The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-04-13

TnE Sentence or THE SHEEwsBtEr
MuRpEmsas la the County Court at
RuHand. on the 9th inst. the shrews-
barry madorers received their sentence
from Judge Steele. We copy the fol-
lowing account Of the scene from the
Rutland Herald:
The scene IN The court yesterday was
a sad one, al aged wiie and mother lis
iening 10 the sentence Of the law,
booming son 10 execution. and hus
band and another son 10 virtual separa
ton from her for life---a young wife,
hearing the awful sentence Of her CON
panion to DO hanged until dead, and a
daughter and sister hearing the judg-
ment which separated her from father
and brothers, almost in one short mo-
ment-- mourning children, almost too
young to comprehend the tenor OF the
passing scene, which condemned faith
er to the igbominy Of the gailows. Such
a scene has rarely, il ever Been witness
ed, and God forbid that il may ever be
witnessed again in our community.
The prisoner, Horace II. Plumley,
was ordered by tho clerk TO stand up,
when thr question was asked him:
Horace Il Plumley, have you any
thing TO say why the sentence OF the
law should not now be pronounced
against you 2"
The prisoner arose, and with much
emotion answered:
II have little 10 say. have been
wrongfully convicted. l think it hard
for me TO be taken away from my fami-
ly and lay down my life for my enc
mics
In answer TO the same enquiry, Ziba
Plumley said:
II haven few words 10 say TO the
court and spectators shall he 60
years old day after tomorrow have
lived in Shrewsbury ffty-four yeors,
and have raised large family Ihaye
always known John Gilman, Jr., ever
since he was born. We never had any
trouble with each other before the first
day Of August last. He never laid a
straw in my way, nor | in his. / have
but few days at most to live in YER
mont even II | were set at liberty. /
have been prosecuted for the last ff-
teen years by my enemies, and the au-
thoritos Of Shrewsbury have turned n
deaf ear to my complaints. Ihaye been
crippled for the last three years by the
rough hand OF Isaac II Balch And
now am overtaken by my enemies. ]
hope my downfall viii be the means of
my enemies salvation. hope the
court viii have mercy on me and. my
son Frederick
In answer to similar inquiry by the
clerk, Frederick Y. Plumley said in sub
stance.
Il hope the court win have mercy on
me, and should like TO have a minis
ter come IN and see me before / leave
and have prayers"
Horace Il. Plumley then received the
sentence Of the court as follows, Judge
Steele reading the same from written
memorandum;
Horace r. Plnmley, you. having been
tried by an impartial jury, and convict
ed Of the awful crime Of murder, il has
now become the duty Of the court 10
pronounce the sentence OF the Law up
on you, which sentence is;
That on the 10th day Of September.
in the year Of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and seventy, between the
hours Of ten O'Clock in the forenoon
and two O'Clock IN the afternoon, you
be taken from your place Of cCnfne-
ment 10 the place OF execution. and
there be hung by tbs neck until you be
dead, pursuant to warrant 10 be issn-
ed rs provided by Law. and that you b.
imprisoned in solitary confinement in
the State Prison, At Windsor. in the
County Of " indsor, until such punish,
ment shall be inflicted,
AS the Judge was pronouueing tbs
sentence. and the room was bushes
and still, not even breath being beard
\ when be reached the part where b.
sAid. 'and there be hung by The necl
until you he dead: z the wife, mothsl
and sister, and other female relatives Q
Horace in court uttered a long. loas
val 81 distress. so ssroug and c0utiua
"a that The voice Of the Judge wa
drowned ia ils power, The remAiade
oi the sentence vss read amidst ID
moaning q women AID lie sobbing Q
children. The scene was ope to 3ae.
the strongest hearia. and seAroely a
csc bal vas El.ea with tears ~ sympa
,hy 10 lie families n he candemnet
men.
zsl'a Plunsiey So then senienoea !
bard labor IN ihe States Prison dBun
La natural lie. and Frederick z Pla1