National Republican., 1873-10-04
LIFE FOR LIVE.

ses,escs Of Hcsry Yssns-Tho Msrdcrer
Of Hahn to be Hung on tho ttth Of No.
vember. IL
Henry Young, convicted last week Of the
murder Of Frank Hahn, In the Armory lot,
In March last, was brought into the Criminal
Court yesterday to receive sentence. He
looked healthy but woc-bcgonc, and walked
with heavy step.
At the opening Of the court, Gen. Musscy
Withdrew the motion for q new trial, saying
that they would devote all their energy TO
labor before tho Executive. .rr..
| Judge Macarthur said. perhaps II Ia due
to the case, before proceeding further with
| II, that the Court should express Its views OF
| the course pursued by the defence In with
drawing Its application for new trial and In
arrest Of judgment. do go checrfully. !
am free TO confess that never since have
been on the bench has there been case more
free from doubt, so far as the technical prin-
ciples Of admitting testimony, &C., are con-
cerned. And think, too, It Is equally clear
that, on tho testimony, the verdict could not
be otherwise. The motion In arrest Of judg-
mont would, / suppose, have been argued
with the customary ability and carncstncss
Of counsel, but II could have availed moth
ing. For the prisoner had pleaded to the In
dictment, In which the murdered mans name
was set out, as II was proven by all the wit
ncsses introduced, to have been generally re-
| CclNtu uHu uuucthtOuu.
'Ithink, therefore, counsel arc entirely Jus
titled In the course this morning adopted by
them. These counsel were assigned to this
! onerous and responsible case by the court.
The prisoner had no counsel and no means to
employ any; nor are there any means to pay
! those assigned. Their services have eonse, &c.
! quently been gratuitous. Ii Is part OF the
generosity Of the bar that under such clrcum
I. stances they give their best efforts TO the de-
" fence Of persons charged with crime, fol
II which they can never be paid. The duty de
n volvcd upon these gentlemen has bccn dis
!, charged by them with great ability and grea
9 carncstuess, and that there remains between
g the prisoner and the sentence Of tho law ne
!" techncalty Of law Ia not their fault"
ri The Judge then addressed himself TO the
d prisoner, who arose. The Court proceeded
= to say that the prisoner had been fount
+ atrocity and brutality. His counsel had giycr
's notice ihatthey should apply to the Executive
for his interpositlou, but he could give him nc
encouragement that that application woult
!, be successful. He urged the prisoner Il
Y !. waste no time In win hopes OF such clemcn
n him on earth to preparing to meet the sen
!, tence Of the law, which sentence Is; "Tha
\. you be taken hence to the jail Of the Distrlc
y = whence you have been brought here, AM
!, that you remain there In close conhne
!. !, mcnt until Friday, the 18th day Of Novembc
- - next, between the hours Of 10 q; m. and ~
= = m, when you shall be taken thence to til
~ place Of execution, where you are TO b
" hanged by the neck until you arc dead, an
- niay God have mercy upon your soul"
y The prisoner showed no emotions wha
y, ~ ever, but 1t was noticed by the bailiffs who
~ ~ after he was handcuffed, escorted him to jai
m ~, that he was In q subducd state Of mind. Ju'
~ y, before he arrived at the jail he remarked, q
" expect that the one month and eleven da,
which remain 10 me will be the happiest
Is. my life. / will die innocent, for l ha
CO nothing to do with the case except to mal
xe the slung shot"