The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-03-07

SENTENCE OF WOMAN TO DEArH. Adscfins
.s'ene Mrs. Mary Hartupg, q very Pretty young
German woman, was sentenced in Albany, N. Y.
Thursday, to be hung on the 9th Of April next
Tor poisoning her husband, which she did to make
wsy fer lover and countryman of hers. The Al.
bany Journal says:
Mrs. HartuHg was brought into court soon after
Judge Harris took his seat. She was dressed in a
purple de iaine dress, with a light plaid shawl.
ana were black relvet hat, q veil partially con.
ceaiing her face. She looked pale and q nlewhat
eareworn, and when she took her seat behind the
uistriet Attorney, burst into tears. Notwiths
standing no announcement had been made of the
time when the Judge would psss sentence upou
the unfortunate woman, the Court room was
crowded. Among the audience, many were las
dies.
The Judge called upon the prisoner to rise aud
say anything, il she could, against the sentence
about to be pronounced on her. For while there
was no response, Mrs. Ii. sobbing ard weeping
most piteously, her face buried in her hands, In
aoout one minute she responded as follows:
"A'i have to say is, that am not guilty Of the
murder OF my husband have said so before, and
say 1t sgain. This man Rhiueman will confess IL
over my dead body"
Alter az interval of few seconds, Judge Har-
ris addressed the prisoner follows:
ldesire to say few words to you before pro-
eeeding to perform the awful duty devoIying on me
FIRST of ali. would have you feel that The in1S.
n
piainto hardship and TO reconcile sSursef to vom
lste VIII not Intentionally say word thar mail
i auu single paDg to your wietcheopess You have
,.oeiVeo the most heartfelt pity and commsersticp
} ou have the Ity and mniserafion of ali eI
gage1 IN this trial There is hot one l am psrsuad-
Cd, who ises the least unkind towards you Bnt
you nust recoliect that 1t is ntcesssry boweyer
painful II MAJ be- that the murderer must lose her
ne N orasr tnaS me lives OF ohers who do not Of
ieho, may se saved. The law of God and the Jaw of
man ailRe command IL; aid if yo1 feel il is hard as
!, nave no doubt ycu 20; Then remember how hard
iaxen ffom him. ksn. mber the terrible aeonies
OF that n ght. and, as / said before, endeayor 10
o'iig ypr i,eings 20 believe that .nis j. just
sery Wuch tear. frSm the strong sympathy in your
nehali and the great efforts OF our counsel that
s'rJns hopes may be eNorted thai you may escape
entreat ypu to dismiss sach h0Les. ihere is but
mite chance. assure ou. for you escape. 1his
IL dreadiui-it appalling to zee one SO young az
you doomed TO certain and speedy death. and that
to2, noi BY the allotment o! Providence nut by the
ludsment OF the law. Give upauy hope yeu may
pose by any exercise OF Executive emsncy, thi.
sentence rhon!d be commuttd. and yen SEMI io.tLe
!, What better would it be for your know, al
though branded with infAmy as you now are you
Gouia enjoy the presence and smiles Of your family
~ the sioomy retirement of 4 prison aat would
life be worth to your Is it not as well TO die?
Know and Jou kEow-! on know better than
do.how illy prepared you are for hat thing. 1t is
not si of man to die there is life after death aud
that life is unandins. What work you have 10 do
IN Il the e. :h9as Period ef you You have soul tina.
ana let N. assure you that man cannot save it -
There is Being can save your soul. 90 to The Sa-
vonr-your Saviour ard my SaviOlr; confts5 your
guilt. land seek forgiveness of that saviour. whose
ineIcies aie boundieas, and who saved and ca
ried him into paradise-a thief on the cross with
him.! Oh! do not neglect this adyice. Seek forgive
ness by repentance and faith
The Judgment of this Court is. that YOU Mary
Hartuug, be confined in the County Jail until the
21th CT April next and on that day, bctwt en- the
hours of 10 O'Clock in the morning and O'Clock in
tie afteCnoon, you be hung BY the Eeck until you
are dead And may God, in the fulint So OF his mer
CT. save your soul!
Immediately after the sentence wss pronounced
the prisoner was removed from the Court 10 charge
OF The Sheriff Judge Harris was much affected
while addressing the prisoner, aud at the close o.
his remarks could not restrain his feelings. Very
many i'll the court room were moved to tears, as
Woll there might have been, for 1t MAS one of the
most affecting scenes we ever witnessed.