The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-09

The Boy Murderer Sentenced to Execution.
COURT OF OYER AND TBRMINER.
Before Hon Judge lupraham

The Boy Murderer Sentenced TO Execution.
COURT OF OYER AND TgRMINER.
Before Hon. Judge lngrahAm
FEB 8-In the Mdtr of Maurice o. CoNnel Convicted of
The Murder Of Sitslen-The prisoner was asked by
the clerk the usual form, what he had say why
tence Of death should not be passed upon him He made
no reply.
The Judge them amid profound silence, thus addressed
the prisoner
mtted on female whose age, nothing else, required
from you respect Instead Of this, you with your
aes, abused her. and that abuse led to her death. You
weIet tried by jury selected chiefly by your COUNSEL
and after impartial hearing and long deberaOn they
have found you guilty of murder The Court does not be-
eve that when you entered the premises where the
der was committed during the OF chat
night expected to take away the life of Teresa Spz
len, and when you placed upon your trial it diff
fcu to believe that young could be guilty of the
crimes with which you were charged. No look
upon y,u you here without feeling sorrow for
your copditoh &fore you have reached mani BOD you
have for acr,mpa qualification sacrificed happiness
your character, yonr liberty and perhaps your life
The results OF that night are such to hold to
youth like you warning against bad associates and
VICIOUS indugepces Beginning With the intention of OBJ
tanning from the keeper OF this house drink segars
without pay ing therefor you were led on To the commis
sion of rape snG 10 the killing Of her whom you thus
abused. 1t ycu bad not engaged in committing the first
offence would not now be here to receive the sentence
Of the las for your greater crimes.
The jury have recommended you to mercy AM will
that such recommendation is submitted Cover
nor Of the State who alone has the pe~er to act
upon il. Under ordinary circumstances such recon-
mendaon would be entitled to serious consideration from
him. At the present time, however. wren the great por.
ton of crimes Of this character in community charged
70 young when another YOUTH not much older than
yourself under sentence dean for murder IN the pub
lie street-when your associates charged with the crimes
of which you have been found guilty are all young men,
consideration, come with the public welfare may
deter the executive yielding to that recommendation
If crime among the young continues TO increase as II
has within the last year. and other means Of prevention
fail, the full punishment of the Law must be inflicted.
II is not well therefore, for you to rely too much on
the hope that your youth alone will induce the Governor
to commute the sentence now TO be pronounced upoa you
1t better for you review the past and seek for pardon
and forgiveness that may be prepared for the result
whether il be for life or for death.
The judgment of the Court is that you Maurice O'Con-
pell for The murder ana felony whereof convict
ed be taken hence to the city prison from whence you
came and on Friday, the second day of April next be
hanged by the neck untilyou are dead.
The prisoner heard the sentence meekly but unmoved
with the exception of slight quvering of the muscles of
the face. The death then made out, signed
and handed to the Sheriff. who took of the
unfortunate youth and conducted him to the city prison
Mr. White asked that Hagan charged associate of
OConnell be admitted to bail Hagau gave himself up to
the officers and there evidence that he impi
Gated. At the most his crime dhing more than
manslaughter in the fourth degree which certainly
bailable offence Hagan's mother was dependent upon
him for support, and it would be act Of humanity
well justice 10 admit the prisoner to ball. especially
they proposed to give ample and satisfactory security for
his appearance TO answer the indictment whenever the
prosecution should require 1t.
Mr. sedgwick said that the trial of Connen could not
be regarded in any the trial Of Hagan Hagan
too admitted upon the Coroners inquest that he violated
the person OF the victim.
Mr. White denied that the accused made any such ad
mission.
The Court said he had right to suppose that the ev
dence in reference to Hagans share in the crime, Incl
den'ay elected in OConnels trial all that the prose-
cution would produce. He must therefore, deny the
molten; but the denial would be bar TO future
notion and in the meantime, counsel might produce the
records, that he might know what the prisoner had adj
mtted
THE LAST OF THE srANwTx HALL TRAGEDY.
Lewis Bakers counsel moved that his recognizance be
discharged. Mr. Sedgwick said Baker would never be
tried and he would therefore consent TO the motion.
Bakers recognzance accordingly discharged.