Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-04-08
HORACE II. PLUMLEY TO he
EXECUTED.
NBA PLUMLEY SENT ENCED
FOR LIFE.
FREDERICK o. PLUMLEY SENTENCED
FOR TWENTY YEARS.
AN AFFECTING SCENE IN COURT.
Rutland County Court.

~. BENZ H. STEELE, ITesldtfig Judgt
H)N. DANIEL CRoFooT, assistant
HON. JOHN CROWLEY, Judges
Tuesday, April 6. 1S69.-The session o,
yesterday. having failed to result in an,
thing of interest to the public, or of suit
ora, on account OF no case being ready TO
trial, the court convened at the usual hon
THIS morning, under a notice to the ba
that no more delay would be tolerated
aud that the cases set for triAl must be dis
posed of as called. The first case reached
was Frederick Chaffee o. Carlos A. Hitch
cock, an action of Trover, and was tried
occupying all the forenoon and "a part OF
the afternoon. Dunton d Veazey, at.
torneys for plaintiff; Edgerton & Nichol-
son attorneys for defendant The court
did not announce their decision
SENTENCE OF SHREWSBURY MURDERERs
Horace X. Plumley, who had been con-
victed of murder at this term, and Ziba
Plumley and Frederick 2. Plumley, who
bad previously been convicted of man.
slaughter, in causing the death of John
Gilman. Jr., on the 1st day of August last
at Shrewsbury The clerk then called
upon Horace r. Plumley to stand up, and
said to him
Horace X. Plumley, have you any
shinR To say why the sentence of the law
should not now be pronounced against
your"
The prisoner arose, and with much emo
ton answered,
haN 10,
wrongfully convicted. I think it hard
Tor me to he taken away from my family
and lay down my life for my enemies
An answer TO the same inquiry, Ziba
Plumley said
u have few words to say to the court
and spectators. / shall be 60 years old
day after tomorrow. | have lived in
Shrewsbury fifty-four years, and have
raised large family. | have ALWAYS /
known John Gilman, Jr., ever since he
was born. We never had any trouble
with each other before the lst day of An.
gust last. He never laid a straw in INV
way. nor in his. / have but few DAYS
at most to travel in Vermont, even if |
We're set at liberty. | have been perse-
cuteu for the last fifteen years by INV enc
miles, and the authorities of Shrewsbury \
nave turned deaf ear to my complaints C
nave been a cripple for the last three O
years by the rough hand of Isaac II 6
balch' Aud now | am overtaken by nv :
enemies. | hope my downfall will be the
means of my enemies salvation. hone o
the court will have mercy on me and nv n
son Frederick"
In answer to similar inquiry by the f,
clerk, Frederick z. Plumley said, in SUBJ m
stance: ;.
Il hope the court will have mercy q,
ne, aud l should like to have a minister
come In and see me before leave, and have VI
prayers" OF
Horace r. Plumley then received the ii
sentence OF the court, as follows, Judge he
Steele reading the same from a written by
w
, horace n. Plumley, you, having been SCI
in'y tried 10y an impartial jury. and con pc
slcted of the awful crime of murder il co,
has now become the duty of the conrt to no.
pronounce the sentence of the law upon ~,
vou, which sentence is,
That on the Goth day of September, in ase
he year of our Lord one thousand eight are
hundred and seventy, between the hours the
u Ten O'Clock In the forenoon and two the
clock in the afternoon, YOU be taken
place of execution, and there be hung bv lie
he neck until you be dead. pursuant to = AM
variant TO be issued as provided by law. pla
nd that you be imprisoned in solitary
ontinement, III the State Prison, at Wind
or. IN the County of Windsor. until such anC
shall be inflicted. da,
As the Judge was pronouncing the ma
entence. and the room was hushed and pre-
I'LL, not eEea breath being heard, in
hen he reached the part where he said, but
ana there be hung by the neck until YOU seel
dead, the wife, mother and sister and and
Their female relatives OF Horace in court pre-.
'o'ei iohS' ona wall OF distress, SO it W
ronS and continued that the voice of the repc
ld&e Was drowned by its power. The sem
maincer of the sentence was read Cob
nidst the moaning OF women and the ing
ohing OF children. The scene was one seek
elect the strongest hearts, and scarcely four
Eye OUT was htled with tears of sym toll ]
thy Tor the families of the condemned beb;
en-. Ill
Zioa Plumley was then sentenced to hear
rd labor In the States Prison during fulle
) natural life, and Frederick y. Plum the
tor the term of twenty years. In fix
the sentence of Frederick the Judge P,
marked that they had Disseminated in the
. favor for the sole reason that he was mill
'ak In intellect The prisoners were TWEEN
Ell remanded to Jail to await the con- forei
n'ehoe VI tne offlclals In conducting since
I'm to the States prison at Windsor. This
The case of James B. Lee VS.. Ira Tuck. thelc
was commenced, and at the close of and
, plaintiffs case the court took recess MGR
nine o'clock tomorrow morning. Dun. still
q 'eazey, attorneys for plaintiff. A. parer
oPaulding, attorney for defendant the d
- 'i'e case OF feter Lester VS.. Hiram place
oerts, action of Replevin. Judgment coun,
pi"intif for nominal da4.ases and also stano
the return of tbs property and costs popu]
o. l.. Fletcher for plaintiff. Nicholson their
A''oee ior oeiendant. ssetts
Nathan Fl. Churchill vs. Leonard sar.
mt, action Assumpsit. Judgment for w,
iutiff; damages S2sO.13 and costs mari
'rge L. Fletcher for plaintiff. A. A. of tbe
". o., IT,. peale,
action OF heple- in cor
; is on trial Dunton s. yeazey for of tn
Iotiff. Edgerton & Nicholson for d. morn;
peculi
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