New-York tribune., 1875-10-30
ANOTHER DEATH SENTENCE.

CHARLES WESTON TO BE HANGED PoR fARilcifA-
TON IN THE wEsT FARMS MURDER
The trial of Charles Wemdt alias Charles
weston the third Of the three negroes engaged III 'no
murder OF Abraham Wcissberg, peddlcr, IN Lyuis
Woods IN West Farms, taken up yesterday n ,"o
Court of oyer and Terrnner before Judge Barrett "es
ton had demanded separate trial from his companions
who were convicted Thursday and as his iria pre-
sented substantially the elements, there was con-
siderable difficulty in obtaining qualified Jurors, 'noso
ho sat ON the trial OF his associates being necessarily
excluded Mr. Knitting and Mr.. Moll ms as"eheu coun
sell defended the prisoner they had dcfeneu Ills aes
caes and DistrctAttorney Phelps and his associates
Mr. Lyon and Mr. Rollins, conducted the prosecution
The prisoner is far intelligent man IN appearance
than his two associates but has suffered some injury 10
his left eye which gives IL peculiar appearance ana
led TO his arrest and identification The jurymen hnally
obtained were George II. Mnoh, jr. william Clinchy'
Thomas Bolkuap, jr, Nathan lireh, Winfield T. WOOD
Charles b. IIasbrouch Abraham stemieid Hugo sutro
james n. Mccall, william Barrett, Cummings Johnson
and William Glenn Two OF tDcse hau peen oh '"o Ju'
which convicted Dolan.
Mr. Lyon briefly opened the stating the fncs OF
the brutal murder of the peddler in the woods as re-
yealcd by confessions of the three negroes ana 'e
which led to their Identification ana arrest
The evidence was almost the same as that presented IN
the trial of westons associates except that III pace o
their statements made after his own TO throw the chei
crimnality from themselves upon him, his own state
meut made before theirs with the intention OF excuS'ng
himself was put in evidence. 1t showed at best hat he
was a calm spectator of the robbery and murder Inc
prisoner produced evidence, but Mr. Mott summed up
at some length claiming that the evidence dld not snow
that Weston actual participant IN thc crime MI
Pelps i'm reply went into a careful anay SIS OF the PTS
oner's statement, and 81 The testimony.
Judge Barrett in charging the jury, told thch uht
there were two grounds in this for finding me prs
opcr lty of murder in the first degree: rst ne hau
partpated in prcmc,litatCd killing; and second u nc
had entered into robbery, and the death oi he man
robbed occurred in that robbery. He then o1cly re-
viewed the evidence In - minutes the jury returned
with verdict of murder in The first degree.
Mr. Phelps at once moved for sentence. Mr. kntlihe
moved an arm of Judgment. but the plea was over
ruled and Judge Barrett proceeded 10 sentence INC
prisoner. He said: ,...,
Clsrics Weindt alias Charles Weston, il was little
over - hours ago my duty 10 sentence on your con
fccratcs this most atrocous, most revolving ana u
tesable crime You clearly the ringcauer III II.
You planted and plotted ii and impressed your nind Oh
them They deserve some credit for Their conIeS-loh'
YOu cndeavOred by our falsehOods and rreNaIcaohs
10 leave cOnfedoratc 80 punishment mat you mRut
cscapc You must suffer the eamc punishment AZ the
seine time. urge you to penienl state of nina ana
trust YOU will the intervening time Ia nj you Iofyou
fate" =, ,, 80,
The Judge then sentenced Weston 10 he hanged on
Dee ~ lie afterwaId thanked the iuryinen Tor ther
work during this tern which had resulted IN nNe con
ycti0us for murder and four for manslaughter he YER
wet in each ease c0ncuring with the views when he AS
lawyer ard judge had entertained.