The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-27


D. hsalsr, who has ressnsiy been q vial n bunsai
a the charge oS causing the doaah Il young girl whom
he had seduoed by producing abortion aud was ooad
Swins sentence On The Ybtb ,nst. Judge Clinton .s,d
yen were indeed IN this in January hist for the
nh crime Of which you have ben Sos ro
n 10 The utmost You we're defen ed Dy able counsel
Al h.. counsel could urge ysur ss. ". was ,v urged me
on, cfuly selected by yourself Wa composed of intel
igent Sisorest impartial men TIE evidences WAS such
IN ,mnr,,r All who beard with Q canvic,iou of your
snt Bui The nry with oommeDdsbie ition, canvassed
Il fov hours and brought IN their verdict OF guilty only
VIII bey were convinced that inevitable duty required
H. The verdict, IN the opinion OF the Oourt,
riQhts GUS There doubt of your guilt The Ooart
bss scruvnised is decisions and charge whether
the Of the trial erred TO your prendoe aud II
has discovered probable error IL remains them for
M only n pronounce the sentence Of the aw-he udg.
m~nt of The UWrt upon the verdict.
The crime yon gailty Of was, at the common law
murder, nd the punishment death Our statute
which Ia Of many years landing, made manssugnter in
the second d. gree and pIescIibed the punishment of
prsonment in the prison for not ,s Than four nor
than seven Another statute gives We Court
power to add to the imprisonment 6pe exceeding
hundred dollars. Ws caDno expcct N touch your
science and excite you repentance But u dne 10 our.
selves and ~ the bic that should what
riaDcef have and What have awayed the exercise
Of the discretion W s'ed IN us ny law.
We will remark, generally that " In no
degree affected y Any confederation whs,ever except
those which Ultimately 10 from the pature Of the crime
sef AMI the circumstances which he'd 10 and accompanied
ia commission
we deeply o0mmiserAte the condition 10 which
bave rednoed your family and The misery you have
brought upon the parents " Aea MUIR. A. the
band sympathy has not swerved to the right pity
has swerved the left We ghevs for your wife
snd children ouging TO they do In their innocence
Of your dark Disgrace So far could we have con.
sdered their interest. and their feelings. We will MT
give them by words unnecessary pain, and will
not impose dDe your e-tae. We wlpo conascate
70 the nty dollar Of the property you have
viii be needed by your afe and children while you are
undergoing the Imprisonment ~ which your bad acts have
doomed you.
Amelia MUIR WAS about eighteen years old when she
entered your service as menia You had lived nearly
half century, and were distinguished q physician
Her parents cOnHded her 70 you For eight months she
you moving 10 sphere ia superior to own II
paural that she should look up TO you god and
reg any notice You degned take of her. as condos
censiop, You yourself had wife and smiling oedrcn
aud daughter just budding into somanhood aud yet you
debsucbed this poor menil For tho grandcaou OF your
ast placed and kept her. for about four months in
the house Of respectable in Rochester while you
assured her parents that she lodged In the house Of the
dressmaker by whom she was. at your Instance, en-
ployed. When her pregnacy known you, you
cent Der 10 Butulo, and pretended 70 her parents
that she had gone to Erie In September, she
to this city, and took lodgings under assumed
name. and q married woman. You visited her from
vme TO time liz Buffalo sl ing prou yourself the name Of
Eosendae and preehuns TO be her uncle In December,
when sbe between Fix and months advanced In
pregnancy you raid your Last visit She was weakened
by dsea degree that any violent shock would be
smost sure to canse her speedy DEATH and how you,
Of mark ply icau, could be ignorant Of the i'm
miDent peril of that consequence s di6coh TO BIT
however ibh may be, you know that sbortion-esne
oxlIy unnatura-would leopard her hfe and inevitably
destroy the infant benea her BIO Ard yet though
ibis loved you, and that unborn infant of yow
begettpg you mmitted the crime In question You
deliberately destroyed your quick but undelivered Off
spring. and the death OF Amelia MUIR The foreseen
consequence Of tie same telonious st
s not nee ssary To lay stress upon other facts de-
veQped by the evidence. Any aggravston of the body
OF the crime you perperaed Ia scarcely msginablethe
crime se Is esormons You must not hope for par.
don In this world Co.. In his Infinite mercy may for
give you; but must fo' execrato your conduct
To extend executive favor N your s impossible;
the least punishment decent respect for morality viii
permit " award Ia the heaviest penalty Of the Law
Less than that would be nockery Of justice and treason
The pubic The Of the Court is that you be
Imprisoned at hard labor in the State prison II Auburn
for the term OF seven years.
AMER the sentence the prisoner asked permission say
q few words.
The Court replied that IT the counsel should deem
or any Importance he would do 80. bot II would do
good.
Mr. Fly replied that not aware OF any good to be
oeerved. would srsfy the prisoner but could do
more.
Judge Clntop-"The prisoner must be remand.d.n
He ~n then removed W the JAIL the audience being
fined 10 the court room until he had been gone fe~
minutes.
During the sentence the prisoner listened with the
closest stenon but did 70 DO Affected VI al
None OF his family were present.