Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-24
JOHN MURPHY HEARS HIS
DOOM.
He Has But - Days to Live


the murderer of John X. McCallum, was
brought before his Honor, Judge Harris,
tc receive the sentence Of the law. The
prisoner was brought into Court prompt
ly at the honr specified. His face bore
the pallor which is usual with men who
| have long suffered confinement. and his
manner betrayed considerable degree
of nervousness. His attorney, General
Clarke, being asked if he had anything
to say WY the sentence Of the law
should not be passed upon Murphy, re-
piled that he had not; and the Judge
proceeded to pass the following
SENTENCE:
John Murphy. stand up. Concerning
YOU this Court has now its last fearful
duty to perform. Be it known TO you
that as you depart this Court the GER
tainty that your life will have an unnat-
ural termination, must rest with its
crushing weight upon you.
Let he therefore commend TO you
that careful preparation which is SO ne
cessarv to every human creature before
he shall Stand in the presence OF the
flal Judge Of Us all.
The few da! S remaining 70 you, will,
as I believe, have passed without the
lifting OF n human arm to avert the
dreadful doom about to be passed upon
you.
All human aid failing you, look alone
f. that Divine Mercy that faileth not.
Here the prisoner interrupted the Court
with the question, What did You say
about mercy but the Count merely
paused without auSwerinGl
You were. at tie last August term Of
this Court, indicted by the Grand Jury
of tie County of Orlnsby for the crime
OF murder alleged to have been commit
ted by you upon the person OF one John
X. McCaIlum, at Carson City i'll said
county. on or about the 10Th day Of the
month Of May, \. d. 1874. and before
the finding Of said Indictment.
Being at said term Of this Court duly
arraigned, you pleaded to the said in
dictment that you were mot guilty
Thereupon and al said term. you Were
duly brought to trial before the Court,
and jay duly selected. impannelled
and sworn for that purpose, and after
due and lawful trial You were. by the
verdict Of the Jury, found guilty Of muir
der in the first degree as charged in said
indictment, aui the Court accordingly
rendered its Judgment, and passed upon
you the sentence OF death.
Able counsel conducted your appeal
from the Judgment of this Court to the
Supreme Court OF this State, and after
careful review, the judgment Of this
Court as pronounced against you was
affirmed, as appears by the remittatur Of
the Supreme Court now on file and OF
legal record in this Court.
And now, il pursuance Of the Law Of
this State, and according to the order OF
this Court. you are here present TO re-
ceiye upou and agains. y"u the final
Judgment aud sentence of the law.
The premises considered, it is solemn
" aiiud3oi that you are in all respects
guilty Of the crime of murder Of the |
first degree rs charged il this said i'll
dic;ment, and that you are worthy OF
death, as provided by Law in such cases.
And. accordingly, ii is considered ad- |
lodged and 50 ordered that you be now !
remaulcl into the close cGstoay Of the |
Sheriff OF the county of Ormaby TO be |
by him safely kept and confined at the
jail Of this county until Friday the 18th
day Of December, \. D. 1874, and, that
you be on that day taken from thence,
and between the hours OF 10 O'Clock A.
II. and o clock P. u of said day at the
county Of OGmsby aforesaid by the
Sheriff Of said county or his lawful
deputy, hanged by the neck until you
are dead. ana may God have mercy on
your soul.
At the close Of the sentence Murphy
asked the Court to award him an hours
time on the scafloid in which to explain |
his position and prove the injustice OF
his sentence. OF course this rests en-
tirely with the Sheriff. The short time
given the doomed man was thought to /
be in accordance with the dictates of
clrrcX.