The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-29

marked nervous and excited manner that no nao
much to say ans turning 70 ms fSu1 t or his
ali could d hear NM The Court STANG d %n aCs
have been searched You can 40 esa re yUI
nere polnting p the space i'm aediatey in 'front.' OF
Bolster then made spe' - ,,o,o,,,rc an mo dir
cumstances connected W .tS the killing on Inc Sad
February last ssertnr that he had been beaten BY
samrnt Iamea !, nrss no malice IN his heart, but
5ouk =. 70 ~ ser TO have reasonable eXpla-
nat,on why ne "a been beaten to deatn almost for
no.nlng nau ~ because he In company with
costen jam a, WIN malice IN his heart. He had
aU a'1 c ~ q taking the mans life James, how
when nc. nndsr the passion and excitement Of the
tno cent, started TO rum when Crops, standing IN
y" door below him, placed q gun in mis- hands,
BolsIer was overcome by his feelings and wept
and sobbed; then becoming somewhat calm he ex-
pressed the hDpe thatthe Court would give him time
to prepare temeet his Goa, and declared himself an
innocent lnar
Judge DIN said, in the course OF his remarks to
the pr sOner, that jury might well have convicted
Bolster OF murder, even for what he confessed ne
did The whole transaction showed that the
10 revenge the beating he received. He thought the
gun was procured by his friends for that purpose,
purpose OF taxing his life and not for explanation
merely. II The prisoner had had an honest pur-
pose-If James assaulted him without provocation,
without Justification as q law-abidlng citizen, he
ought 10 hare appealed 10 the courts for protection
against him II do not know" said the Judge
chow true II isl DO not rely much on newspaper
reports-Dut l saw IN the papers what purported 60
he letter U you from your mother Have you
mother livlhg?"
The PRISONER Tin feeling voice)-I have.
Tne C0URr--A letter from your mother, express
ing all thar kindly (here the Judge gave way to his
feelings ana Bolster was also 0vercOmel mOtherly
anxiety for you that mother could express (here
the prisoner bowed his head and wept audlDlyl 1t
touched my heart deeply mere the Judge again gave
way to MS leelings). Would 70 God that you might
be remover from a situation like this for that mo-
theirs sake and that sisters sake.
Here the Judge became so deeply affected that he
had to pause 10 wipe away the tears cOurslng down
his cheeks while the feeling seemed to be shared by
the counsel on both SIDES. the officers OF the court
and many spectators. The Judge then said he
would not willingly say word that would
wound the prisoners feellngS-nOthing but
Kindness Perhaps he had committed some errors
III the trials OF this case. They were not. however,
OF the heart but OF the head for want OF knowledge
II he had done That he prisoners counseD would
have an opportunity to bring before his the Judges)
brothers This case. and he should give the prisoner
time to do that-time to let them pass upon It, to see
whether any error has been committed. He was
they would feel what he felt-te same interest,
the same anxiety and the same pleasure to find that
really the prisoner had not committed the offence
for which he was indicted
The prisoner was then sentenced to be hanged on
Friday, June Q, next. The handouts We're replaced
on his Wrists and nc was conducted back to the jail
by the bair and squad OF police.