New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-12
THE HOBOKEN HOMICIDE,
.Cue,a Sentenced to Pay q Fine Of $1,000
DISSENTING OPINION OF JuDsE OGDEN.

vi.;ei D: uusrslsushter = sho ting Oscar dG'saya
g, Ho5ok.s in Jal, ls,t, was 90 Wednesday c9rlrS
h.:usbt into the HUDSON County Courr, osiors Jad5o
O.,ea and Associate Jcst:ee n ,nss, G:itlins SAD
Carpenter, 10 receive his sentence I1ps ss'cre tho
bour OF opening the Court raon was crowded 90 ex
By scope anxo-s 20 isarr ths sge Ct the yculg
man.
The Cont was opened a. l0i ,c,o,s, Tad, upon Tho
motion Of D.t,ict Attorney Lttel, the prs,rtr sas
bro,gh. from tse jail accompanied ~ his father aad
b.o,h.r, and all took inside The bar beside shen
co1psel Judge Ogden then dsliTsrsd the esntncs Ct
.he C,nnrf n felio-ro
SENTENCE BY JUDGE OGDEN.
w. TOW are 10 p+rform tee aet duty rhicn the III
Court. Duritg the pr gre's OF hls tla standing
upon the point whence by the bepgniiy q tie lag We
could look upon bin az innoo NJ OF he offs;'-s
fbsr.ed il wac our par. t. corIol :he admission CT
eyidel CO. to SEE that the fairy presented to
an impartial and unpejudCed jay audto de ,srs the
law which should govern them Z the asplcs'icr OF
the pro o:s 10 hs made. Ttat Jny, at:er duo
deliberate saVDg iouId oy :as Ssiae orr ns 90, '1
ooirt as well as our duty has thereby eeen charged
sbd hencef rh we mus: deal With him as vic aOr OF
the law Of the land. He now Is before us for cen
terce, which mes1s ,ha. judgment which :bsisw ha'h
annexed 10 the crime ordained for every member %
society wiihou, respect of persons.
BY the seventh section OF tbs stature OF Newer.
sey. entitled An Act fer The Punishment 81 Crimes,
i. Ell act. tbs: il any pslson be coogo.ed 81 The
crse 81 su5h pers,n shall be liable 70
fine no. e1cet ding 81 Ooo, aId imprisonment. es hard
labor no. ding Zen years, or eloef o: tcsn q Inc
discretion Of the Cour. nsns,sugeteg being CT Two
khds- voluntary which arises from the sudden Lat
Of the passions aud Involuntary which o,ours 5ten
one lie doing an unlawful act not leading % great
bodily harm, or when doing Q isSfci acs without
proper caution or requisite SIX "a large ouefspes .
properly made IN tho statute bet~' en ths niuipn
and the masim7m of the punishment, 80 t11tt tho ar
ouustsp,es If esch particular grade Of me offence
nsy have appropriate inHasn,e upon the set eIco.
ri &c Of timber from tbs top o. bogse killa ne
passiop sloDg the tide yak Is guilty u involuntary
nslss tighter srd is Punishable under this sech'n 81
the act which ike wise prescr ees pera:J ie' him
who upon sudden bus, OF ps-on takes NO
yclsntaib. Before prof0uDo.ng the ju:guent whica
u Court hes De-. ruined shou!d foo7 me u,de: 10
th. case, 1t is proper, and may not 20 anpJecsaoe,
hs: express my views p9on VI. rsafs saa ogeS,s
statute 60 that l nay not Oh the one ssnd ilid'
yer snty be slsps ed OF eI noa:ps thu sfsnss, ncr
on 10. other, DO uDjritly charged wts dealirs 600
vigorously. a., -.
reIder Of certain natural rights by individuals %
Government fo- better protection, 20 ne enJoynsn' o.
othe- reserve rsturs rights. judges 40 ITO tEees
OF administrators IF he Government for tts exc 40
NJ tina. ooyer; and in the discharges OF tter dudes
they lo.k only TO he object OF the transfer o. Tie
ripb from tie individual man TO the Govern asa ana
IN, b. d o. Doe Of promoting hat objec. Tue public
welfare 10 the ultimate erd Of all hrmsn funishnen,
70 be attained through the intofcemett ol M a.
70 u,s,icps intended fr the coed Of society. H.n,o
on &C pvic.ion which should oeper1 noon no'oln'
bu: clear pr oot Of guilt. the seller ca Should 90 deter
mined BY the quality and ehoumrancea o. 'Le
crime. Nothing tends more % SUPPORT me s.npI
nv of he msg-.rs,y thsn the; power Of orniLci
jurisdiction, which tsieg Fsye s1sIn9sd 10 pobc,
.trihes eye Or nothpg gives them greater FER
ple,i.y thar the faithful and satisfactory porio,G .rce
:oa brsn;h Of The al'y nj .s sSeS ~ 70
threef,ld-the prevention OF fcrhes pJu.y beos oJle
TO socie b by the offender bic ultaa;e az
The prevention Of otbers from committing inc hse
offeps. Such onni.hment, Therefore, ought 20 DO
aco,:,i in each Ease 90 viii make tie ms Wao.s-
,on i piessions on he nds of o1el, 10 De
Nth inst regard to the Condition d Tho eaipi' Aud
| the ccuclstaI ces 81 his euiit,
Wh,n.ver g yiostor Of the crIinL lag 10 SUD
rouIotd o7 family and freros, lpgtat.Hg p@n'ah-
men. reaches them although nnOs srt; ooi the teee
f society 10 the eye VI the low Is Of nGca gIe1sf IN
portapce thar The f.elii <. Of foS lniiyidut's
The rgnt to punch belongs % s.siey 10 g.Ls,a
though il be exercised by :teiE Judicial rePes.na-
vee; and, rot Withdrawing, thss We, 90 mo
who E re become particularly familiar Nhh zoe sn-
cum tances Of this unfortunate homosde, ma5 " Wy
ling 20 renource our proportion o. tes' rlgns
vel we cannot give up thas Of Others ror ~ Yohuon
remove the ne ;essify for public example Ine 90 n
unity at isrge, who are Liter stsd 70 ice pin
is.rsiioa Of their Java Es9e Ign, 20 require, 80
cnse, q penalty prDpoitoLatc - mo .~AV-"J CIV
| carger OF the act and its bad tendency. =
I.bss been uIged 10 mitigation 0. tn' tsn'spes "a
tts ss.e, with sIea. power aod pans n.. w -"
tnmetspcss Of demand Al VIII Jus.;y i4osrei OK.
,Ics. a he iii cfstion refosed in .Se oocr end ts
h. ~ 4. NJ pablic ustce Void be r. y Sranea 6y
,hs innesi ino Of fins. The views o! :c,nse hs7a
br,n spp,orttd by petitions ord representa- oos ..'m
lane majority Of the Jurors who rendered lie ser
| DIT AID from 9TH! citzels o! hign stsadits "a
eommuu;t,; ara Tie sse from so1e huntrod nd KS
s,rops spins:ers anc youpg Misses. 1oo, afon so'
upul-s Of awakened sensioities sac -hss htJ nhT'
ply copsiderrd all the Circumstances OF sos 80.
ccnittt that ~ber the yeroct was r'oroaatd my 10
clioaioDs were in favor o. peeunlMy PoIieo m.ts
AND 4 il tbel mad been Dscess7 20 psss the seEeL0
I-hosd have proposed BE imposition OF tac. Itost
| f,st essi5as, followed Win tts s1fess wai.'
Al, &c have bsen 90 fervebty made, .ai uPoa III
Court csrsfuily ant with iDpaztaisy 10 ezfU - 81
settle what the character Ged ias u osu iscfeuoi
H. ard fairly - l5 a. and dstsras no ee:dre ss'
.fs G. Of thu punisbosset proposed il shall 90 I'd
| JUG gs5 il tbs case
Tbe discretion given by The s.s'nts nuss be iei >
| rot IN ARBITRARY one-h discretion xhi,h - 20 De
ey:issd u,on Gear ssd judicial view OF tbs sggr1ss
tioIs or eat setrs Of an 5use, and Of the e' "a -
,tsnces OF The ps,.y scd q the case. It o11hf =
| u,, d 90 q arrale TOR Judges 10 Iegdlste aIna
m.bt scso,osg 70 the dijtstss OF Their loa','tt, =.
| opi, ic1. y private fs.lDse. Sub p1-sr H.,
| .Icee3i ely dangerous 10 the fb7'ty o. &c
| hesuse !, co Did D. xiedsd both rSis. :,
| Isools o'ioD D. q ba's pee lnisJ pspsi.! r,
| N.n sfiueIss's3 IN tais State az tns sp.'
i,iEep. for q pol-Ifsr5 hon $40. . ;,.,.f,
| st,tu,- cote molatss that Giro jes'a99,s w.
- ju ro.;fi,D ior tie s'iEe u n.,.ss 49,.