The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-08
Tbs Recent Homicide Trsals-- The Sentences.
OYER AND r1KMlssR.
Before Bon, JUICE Davies

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Before Boo. Ju'gs Davies.
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MAYF>1Ns '1'e ~ ''"'' o'"~ '.'' !" "e
case OF jam fA,, odc,ed H. the murder on W. owens
a. e.. -. >sa a. -orning ut the sttsne
Of the Court, bu, cam. m scs xxsd 70, instructions IS
to the evidence of accomfNces
The Jusse having given .n,u iust,u ,o.s Nd them
was their province 10 decide What amourx Of cses>
would give to the testimony The ,urg again ,sr. u
....-s ."o jury ssa'U fO""
sno" TWILL p"' Ina "o' asroso a. late hour.
THE sENrLNcns.
~ .e ~ SO"n 'of passing tno soa~
fences on the seven ccbvcs, tue Court room vas very
a.. ,-..~-s - -. -. "ovon ''0'''~
'' p'eoAs,1 wv "''sA' !" nA"'0unedv ana accom-
panied BY Sheriff Kelly and strong body guard Of hh
deputies Qu'nbo Apo convicted OF the mur der Of Mrs.
rurh "h,nssin 80 IT, ~ s p., -" ~. ~ S,cac o"xA
The other prisoners did noi seem greatly concerned
swelve ooioSk JueGe Davies again entered tho Court
Russell VISA Alan sccsmmnSa,d ~. ss, an ,ns 49,
sxxrrvcv a. ny -v
Qunbo Appo. The Cbp,m.n .s me s,.. cs,,.d nm r..
-... ~ - - Wv A'' OA''o1 W ~
senseooe On being aaked BY Mr. vandervoort the cse
VIDAL no mad 70 ssy Why the sentence Of nst
be pronounced against him. ho ren,,sd IN toaor.h,v
,n,4I,,.b,e rnvu.h- Yn., ,h., a. r
49, 49, 1890 $500 Wy nc cA9o nom. 70 SUP.
drunk socd.a nv rsfa uhs me womea wore "a
MAJ called me Cana nlee or told her IN ws, an NJ
house, another woman bit m anotnes biz ne ou The be.x
and I"cone'' It COMMITTED The homicide)
Inc Couit-ls that alS
The Cont sdaress,no the nr,sonar s.id n. =. h..
indicted the Of Mary Fcaer to that iod,os
mens nc PLEADED not guy sao pa. himself 90 sne coan.
murder the act was comm.S unosr c,rc. S Ss",y
peculiarly spgravatibg. When he came hone his vita
bao 10 dinner prepared and Mrs Fletcher the de-
ceased, treated him kcdly and gave him aud hts
wife dnper-but, unmindfu Of that kinopess, he.
In q moment of anger took ner lite The Jury
had howav.r bain, nrnha h,v inN,arc.d nv ,ba c,.c
stance that the prisoner stranger strange xsd
and bad fenos stand by hin, recon nended -
the mercy OF the Court This Court u,baaai
for such endatop the Executive
m te no o. " tn.n 20 Se
pre III the morning ard uve O'Clock in the aft rnoon IA
as hen removed and TIC ceath warrant signed by the
'N'e' "-N N'"'.''' " 'N' 'A''n
IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE.
Jean Bosque vss next called for sentence On being
through NJ Kazpski the italian inter ore,sr
$" sa,s - Aa~'' ',' A'eAA 'A,0' p,o'o'.
A0 '"'u NO wac e"he eu'e' ny "sue' no nao nosnne
to cay Why sentence should not be passed upon him.
Tho Con,t said uyou ware Indicted for the crme of
- =.
king MorIDo De oAn'e7' WI cn 0me IN VAC eye VI '"0
Law, is murder"
Prisoner don't remember; don't know
Inc Cour-Ibe District Attorney on your arraignmenfs
sanity vc ,,s. ~ on
the first Tho disclosed after you were
confined 10 the city prisor-a violent attack you made
upon one your fel,v~ tne court tnat
It's duty 10 sentence Wv 70 the longest period inc sv
oHecte. lne eehknCe Ii thHt you ~ =
1857 - = 80 sN'..H '.0 w. :. y ~.
o1NiINohD ~ TIE STATE i"i'oN ~" TEN fHAhs'
nooae' fyno c'nV''ea INC mufoer OF freeman Ioi-
'"s, s'aea nss no was oaxer trade in answer 70 the
~nA' no nAu say WY sen'nce snouo nos %
ponoun0.u " Al., "e i'p'0a' @m PAceu nero toe
, ~ @ h ~m d;", vr a a 'nu oioon
abused me- and am iapocen IF mnrde. in the n, aa
90 s,r,rd 49, 'an.s ~ ~ W. =. WIG e'suS "
zoo s h,e pefe condemned Tor projecting myself n
he Judge said ho could ,entence the prisoner for ,sa mn.
xhcS ,hs nsorop tsd sIuaad art ns osn M 70
, ,uo od % Lev @ anu Tue eaas oI
State n,snn with hard lahor fo ~! ,s S n'n I" 'ne
SENTENCED TO STATE PRISON FOR TWENTY YEARS.
John G,sss convicted or tina nanslauebter If wu,,r,
Decker in Elm street, on being asked what be had to say
replied (bodly), "What am going to say here is the
ruthno matter VIA. the State stand hero
ssv ny A"AN NN'''N VIVA '''N' '""' @" ""'o w
The Court in sentencing the missioner ad.myou vera
indicted for the murder Of William Decker but the jury
ouna you goy OF mansaasnter IN the ars. degree Inc
ana thu, the verdict of the urv was eosrec Won oo
part in the dsgraceul the 25th OF January BY
which two lives were taken me sentence Of the Court
To- ss yUu oo 81 a. Isio 'aoof ~ TIC oa'e prison
''' -e 'e'" VI '"en's seAiS
James Higgins. for the same offence said ba had
no,s,,,, :. 90 a. 49, -. ~ s..S - ~ 1o-
Decker and Owens).
The Judge also sentenced him to twenty years impri-
onment at hard labor in the State Prison.
sRNrrNcE IN rorp yr.ps ,uppruoy,,rvr
~ -A' "AooNMINi'
1ohn u. fiomer 'ndicteo Tor the murder OF Surgee,
and convicted OF mansaugher in the second degree was
nert ca,od IN sor ,on,e,ce
~, " "
MI Cihton, VINO, win Mr.. Smaller, had been called
upon by an influential body Of German citizens since the
.o,,r,..;or ~ .h. ,,-,,.u. -. - -, :.
hi Of ercentions from Az I s,s n, u MAKING
that sen,cncc he dcfsrrsd A A0'eo' no sSAeo
Tho nist, IN, stso1nan .o,d Tho, ~. ,,,.u ,,.
sentenced and remain in The 1v nr,spr t @ III,
eu Ieain III ZIG Oty prison untll the Dill o.
III 1Te Cow, sd tno ,ro,,s- .o,,, =. ,a.
General Term this month and ths. he al & ~ % INC
H :. I ~ VIE alo tuIs no olo not soc why the
The ~r;sonar wss ,hs.o cai,sd 70 ~ H. "a
haEsr ~ trsae. INC, n L,I,oS ~, ss e NC was
the m an came n,o the t;t.han =, or M ~
jury had found him guilty. Of in Tho 90 NM
degree, with recommendation to mercy. The Court Ia