Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-12-30
THE CINCINNATI INTERNAL MACHINE CASE.

The ClNCiSNAfI NTESNAL MACHINE CASE.
The motion for new trial in this having been
overrled the Court proceeded pronounce sentence up
Arrison, whom the jury found gay If murder in the
rss degree ia having sent the fatal torpedo box the cx
podng of which resulted in the death Of Allison and his
wife, The verdict of the jury having been read SAYS the
Gazette the prisoner asked if he aush to say why
sentence OF peath should be passed against him.
REMARKS OF TnE PRISONER.
He sld, there things that ought TO be said
but whether they would be of aud avail or not would be
different question. He dill wish to make uus
remarks he had fondy hoped present time to OBJ
tanned new aia not to lin time by having HE
put oil Tor TO linrer few months a few weeks
longer in the ii al Hamilton county Of but little avail
10 him; time oay to coairm guilt, guilty; he was
couhient that something would be brought light
that woul break beautiful net work OF
that had wrought so like wild fire with tue Jury he bad
known il was important, aud he did not know il ill
tue last moment he would prove where he was
all the time embraced in the testimony Of tho wit
nesses at lesst he could show it impossible him
to have been at the places mentioned by them.
There were some other taings, unimportant perhaps.
Among them ths-the testimony ofMr McCulloush
Nav he would say that he had kept out of sight
to avoid being Identified but he had tried avoid being
exposed the yszi of those persons who into the
jill merely to Arrison. Nj. Mccullough testified
that lac into the ia aud him Arri.un) st ndipg
by the stove. Every prisoner in the jail could be
brought TO silly tina. at that time he not standing
ny the stove, but was ia another part Of the jail He al
FILTERED himself tina. he could provs that he dill
deliver that box these boys. That would break
one link in this beautiful chain. He did know its
Importance.
There were other thing, he could bring and had fond.
IL hoped he should have time TO DO il. lie had nothing
else TO say.
SENTENCE TIE COURT.
The Judge said he Hoped things would have appeared
which would have explained away the facts 10 the
This the last of his judicial fc and It was not
out Of place 10 ssy That it anything tangible giving
grounds for ti, appeared while he had any pow
or in the case, he should seize upon il with peasure-
But such proceeding legal act, and could no,
spring from sympathy emotion, but must be based on
f,cts. Il To him satisfaction indeed he regarded
the esowhug OF his judicial course that he had set
as;da two vcrGicts OF murder 10 che first degree He was
ready to do in this case, il Anything should appear on
which to prcdicsie such iction.
This ia mourniu duty said the Judge have nc dis
cret'n in the the mouth piece of the
law formed by the people. In closing my Judicial course
this act IL Ike the pangs that precedes death.
IL is the sentence Of the court that you Wm Arrison
be taken hence the jail Of Hamilton county and there
ey kept until the llt day OF May next tina, you
b. then taken hy the sheriff OF said county prope
piece and between the hours Of 10 and said DAY be-
hanged by the neck rn'ii you are dead.
APPEARANCE PRISONER.
Aui<on remained wholly uu,if-cici during the whole
time preserving to the eud the unconcerned man.
ner that be has manifested during the whole Of the excl
ting trial. though his brother shed tears copiousy The
crowd preserved Tie striccs silence and calmly dspers
cd after tue The prisoner WAS Immediately Ia
ken 10 the jail.