The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-07-18
Sentence Of Rice and DriscOll.

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AhrAm Rice and fimOtty Diisoll. 60
victed Of tie murder of eePhes fal m
baugh, were brought up yesterday no'"'sg
10 receive formal sentence d death by tht
Court. An immense crowd were "a attsp-
deuce, among whom were a large number
oflndt,s. After order had been oblainec,
the prisoners were directed TO arise mr.
Jud.e Petit proceeded, with great. solen-
nit, and imSls@ Ssnsss Of m+nhsr, hf mad
the sentence as follows,
4.ABtUm ssec and Timothy DfIseolL, yon
have been iAhaa by the Grind Jury Of the
county Cor che murder Of oeptas Faelens
baughe % lie night Of The Sd Of May las''
you hmxe been fairly :ri,d by a Traverse
Jurygdslruded by able council Of you '"n
chaier. AID alter the most earnest ana GEAR
ON, ArCenke that could be made, you have
as k6nllyybelieye. been justly convicted ap'
,hesIaly found hat you should sullsF de"'n.
IL hceones, my SOLE mn duty TO ask you Il
voashsYeSnny legal canse TO she" WY
iudnsasent shall aOl be proaopnced eg' l9S'
youf which / now do and pause for your
res,Oper, iGyou have any 10 make"
To VIII Oh each Of the prisoners REPLIED
u have ponr.
.sFhe,duty thai | have to perform IS a
sainfdl one, and one that l would gladly
avoid and willingly and earnestly pray God
that L may never have it to perform again;
hu,Aa,np, taken upen ny selfthe response
bil,,ies Of a Judge under an oath to iet-
form its dntiss and having no doubt OF your
guilt, OF thesjustness Of your CONVICTION ana
nu,ishment all Of which are fully establish
ed and " arranted ~ The. evidence on YOU
.riale. ard The subs, qutnt confessions and
sworn testimony of your younger partners
in tie dreadfal crime leave me no alterna'
five but to pronounce the sentence O
death" a4e
.,Fhe divine and revealed law of Cog
(efen. xix g.. says that WHO sheddett
mans blood, by man shall his hood be
sh.d.P And again lieut.. xix 2f,) 'Thin'
eye shall not pity but life shall go for life
In Exodus, xxi II it IS said "if a mar
come presumptuously upon his neighbor tc
slay him, with guile, thou shalt take hin
from mine altar that he may die"
..This has been the law of all nations
since the earliest dawn of civilization, ant
is, at this day, our law The laws of Coz
the wisdom Of the enlightened, learned an
profoundly philosophical men and sages, IL
all ares of the world unite with our laws
in proclaimiug your punishment just.
L advise you to entertain no expecta
lion Of a reversal Of this judgement IN tn
Suprtme Court: or OF a pardon from tn
Governor, snor o any possible escape iron
this certain doom but on the contrary le
n solemn conviction settle on Your mlnd
that YOU must make an atonement with you
Ii, es on the scaffoiid for your crime, 10 III
violated laws Of God and man. And
further advi e you at once to set about a
earnest and unceasiug pre-. aratlon toI a
eternal existence in another, and | trust
happier sphere. You were associated
crime While living, and it is mete that u
should. suffer togetherin death.
''The. severe judgement OF the Court !
that you are guilty, and that you sun
death as found by the jury; ind IL IS u
iutther Judgement of his Cont that I'll
punishment shall be inflicted on you on II
day the 18th day Of September. 1855, b
tween the hours of 8 o'clock A. M. and
O'Clock p. Nj. Of that day; and may "
have mercy on your souls!"
Ihe prisoners listened to the serten
with the most profound attention, a.
seemed fully to appreciate the inesltat
doom awarded them. Driscoll was excee
ingly pale, but beyond this neither Of thu
manifested any unusual emotion Lat
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