Blue hen's chicken. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1848-1854, 1851-06-06

Solicitor al salary of one hapdred DOLLARS.
DR.. Thomson called the attention of the
Council TO the expediency Of raising the sald-
ny of Mayor to $500. to take effect next May.
The following Bills were read and referred;
James Rigging, Paving. I'll 81
Jonas P, Fairlamb, Regulating, II SO
AlberiW. Smith, do. 10 90
| Receipts wers read from Treasurer shelving
payment of So es paid by High Hanstables
Hawkins for fines imposed BY Mayor. -7.
SENTENCE OF THE MuHnKRrns or WILIiaNs.
AT the meeting of the Courl on the morning
of The 26lh ult, Mr.. Bates, for the Attorney
General, moved for Judgement against James
Anderson and Empson Bayard, who we're week
before last convicted Of the murder OF Joseph
| Williams on the 20th of December last where
upon proclamation of silence having been
made in due form His Honor, JupoR HAIR
lnIsoros, who presided at the time, addressed
the prisoners, and pronounced the Judgement
lof the Court as follows: ls
= James Anderson, Empson Bayard, you have
, been severaly indicted, tried and convicted for
The willfn and felonous murder OF Joseph Will
eliams, and il remains for the Court 10 apply
. the sentence which is prescribed by law fol
: that crime. If you. or either Of you, have any
1 thing TO say why judgement Of death. shall MOI
be pronounced upon you, we will now hear
/ what you may have 10 urge 10 arresllhat Judge
: ment.
had nothing to say but what he had said; thai
! he was not guilty. Bayard stood up firmly, but
! said nothing,
The murder of which you have been con-
! yic.ed is uneqnaled by any thai has occurred
10 the history Of our State, and until recent
wholesale massacre not far distant, almost IN
Z parralleded by any in this country. An aged
= respectable, peaceabls citizen, living in a
: lneighborhooG where the hands of violence i:
seldom raised, and the fear of it almost un
Q known, walking in broad daylight on The public
q road, meeting and conversing VITA passers by
d and almost within sight and hearing of severa
It with whom he had just exchanged parting sal
utations; directly from your own company
n and conversation, in the course of which in thu
N simplicity of his habits he had extended 10 yot
glhis friendship, and with loo common but great
. misiucged kindness, he had treated yon 10 Ii
quor; BY pre-arrangement between you land BY
laying wait, for the purpose OF siea
d ing the liuls money ne had about hm;-h'
: was beaten down and murdered with club o
= sufficient size to have broken the head Of an OK
!, No wonder that such startling crime a
= reused the people Of Middletown and its vicin
i lily 10 a momentary exhibition of vengeiul pur
y pose and you owe il 10 The majesty OF the law
y which uow raises its arm TO strike you, and L
= their good sense and love of order, that you
a taken almost in the act, and with the crim'
~ confessed, were sill preserved from poPula
violence. With calm and dignihed forbear
~ ance, the ministers Of justice refused 10 trl
IS you willis, anything Of dangerous sxcitemen
lment was supposed 10 exist; and, efler III
tie llanse Of several months, yonr cases have beef
v severaly heard and solemnly decided. Yol
Ie{have had the aid of counsel assigned you b.
xtihe Court from among the ablesl and most ex
lperienced advocates at the bar, who have faith
a1fuly and eloquently discharged their dutyi an
/, levefy other concession and precaulion that tn
4 most scrupulous regard 10 justice could max
.-lor allow, you have been convicted, and W
n add in our iadgemen justly convicted, of hi
n tgreat crime.
!" We say TO you, therefore, not in'cruely. bu
- lin kindness, that you are doomed to abide tn
: penalty Of death at the early day to be fixed b
IT. your sentence and we beg u you not 10 los
ie the time allowed you for preparation, IN III
~ VAIN hope of escaping that doom We know
ie of nothing, or almost nothing, that is palliatn
Il IN your case. Your own degraded condition j
life can mol excuse you, for all that there is il