Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-06-08
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Baras tile .nur2erer--7ac Pdtco ,o1ere tile
Dsea ,oas committed.--J John Burns, convicted
of the murder of Mary Ann Montony. on the
18th of May last, was sentenced yesterday
morning by Judge Thompson, in the Circuit
Court The court room aud gallaries were
crowded aud janmed with the eager spectators,
who thronged to the house long before the hour
of opening, in order TO gain seats and hear the
sentence, which is published entire this morn
ing, together with the incidental proceedings.
Upon hearing that portion of the sentence allu-
ding to his father, Burns hung his head, drew
forth his handkerchief, and seemed to be brush
ing away a tear. The feeling did not last long,
for when his terrible doom was pronounced, he
leaned with his cheek upon his hand aud looked
almost inpudently into the face of the Judge,
without exhibiting any emotion--not the least
tremor, that we could observe He seemed to
have only an Indifferent consciousness of his
dreadful fate.
On Sunday last we visited the place where
the foul deed was perpctrated. It is richly
romantic aud sylvan spot-thc last spot in the
world to be associated with red murder. We
could see where the ground had been blackened
and the grass blasted by the heat from the fires
around which the abandoned parties nightly as
sembled. The spot is entirely out of sight of
the town, and difficult of access. We angled
along the hill side and clamhered up to the
place, finding ourseIf considerably fatigued upon
nearing the summit. The evidences of the deed
had been removed, though spots of blood re-
manned to staiil the grass
Most of us supposed that the conviction of
Burns would act as n warning, at least. to those
engaged Immediately with him upon the night
Mary Ann Montony was murdered; bnt such,
it appears, has not been the case. We learn.
that since the horrible affair, some of the wit
nesses released from Jail after the trial OF Burns,
have been seen upon the same spot carousing
around the fires with an abandoned class OF
creatures, one of whom was the principal wit
ness against Burns in the trial just concluded
1t viii be remembered, too, that tue remains OF
the murdered woman were inferred close to the
spot where she was hurried into eternity with a
prayer upon her lips. Nightly, we are informed,
within sight Of this fresh grave, the old scenes
of debauchery arc enacted
Burns has for many years borne VIGOROUSLY
bad character, owing to his desperately wicked
course of life. He once stabbed negro, belong
ing to Hugh Nichols, in the side; also man
named st. Myers, something like year ago.
and man named Armstrong Our readers are
also familiar with the affair in which Burns was
engaged and escaped with gun shot wound
some four or five months since at the house OF
a man named Mitchell in.the First Ward. He
was endeavoring with others TO effect an en-
trance into Mitchell's house. when the owner
shot into the party wounding several and among
them Burns. Many of his acquaintance have
been heard to foretell his present doom as the
inevitable result of his way Of life. Burns POI
ssessed this material advantage before the jury
upon his trial. The matter of his character
was not brought in question and none OF the
gentlemen composing the jury were acquainted
with him. He was convicted upon tue eVlue'l'e
alone, and.yye have no doubt justify
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