The weekly Placer herald., 1854-02-18
parties, and referred to the fact Of Scot,
offering Kmg pistol. ST..

II. u. Hyer-On, ESQ, closed for the
defence, admitted the killing hut Content
ed from the premises laid down nv hi.
a-sncare in the case, th,t The jury shoulI
bring in n verdict of mans 'aughter.
JUpGE HowELL's charge to the ;nrv
was lengthy; citing the law in relation -,
the crime charged by the prosecution. and
also referring +" the aw relative To man.
slaughter and dueIling The Jury were
bound to decide according to the law and
pvidere.
The jury after being out about an hour
brought in verhrt ut "GuiIty-under
the indirtment," and recommended tho
prisoner to the mercy Of the court.
During the whole d,y the public man.
ifest-d great interest in the trial, the rour,
house was crowded with citizens some rs
whom h 1t come many miles to b. pres4n,
The prisoner during the while trial An.
peared a- calm aud unmoveh, IA if il was
merely common transaction, and not
one involving his eternal destiny.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. Is
At one O'Clock to-day, Robert Scott wa,
taken into ourt 10 receive his sentence
every seat in the large room was flpJ
and many had to stand in the aiSles,
II was II so enn SCENE and one which
no doubf will NOT he soon forgotten nv
those who Witnessed it.
The ru,inSe for the prisoner made ,
morton for new trial ~hirh was Nv .r.
ruled bv the Court, aud his Honor pro.
ctedrd to pass
Snptnuca.
You have been regularly Indicted bv
the Grand Jury of PIa .er county for rhe
murder Of Andrew King. Under that in.
dirtueut YOU were arragneh, and to il
YOU pleaded mot guilty" You have been,
tried hy AN in partial jury of your own
>elerfi"n, and before thar Jury, your de-
fence has been ably and fairly presented
by your attorneys The result has been
n verdict Of guilty, and YOU are here to-
day in Obedience to n previous order of
this court, ro receive the Se,tpnrr whirh
The n" visits upon such an offence Have
You anything 10 -ny vhv thar spntpnre
should not now hp pron",in.ed? fyuu
have you are az liberty tn speak. (lIere
the prisoner rrrstrkrh lhai h. had nothing
to say. Thu h.. was not afraid "f death }
You urge nr reason, an'l regret the
nerr->itv which is now dpvnlvtd upon me.
re-. ret it for vurIous reasons. You are
Young. in the very prime and vIyor Of
mnnhnnd You are endowed hy nature
wirh all rhr>e irte|lrrtunl aud physical
Qurlite> which fiji ,nI for >u're>> in the
arrive pur>uip> of human life You are
here in California " here virtue mora ity,
and energy. never tail Of their just reward,
and where every man pnS>r>>ine your
capacity and intelligence. holds his for
tune, and his destiny in his own hands;
and here h. has bur to make his choice,
and take his p. >itlon. You have made
Yours; YOU have chosen You position
You have outraged the community in
which wa lived, have ,ioatrd the laws
ot your country, have incurred rs ln>t
prnaliie>, and hy ~ doing hrve sealed
your earthly doom. 1t ia Is heavi upon
,ou, and those With whom you are con-
ner'rd hv the ties of friendship or ot
hl.",d And could | have believed you
innnnreni, would have been more ihan
gratified To have seen yoI escape 'he
tnre hat now awaits YOU. | have listen
ed att-ntIv-y To the testimony ana II Is
inposS'hl+ for me to bring myself 10 any
other conclusion than that the verdict of
the jury Is right.
But although yonr fate here is sealed,
you have got IA more Important rho"e 10
make, Than WAS made when you hrouGht
upon yourself the consequences "f this aci.
You are soon TO appear at the oar oi
that Judge from whose eye there Is no
conrealn,ent, and from whose etrrllat
sentence there Is no escape. warn you
to prepare for that final trial. fon nave
Yet ample time, aud IN its improvement
depends your eternal destiny.
And now hy virtne of the authority 10
me vested hy the Constitution and laws I"
Ibis State, order that you he taken hence
and confined IN tie Jail of Placer county
until FRIDAY, the 3l>t day of March, "A. ~.
1854. at the hour of ~ "'rl"rk, NJ, ana
thai v. he thence taken by the NhrrI1 o,
this county, and hung by The meek ",'''l
Won are dead And may God AnS"'y
have mercy on your soul.
Democratic MEETiNG At WASHING
TON, f"Lo Co.-Dr. + T.. Taylor was
called tn the chair, and L L. McDaye'
appointed Secretary.
The chairman rn fly stated the "oJeo.
Of the meeting I" take INTO c"ll''dera''o"
the propriety Of electing ii U ;. or""'."'
aud ll>lructng our llrnlber~ OF the Les''
lnlur- IN reference to the same. 1,..
W hrreuon, on motion "f ) w. o'
a committee WAS appointed to dra't ret .S;,
uriunS expressive of the sense o' '"''
meeting.
I ne Chair announced the following no