The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-10
THE PLYMOUTH (uASs.) MURDER.

Final Scenes in the rrlai--Desueanor OF the
Prisoner aDon Receiving Sentence or Twenty
Years. imprisonment.
We have already announced by telegraph the rem
dition OF verdict OF guilty OF masaugnier in the
case OF Samuel N. Andrews, charged with The muir
der OF Cornelius Holmes, tried at Plymouth, Mass,
and the sentence OF the prisoner to twenty years.
imprisonment. The following particulars, giving
the closing scenes OF the case, are furnished by the
Plymouth correspondent OF the Boston Herald under
date December 8--li r. NJ
Chief Justice Chapman commenced mis- charge to
the jury at fifteen minutes OF eight O'Clock Tonight
when the court room presented the same crowded
appearance II had during the day. The charge Occu-
pied exactly one hour in delivery.
The case wassnow given to the jury, VINO eetired
at ten minutes OF nine o'clock, and, after waiting
about an hour for It's return, the Chief Justice and
his associates returned TO their quarters ut the Samo
set House. and the asscmblage IN the court room
also gradually dispersed Shortly before one O'Clock
Information was despatched to the hotel TO the effect
sa nn the jury was p repaGed 70 render verdict
paired to the Court House. The prisoner
Andrews, appeared and took his seat In the dock,
his face wearing the same look OF indifference which
was remarked throughout the trial. During the IN
terval previous to the appearance or the jury In
court he became quite medltative however a. q man
Not more than fifty persons were In the courtroom
at midnight, and these remained until the proceed
ings were concluded. Ihe jury returned at twenty
live minutes of two, having been out nearly hve
hours and, after answering their names, were asked
II they had agreed upon verdict. An affirmative
reply was returned and the foreman then announced
that they had found the prisoner, Samuel NJ An
drews guilty OF manslaugntcr.
The verdict apparently gave great satisfaction TO
after brief interval District Attorney Allen moved
that the prisoner be sentenced without delay.
Chief Justice Chapman inquired II the counsel for
the defence desired any time and negative reply
being returned the Court went out for consultation
Only q few minutes W &c occupied in reaching an
agreement upon the sentence, and upon the return
OF the Court Mr. Whitman, the Clerk, was instructed
to announce TO the prisoner the sentence, which
"twenry years. confinement In the State Prison OF
Charlestown--the first day 10 be solitary and the
residue at hard laD0r.n
On the verdict OF mansianghter, "a severe q SEN
tence-the highest known TO the law---was not anti
clpated; but the prisoner remained seated with his
customary stolcaI indifference Messrs SOmerby and
Davis, his counsel, now cOnversed with him cheer
fully, and gradually the spirits of the condemned
man revived until he smiled MT OF the remarks
that were made; and when your correspondent babe
him farewell in the lobby OF the Court Hause he ap-
pearcd 90 be quite lively and well pleased at the
ner In which the case had resulted.
The jurors were now believed. ana al fifteen
minutes OF two 0'c,cck A. M. the Supreme judicial
Court adjourned without day.
From the verdict returned by the jury II win ap-
pear that the alleged insanity OF Andrews had no
influence upon their minds and that his story of the
attempted committal or an unatura crime received
consideration In the making up of the verdict.
How the Court considered the matter may be judged
from the severity OF the sentence ordered.
Andrews was renanded 10 tie Plymouth House OF
Correction adjacent 10 the Court House. previous to
being committed TO the State Prison ut Char.estoWn.
whittier lie viii be removed IN q few days