The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1873-01-23
IMPRISONED FOR LIFE.
LYDIA SHERMAN SENTENCED IN New llA-
VEN, CoNNECTICUT FOR THE MURDER OF
Her HUSBAND.
New HAVEN. Jan. II, 1878.

NEW HAVEN. Jan. ii, 1910.
LNdia Sherman. the modern Lucrctia
Boreia. has finally been sentenced. and the
balance of her natural life will be spent in
side the walls ofthe State prison, at Wcthers-
field This announcements 50 long expected
and 50 lcng deferred. was made IN the
Superior Court in this city. today Rumors
/ that
THE HEABTLESS NURDERESS
was to h. sentenced had the effect of drawing
Il hrce number Of spectators to the court room
and among the auditors were many ladies Of
Distinction ai anxious To hear the sentence,
and sec how the wretched woman would re-
ceive it.
Contrary to general expectation the UNI
finished business Of tue Court was first dis
posed Of. and. ina>much as this was ofa tragi-
rd nature the assembled spectators were not
unreasonably impatient The trial Of john
son the murderer of Mrs Hess, in Mcridon,
was progressing at the time
During the johnson trial Mrs. Sherman
was brought into court by the jailor. She
was not 50 excited as her escort. and this
had been Il State Of woman rights an impair
tial observer would have been 1T 2 loss to
know which was the prisoner and which was
her custodian OF the two Mr. W9bster. the
the taller, was the most confused and excited
The real criminal, according to the verdict Of
the jury in July last, was
cool. CALM AND COLLECTED,
and evidently happy. y day OF two ago she
said she was happy. and from her dcnieanor
this morning it WAS evident that she WAS not
cong to break down The spectators were
not prepared for such nonchalance H. this,
and when Lydia received her sentenc" and
did not cry or faint or swoon, they all united
in declaring her a wicked woman. y terrible
scene was expected. but
THE NlRbEEESS WAS "GAME
all the way through. and the Judges and cfii-
GERS were as much surprised at her indiilcr-
cncc az the disappointed spectators. The
>ccucc was not very dramatic. )ailer Web
,tcr. trembling and nervous, escorted the
smiling Bor.ia To- chair in the middle Of
the court room there WAS Spasm OF pain
iul >ilcuce-painfui to all except Lydia.
She seemed to cnioy it. Jude Sanford,
who was 10 pronounce the laws deere.
,trliehtencd him,cfur and cave dlgnifed
lance around the court room and then be-
can as follows -
THE Sentence.
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