, 1865-11-27
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TIE DEATH SENTENCE.
Fleming and Co'bett, the Murder
eTs. Sentenced to be Hanged
ON Friday, Gee. 18Th.
Scene in the Court Roonl--Bearing
Of the Criminals.
Fleming has Something to Say
" Why Sentence Shonld not
Now be Passed. Up
on Him.
THE SENTENCE.
CONFESSION BE CORBETI.
Where the Execution Will Take Plaza
..-PreEious Executions in
Cook County.


"nefe tne hAecu'ion "ai rake Place
| .-'PreF1ous Executions in
CooR county,
tsa'ofuay] @ morning, BY large and deeply inter
es'ed audience. assembled 10 wtocss the last pub
| rick Fleming and Wfll.m co-,..tt :, n.cs.n ~
nrcusto,ned bon, f,r .,,sa.,.n .,s oelose tne
ssndpg could be gained by these who ao' ssn,
Judre., das IN the es1sa T,ras tae on 'ns
place On the rcposte7s' tablcs-everywhere within
ee,sns crowd vh, Da, rassso sna esse.,
LOBBY, " oeyond au hope Of seeing Or hearing
F1e1n1ne ~ .n6 15e p9seeoing.. A ten O'Clock
deputg ebsqa d Ios9e nefer ,n s',onsly snsrded By
o. eaeHh Nelson entered the Court room
ana aa Mse esated % the southern eide. Closely
| ionoN.ng mem came George Hnmpson, about to
| " senteneed ior the crime Of 1nanssauehter, who
Wa sSaEa near mem. judge Gary promptly
opsuSa Goat ana inc n'st business was the hear-
nE o. a cs1oenee "a a. 70 The character OF Hampson,
nal19g ms nme the Durdcrtts manifested a
SreasaS yea g ahte1nti ezs1tsment Fleming was
,,oa More asat nnm'51akable marx Of u rasnbond-a
sIo,tieN I,iIE sui us narrow, striped 1arat was
usI|Ate5ntJ Heo, a. u trembling dc.e1 bad hastily
sasanly ahassn and very pale and as be vainIy en-
oeasofeo 10 interest himself ID the evidence IN the
ottei comparatively unimpoItant case. his chest
breathing: Frequently he changed bfa position,
eyer restless and uneasy, and his cold
Tsy y @ e5e eseF ga and % anon tu5aise'y elaneed souud
saesa Sa bsas: u. features seemed pufd Il
~ ,.,t III. hnu oispn5ed ltte cx-
onstant'y 1.nf6ete T., ~ n,2o ., .ne maa Mas
o h hGds n q. I'D a9d Eay .enl hoE
Eaze Which hs chanre IN e,cnn1ter tn X
Eo1bc,l aupea1cd to be Of love, I'M 1ess e
Gus g1ade or shc e.n1s rascsi lie Was no, rsan3v
ribbed, Light brown st1 and be wosr whtte stirt III
without coiixr q ayst he .esmsd To- make nu "s no
enceavnss TO interets himself in Uampson'a casc
anG sat most Of the time with pale lace legs cTpes.
On LIS kneeS, and With his eyes cast down upo1
the gztund. When be d,d glance up, it was but
for an instant and his chest heased viii his abored
lesf mental activity and cnerry than Ficminr. and
viewed With much derpc. apprehension hie ap.
preaching doom. Both, howessr, made great ef.
lori 10 overcome Their Iee!nps md theIr naIeneSs
and forced compoenrc were The only evidences Of
.as.s ~ wo.hl1E aeony. 90 can teH what teastul
Snrn6Sn1 xnnnds IF Inn, ~.,-, +s;.;I n
mnnntnrnns hn~x ~ ~ ~. rs1L aau a.I WIN tn9
yoicss Of fure isrcrs E and ,rnc.ee no =, th a9M o.
M Et};rtt - a. 4 Nv ~ lne o5ne9
fson IN III asIISess 9h. ~ H.
n.on Ell ths asnn,.ts .ne rsia, 81 81 ,9e Lonely
TdSnce ~ ~ me court roo;n The word Of fate tfom
nsb. . - iue , .o{a Ill tacec mus nase
III ,n%s nfn E. usn lo1!nrno ota1ne. ana the
a|n; ~
shook hana; yi.h 'hsm, boIh ra,slns nom Their
h Wb ie1 ere. etqsne u ny E;.s dooJEa 10 a
eonanct some Crouna iof further hope, but they
Fn,1n ren na aEs nc Eaie afopped
Cotoea seemed making frequent efforts TO swx1low,
o. ~. Nc .S,a1.,t.1 ~ snoA,aE. IT..
eoon MtefNa1d. The sentence Of years tt1pHson-
mens in the p@ttentiaEy was passed upon. .Hampeon,
1na Wei . NJ nsa esalea pr seat Fleming aud
TSsea Mes, % 1ne 1uogss ofue1ea 10 stand rp.
u.s. ,nes ss SHlsds the
rra *; @ nt Stsa n mesu stooo up ana
solemn siiiness ensued Ia moment rx ~ yn3th v1a
broken by fhe ennuiT Of IN ConTt. ..H.xe vnn
anything 10 ssy, eisher Of ron. nhT he senencs oi
fnr HnsrE3r -asnnmdd - = " y. @
ny srainsf ths rssn rs.ssI tsa,S .1s. aun t1psng @
unt he judge With IN inclna,ion o. the head Ut. t.
re.di,e.. ~ p.teM. xT,,,, ~ ms
nnde1 tnrh rren,,,1, 70 NAE
rrra1so.
"You sie 10 pass ssniepee a * deah on me- for The
never Lid hand On hin 1ncyer @ eonspTd % SnsH ass;ust
never nsy him beiors o. at,ewa1d. md Il is Just
wM going to be killed. ThanE God, / uerrr ,1ised
my hand asainst him. l an not aisaid to meet
death IN sny form; ba,e one remark TO m.l:e =
| would Eli nnn for money. All the money You
ess4 !, seq, oa eSeg 1u4 ~ %GH!a noi tAke Ale
bribes than me. End II l. viii snown IN tbis DIV
| ron have, md an rieht. ~@''
During the deliyerT AZ rhes. h,5sf -.,,,,., a..
1 md ssesdy ssggsd .4s lins
yehemenee On iScIr enSrins,o - 1esrea ar a.
ra md IN heahiess 1snos .Sted w Ia he oi
III The Imd1.e " us th,,, s:.ou fo-...
to NAE 4nv 1Tn rEarss n.st "ne.ned ne Tned
nothinz ~ ps s,r Ell sot1eM d fehteo, 11se
Sn1n. proceeded 10 pass sentence, In the
FOLLOWING "ofas'
"Iats1cs Fleming and william Corbctt: Ton
hsye been indicted fns murder. stied and found
guilty II accordance With al the forms Of Law. 10
jnsress ol the verdict Il now, only, remains fot
INC Conn 70 pronounce the sentence Of the Law. In
stances Of your od.nee, Or reproacb o. upSsid soa
MS to TT enonnfy. Uy whAi fnhes1ted dieposlfiou
de,ect or wicledncss Of eariy education, resl or
Las, yoa msy hare been led to The commission Of
tory OF your lie. were disulsed. perhaps The feel
Bet society cannot endure thst you should uye.
1t mnst by every menn6 IN ita power. project Itself
against your Kind. nor eh1u address TO you Inv
exhortniinuf. I VII only remind you that thets Il
no earthly hope for you II viii bt utterly il vain
for yop TO expect Executive clemency. Fsw tn this
community would even etrp petition to the Gov.
apo9 In your behalf. The law requires that the
dag Of sour execution shall be dxed not less tha1
fliee1, noT more ihan Twenty-Five, days ffpm this
dine. CeAce has settled that capital punlshlueut
shali be inflicted upon q Friday.
The een1ence Of the Court therefore, ie that you.
Patrick Fleming md Wiliam Corbeit, Be takeq
from The bar Of this Cour1 10 the prison or Cook
county, there 10 rcma1n until the fifteenth daT Of
Decc1nbet in the year Of our Lord 1s5 and m 1tsf
tay, between The kours Of len O'Clock IN The fore
noon and fotr O'Clock 1n the afternoon within The
walls Of raid pr1sdn. or within yard a tncIosu1e
ADJOINING fueh prteou. thai Won he hnnr bY tbe
neck mill you Sre dead
The sentence concluded, both the men turned