The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-18


NUT and fell in the sush he got up sgan At once and
continued his flight The recollections Of young Arthur
confirm this statement. rs.>
Another lady states that she was passing along Chest
nut street at the time of the murder; man who
deadly pale out of the store Of Mr. Rink suddenly
against her. and knock her umbrella of her
hand She say that Spring the description of
this man. and she gives her for not disclosing
this fact before her unwngness to be brought before
day or two since Arthur Spring, Jr pam visit to
his wretched father in his cell at Moyamensng prison
The offered to shake the hand of his father and
pressed desire to be reconcled with him. The parent
charged his offspring with ha wing committed the crime
Of which he (the ather) had been convicted The boy
argued with the father upon the impossibity Of his
having done It, when every moment of bis time was &C
was committed The elder Spring insisted doggedy upon
ms own innocence the guilt Of the son. and the
ton Of reconciliation the part of the
wretched culprit.
Spring. the condemned murderer was brought from pr-
and placed in the prisoners dock preparatory to
being sentenced to death. There great crowd sur
rounding the court room, and the itself cramme6
almost to suffocaton The utmost dccorum prevailed
and not haunting expression was heard 70 drop from
he lips OF any Of the auditory The prisoner looked
WE'LL even better than common, and did not show the
slightest trace Of anxiety he sat in his box His coun
sell Joseph NJ Doran stood him. resting against the
box. As silence obtained, the District At
torney, VIM. B. Reed, arose and said =
THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS sPEECH.
may your III s 81 the sas
not guilty to bill Of indictment found by the
Grand jury charging him with the murder of Ellen Lynch
On the oath of March after patient trial he found
guilty of murder Of the drst degree For sufficient rea
sons which need not alude second trial ordered
the application Of the prisoner On the 28th Of March
that second trial began terminating in a verdict, by
another jury guilty Of murder Of the first degree No
part Of my duty remains to be discharged but to move
your Honors for judgment on that verdict. therefore
the Court for judgment of death Arthur Spring
the elder who stands convicted of the murder Of Ellen
Mr. Doran said counsel for the prisoner in the DOCK
being Of opinion that he has had fair and impartial
,1v
not be pronounced against him.
Judge Keey-Arthur Spring, have you anything to say
why the judgment OF the law should not DO pronounced
Arthur SPRING. have, your Honor.
more Of aush than an excitement, began speech in
6rm rapid, but somewhat rambling manner. His firm
ness was remarkable. quiet malignty pervaded hs
speech and there did not appear to be the slightest
laton Of father annang the breast Of the elder Spring
toward his son.
ARTHUR SPRINGS SPEECH.
Your Honors-I hsd no act part in the murder Of
any moments but before die, call God to witness, that
t. ~ had
hand in it know nothing about it. never had it in
my thoughts am mot afraid TO die and show my death
the trunk Of Mrs. Lynch, and told him that q
known there, would be suspected of it. He told me
he took the money He said that he went down there
about O'Clock and took some brandy. He went away
Thirteenth street. and stayed with the boys tin quarter
Mr. Mcguire went to bed He went up stairs but after
wards down and went the house Of Mrs. Lynch
she came out Of it. and then N went up sta ira
and broke open the trunk and took the money:
He must have committed the murder but he did not
say . word to him about it. He down to prison
and brought three oranges. He sat down and took
found it in hagurss yard back Of the houss. / told
It cousin for he va. lighting with Sim At t tho
time and took it from him and carried it up to Ma
id not take 'i oa sT oss md
nothing about it. l about buying Maronsy out
for $500 and spoke 70 Mr. Tracey .boa. Il, and went
BANK She soud not Civ. me The change for
but took the msney back and took the grapes home
with me and them to Ragans little children. Invent
there afterwards and paid with dollar. never told
Byrnes word about the pound weight. It must have
been told to him by as did not know anything
about It, Ny son was down in the barrocM long before
say it came from the nght With Carroll. rolled the
where he got them from; he got up frst. We both
went to breakfast but didn't stay long there and after
not stay long there, but went out and walked down to
where he had committed the robbery, and must have
the Ss sos got the !s T
there was man named Spring boarded there asked
them what they wanted with him. One Of them said
they wanted him TO take ride with him. said am
the man. One Of them asked me to take drink. took
glass OF ale at the bar We then out got into
the carriage and drove down to the house in Federal
street did not get out, but two Of the officers
went in When they came out they drove the station
thought my son had only taken the money am limo
cent Of the murder and will leave it to the public, to
my God, and every body; am willing to die for it, and
know must die. These my dying words. /
brought up respectfully and have been an honest
all my life. have been in liquor but twice in my
life. Now your Honors know all have to say about it,
and win die innocent man. and willing to die. |
call my God to witness my innocence.
We have endeavored to give the speech Of Spring In the
precise language in which 1t spoken but so difficult
was It to hear many Of his words, and rambling
Of the minor points lie would uav utsr az
and then reconstructit again. changing entirely the sub
ject matter OF 1T. Upon one or two occasions
under the impression that he about to commit him
self by giving account Of part Of the murderous trans
action: but after moments hesitation he fully
cred himself and avoided the dangerous tope This was
the case when he spoke Of the boy getting into the house
Of Lynch with the brandy on the night Of the murder
JUDGE KELLEy's REMARKS.
Arthur Spring you have been convicted Of the highest
you did xiifuy, deliberately, and With premeaitatoa
finding the Court is satisfied It therefore only remains
for us to pronounce e dread penalty which the law at
fixture of your ife Before pronouncing it. let urge
you to appropriate the few brief days that remain to you
70 pIepaation for meeting Him whose kpowledge Of
limits Of time absolute and enduring the heavens
His is ever open to the Of the pentcnt sinner and
from you have nothing to hope No shadowy doubt
Of yonr guilt fingers on the judicial or the popular mind
You have, indeed, been twice tried and convicted
For though the first jury In part rregulary cons
tuted IL has not been alleged that heard any but com
retent testimony, that any which competent was
withheld from It, 1t heard fully and solely the legal evil
sence in the and like the jury upon the verdict
which we are now about to enter Judgment tpronounce6
you guilty need not recall TO your mind the details of
the horrible tragedy but reason why you beyond
the pale Of hope save from Him whose mercy is infinite
let remind you that IL Ia less clear that you
dered Hornora Shaw than that you took the lie Of Ellen
Lynch less apparent that In your vain effort to
conceal your crime you attempted to consume the two
infant children of your victim Remember these things
Believe that your days earth must be but few Expect
repreve pardon but prepare to meet the fuln-
ment Of the sentence Of the law II is considered and ad
Judged by the Court that the prisoner at the bar Arthur
Spring be taken from hence TO the a of the county OF
Philadelphia from whence he came and from thence
the place Of execution and that he be there hanged By
the neck until he Is dead.