The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-25
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TIE SHAW MURDER TRIAL.
The Conviction.
SENTENCED TO BE HUNG.
SANDY Hill, Oct. "A.

SANDY Hill, Oct. "A.
The trial of Shaw for the murder of his
wife and three children by poisoning at
Cambridge, n. Y, come months ago, was
concluded to-day. NJ. d. Grover, of Gran
vile, acting District Attorney commenced
his argument at nine o'clock in the morn
ing closing at one o'clock in the afternoon.
lie reviewed the whole case thoroughly in
his address to the jury which was an able,
convincing and eloquent effort. Mr. Grov-
er was warmly applauded on all sides at
the conclusion Of his argument
The charge of the Judge, which was
about an hour in delivery, was an able and
and impartial review of the testimony and
Il clear statement of the law governing the
case.
The jury retired at four o'clock and re
turned at eight o'clock. They rendered a
verdict of equity Of murder in the first
degree"
At eight o'clock this morning the prison
cr was brought into court He had evil
doAtly spent a slceplcs7 night Hon Jo-
scph Potter of Whitehall the presiding
Judge, then pronounced the following
SENTENCE.
Charles Shaw: The jury virtually select
ed by yourself have convicted You of the
crime Of murder the murder of your
wife. Ii now becomes the painful and
solemn duty of the court to pronounce the
Judgment Of the law upon such conviction.
What have you to say why judgment
should not be pronounced against you?
The Prisoncr-l am innocent of the
crime of which am convicted. Thank
God, am innocent of taking the lives of
my little children and my wife. If die, |
die innocent.
The Judge The court will now proceed
to pronounce the Judgment of the law
You have had fair trial. The county has
provided you the ablcst counsel of the
country. The county has procured such
witnesses for your defense AS you and your
counsel desired. Those counsel have
brought to your defense all that patient in
qury, earnest work. high legal attainmcnts
and eloquent advocacy could accomplish
Riches. responsibility and friends could
have done no more in your behalf than has
been done by thcm. Notwithstanding all
this and much more, the evidence has con-
strained the minds of the jury into Il YER
further expression. Its words would rot
be Lizard by you with your present sur
rounaings Standing as you do, with the
Graves Of your murdered wife and children
on one side and your own preparing upon
the other, my words could signify nothing
| will only say that in the interval of time
that awaits you think not OF pardons COM
mutations Of sentence or new trials, but de-
vote that time to review of the past and
preparation for the future The court now
orders and adjudges that you be taken
from hence to the Jail at Salem that you
he detained therein until the 2Sth day of
November next that on that day, between
thc hours of 10 in the forenoon and in the
afternoon thereof, yon be hanged by the
sheriff or other proper officer by the neck
until you are dead
Wien this final doom was pronounced,
the prisoner wcpt like child, When the
verdict was rendered by the jury, Shaw
buried his face in his hands for few mo-
ments. and looked about him as if con-
fused by the unexpected blow.
Large audiences have been in attendance,
and public opinion seems to be divided as
to the justice of the verdict, for a ma ority
believed the jury would not agree.
Hon. Charles Hughes, counsel for Shaw,
announces this afternoon his intention to
move for Il new trial, and the court adj
journcd until the 10Th of November, to
settle a bill of exception.