| contemplation Of the Lelnous nature Of the
crime you have committed and the impor.
lance of preparation for your final account
1t is necessary that should say no more
TO you. To one whose heart is so hard
encd as the facts in this case show, moth.
ing that could say would be Of any avail,
either to affect or improve.
1t is the judgment of the law, that on
Wednesday the 10Th Of September next, be-
tween the hours Of eight o'clock in the NOR
ming. and five o'clock IN the afternoon, you
be taken to the place OF execution and there
to be banged by the neck until you be dead
Mr.. Sheriff, remove the prisoner.
Estimated Loss By The late Fire We
are strongly impressed with the idea tha t
the amount Of loss by The late fire is greatly