Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-01-05
NUMBER so.
Arrison the Torpedo Mom,,er.


the court room upon the rendition Of the
verdict against the Internal machine man.
lit says :h# la cana SO gl-l 1uea ll
A little after six O'clock in the evening
the court room was again open TO specta-
tors, large crowd OF whnm were in wal.
ing. Even the seats reserved for the ben
fetit Of the fair Sex were soon tiled with
ladies'. Inside the bar II was soon Known
that verdict had been agreed upon
What il was. was not known. but i, was
easily guessed NJ. 'EarIy ver,Iic,s are AZ
ways against the prisoner was whispered "
IN more than one ear, and the general ex
pectation was against the accused A sol
emn anxiety was depicted on every csun.
tenance, dread wish to hear the few words
upon which the life Of fellow being DC.
pended. shi ~
With the jury, the prisoner, was brought
into Court, and for the first time during bis
trial, was placed upon the prisoners bench.
He folded his hands and turned his eyes
20 the jury. We had fair view Of his
countenance. 1t was sorrowful, deeply
traced with care, yet fixed An occasional
deep drawn sigh, and nervous taichins
OF the fingers were The only signs Of emo
ton. Yet bis appearance seemed pitifui
He seemed TO feel his fate.
Utter silence prevailed as the foreman
arose and passed the sealed verdict to the
Court. 1t was opened and read:
ave, the jury, find the defendant, VIII
liam Arrison, GUILTY OF MURDER In
THE FIRST DEGREE, as charged in the
Indictment" e
When it was read there was move
among the spectators, as if disposed to ap-
plaud. One man said rather loudly, "That
is right" but the prompt call OF the Dep
uty-Sherlff for order was Instantly obeyed.
The announcement made no change in the
prisoners countenance; deep drawn sigh
was his only response. A young lady sit
ting BY the side of Judge Finn burst
into tears, and even his Honor SEEM
ed much affected. DESTROYS of sparing
the prisoners feelings as much as possible,
Deputy Sheriff Higdon gave him seat be-
hind the Sheriff 3 desk, where be was free
from the gaze of the spectators, which was
fixed upon him. - ltit
We have mentioned that when the YER
dict was rendered, a young lady burst into
tears. Soon after, she seated herself be-
side the prisoner, and engaged in close
conversation with him, during which tears
flowed freely down her cheeks. We un-
-derstand that during his residence here last
summer he paid bis addresses to this young
lady. She was subpened by the State to
testify against the prisoner, but took the
summons so much to heart that Mr.. Pru-
den, the Prosecuting Attorney, agreed not
to call her as witness. We are not aware
what the prosecution expected to prove by
her, but suppose it was nothing of great
moment. She had been in constant at
tendance during the trial. manifesting a
great interest in the proceedings. She
continued in close conversation with the
prisoner until be was taken from the Court
room. ''~
The prisoner was escorted back to Jail
about seven O'Clock. Instead of conduct
ing him to his old quarters, Tailor Mclean
took him to what Is known as the Fatal or
Murderer's Room. 1t is called the Muir
derer's Room from the fact that persons
convicted Of murder in the first degree
have always been confined in that apart
ment, and the Fatal Room. from the fact
that every inmate Of the apartment SO con.
victed. has suffered tue full penalty ofthe
law. Haa -ce t4
The prisoner had but little to say. Al
soon as he was taken into the room, Jailor
Mclean informed him that he had an un
pleasant duty to perform, that he must strip
him and examine his clothing The prs
oner made no objection. but immediately
changed every article of clothing. putting
on those furnished by the jailor. Those he
took of were taken possession of by Mr.
Mclean. who searched them. The prise
ner requested the Jailor to burn some pa
pers in his poeket-book. which was done i,
his presence. AT an early hour he threw
himself upon his bed. and overcome, was
soon asleep. % 1ai7s '1s7ss a.El7os sis-
On Saturday morning the Court sen
fenced Arrison to be hanged on the iii
derer received without exhibiting any emo
ton, though the Judge was so affected tha
he with difficulty pronounced the sentence
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The British Census, jnsl published. give
severel remarkable instances of longevity
Thomas Parr lived 1852 years and months
Henry jenkins l69 years. Bot still NOR
remarkable, according to the parish registe
of st. Leonard's Shoredieh. Thomas Car
died January %, 1883, aged 207 years.
From 1859 to 1885. forty eight person
died, the youngest of whom was 1870. AM
the eldest l75. In 1897, a mulatto die,