The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-10-04
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Sent.n of VIM, Arriron,

He stood up by order 81 the Court Tor
sentence Judge Parker chem proceeded to
address him. lie said:
You have been indicted by the Grand Iu-
~ OF Hamilton County for The crime oi
murder IN the hrs, degree. by The k.ll,ng OF
Isaac Allison, on the a6th OF June, 1868,
by means Of an nietaal machine contained
IN box transmitted BY you TO said Allison,
and which exploded While he ives in the act
q penng said box, thereby causing his
death.
Upon this indictment Traverse guiy
have found you guilty Of msnslaughter.--
Have YOU anything 10 say why Ne should
moi now proceed TO pose the sentence OF
The laW}
Arrisan sad lac had no remarks 10 maxi
Judge Parker then proceeded
! le ,r,me far Which Foa srre indicted
!, tic idph5>t known Il the Law. and toe
circumstance ,i,sclased at the trial we're
| such = have nrp.r before teen developed
| II ibp annals 81 crime Ga the facts then
| disclosed there could be, ia our opiRian, no
question IS to tie degree oi the crime. 1t
| guilty n sIi you were guilty oi murder in
tie Rrsl degree.
The Jurs, bs their verdict, have found that
you Nere the person who caused this "in-
erna machine" 10 be constructed aud
trans mtiIed 10 The victim. hug from a mis-
taken philasthrepy applied 10 The adtsiiu.
Al, instead IT IA protection OF the c0amu-
ats. or tar some other Teasaa wholly IN
comprehensive 10 Us, haze iound that You
aaa H8 ialeetlon al snkiag human lite, and
that yoa are guilty ot mans.aughttr only.
Wan lhis fnuieg We have no power, 1t
Ne lad the inchnai on, 70 Interfere Oar
| DUTY IS 10 pass seatence upon the verdict
Whatever was The intenton with winch
You acsed, The means employed, and the
rsck.essness and disregard ol human life
| displayed in carrying out soer intention,
are 50 3eeaaar that ne think il cur duty
briefly to advert 10 the iaets Of this most eN-
traerdinary case.
Assuming. as the Jury have found, and
the evidence detailed upon the TRIAL does not
permit US 10 doubt, that you Were really
the guilty agent IN preparing and transmit
ting & l.ase Allis31 the instrument which
caused his desta, and what a spectacle Of
human depTas..y does the case preseaI
For reai or .ancied .niuiY inflicted upon
eou hg s0al- tE yoa conceive Geslgn 81
atenriar ycurs RI Whch required net only
generalization and deep thought, but the
exercise OF no small degree .! inventive
eertBs 10 pe..tot Every step must have
been studied Tae construction ol the box
ned to conceal the machine had to b.
pecus -, lest Il should explode in tAe act 81
arranging tie Id, and destroy the protector.
The tube, the disposition Of the pistoi-lock,
the addition 81 nai t. tAe ulgger 10 n-
crease the leverage, and thas the more east
IL an surrey 10 spring the !ock-the con-
strueli on Of meters Which formed the grove
~ which the lad ran, SO that t ey might BE-
screwed on, after the machine was set and
the lad ia It's plaee,--ali these show eau
,ious determination 10 avoid all chances Of
larr, which could only be the resul. II
long cont nued and Ingenious reflection; and
whea The machine was thus prepared, the
sending i for any purpose into the crowded
| hos pitai, where lis explosion must neces-
| Sar5ly end4ager, and weuld in al Aum5n
| probability destroy, be Aae> q AeH aitcaay
sick Or disabled Naad Nao could not by pos
| sibltg have injured yau,} ey3nced a recF.
/ lessness 10 tie importing ei human he
| aad a corruption Of heart and teehne, ~ hich
| for the honor 01 OR common nature, we
| would hage Aassd I'D not exist in any on4
bearing tle turga et man.
All This the ir-s have found ysa d3-ant
/ Ter aast purpose, To wreck your ven.
| geaure on a man who had overcome ycn ia
| personal encounter, os Easing HE hype
| thesis upon which p suppose the jury pre-,
d.s-sed yaeI1 yer cl) ~ ayaRge yours II by
Il mean al mpl 10 destroy the property 81
| oae So no had failed tg pas sou a sum d
money which he o@aa.
Tae iaga ehgia did lis 81 ork but too e.
isslaaHy. Totally uasusPecting, the sis
uf gsur ssalim Hers eli soon to BIZ eome SO,
| u3ga receiF sHg tae box, ran With it 10 hsl
| husband J. ger ltu curiosity to see " hEt
80 the present Which she supposed some
| friend had set. if-r, che stands over Hun
| NU.@ he removed Ia g0ger. l. explo6eS
and taa Au-ug beings, uho .ament b.
/ fore we're bgayaai ~ health and strength,
| ana lgvk.BE iDrwsrl 10 the oTduary term %
| human ..te, .,- WA gu+d, tOra F4d dying up.
| on laelr oaH heath sJene No warning Ut
| TIA leHulle iale mas ygueA-saEed them,
ast Al snCr, ID lhe ssDgedaess OF their fam
.g privacy ami By lheir own h-estde, ,hey
Eers Durrs-a b dreadful death into e.eg-
p3Jy
pr Sale q bel Eve Your life was Justly
I
| f'rts'@ ~ s"r g"eha." laws oI hsl anu
u'a"' J ne jus. "a'T i9oi'a olhrf"tse' a. 4
| inst al vi IL being c, painful Guty, at this
| .'NIss 10 ". R1''.', "F''' y ca lAe Isl treai
p a-''. "' aIT 12.'' =" a. 10 resf''e tie
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A"' 90 "A#'oF1 t'f fehs1'.@ ami Tepra-
lance
arg g. ~" are ana brgAi's as ver-
| yD1. prospects, I'D "i.'' 1r5i'e TIE act OF WHICH
you have been oph'te. ed youf hopes IN ttas
World are ssag tyfstef. smut 0ut irym a--
| s9csgilgh Nt.a 34~ 60 ani Httl0ls, your
! SOCIETY ;gr long yeaa 10 come, must D. 'ne
aa4taatd and H3te. Mr. do the ooasrqaea-
cea slap aan your u.s. " punishment. The
H18geul slisrr "hh h guilty and all "ha
s-e near sud tas- T. yva, must p4rtakes ~
some de- &c, 5n your arPfedstsoH. Tina
father, who, HIsB naJlanclte4 check. d
kgGiing eve, uPa~t1 I'd" apnDrs Oi t,s coun-
harvest vas reap d. uus. veil rs face a.d
O2" has "'tteara 'f-4a STA shame "hrn
pig @1als o' '''7 So'' re ID. '''oNs0 10 h's "e'.-
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