The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-10-02
Wagner Sentenced.

he sentence OF Louis II, /. Wagner,
HE Isle OF Shoals murderer, WAS pro
bounced by Judge Peters in the Supreme
Court at Alfred, on Wednesday, ON being
asked if he had any reasons To offer why
sentence of death should not he passed
apon him, Wagner said
came here to this country seven wears
tgo, known hy great many people As a
'rue and innocent creature; have not
armed a child in this country, here or
ans other place ] have lived with Mr.
Iuutvent two years; have NOT done him
any harm. | have been known in Ports
mouth, and nobody can prove that | did
any harm. have been charged now With
The crime of murder and have sworn be
lore God Almighty that | am innocent.
and | say here this minute that God AL
mighty i my witness that am innocent
Still VIII not mourn against the sentence
hat will he put upon me, but a great
nlany will feel after awhile that this poor
man whe stands here at thi, bar to-day is
In innocent soul. and that Is true Mr
County Attorney Ycaton My liberty and
my life hang on his right hand 1t has
been proved al South berwick that Louis
Ii I Wagner was no murderer; that these
I'VE women We're not killed in the night
that these TWO women We're not dead in
the morning between s and = clock when
Hoptyent arriy4.}ther4. that these women
we're. NOT killed with AN axe hnl v,n,.
,hokrd TO death with n handkerchief II
i CHARGED thot thi, was my handkerchief
bnt il IS mot mine if is fine same =. the
-hirt which they sWorp WAS min. when
il did moi fit me If that sbirl shoul1 he
fitted ON TO Mr. Ilontv.ut if vnpld fiji him.
md if i Mr. Hont, rnt-> shin cau swear
before the ljriuo God that it i his shirt
+ knov il hq},. seem if have seem If
n1, his wrists bptnre did NOT intend Ia
harm any qonI if cnuid holm II did NOT
believe that nenul,. WOULD lake ,nu,. in
nu.ant soul who has never harmed \
..h;1d and condemn him. stin will NOT
u,oun The Lard .I,.S,,s ,i,l not mourn
,oraiusf thn-.v ho orurifi4d linn Ifalnol,ed
an 10 heaven and asked his Father 10 for
.riva 4hano for tha, MA nct l-no,, what
NOV wer. doino and | viii do tbr s,mr
tui ma lin. Mn ,.n,nn ul,nn th.,. win
,.,mo IN die and they viii feel for the
wrong they baya done fine, poor innocent
,.,nssian Iouis Wamnp,. who row stands
n..ra At This har That = all have tn say
trbc CONT Have Won onXthiuo fnrthe,.
IL, sav9
tThe prisoner No sir
.JudGe Peters then arose and in . clear
ana in,nrass;va n,,nnnr addressed tho
,,i.onorot h,a i'm. az t,II.,,,
Jnris n r Wnonnr. The f,lI cou,t
h,vino considered thr local Questions
raised in vou ease and nvcr,uItd all the
rNccn,ionS taken ii yu,r b,nalf if becomes
my duty 1T this time ,o nrrto,m an act
which viii tar,,i,,atn ,-n,u. rasa -, tar a.
,bis ;u1;ciol ,rih,,nal i; concerned Won
nave had = fall. fair and jnpaltjal trial
Van have hnen defended at M staors nv
mia and fa;thtnl counsnl Won h,<7a had
Ire fnllest use of tha nror4s.ps of the
State for all witnesses desired in YOUR be
half You have had in Won, trial the bene-
iii of All the beneficcnt rules of law appli-
cable in cases of a criminal nature Still
Won have been found GUILTY of murder in
the first degree. bv a Jury composed of
men against whom Won could urge no
CHALLENGE or personal objection. The
court have NO doubt that the finding
against YOU is a correct one. The evil
dence discloses the deed Of murder done
IN Won in n most atrocious manner
There can be no doubt that Won CONSIGNED
Ia Sudden and terrible death tWo defence