Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-11-04
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THE ROAD TO THE GALlOWS.
Sentence Of the gsorastowu Uut-rhront-
johnson to be Hanged.

Sentence Of the gsorastown Uut-ihront-
Johnson to be Hanged
The attempt to obtain a new trla. for Chas.
johnson, the Georgetown wife murderer, on the
ground that not having been lawfully married
to the woman he killed, her name was June
Glenn and not Jane johnson, as charged in the
Indictment, utterly failed, Judge Humphreys
Immediately overriding the motion. The coun.
sol Judge PaschAl and MIR. Meloy) then tried
10 obtain q pOstponemsnt Of the Judgment In
order that they might get evidence 10 show
Tohnson's mental lmbecillty, which they thought
was we'll exhibited by the fact that he had taken
care Of bis vile when he knew her to DO sncienic
THIS did not strike Judge Humphreys as
reason for pOstpOnement VI sentence. While
admitting That there were strange circumstances
In the cuse, yet they Woro not dlsslmilar TO cir.
cumstancss In other cases which had been de-.
cided upon. In this case the evidence showed
that johnson had an ordinary caro- Of himself
and family, going regularly about his business
and making arrangements for bis family. lie
(tho court) would say that had every woman
beon slain who during the war had lived with
other men than their husbands, there would he
almost as many killed as fell In battle. He
regretted that II was his duty TO pass sentence,
but he could not set aside the verdict and duty
impelled him to proceed. He was glad that the
time was drawing noar when the duty Of passing
sentences Of this kind would deyOlye on some
one else.
The prisoner was directed to stand up, and In
reply to the question Of Judge Humphreys M to
whether he had anything to say why he should
not suffer death, replied. al say that man did
not give me Justice. He swore to things didn't
do. would not mind, but no did not give me
Justice. wouldn't tell a story about 1t.
Judge II. (which witness DO you allude 10 ~
Prisoner, Ito MT. MeloyD whats hit Manner
Prisoner. %witnsSs Kelly. I wanted to speak
about Il sooner, but did not know that 1 was
allowed 70 say anything"
Judge Humphreys. 1.-THE evidence Is that you
Prisoner. Yea, sir. He kelly says picked
her up and carried her, aud held her IN my arm
and cut her throat, but didn't do IT,
Judge Humphreys. Have you said ALE"
Prisoner. ayes, str"
Judge Humphreys then addressed him as fol
lows;
THE SENTENCE.
Listen TO few words, for perhaps you will
never again enter this court. room but you will
appear at the bar Of tho Judge Of the World,
righteous. Thou shalt not KIM was the com
mAndment from Sinai. Whose sheddeth man q
| blood, by man shall his blood DO she'd IL the
appointment Of the punishment for the viola.
! ton Of the commandment Tue language oil
| the Son Of Man IL, Thou shalt do ne murder
| The heather king said 10 his SOD, SHED nc
blood, for It will one day return upon thy head
Be 70 angry and sin not ls tho INJUNCTION OIL
Him who was oruolhsd. Let not the sun &c
| down upon your anger 10 likewise Divine In
| junction. IL may we'll be said, carry not about
| your person an Instrument OF death, for our Law
says, II you use It you shall be tried for t. and
| II you unlawfully use II you shall DO punished
Our law but gives favor and sanction TO tho pre-
cepts stated whom II provides that whoever II
convicted Of murder shall suffer death. Within
a fewthort months, within this Jurisdiction, met
and women aud boys have been slain by men
and within few weeks they have been tried
convicted, and the judgment Of tho law has fol
lOWod.
"Win not those who have escaped the calamI
ties Of passion and enormties Of crime take warn
| ing from tho fate Of those who have been taker
from this room with the sentence Of the law rest
| ing upon them7 BE sure that speedy trials will
onsue and the guilty will be punished. Sad a
the duty is Of those who have the administration
Of tho law, II must be performed. You slew
woman who, in tho course Of nature, would hRv,
borne a child within less than two months iron
| the time you cut her throat from ear TO ear
and she was the mother also Of two little chill
dren that were near her when you killed her, an,
a woman who, for several years, had borne u
| you the relatlop Of wife. For killing her yoJ
! must suffer the death penalty, You will b,
| held In close confinement until the day OF eGecu
tion, and on Tuesday December 10, lsT2 20,
| will be taken by the proper ofhoer Of the Law
OF II o'clock, a. m, and O'Clock, p. M, Of tina
| day, and hung by the mock until dead. May Go
have mercy on your soul"
THE MAN AT THE BAR.
Though upon RpRsslng glance johnson SCENE
| to 10 indiiierept,. yet careful survey OF hi
| features showed that great emotions were busl
| within. His lips, which might have been pro
| pOruOned for giant and were the mcIt promi
nent feature Of his face, grew more and mort
compressed as the Judge proceeded, until Il
seemed as II they had retired into bis mouth
while his eyes were dlstended As though there
were many tears kept back behind those WhIel
| mOlstened bis eyes Al the close Of the court h
walked silently to the jail between two BALI IL