The sun., 1873-07-02
SENTENCED TO DgfTH.
David unrphN's Death Nnr.Ant Dru~vsr~d
- the sheriff Nuo'hrr -,sy Ub,R ss-i-
How thr News was Received in the -smba.

10 the sheriff tuothrr -,sy OL,pi piss~i-
How the News was Received In the Tsmbs.
ludEC Davis adjourned the wnlworth
trial nor twenty minutes Yesterday 10 ioin with
his colleagues, judges iugrHhanI and IHady, In
pronounclug sentence Of death on n lvid Mar
phy for the murder of David Rarry. Murphy 10
weh-built, able-hodied .ounR man, seemingly
Ia the best uf health, and with TEXTURES no, In
dicattve uf IA honicidAl disposition. lie was
attircd IN piain black SUIT. His face was dean
iy shavcn and his black hair closely cut. He
shook hands warmly With seyeul Of the ccurt
orhcer. with whom he appeared 80 be on terms
OF intimacy. District Attorney Phelps moved
for sentence. Judge Ingraham said that the
term had agreed upon the 9Th II August in
order In give the prisoner time TO make appii-
cation To- the Executive.
KrADING THE DEATH ARRANT.
Mi Sparks read the death warrant while Nur-
phy -to'od uuainChinaly beside tue sheriff. The
tttil document with the red seal was handed tu
sheriff brennan. VINO rpmored the prisoner. \
STAY uf proceedings wis atterwArd obtained
from ludcc Daniels, IN urier that the might
he taken I" the Court of Appeals.
Murphy was convicted In the Court of General
Sessions, ana sentenced 10 he hanged the ~
~ m,t Aus.,l. > stay Of proceedings vas
Term. The General Term. on the ~ of May
last. Ahrm"d the judgment h"ding tia, there
had hsen no error OF law on the trlal. but nr-
compaiIcd the decision vim n rccnuni itndation
To- Executive clcmcncy. On the ground thai there
appeared to be much doubt Nhethor the crin,e
waS unur,iri or HIau-lHuElitr., the killing LakIng
taken place iu q hdrrnuul tsnt.
~ ThE CONDEMNED CCLI-
Murphy was Brought SO the rombs 10y Deputy
Shcrn Nnlclds ana ia"rn 10 cell No. On the
ground moor uf tue condemned tier, where
stokes Nixon. and fu-ter have each been CON
rurG. Tvs cniy c"ndemued men have occupied
~" SANE cell sine" lSJl most of whom hsNc
been executed. la a conversation with re-
porter, Murphy said that his only ESCAPE was
through tn" clrucrcy of Gov. DIX, but Of which
he has little hope. lie Nv.s visited early in the
afternoon 10y his counsel. with whom he con
mother called and renamed ~ith hiin nearly
The occupant. of the ceIls along Nurdcrer-'
Row were considerably agitucd uV the news.
Sharkcy maintained his apparent storlsm and
refused To- talk 10 anNhody hut Magic jordan,
We" Stood lust outside th" haGs Of his cell cuu-
N'r~lns with nm, She sdld To- the reporter
Mr. William \. Beach is his counsel and he has
resolved 10 obey has instructions 10 the lett"f.'
klus Wa seated m MS cell on cane-bottOmed
chair, AMI amused himself bS laIIlN tossing lcad
cell lie was informed tina, sentence had been
passed on Murphy and that lac would hang Aus.
?. lie said. Poor fellow do not know much
"hout him' but pay INN from the depths Of
my h-art.
wHAr STOKES THINKS.
stokes sighed on hearing tn" news. and said
- don't suppose lbeie Is Wuih nope Tor nam,
Reporter Very little.
StOhes You see there l. di~po-iti Jon On the
part oI the peOpie 10 hang muldercrr, bat by
common adNrrs'lI We poor fellows are bound
to be charitable,
Reporter viii the verdict in this case have
any influence upon SOuIH(
stokes i don't see now il can Why do YOU
ask
keporter-Smply because thought that any
verdict uf murder IA the first degree, or 81 sell
tence to be tan. ed, would hdIe some effect on
Oluer prisoners committed here.
sto tti--Ihdt j. all noh.ense. Ny case Is diff
ferent altogether.
Scanned said that Murphy was "a po"l Gcvi
any hqw,' klrtllnd said that II was as he cN-
peCtrd. Cullen Elinucd but said no.hdg, Inc
other murdeiers ali seemed Intensely ANXIOUS to-
learn the particulars ol .rphy's case, aid the
evening ptpcn. were eagerly sought.
4 here wus an immense rash ut Nisituts TO the
TombS Notwithstanding. the inclcmenty # the
weather in the murulnI, and Warden johnston
SAID he expected lhe Afo would oc worried out
of him for weeks To come. lie has decided 10
admit no one to see Murphy without pass from
the Sherth wnu has the prisoner In custody.