The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-01-10
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The Jury have found Arrson guilty Of
Murdef in the Grst degree. The Gacin-
natl 6uEetts says:
The case was submitted to the Jury at
RP. N. sni we learn that The verdict
was agreed to in less than an hour after
they had retired Tor consultation. The
trial has been condaes.d wish 3 great deal
OF sbilily
The prisoner has had the benefit OF
learned and able Council. The rights OF
the Commonwealth have been ably main
lsined By the Prosecuting Attorney, Ar.
Pruien, and bis assistant, Mr.. Connor.
The Cour, has presided with uiguisy,
ability, AMI irmusss, holding the scales
OF Justice wish even poIse. The Jury
were men Of character, and appeared im-
pressed wish the Ie .poasl5'ihy witch de-
Vowed upon then. NJ trial could have
been more fairly conducted
The result 10 u verdict OF guilty. We
can only say tnaL VT believe Uie verdict
10 be u Just one On the law AMI the e1i-
dence, and the only one when rightly
could have been rendered. The uat'ru-
nate prisoner has no reason 10 complain
OF the manner ia which the trlI ~ss c"O-
Quoted. lie has been convicted Of Z srcat
crime, and be mus: abide tAz cUusega,a-
ces thereof.
On the 23rd ult., Arisen was brought
into Court, to receive his sentence. Judge
EliGn addressed nIm as toiluws,
William Aruson, YOU are indicted oy
the Grand Jury, undv: the psst section
OF the Grimes Act, FOR the murder oi
Isaac Allison. The case was Submitted
10 a Jury Of your coGn.rym"n. and S!ler
"a patent dehoerg;jon, lhls verdict was
rendered. The Clerk then read the yrr-
dict Have you anything to ssy why the
Court shouId nat nov proceed 10 srnseuce
you"
The prisoner made a few observations,
not to the point.
The Judge said that he had lond|y
hope that some showing would be made
BY which he would be relieved otshe sol
smn duties he had to perform, bu! such
was NOT the case. The lrial had been sp-
preached by slow steps, and with fearful
eyes, but the result left but one course
for the Cours to pursue. And in view OF
this being probably his last Judicial act,
he would say that, il any legal %opportunl-
" had been presented him Oisetung aside
the verdict and granting a new trIaI, he
would have cen proud TO do so. The
taking of the life OF a fellow man vas the
saddest of all duties, but The stern dictStes
of the Law must be obeyed. But 10 good
reason having been advanced, the Cours
must proceed to its painful duty-a duty
as painful as the throbs OF death itself.
William Arrisen, il is the sentence OF
the Court that you be takeE from hence TO
the Jail of Hamilton county, by the Sher-
if, and therein confined uutil The 18th Of
May, 1855, and upon that day, between
the hours of ten O'Clock in the morning,
and four in the afternoon, you to be taken
10 the place Of execution by the Shertt,
and be then and there Hinged dytte Week
9ntii you are dead
The prisoner remained firm and compo-
sed wbl!e being sentenced, and remained
uDdisturbed and apparently indifferent.
His brother who stood by his side, trrm-
bled from head to foot, and burst into
tsaTs.
The long delay allowed by the court
before the execution of the sentence, will
give the prisoner and his friends sufficient
Mme 20 produce any new evidence, If it
exists, that may tend to set aside the
verdict, No more horrible Of revolving
murder was ever committed than that OF
which William ArriSon has been conrlc-
ted.-[Cin. Columbian. 25th ult.