Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1858-12-03
Sentence of William James.


Sentence of William James.
y0n Tueslay afternoon, Dec lsf, william
james was brought into Court by Sheri
Eegleft % receive his sentence fer tho rnn,
dF Of Isaac June. Judge TAYroa then nd
dressed the prisoner as follows:
l Aptosecutioa against you fof nurdot i
tho INST degree has resulted in Your conyic
tion of murder in the second degree. You
trial was not only an impartial one, but wa
prosecuted with a generous regard to you
rights on the part of ths stolc, aSd 70,
were defended with unusual ability. I'll,
verdict is sene upons'which YOU uud. you
friends ,hayc reason for eehgratulation, es
peeialy in view Of the evidence ilsaiau
1t wouldill become alio court Il fhdule,
in any unfavornble criticism upon this result
but may say that I have not been sasoc
the pain Of pronouneing as your sontcnt,
tho extreme pthslty OF human law, becaus,
1.-THE provisions which fedulre it have no
been transgressed in your case. sie
The pr9yqcOtions upon which you relied
tto nltigatsryopr guilt wero aofdudarly tive
years Standing and worc themselves com
paratiyely triFIihg9Sin FHoNN aEeaF ''eN r
For two months before tho consumalior
of yeur purpose, ycugbad ayour plahs'ma
ttured and the marderous instruments pre-
Pered ;sahd during this interval you pre-
servedioutwarlly the sane mild and daiei
demeanorwhich had impressed yoarffionds
tbefere, and whiclfaguvo youthc character,
in tleirr estimation, which aided Won SO
largely in bsealiDg the foreo of,thcga6veeso
eircumstqaeeslo of your position. .sYouoeVen
maintHinOd this same bearing in the pres.
ence Of your victim up to tllc, ,rnonl9nt Of
tl tho fatal attack and this while you carried
! ia yepr bosom this cherished malice. ice
jsaAftsr you hail been ovcrtakeu'inr tho act
and had abundant tinlo for reflection. 50 far
from showing any signs oSqn Of regret, you
r0joiced in Che hope that your, work Ind
been effectBal, and even indulged in coarse
jests nyiew Of what youa had done.j i
The prctensoa afst,all YOUR preparations
were intended for sSlfttestrlction, and that
| yoS sought nioprescnco Of your yictip that
khe might witness it. istoos shallow device
tto'lnPose t.4 apon anyone. Taking the whole
ease the annals rrts Of crime do not furnish an
instance nai '-ta Oh more deliberate murders and
very few on 50 slight nr9yoeation. Howoy-
Eer the j,ry, iatho discharn of their duties
! III view ef efconscb3bncos u, ,9gdS etst1 ~,
h ol5f3iJ,ea III I Iiz 7 Y1} fi4i 'rti'4''E'I ~
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is abundantly justified iri.rour ease S,ssii-
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thatyon pay the costs Of nroseeas;ooi, 81, Sal.
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seeh that 4 fcfnale physician has located in
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one oil 'he-'rs1''''a eh'ckeRs at the late
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