The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-12

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ASKING FOR THE SENTENCE
At the close OF the reading District Attorney Shop
pard addressed the Court ~ folows:-May 1t please
your Honor, bill OF indictment OF this court was
found at March session, 1870 No 1855 charging John
Hanlon, alias Charles Hanlon. alias Charles r..
Harris with the wilfui and feonious killing OF one
Mary Mohrmann. Upon this bill the defendant has
been duly tried, ana the jury has rendered verdict
ofguilty OF murder in the FIRST degree. motion for
a rule for new trial made on the part or the pri-
soner has been argued and considered by the Court
and. by an opinion just delivered, has been orer-
ruled. IL thereupon becomes my duty on behalf OF
the commonwealth OF Pennsylvania, to move that
the Judgment OF the law OF Pennsylvania be pro-
n0unced upon the prisoner ut the bar.
Judge Allison thea directed the clerk TO ask the
prisoner II ne had any reason 10 assign why judy
ment should not be pronounced.
HANLONiS SPEECH.
Mr.. Galton--Have you anything to say why
sentence OF death should mol be pronounced upon
your
Hanlon-I have. know nothing about this; with
the privilege OF book will introduce It,
There was pause, no one seeming to understand
Ram amin
II. Brewster, ono OF his counsel, took up Bible ana
was about to pass It along TO the dock. when he
was Interrupted by Judge Allison, who, supposing
1t was to administer an cath to Hanlon, refused to
permit 1t.
Mr.. Brewster-I don't know what he wants with
It, This is news to me. Perhaps he wishes to lay
Tho Bible was then passed to the prisoner, who,
taking 1t In his hands, made further use of 1t In
the dramatic defamation that followed, except TO
bold 1t IN his right hand and swing 1t to and TO as
ne Warmed up ana became excited and gesticulated
freely. he said
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srehed and men come 70 this book the ssd Of
cell Of John nsnon and sad John there was party left
this down you few pounds Of tobacco
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left and gone our. and said Don't you be afraid Of that
What does the VIE Of John Know Of Botany Bay
assa %sls JACK e e OWN s $ sss
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and that book pasted he found NO missionary 'naSw
s se other p!nf Whose john snd a.nas on
Il John nanon had written tina. letter said he IN the
good fellow. I DO had been Of bank he
have been better Represented Then next Howard Per-
!. was down stairs The defendant asks VINO was. He
and him s .ns
what did he % with q The frs. place be looked
although he looked for ive minutes could not convince
h s 10 nc a
Letter WHO Is the man o. that Jury would have
Would sa' that h S~n
writing What il the OF Hanon IN prison
Here John Hanlon and his wife dare not shake hands
with him That what they done, Hanlon sat in
that dock listening TO his life being away There
consolation consolation above all, and before them
Will john Hanon 1t necessary break
his old mother Then there is another Just IKE this
going Let the words Of John Hanlon be heard 10
blood be split by perjured Villains, s ore away
his life for VI 800. That is ali have to say.
THE SENTENCE.
lannon's speech finished, Judge Ludlow IN COM
pany with the Associated Justices arose and said:-
John Honon BY our record appears tia. Jury
Of this county indicted for the Mary Mohrma
upon the 9Th day of September A. D. 1885, Your case was
tried with elaboration, and after eighteen days. consder
Of your counsel, found you guilty A motion made for
new trial has been overrued Thus human justice
followed and you stand n felon the
proved perperator of this brutal murder about to
hear the dreadful judgment which must pronounce
So enormous and aggravated 10 the offence OF
which you have been convicted that the Legisa.
ture OF this Commonwealth, in obedience to a Divine
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