, 1863-11-30
4 1IANSE4AUGHT CASE.
Tie Ianlfn-F1ani*E.an Homicide.

SENTENCE PRONOUNCED BE JrDoE VAN II. H1G-
GINS IN THE CASE or THoaAs LAFL1N.-Wc hare
already 6tated the facts connected with the indict
1aent Of Thomas Latin for the murder of Patrick
1laun!gan In The Switch House Of the n. S. R R.,
un the night OF the 14h OF last April the plea Of
Granddaughter put In by the prisoner to the indlct-
1nent and its acceptance By tho State Prosecutor.
Cur readers viii remember that Ia0in stabbed Han
,.:can in fight, which arosc ont Of dispute con-
corning the merits Of railroad engineer aud after
les Ladin sayt) Hann}gan had struck him with
lantern. Yesterday Lafliu was brought before the
court, md tho sentence Of the law was pronounced
ty Judge Van Il. Higgins as follows:
You have been indicted by a, Grand Jury Of tbs
county for tue Gima Of murder highest crime
that crime, then The duty OF the court would have
been much more painful than 1t now fe. In such
t.fe, instead Of tie punishment which you nre now
l,anged by the neck until you were dead. In COL
e'cIatiol OF your former good character the States
s:1orney and tie Court hare consented 70 aeeept
lave lave sot lot dePied md soa eoed not de5s that YOU
lie; lent him to his a6al account, wholly ,unpre-
By this the Court admits that yon had no premedt;
tatcd deaIgn TO kill Flanagan. II that design bad
existed N your breast 1t was murder. aud by the
where there il even doubt a. to tho Intentions ofa
criminal, he is entitled to the benefit OF such
soubts That principle Of tho law has saved you
But Notwithstanding you did not intend to ill
Flanagan, you used dangerous and deadly wea-
IN, and stabbed him to tho very heart
fo1 used that weapon in such way as to !ndi-
cate TINT you we're intending to wound him in .
.e ious II not fatal manner. Iou thereby commit
aS Sh he ses = Gn 1as % @
saved you from tho gallowe. Probably no one re-
rrets more than yonIee The 1ash and A., .atal aetI
them. fou will be punished enough In fhi' teortd
In your eonseienee. sleeping or waxing. tue lmage
blood which you wickcdly shed will neEer cease to
try 10 you from the ground-a1d In another world
you viii have TO answer for t.: commission OF that
has IN Interest In protecting itself against honi-
c;dee. Wmen were not punished for the commits
sion of crimes, II examples were not made
and security every man wonld hare to 60 armed
aud murders wouM be more frequent than dney now
unfortunate are. No less llan three indictments
lave been returned for 81
state OF society and It is the duty Of Courts to see
that The law ia enforced against this class ,s Of
ishment and not the riEer Of it that prevents the
commission Of crime, This may be true, but pun
jsbmcnts should not be SO Light as to encourage
the commission d offences The Court ts patned
10 6WAfQ 60 bEFeIE y 6EuSEACE 40 y ASSA1 SOlFHAS
10 do In this case but Sense Of duty ie and ought
to be paramount to all other considerattons-
The sentence OF the Court will be that you be
taken from the bar Of this Court to the County
JAIL thence within six days, to be removed to the
Pententary of the State at Joliet, there To be con-
fined ut hard labor for the space Of five years, Two
days in each ycar In solitary confinement.
f| The afternoon conservative has another
and unusually violent attack OF TR1BuNE on the
11aiu. Tho antics Of that print reminds one forci-
civ Of poodle dog that runs out and barks
fnriously at the train every time it passes the house