Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-03-01
LOCAL-AND GENERAL.

SENTENCE OF PHILo B. DAILEY.-From the
Elmra Daily Press of the 23d u have the following
report of the proceedings in this celebrated case
The Court of Sessions met at quarter past eight vest
erday morning. The Court Hosse compactly filed
by an anxious crowd of citizens who had come with the
expectation that PuILo B. DAHET would be arragned
for trial upon the indictment for subornatiol Of peury
After long consultation between the Court, District
Attorney MURDOCH and +. PHELPS for the people, and
G. L. SMITH and Judge STEoNG, counsel for the prisoner
it was arranged that the trial should proceed The prso
ncr was brought into Court and the of three jurors
called when he requested permission to take his counsel
aside which was granted In a few minutes they return
ed when the District Attorney announced that Mr. DALEY
wished to withdraw his plea Of not guilty to the in
dicmeu found against him at the May Sessions, fer an
assault and battery with intent to commit rape upon the
person Of Miss FRANCES T. SAwYERand to plead" guilty
to the same lie moved that the prisoner have that prl
yiege There being no opposition to this motion the
request was granted and Mr.. DALEY plead guilty to
both charges in the indictment which he was tried
last May.
District Attorney asked the Court to pass sentence
upon the prisoner at once The Court igufed its wiling
ness and the prisoner was requested TO rise The scene
which followed was painful one and deathhke' still
ness peyadcI every part Of the Court Room Every eye
was turned upon the prisoner who looked pale and care
worm but yet appeared cool and collected.
Upon being asked by the Court if he had anything to
say why sentence should not then be passed upon him.
he spoke in substance as follows:
lIqy it please The Court Il have few remarks to
make, though it may be useless for know this privilege
is mere rormaty desire the Court to take into con
s!deration the difference between what have bcen and
what am now. In brief space OF time, have lost
everything. An honorable and lucrative ohce, trends
money, honor good name, liberty and health, all are
gone. And yet do not fear prison or punishment and
for myself Task nothing. urge nothing by way Of mIti-
CATION have lost much, and Suffered 50 much, that
it matters little to Inc what now becomes OF me- 1t Is
sort OF qualification 10 me, to be made aware that am TO
have an abiding place anywhere, and only say for
myself that determined to do the very best possiDl
that can under all the trying crcunstances Wh!ch may
unhappy fate may present But ] have to urge and
earnestly solicit the Court to consider the facts now
state in connection with the length OF time lor WAch
may be imprisoned. have aged parents who are ana
have been for years entirely dependent upon me for
portion of their support and for that protection and care
which deyoyes upon only have ever tired 10
perform my duty 10 them, and member OF this HoHorl
bc Bar now present viii bear me witness that eXpcnd
0d to my last penny in performing that duty Even
more, mortgagcd the last pieces OF property down 10
small trnkcs of little value save to me, 70 obtain money
for their wants. Would God could have done more
and better for them In view OF their necessities ana my
duty TO them ask and respectfully urge the Court To
use that leniency nictng sentence which these ecu
stances dem nd For myself, repeat, have notm47 g
say shall be perfectly satisfied with the sentence which
the Court deems proper to nict and Will eldeaYor TO
| perform it faithfully.
Judge PARKER remarked that in view of the prisoners
former and present position, and that other indictments
had been found against him for gravcr offences than those
upon which he about to be sentenced he would have
give him the full penalty of the law in this instance
He accordingly sentenced the prisoner to Auburn Prison
for the term Of four years and eight months The prisoner
was then renanded to jail and will start for Auburn in
charge of Jailor De WITT, on Friday morning.
The prisoner is still young man, being not quite
twenty ynine years Of ageHis confinement in Jail for
the past Eve months has visiby upon his constitu
ton, which never very rugged. We had a short in
view with him in Jail yesterday afternoon and found him
busy writing some letters to friends. He seemed resign
ed to his fate. and declared his intention to all in his
power while in Prison at Aubyrn by conducting himself
properly to all that he intended to lead different
life in the future should he live to out his term at
Auburn.