The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-30


per Id. Business in Manchester continues very dull
The Sentence OF DIR. Bcale.
EXTRAORDINARY STATEMENT by THE PRIsONER-THE
SCENE COURT.
From the Philadelphia Bulle tin, Nov. ISL
Dr. s. 7. Beale convicted Of outrage upon the per-
Of Miss Nudge brought into the Court OF Quarter
Sessions this morning, for the purpose Of receiving hs
sentence.
The prisoner accompanied by his wife, and was
joined in the court room by his sister and two other
ladies' and by number of male friends. The party took
their seats in front OF the prisoners dock DR.. Beae
looked very pale and eareworn and his face expressed
almost necessarily. The court room was full, but not
crowded
before the sentence was pronounced Neither the Dis
trct Attorney either Of his deputies present.
AT about halpast ten Mr. Brown the counsel for the
prisoner, and said:--
Before your Honor to sentence Dr.
Beale has statement which he wishes to submit to the
court. In this statement have Of COURSE had hand
nor share. trust your Honor viii hear it.
Judge Thompson-Certainly, sir
Dr. Beale then arose, and, in falterng voice, pro-
cecded to read the following statement
DR. DYALE'e STATEMENT.
am aware that the declarations and the solemn as
seyerations Of man placed in the circumstances in
upon the public mind At the same time, am
sruncd to give utterancc to the TRUTH however eau
tously specifically may be received 1t WILL in
measure assuage the anguish of my hours Of confnc
ment to remember that protested my innocence of the
dreadful CRIME OF which jury have convicted me- This
now do, in the most decisive and solemn manner mp
peaing to the Searchcr Of all hearts, my Maker and
inal Judge to witness what say. never concmpla.
ted its commits attempted it. My whole soul
revots ct the suggestion.
had feelings towards my accuser somewhat like those
OF parent toward a child. She had grown up under
my notice, and many occasions had received my pro-
fcfsional services and attentions. 1t strange hal
Inclination that led her to suspect me Of crime and it
nearly strange that she should have made the
likely to be Persisted in whatever her subsequent
victions might be. ss
There we're those am sorry to say who stood by her.
counssliDg her to make confirmation doubly strong by
the solemlty of OATH instead Of and snx
iously nqnring whether she might have taken i'm
prcssops fer factsthe vagarcs OF the Imagination for
the ENLISTMENT Of her person Once committed on that
They rejoice in their They have torn limo
cent man from cherished and heart-broken wife and
At this point his address the wife, sister, and other
female friends Of the prisoner burst into tears Dr.
The sister .aid aloud-"Yes, and from his poor old
father and mother, who are dying"
Mr. Brown then offered to read the remainder Of the
statement but the prisoner declined the offer, adding
that he would himself, and that lie hoped
the Court would pardon the weakness of nature. DR.
They have torn an innocent man from his wife and
helpless children, and from aged parents who much
need his care and soace who have almost reached the
grave to which they rapidly fastening with
row, deep sorrow. say they have torn innocent man
from all these loved ones who depended entirely him
for their comfort and support and made him prisoner
"a prisoner, Isay; not felon. Paul often pri-
but fclon II will mitigate the and
anguish OF my imprisonment that not felon, and
no verdict Of any jury make me The power and
the right to assert innocence Maker gave and
in asserting need not ask the privilege OF any earthly
tribunal word in regard to the dark mysterious hour,
unaccounted for (rom ten TO eleven o'cock) which
much stress has been laid Why ii unaccounted or9
Because my lips closed II the seal of death was
upon them, and now they unseaed. need only
fer to Miss Mudges statement and candid, ntell-
gent decide whether the representations po
stively made this point true false II should
be borne in mind that the time though called hour
but three quarters Of honr for according to the
evidence given in court, the wcrkmen at the opera
ting door every few minutes from quarter before
eleven 10 the time Miss Nudge left the house. Miss
evidence on this point is this went to DR..
Beaies about ten o'clock went into the front parlor,
and in few minutes DR.. Beale in and said lie
not quite ready; he had ladies in lis alice in
about ten fifteen minutes after this he ca down
with some ladies and saw them out of tie door; then
went up into the operating rorm, took my bonnet OF
and took seat IN The operating cair Dr. Geae washed
lis hands, ard inquired after my health and the b. ah
Of our family; he then handed me book, AMI said he
would have to 60 and see Of his worimen he left
lie came back Lc began to operate my tooth to pre-
pare II for plug ging; it very painful and he pro
posed rut something in il to remove the soreness
declined having IT. and preferred taking ether aud he
gave nc ether" from this statement of Miss Nudge,
n which she appears perfectly honest, every think
ing mind must see that the iirie in question was
and yet her counsel Mr.. Wharton, wishing to
nake out his case, psssed by all this, and saidthe
H. this Tine" believe il TIE question had been
asked Mis- Mulec what time she began to take ether,
hhc Nohhu snis about eleven O'CLOCK. MISS Nudge
saii lan'cd her book, ana left the operating
Gid ~; vas absent from the about ton
twelve minutes, and after returned | workgi on her
teeth about twenty minutes before she began to take
ether and while she under the influence OF It. an
shed the preparation OF tooth for plugging and cut
into tic pulp or nerve Of another tooth, which made
it bleed; this cut appeared to give her pain imme.
diaely told her must take this tooth OUT she asked
why said cannot il olive, and ii had better be
out; she said, give me ether then; did SO, and
took out II appears Miss Nudge did not know that
finished the pre- paration Of oth for plugging while
&c Anv< kot.
nerve Of the other and yet she thinks she knew every
thing that transpired in the room: her mind was en-
gagged with thoughts and things of which she has told
us and suppose honestly, but which never trans
PRED; here was delusion and for me fatal As
TO new trial which earnestly sought and which the
Court has ct to deny me- be permitted TO say
n word IL would have given unspeakable Joy,
II the application had been granted. Were xhere any
strong or insupcrable objectionsY II guilty az
charged, justice would certainly have been meted
probably have been vt least untanted verdict Is Il
so nowS respectfully submit TO the court Is IL so
now some OF the facts connected with the dclbcra-
lions OF that jury have been made public. leave the
public to judge what sort Of jury II was who within
half hour Of coming into court, to convict man of
some Of them braying Ike ass, and roaring like
Lion, singing the song Of the tIandlady Of France with
the Good Brandy, 0hl'' and other bachanalian oengs
equally INDIGENOUS and unbecomiDg But IL said there
were was no undue excitement from liquor in all this
Those who urge this IN behalf OF this jury do them great
unkindness. II Is Infinitely better for their reputation
to admit that they disguised with LIQUOR than 10
allow that they had such unfeeng savage natures as 10
frolc, and play the jackass and the lion in the very
hour That they were to render verdict which was 10
eols F ..Ler TO prison, and to blight and blast the
happiness Of an innocent wife and eight children, and