The New York herald., 1875-10-21
sacOb Standerman Sentenced 10 BE
Hanged on December 10.
ANOTHER CHAPTER IN THE RING SUITS
Andrew 3. Garvey on the Late
County Auditor Watson.
Motion to Quash the Claflin
& Co. Indictments
1 YOUTHFUL DESPERATE AND HIS CRIME

It having been announced the close Of the trial on
Tuesday evening Of Jacob standerman found guilty Of
murder in the first degree for killing his sweetheart
Louisa siedenwold that he would be brought up yes
lerday morning be sentenced the Court OF oyer and
Terminer was crowded to ITS utmost capacity by a
crowd eager to witness this feature in the sad drama
The prisoners countenance lookel pale and haggard
but otherwise he gave token Of realization Of his ter
rible position. Immediately on the opening OF the
court and the usual question asked hm-what he had
70 say Why sentence of death should not be passed
upon him--he did net say q word in reply, but
simply gazed with a listlessly vacant stare
ARREST JUDGMENT.
The prisoners counsel Mr. William F. Howe at
once arose and addressed the Court as fonows;-
slour Honor have TO behalf of the prisoner
that feel the trial fairly and impartialy
conducted and that all said for the prisoner in
Your nonor's charge TO which he could be fairly
titled. Your Honor win permit me for myself to say
that the only defect or which conscious in the de-
fence want Of ability, not Of zeal now move
spectfuly Of judgment In this case upon the
record itself the special plea nterposed challenging the
Jury panel The District Attorney pursued the only
course he could-that Of demurring-and Your Honor
bad no other course than that OF sustaining the de.
murrer l now move an arrest OF judgment on the
ground that the demurrer admits the truth OF all the
allegations in the plea the record shows, and that
The petit jury by whom the prisoner tried i'm
properly selected
PAssISG SENTENCE.
Judge Barrett having allowed an exception 70 be
baken to his ruling sustained the demurrer and pro-
eeeded at once to pass sentence follows
Jacob Sanderman, you have been justly convicted OF
The commission Of great crime and you have forfeited
your life to the law OF the land There never was a
himsier preteDce than that Of your insanity An
lghened jury has not failed 10 distinguish between the
guilty frenzy OF wicked and vengeul mind and the
innocent Inconsistencies OF diseased brain and dark
ened mind trust in God that your fate may induce
other hands to pause other hearts TO reflect and that it
may thus prove useful the community The hope Of
il is its justification. You have exhibited in Jail
signs of remorse In your defence these treated
symptoms of insanity; but | will do you the justice
Of believing that they expressions of anguish from
your awakened conscience May this disposition of
for which there is yet time Nothing remains but TO
pass judgment II is solemn duty, but the lndvid-
ual is sustained by the consciousness that
IL s the Court which speaks and that the Court
is but the mouthpece Of the law The sentence OF the
Court is that you, Jacob Standerman be taken to the
City Prison Of The city of New York from whence you
came and that on Friday, the 10th day Of December
1875 you be hanged by the neck until you are dead
READING TUE sHERIFFis COMMITMENT.
MT Sparks, the Clerk directly following the passing
Of the sentence, read the Sherin's commitments the
prisoner still standing his feet During both the
passing of the sentence and the reading of the
mtnent the prisoner seemed entirely unmoved.
Deputy Sheriff Cummings then advanced and took the
prisoner IN charge With firm step the prisoner
walked out Of the court ROOM unmindfu of the gaze
OF the crowd, many OF whom followed after him to
the City Prison, where he conveyed TO await expi-
alton OF his crime upon the gallows