Evening star., 1864-05-10
LOCAL NEWS.
Sentences for Murder.

Associate Justice Fisher pronounced the
sentence IN this case. He said
You have been indicted by the grand inu uest
for the District 4 Columbia for the crime of
the murder of yonr wife, Jane Tuell To that
saistmsnt You p,ea.s no, guilty and put your
jury Of your country, upon fair and i'm par
ual trial, In which you were ablt defended by
your counsel. nave declared that you are guilty
anything TO cay now why sentence of death
snould not be passed upon you2
ITO uis the prisoner, who had by this time
backward, and supported 6y Mr Fayman. A.
eietant warden OF the jail, said nothing but
seemed TO be uttering eoneta ing to him self as
II unable 10 speak aloud
do not deem 1t necessary in the condition in
Wnich You now appear. to address to you any
remarks, but shall simply proceed to discharge
me unpleasant task which is imposed upon
you f'A
The sentence OF the Court is that You be
LaEen hence to the com mon jail Of the District
cn Er,da, oia, a. ,fom whence you came, and that
on Z frioay, the 6th day Of July next, in the year
ot our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and
Sky .iour, You be taken thence to the place
p.epaied ior your execution, In the jail yard of
said District, and that then aud there, between
me nours OF i2 O'Clock noon and 2 clock in The
a1tefnoon, you be hanged by the neck until YOU
soul. ~ ''"'
SENTENCE oE PETER aooDBN.
Associste Justice Olin pronounced the sen.
tence IN TINS case. He said
Peter 6ooden, you have been tried aud con-
Victeo OF ths crime OF murder-of the murder
OF George Banks, one Of your own race
AFTER patient trial, throughout which You
were defended by counsel with z, eat zeal and
ability. you were convicted. After your con-
Tfctlon your case was carried before the whole
court, and there argued again; and by the unan.
tmous verdict OF the court your con viction af-
f1rmed.
Have you anything to say, Peter, why the
sentenee OF the law should not be passed upon
you7
The prsoner.-No, sir.
The Court-Your case to me has been one of
exceeding great and palnful interest. am at
less even AT tee present moment to ans wer
Tor ycur conduct. / can hardly conceive what
motive could have induced you to commit so
cruel ard bloody an act. l know nothing of
your previous history, Of your temper, dispo.
siiion or habi.s. You come here in our midst
almost q Stranger, until You were brougnt in
connection with Banks IN this bloody ira ysdy
which enoed so suddenly in his dearh Tnsre
that you old this act iu conseq ueuee of a guilty
passion you had for Banks wife. am afraid
that was so. do not know what your con-
nection was with that family, but the conduct
OF Inc wife on that ccasiop, and particularly
your conduct, and the declarations of the diving
msn that on had been corresponding with mis-
wife and that although hs had forgiven the
offence, that when ne saw you in the presence
OF MS wife again those feelings revived in his
bosom. This tes timony tended pretty strongly
to show what the motive was for this most
nounce the sentence of the law that you are no
longer dt 10 live--that the comm unity, IN order
10 guard its elf against outrag OF this dsscrip-
ticn, Is compelled TO take your lite
During the whole course OF your trial l
falled 70 dscov.r anything like emotion, feel
ing, arpTeheus ion of dan ser, or remorse for the
cruel act you rad committed.
Up 10 this moment you stand here in this
terrible 81 uatioD, with the brand Of Cain
stamped upon your forehea5, and yet without
emotion you can look here on your light hand
and see smother being now under condsmna-
ton Tor murder, fCoruelius Tuell, VINO lay
completely Frustrated. and with bis head ban
Gagtd-l You SEE how he (Tnelll Is uupved by
the appre hension of the fate that awaits hi m
Still you are Indifferent IA pause Have
you NO feeling at all upon the subject Of meet
Ing Il Ions doom-an igpomiuious death on
1he 81 ahod! Haveyo no companctions for
having sent on of the world in an instant one
OF your fellows who had offended you in no
way, except the very natural resentment he
might have felt at your improper Interference
with his family relations Does not the future
open to your beclouded intellect something of
fearful apprehension In leaving the world
with such a guilty stain upon your soul7
The sentence OF the law is that you be taken
nepce TO the common Jail OF the District of Go.
inmbia, from whence You came, and that on
Friday. the 9Th day of July next, In the year
OF our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty -four, you be taken thence to the place
prepared for your execution, in the Jail yard
OF the said District, ard then and there, be.
tween the hours of IL O'Clock at noon and two
In the afternoon, you be hanged by the neck
until yon are dead; and may God have mercy
on your soul.