Connecticut western news., 1871-11-03
Sentence ssf AeOseMZweig.

The trial of Jacob RosenZWelg, alias Heman Asher, the abortionist. charged with the murder of Miss Alice Augusta Bolwsby, terminated in the Court of General Ses-, sions at New York on Saturday, by the jury finding the criminal guilty and Recor- der Hackett sentencing him to the full penalty of the law-seven years in the State prison. The court was crowded to the doors, and great many principal citizens, occupied seats inside the bar enclosure. The Recorder concluded his charge as follows: ''The case is a sensa- tional one, as far as this community is con- cerned. but with that you have nothing to do. The crime of which the prisoner is accused has been practiced from the for nation of the world, and will continue to be practiced as long as human nature re- mains as it is. It can only be restrained by potent legislative penalties and the vim dication of the law. The poor girls story is shortly told. Trusting, betrayed, she and her seducer sleep the sleep that knows no waking. Your duty is to calmly weigh the testimony, and render a verdict accor- ding to your oaths."
 The jury then retired. The court-l rapidly thinned. Rosenzweig was taken back to the prisoners box and locked up, after an hour and half's absence the jury came in, and it was at once seen by their still stern faces, that they had decided on guilty"
 Rosenzweig was put forward to the bar. Recorder Hackett and Judge Bedford as- cended the bench, and the District Attorney and Mir. Vandervoort, the clerk of the court, assumed their places, and there was such silence in the court room that the cracking of the reporters paper was heard. Mir. Have you agreed upon verdict, gentlemen? The Foreman ''We have" MT. Rosenz- weig stand up. Prisoner, look upon the jury. How say you gentlemen, do you find tue prisoner guilty or not?' The Fore man-''Guilty of manslaughter in the sec, ond degree with recommendation to mercy" There was sound all through the court room as if all had drawn long, deep breath.
 The sentence was received with the live Hest satisfaction by all save Rosenzweig's wife and daughter. who were conducted into the prisoners box to see him for the last time previous to his removal. Mrs. Rosenzweig cried bitterly and said, ''Oh, how can I bear this;" but the terrible pas sion evinced by the daughter Rosa was something ghastiy. This girl, petite, angu lar, about fourteen years of age, with 6 series of hysterica] shrieks, knelt on the matted floor of the prison box and shrieked out, "Oh, may my God curse every one who went against you, father; may theil flesh rot from their bones; may tbeir lives wither up; may they die rotten. Oh father, if die for it, I'll have all theiI lives, and then she clasped her arms around Rosenzweigs neck and clung to him con vulsively. But even at this, the most try ing scene of all, RosenZweig did not shed { tear. His face showed a slight trace ol feeling, but no more. The officers parted them, and Rosenzweig was hurried dowr the stairs. Outside crowd of about 50( awaited his coming. When he appeared they set up loud shout, and hooted anc hissed. The door of the van was opened one of the officers hustled him in, and ir moment more the abortionist was on hi: way to Sing Sing. .-Erczdnge.