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

hurry bis aged parents in to the grave. Deep
as have Ieen wronged by the yerda OF the jury
must say TO their credit credit y u, that ! az
not believe that they could grossly ontrate proprieg
and decency IL il had not been for sccursed rum
But there facts in my which the techn
cality OF the law would not allow to be made public.
They are such these-Besides the four bottles of
vtue used at dinner Friday an hour or two before
the verdict was rendered this jury had oranay oe,.e
in their rcm filed up three four times Besides THIS
they rung the bell on several occasions ana caea tn
landlord to their Gco, opened II to him, anu oroerea
glasses of brandy and lso Of ale. II am shut up In
cell there are those In this community who can ana WI
subsantate these facts If they are denied Even tne
offer Of my able and earned counse-who had most per
feet hdence in his case well in my innocence
after speech Of more than two hours had Deen msoo
agan 81 %e 70 submit tine case n;eb Sroh.r 81
one OF the Jurors was suddenly and IL moment sstucx
down By deaih say even the offer 70 submit the case
without argument, was used Ia my disadvanseee,
and FASTENED my conviction. juror, immediately
after the rendering Of the verdict, said, in the
twas IKE the boy that wet the bedhs had nsthing 10
say" Another juror, before he had heard word Of my
wen sweeten him." II the forms Of law made It mpro-
per for the Court to hear these facts an enlightened
ury rendered verdict against me. One thing more
have t. say and know they will heartily join me !.
this to wifi any one Of them shall ever pc accused 9,
crime, hope they will have farer more sobey and
more moral Of to judge Of their case than had
speak Of them all there were two or three honcra
not the rmness to stand by their convictions IN spite
Of ribald songs and all the other appliances 70
who kindly rallied around me in my extremity spoken
OF BY one or more Of the urosf In this prcfane ana
bad is" This fact derived from Of jury.
The District Attorney will pardon me in passing au-
sion to the course which he has ut to Was
II altogether necessary to press upon with all the
weight Of his character and influence to exert himself to
tho utmost to prevent the court from granting
triai2 Was there any danger that should escapef
have request to make Of the District Attorney
this That when he lies down at night surrounded
by his family and all the comforts Of home that he viii
remember there Is husband and father lying cell
pallet ofstraw torn from the wife Of his bosom and
from his unquiet sumbers by the farcicd call Of his
loved and that husband and father 10 as innocent
of the crime for which he l. incarcerated Mr. Reed
himself And when ne comes around his well spread
board and greets the smiling happy faces of his wife and
children want him to remember that there is one hus-
band and father taking his and scanty fare
the wooden rencher ola prison. with no wife to cheer
his dreary Solitude and children to comfort their
heart stricken, sorrowfu father And when he goes to
the sanctuary the Sabbath want him to think Of q
husband and father in prison who never boosted o. go
to 90 with His family 10 the church Of his choice and
there in quiet and humble manner to learn those les
sons Of heavenly wisdom which are almost his only
support and soace will add more, except to
reiterae before Cod and innocence OF the charge
alleged against me- .tt.&
Mr. Brown requested that the statement be fled, and
that be placed in the hands of the Prothonotay r that
purpose The Court acceded to the request.
After the conclusion Of the reading Of the statement
which listened to with almost breathless attention,
Judge Thompson proceeded to pass sentence fosws
the prisoner having first been directed 10 stand up
THE SENTENCE OF THE COURT.
The most painful duty Judge has to perform 10 TO
pass that sentence which the law prescribes for crimes
fnever had more painful perform than to have
presided ut your trial. and il stl more painful TO pro-
nounce sentence In an ordinary case It Is always pain
full duty but in the Of surrounded you are,
by etenderes ties and bearing the excellent character
which have heretofore sustained renders this duty
douby painful have listened atentively to the re-
marks which you have thought proper to make and can
only say you have been convicted by the tribunal Of
sSsp pS not 80 %
free to that no one privilege Of the law has
preudiced and unbiased You had fun right and you
exercised that right to challenge that jury and your
challenges we're e. exhausted !od nd every oppSrtu
circumstances although yeu have not been able 70 con-
vince them Of your innocence the trial was fair and i'm
of the trial was deciaed in your favor That you failed
to convince the jury may say. your misfortune
You have now taken anal appeal to your Cod and 70
II this misfortune which, II your statement be truthful
the religion you profess win prompt you to believe your
own righteous PURPOSES II the Christian character You
professc he sincere 1t VIM continue to sustain you in
your confinement We however have only to deal with
human aaairs and as the trial was just, fair
and impartial ! cannot hesitate to pronounce
crime requires. There Is, in my opinion no crime
of graver character than that Of which you have
been convicted and might perhaps be considered my
duty, under this belief, to pass upon You the highest
sentence Of the law. trust that the sentence am
about to pronounce will be sufficient to vindicate tho
law, while at the time bear in mind the situstion
Of your family; and the statement you have made to-
day respecting them has deeply snec led my feelings.
also the recommendation to mercy by the jury
they slso felt the peculiar circumstances Of your ny
and cithose by whom you surrounded. This jury,
composed Of respectable citizens upon whom you have
thought proper to reflect, have recommended you to
mercy, and their Recommendation has had fun weight.
The sentence OF the court il, that you undergo inn
psonment Of four years and six months In the Phila
depha county prison. and that pay the costs Of the
prosecution aud stand convicted until the terms Of the
| sentence be complied with.
The prisoner did not evincc any feeling ct the
ton Of the period for which he to be incarceSated
After the conclusion Of Judge Thompson's remarks .
number Of the friends Of Dr. Beale gathered around
| and condoled with him and his wife.
The prisoner afrer left the court room, and
taken TO prison in chaise His wife accompanied him.