Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-04-21
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Sentence of Spring. ~
We published on Monday, Autographs des-
patch from Philadelphia, stating that Arthur
Spring had been .re-sentenced to dealt. for the
murder of Mrs. Lynch and Mrs, Shaw. The Bulletin
says Il
Therewas great crowd surrounding the Court
room, and the room itself crammed almost 10 suf-
location. The utmost decorum prevailed. and not
haunting expression was heard to drop from the
lips of any one of the AUDITORY. The prisoner
looked well, even better than common, and did
not show the slightest trace of anxiety he sat in
his box. On being asked ifhe had anything to say
why,the Judgment OF the law should not, be pro-
nounced upon him, he began speech in finn,
rapid but somew hat rambling manner His firm
ness was remarkable. a quiet malignity peryndel
his speech, and there did not appear to be. the
slightest relation of father animatng the breast of
the cruel Spring towards his SON. He said:
al had no act nor part in the murderof Mrs.
Shaw and Mrs. Lynch. | am willing to die for ii
ness, thatI had no part in the murder. If you
want me to tell what ! know about it, l. will. l
here say that had no hand in it. Iknew nothing
| about ii. 1never had it iii my thoughts. am not
afraid 10 die, and show my death to any one. My
son said he would take the money from the trunk
ofMrs. Lynch, and told him that as was 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 to Thirteenth street and staid with the boys
| till quarter of 10, and then went to Maguire's,
| and stald there until Mr.. Mcguire went to bed
He went up stairs but afterwards came down and
went to the house of Mrs. Lynch. He got into
the back room and he waited till she came out oft,
and then went up stairs and btoke open the trunk
and took the money. He must have committed the
murder, but he did not say so. never told Byrnes
where the money was; nor did say w5rd 10 him
| about it. He came down 10 prison, and brought
me three Oranges. He sit down and took out of
| his pocket two pound weight, which had never
seen before. and put it into my lap. He said he
nI n o. FaFH hnN y.Ft
| told him my son had taken it out Of Ragan's
shop to throw at his cousin, for be was fighting
with him at the time, and took it from him and
carried tup to Maguire's, and then pitched it
| way into the back yard.
| did not take it from Maroney's store, and know
nothing about it. 1 was about buying Maroney
out for $500, and spoke to Mr.. Tracey about it,
and went there to see him about it. l bought a
pound of grapes there for 374 cents and gave five
dollar note on the Greenwich bank. She could
/ not give the change for it, and told me to take
the grapes. l wouldn't do that, but took the
money back and took the grapes home with me
and gave them to Ragans children. went there
Afterwards and paid with 81. never told Byrnes
a void about the two pound weight 1t must
have been told to him bymy son, as did not know
anything about it. My son was down in the bar
room long before got down. When got up |
saw some shirts lying on the table; my son told
me to put the bloody one on, and say it came
| from the fight with Carroll. rolled the others
up and put them under the table. L don't know
\ l.
went to breakfast, but didn't stay long there, and
after we were done we went into the bar room.
My son did not stay long there, but went out, and
walked down towhere he had committed the rob
berry, and must have committed the murder and
got the money. staid at Maguire's until the Of
fcers came there, and asked il a man named Spring
boarded there. asked them what they wanted
with him. They said they wanted him to take a
ride with them. said am the man. One of
them asked me to take drink. took glass Of
ale at the bar. We then went out and got into
the carriage, and drove down to the hou e in
Federal street. did not get out but one of the
officers went in. When they came out we drove
to the station house. This was the first knew
the money. .LF1r
l am innocent OF the murder, and will leave il
to the public, my Ged and everybody; am willing
to die for it, and know l must die. These are
my dying words. have been brought up respect
ably, and have been an honest man all my life.
have been in liquor but twice in my life. Now
your Honors know all have to say about it, and
will die an innocent man, aud aln willing to die.
call God 10 witness my innocence -
In delivering this speech, the prisoner would
lpartly utter sentence, and then reconstruct it,
Upon oneIor two occasions, we were under the
impression that he was about to commit himself,
by giving an account of part of the murderous
transaction; but after n omentS hesitation he
fully recovered HIMSELF avoiding the dangerous to-
pic. This as the case when he spoke of the boy
getting into the house of Mrs. Lynch with the
brandy on the night of the murder. Judge Kelly
then, i'll very feeling manner, pronounced the
sentence of death upon him, and Spring was cou-
Quoted back oprisun.
Before the prisoner left the Court room, his coun-
sci, Mr.. Doran stepped up to him, and sad: sA1r
Spring there is now no longer any hope for your
| life. You should send for priest, and endeavor
to make the proper preparation for death and q
future life ring in the most resoluie manner,
| tur!ed his face towards Mr.. Doran, and looking
him iull in the face, said, Il will not do it,