The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-06-16

The sentence OF Mrs. Fair. Judge DwIn-
ellie. after giving his reasons for oyerruling
the motion for new trial, said:
Ii now only remains for me 70 pass
THg SENTENCE,
The saddest duty Of my life.
At this ominous utterance hush came
over the Court room-a stiffness like that
of death. The faces Of the women present
blanched with fear, and men looked with
anxious eyes at the face of the prisoner,
| who leaned back in her chair, and with
her head bowed and eyes closed, her face
was
DEADLY PALE.
Mr.. Cook gave notice with perceptible
tremor in his voice, that be desired to file
bill of exceptions on appeal to the Su-
preme Court on Monday next, nune pro
iuno.
His Honor, Judge Dwinelle, in solemn
tone of voice, called out the name Of the
| prisoner,
MRS. LAURA b. FArR.
You were indicted by the Grand jury of
the city and county Of San Francisco for
the crime of murder, for the unlawful
killing of Alexander p. Crittenden. That
| indictment was sent to this Court for trial.
You werefurnished with an impartial jury.
You were ably defended by counsel. That
jary pronounced you guilty. Have you
any legal cause to shoy why the judgment
of the Court shall not be pronounced?
The prisoner never raised her head or
uncioscd her eyes as the Judge addressed
her in the above language.
The ladies who have been in close at
| tendance upon the wretched woman since
the first hour of her arrest could not restrain
their sobs. Mrs. Lane, the mother Of Mrs.
Fair sat rigidly composed and erect at
first, but, in an instant, she gave way to
UNCOMFORTABLE sols.
The prisoner partially recovered her com
posure. aud buried her face in her hands,
After painful pause Of few moments,
| the Judge, whose voice trembled with
emotion, said: The
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT.
Is that on Friday the 2Sth--
4Mr. Cook linterrupting) your
Honor please, we hope that you will place
the day of execution as far distant
The court-linterruptingl-0n Friday,
the 2Sth day
Mr.. Cook-linterrupting) we hope your
Honor will delay the dav Of execution as
| long
The Comt-tinterrupting)- That's what
] am going to do. The judgment of the
Court is that you be remanded into the
custody of the Sheriff, and that on Friday,
the 2Sth day of July next, you, by 9
Sheriff appointed, be hung by the neck
until you are dead, and may God have
mercy on your soul.
| General expectation had fixed the time of
deciding the motion for new trial at a
late hour in the evening, thinking that Mr..
Cook would be followed by Mr.. Campbell
for the prosecution; hence there was not a
very large attendance in Court; but the
scene in Court was very solemn and affect.
ing. The ladies in attendance who have
been called the sstrong minded ones, y
forgot the suffrage question, forgot their
strong mindedness, and forgot all save the
dreadful doom just passed upon this
wretehcd sister, and gave way to sobs and
woMANLY TEARS.
Mrs. Fair herself let her rale face drop
into her mothers lap, and the tears which
had been repressed through oil her misery
came gushing to her eyes. She was
UNABLE TO ARISE
BIO be removed when the Court room was
cleared, and remained in her chair for
! nearly an hour. In the meanwhile the
news of the sentence had spread like Wild.
fire upon the streets, and
HUNDREDS OF pEoPLE
Rushed up the stairs of the Court building
and crowded in the passage way to catch
a glimpse of tho face of the doomed pris-
oner. Sheriff White ordered a carriage
at the Washington street entrance, and the
crowd, seeing that, gathered in hundreds
on the street. In the meantime another
carriage was driven to the Montgomery
street entrance, and at half past 4 o'clock
just one hour after the passing of sentence
tho prisoner and her mother, accompanied
by Mr.. Knox, Deputy Sheriff, descended
the stairs, and entering the carriage, wert
driven to the Broadway Jail.
APPEAL.
| An appeal will be made on Monday t
the Supreme Court, but the Court win mo-
commence its term until July--a long
weary month Of helpless, hopeless brood
in q IN fha soIitt9fe IF I. rris0ri