The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-05
AWnoAESoME snATnNcE.
The End OF Remarkable Trial Justice to
be detcd cut 20 Murdcrsra,

We have a new and remarkable chapter
in the story of tho VIII iins"n Neudrtti. jus
tfa L. mailing itstlf len in tpnt county. AMI the
day If re'rhution ~ unin-. ihe conviction
sud 'uivncS 10 tae penittnti ~ 90 Blirer aud
s ne & ~ gang nus been fplluwdd by the con-
Nl'iIpa and deatp sentence Of Mar bad 4. trlil.
Ihs Grin had no grievance ~ ay nge. no
gIltge tu s.aufy. Ito acted ~ the mu.4, ,us
tp.l 90 tue iiHlhnefs Tor money. Tie was a cnlf-
a. 'od.d bred a.sas.in IN. lie N,,s arruseI Of KILT
log William SFencs ant Ctpr. Vtsney. Ihs
evidence as,iu.t ,tHi ~ .. $50 vci-y str1ue, ~ de-
Vrilpel neiuIc tue GRAND Jury, 20 tnD duubt vi
hir lult c3uln ne entertained. Craia cOnpre-
.rndeh the 'itnntion i.e triai Wns unique.
For Que q prisoner On trill for mis- ne waved
al rlgut Of trial by lay, c1Afees d hIs crime.
aud throw himself upon tho court. The lawyers
cid rothin1 upOn either side. EN"fy mag WIS
leit ~ me judge. iheie my have uten other
such t,iIs. but We recall "a this writing no
parallel to tbs case. ana in volume neforo IA
on Rem rGnole Irials' no such instance -
given. .,.,. ..,.,..,,.
tact that tnis wdyln- &C tnc right 81 ttdl by
jiry shuuid occur n tno Vsrv county wucrs
ONLY "a shuit time ago, 10 was believed lmp..si-
bls tu Impanol "A Jury WHICH would ronVtst any
OF the particl to tue vendetta. A littlu whiis
age, cram would nave been cOuidcni Of "A
a >agiecnent OF The Jury. Il not an Acqaittal.
lie ana ms associate criminal felt tide or NJ
apprehcus Tne arm of the law seemed par
alylel. and good ciu2"n- were oyerawed.
Ihe revolution was wrpnsht o. the force OF
puhlic opinion. There was talk ~ appeals o.
arms, but nothing wa, done IN that line, Grad
udly the people were Orouecu, GO waralce over
oame. and the resolve tdy tax" hat Justice
should Oe mGted out 10 muTucrors. The DrdVa-
do 81 the cut-turo.f5 melted before the pppu-
lar purpose, and the asstasIns, whD hld appoaisd
10 ne sturdy trees, shook like leaves. JOnn But
liner cried like whipped urchin when no was
sentenced, and on ms way back 70 iall GRIN
sluekod and cried, sOubing out his craven soul
~ prayers FOR mercy. FROM u letter wrtten hy
him Tor the public, it would seem that he d.
~ airs Of ubrdon on earth, and means, IL pos
siDle, to ingratlate himself into tho good opinion
OF Deity before he dies. The dny or his eNecu-
ton IS Jan. n. He will have three months IN
winch 10 prepare Tor eternity. MS letter abounds
In pious oJicHlatons. Ito evidently has the
fullest pussinO faith in the essential tenets of
Ogth0deN,, ald he furnishes another illustrL-
lion Of the truth apty expressed In the famiii r
cOuplet bout The contrast be Nadn tne slck and
VOL dcyil. so long rs tie fear Of Immediate
punishinent was not before his eyes he was
stolid; as suou as he 81 felt the halter draw he
wac all teas and sighs.
Gov. beyeridgo on Int not to interpose any
executive clcmcncy on tie strength of such Ie-
pontance. Not only should Grain he hanged, "a
lac undoubtcy viii DC, bar all his cOntede.ates,
tine entire gang, should be punished each ac-
c0rdng TO the measure OF his compli'itY. IL
tnOTo4,, "a work Is made II t.ls vendetta, hu-
klUXism viii DC crushed out Of Illinois.