The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-01
THE FIFTH DAY OF AUGUST
THE SECOND SENTENCE OF DEATH
IRON JOHN REAL.


The Gathering Of Reals Friends In the SUI
pren,c Court Room-ReaIs Stoicism In
the Face Of Death-Oniy Another Month
to Live.
The General Term chamber Of the Supreme
Court was crowded to sufocation at yesterday,
II being understood that John Real the murderer Of
oflcer Smedick was to be taken into Court at that
hour, and that the date Of his execution was to be
fixed The crowd was largely made up Of Reals
friends At 1915,
JUDGES ISGRAuAu, BARNARD, AND cARDozo
took their seats, and there was whispering and
stretching OF necks among the auditors. Almost
immediately District Attorney Gervin arose, aud
bis portly form was the target for oil eyes as he
briefly rocoun,ed the proceedings thus far in the
case He said that Real was tried in February, 1884,
in the Court Of Oyer and Termincr, for the murder
Of Policeman smedisk. lie was convicted, and sen
fenced to be hanged on the "a Of April following.
stay OF proceedings was granted, and the case ar
gued at the General Term, when the judgment was
confirmed. II was then sent before the Court OF
Appeals, which Court also decided against Real, and
confirmed the action of the lower courts The Dis
trict Attorney concluded by applying for
WRIT OF HABEAs CORPUS,
returnablc Immediately for the purpose OF pro-
ducng Real in Court. Judge 1ngraham granted the
order and in the interim the Court proceeded with
other business. At the expiration Of half an hour,
the side door opened and
REAL ENTERED
In the custody Of deputy sheriff. Instantly lie was
the observed OF oil Observers and there was a sup
pressed attempt at applause by few men in the
room. lie was gonteelly dressed, his face freshly
shuvon, and his hair and moustache arranged with
scrupulous nicely So fur from looking " miserable
and broken down by confinement" as had been
given out by his friends II Is probable that he never
looked better in his life certainly gentle.
manly. Aside from absence d tan, the result
of long incarceration, no evidence of sickness was
discefnible His square, combative.lookng head
was pitched to a defiant cnsc, and his face wore its
old, siern expression. lie was conducted to po-
siilon close to the bench where he stood during the
subsequent proceedings at the side of his counsel
Judge Stuart. The District Attorney then moved
that the time be fixed for the carrying out Of
TuE SENTENCE OF DEATH.
While he was speaking Real, with a smile on bis
face, addressed himself to Judge Stuart.
Judge Ingraham, addressing Real, then said
"You have been tried. found guilty of the crime o
murder, and sentenced to execution. You have had
wrlts of error Issued in your behalf to this Court
and to the Court OF Appeals, and in ConsequeucC
thereof the time fixed for tue execution Of your sen
tcnce has passed. Since that time the Court OF Ap
poHis has affirmed the judgment OF conviction
against you. and has sent back the paper.
with directions to proceed In the enforcement Of tho
judgment II therefore becomes our duty, under
o death, heretofore passed upon you, snail be in
hicted We have named
FRIDAY, the 5rH DAT or AUGUST
ms the day which the sentence OF death shall be
carried into effect"
During Judge Insraham's remarks, Real did not
manies any feeling, but stood in a careless posi-
ton, with one hand on the railing beside him, and
LaH tla Undo IL In no fara the