The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-08
SHERIDAN FOUND GUILTY.
JUDGE BARNARD's MODEL CHARGE
TO THE JURY,

OF hs wife was concluded yesterday, and res uted in
the conviction Of the prisoner The counsel for the
prisoner and the District Attorney having summed
up. Judge Barnard charged the jury as follows:
$50 II G sy nn5 Jointly OF @ YcGt
sheridan died by being shot with PISTOL loaded with
~ !s, Eso 'PSs5HE Pis
snG he sohsf lie bs2 G now ~ ." r s
fore you. he IN his excuse through his counsel today.
proved the Killing me claims that whStsye4 was done
thero was done while he was aborng under
STATE or INSANITY,
na VOW % sdcyI Ss sr the q S
o6y Sart ofSs SSeSdaa, % diprcye that IT'S
rremeditated killing Of human being. with design 70
are S iscmens made Nv these two vi Witnesses rne
Are they sustained by each other has the prisoner
sa;s %, q iSs SesSi.on SHrasr dSeS ses.Is ,sss
his wife lived he bad aeonyersaton with her q regard
nau huo no thcre SAID while showing her pistol,
"YouR Doom ~ SEALED"
II You are SATISFIED that he that remark NJ that
has seco.nre 9 Win s nos s 70 he sea
.s SeT doom S va ssaed he Went there & I've
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has !" been ys.T.
verdict q SsaIiIlai o. some one INC dsgIsss Is;
either actually susbic ionsiy had been
ENGAGED ~ ACTS or ADULTERY
with their wives or dauphersso mch 50 that It has
come almost TO he looked upon one of the exc yes
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ncar fs c ss n hs act u aanf
s e proOob b have Ss0 ov Se s ,So.s
eleun,,anes, man may be 20 bsreit Of h, rss:
what he does ii me jury Md that 30. no person has
any night to md snlt with their verdict cLoept tie
Jury. There no judicial triumph the judge. and
aS HIM Yoa aprcar here u as Inc TcpTSseSta1ives Of
aGa sFS ' e SS A9 81 S% spe o to
sad u had been customary for jurlcs to md these
ed q sa ana oS to s. iS%S fssss
here s' u %T;f who Sse d BEEN
char,ei and more recently IN this court room here,
down IN SRasSs S f
oon Of a own and an NSns py SnO vii MAKE ske
sES;
pas, a. prse:dsni ne Court a. matter Of course
cases the parties who have been acquitted
| SHOULD HAVE BEAN CONVICTED AND HANGED,
hay sG 4s% You'd vs. Ssvs
rived At by .oTe not all those J1rcs %,
any dCaS, o @ ssss
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moment, Of Ms faculties, and ana power 70 dis
mere he aid not 80 there with hs intention q Iii
not done in accoSdsnee With any '-N - "A'
| PREVIOUSLY UrrIRED THREATS,
Ssa he Si Ss
in 1--we c s sny @ Ss me 8:
though, he sborsd Sndsr " temporarily escaps .ud
doing the law undoubtedly would hold hun irrespon'
d y S ne nss Ss ns
SC @ Vrct Of Z" guilty. PAD rou
sTss Sards d The second aseTss would g The I'M
20. q felony The Court q APPs 1,., ,es rec dc
| although the party was not engaged In tic
| COMMISSION ov A gGLoSY
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slaughter 10 Inc third degree, vhish niah, sp:
Ply probably 10 ts eranch Of he case 4 the EVIDENCE
decree II you nnd that Tins pe ron Killed by the
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SHSS y d ii wa WS ri b III hf
| the fourth degree 49,
eely ~ g yoa 6St S:foSs tssylSg ~ case
with YOU desire 20 say that while you should look az
gss q prisoner are protected and guarded with
| Jealous care, and II you have any
REASONABLE AND RATIONAL DOUBT
arsne from the evidence. will give him the oenent
GH
So Ss hm the aaa and he ns oS Be H a
quilted n eonselnence Of ,nssny You vill cay 90 70
ne was insane, you VIII 1nd y IN your verdict hc
s1
S nG Gs rG dSh sS SS are he has
CASE OF HARDSHIP,
d a. fq Ss G ma s'f noi a
duiy devoyss on me singy To ake that on me-that Is
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asked at your hands except Justice both for he IN
unfortunate prisoner who is ON trial
The jury retired at 1890 At l o'clock they sen
communication to the Court, asking whether tn,
prisoners daughter corroborated the testimony tina
he said to his wife Your doom is sealed" Th'
question was answered in tile Affirmative.
soon amer Judge Barnard received note from
the foreman, inquring what would he the effect Of
T lie Court fened that the Governor had power 1
chnnge the sentence to imprisonment in the Stat
AT 2:4O tho jury entered the court room, and rem
dcred verdict OF guilty. Sheridan stood unmoyed
Atorney IN The aiseaee Of MI James the prisoner,
9 counsel, directed the clerk TO poll the jury. Fac
juror on being asked Is that your verdict 81 an
: swcred arirmatyely, and the lnh, Joshua Brad
. shaw. added, But the jury Recommend hit
, strongly TO mercy. The foreman forgot to mentio
Mr. james was sent for, who on his arrival aske
Tor stay OF judgment.
Jgg RarPa fSn ne GsS r any fS ssGa aT
perform pass sentence. II your wish Is 20 have
opTt can be done LOST as Wen after The
before. Again. possible thut the sentence lWpOs
to-day-prooably II may Lot be carried out in othe
words,
CHANGE IN THE SENTENCE
may be made by the Governor.
sheridan was then asked by Mr.. Vandervoort, IN
clerk ia the usual form what ne had 10 say why
should not &c new pronounced against him. lie quiet
= Judge Barnard then passed sentence in the follow
ing words:
~ Tile Jury. Sheridan, taking a merciful view OF
case. ma you guilty OF murder with reconmrndato
tomercy IL eninently proper for them IN the
dition OF that verdict make such Alrec
and the evidence sustained them In doing That n
q cOnmendauon probably, in your case, will call upo
the Governor for cOmmutaon OF your sentence frol
= that which now pronounce upon you, 70 lmpriso
:. ment In the state prison for life. You have
a NO CAUSE TO DE- DISSATISFIED.
You could not be dissatisfied even the verdict
Z guilty OF murder had not been accom- panied wat
d q recommendation 20 mercy, because the eyidenC
z would warrant either one. All have 10 do Is
l, impose the sentence required by law. who
q Is that you taken the place whence YOU came,
there, Friday the 18th day Of August next betwce
the hours OF and II o'clock, you be hanged by the nee
until you are dead
y As the Court concluded, the impressive silenc
y was broken by suppressed sobs from the sister an
y niece OF the condemned man, AT the same time III
Jurors were observed 10 look inquiringly and won
deringly NJ each other and Mr.. Bradshaw nervous
rising, said: T" We based decision certa