, 1864-05-28
TI)irugo Mrtbnne.
SATURDAY, MAY 2s, 1864.
TIE NEW YORK RIOTS,
Closlng Scenes In the Trial Of John
r. Andrews.

Closing Scenes In The Trial Of John
r. Andrcws.
We extract The following from the New
York Herald of "Wednesday, relative to the
trial Of the infamous Andrews, who led Gov.
Seymour's "noble friends" In the New York
riots, and who In some mysterious way has
escaped The hslfer:
Mr. Hankman, in an able speech, addressed
the jusy III tcha!f Of the prisozer.
For the Ceferst no witnesses were called.
TIE VERDICT.
The jury nfter an absence Of twenty min
ntes returned with . verdict Of Guilty"
The District Attorney moved for sentence.
The prisoner was then ordered to stand up.
The Cout~How old are you, defendant?
Prisoner-I viii be thirty:nine The nth Of
next December.
The Court-When were yon committed! :! i
Pr1soner-1 was seven and half months
in Fort lafayette; I have been over ten
months In prison; have ro.hing in the
world here; no means in New York; my
COUNSEL defended me without cost; l lost
everything.
The Court-Have you anything to Offer
why the sentence Of the law should not be
parsed against you!
THE FMBoSEn'e gpKEcn nEFoRE SENTENCE.
I would ask your honor to lake into considera-
tiou tie poeitioll which occupy in this matter
not that viii atate that had the smallest idca
Government; not that intended to do anything
to tnbvtst The Constitution Of the United States ID
any!hIhg 7thenSh. Wa s.sst ana 5ast: On thst
more. However much the testimony may be
against me, told my counsel would not asE any
one to be my witness on this OCCASION / did not
threw myself On the testimony which / believed
Wta1d he addnced before yorf Honor. I did not
think for moment that witnesses would give tes-
properly Explained. This il tie language. % % yonI m
Honor. which has been attributed to me. I speak
10 you today. coming as ! d. With pure con.
the truth IN defauce ol the world. II lam to suit
fer lpcsey for The expression Of opfnions sake; II
liam TO be fetzcd because am governed BY that
principle incuicattl IN me. your Honor, as It WAS
tnculcate1 IN my f1therI Nllln, to eIfsI with
ont a murm1r. But yonr honor 1nust feel that a
nan who bss heen at11igned IL have been ar
ToiEncd nEder The circumstances, to tic mr. tongue
in giving tree expressions to my opinions and
feelings, yon 1nust concede to me, as in American
citizen, standing here as sovereign citizen,
with n, hesss- Actualed by shuse feelings, did
express then that uay. However much did eI-
press them, I scotn the thouEht, l scosn the ac-
wien thty say eyer ha1d did thing that would
cause me- to lead mob to COMMIT violence on any
property. begged and eutreated them, that day-
ard COO is NJ witness 1.-The lat day, when shall
tuat /, your honor, tod them thss Begged them
10 trJ every Constitutional and Legitimate means
before they Eesortcd to violence. know, your
honor, that my ASSURANCES eau lafe no weight now
ttat the die ts cast, an1 rtand+ ~ one Of old
stood, to be made victim for the free expression
Of opinion, and the exercise Of the CONSTITUTIONAL
fceti-lt am to be crushed for time; II am to
spend the weary balance OF my existence, your
honor, In prison. enat hare the consciaasuess of
zen, tn apholdfns tho CONSUMPTION d ny fathers.
Aid alwaSs would lc:s, ard SoRld Try to ihEust
into the neltct world, and wond crush noder ioot
sacred palladium of mans rights. The man
who wonid charge me with treason and
conspiracy against the United Ststes SO fal the
and have u heart 10 know ttLat ouly speak the
tEuth-p!.ce lnao to nun with llm--theu strike
tlcse manacles from my limbs, unbind these
yorr r.psEtts and your officers .. The law aud the
MAI, yoEr ucror, docs not I've, couId not live a
moment. who would dare to tell me WAS Traitor
and eonslrator: bat ,as a. q msu speak ny sen.
II ten thousand bayonefs and tulcts were hurled
asaioRt me # dalgetA gleamcd ready to penetsate
1ny heurt and sas 4 here 1t is the prouiest mo-
n1cnt Of my life tha: suffer for tho exercise Of my
stgEts as an american citizen. fes, yonf Honor,
! bAFe suffered and must euher On anu suppose
soar honor bad to ae4uis me, world rather Z
thousand times cut oil my position from al living
life, ard prefer to die here-here~ thah to hare
the finger Of ecofn pointed at sne and said Of nc
There GOES coward Of tie pentent:arY. Not that
l wurid Fave my body BY tho salvation. Of my Se.
putat:cn, which hold uo1e dcar to me thaa lnS
life. Yoar Honor. sppeal to 5o9, an nov Weak
and fetbie, bEpken Town in health. l went to La
me1e- wreck. With ali the torture Of the old
spanith inqu!sitioL Visited upon me and inflicted
urpn nc, th3s il os now ana Aer being tried by
military commission, which said they could not
find me guilty ut 1u4thilg, wHs hurled into the
city courts OF justices tortured there; hurled Like
q fe1cn into pItson and Ecpt in SOLITARY condne-
neut for seven and halt mouths, with no eye to
g'eam upon my agony. no word Of consulstion to
cheer me in ny lonely dungeon Day afaeG aay,
nilht after night. nothing did fecrive. E5ttlL.ls
sad bad = .rep npba, hoih,ns cheering to Ii:
tn 70 hothlIg did receive but the curses and
t1apzecatons Of vile solaiery. the ready tools o1
the co1nnsnder Of Fort Latss ette. Strike me,
your Honor strike me- down bat when you strike
ccnetde to me the claim 1stert Of free citizen,
OF sovereign citizen Of this frea constitution.
Cnpcede to all men their rtehte-liberty OF speech
HGc1ty Of thu1cht liberty Of actloa, under nti CIR
ctMstsnces whnteytt. That ask and no more.
You r Honor have done.
THE SENTENCE.
Judge Nelson then addressed the prisoner,
fetlingly, and tmpressiye1y, concluding By
prononncing the sentence of the Court--that
be be imprisoned and kept at hard labo,
in the State prison at Sing Sing for three
wears,