The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-05
THE MARCH OF MURDERERS
IN PROCESSION FROM THE TOMBS
TO THE COURT HOUSE.
Fineen Prisoners who have Taken Human
Idves-A scene In the Oyer and Tcrminer
-ScnnneII to be Tried In November.


Fineen Prisoners who have Taken Human
Idves-A scene In the Oyer and Tcrminer
-ScnnneiI TO be Tried In November.
Fifteen murderers marched from the
Tombs TO the Court House yesterday. They
stepped from the Franklin street door Of the
prison handcufed In threes, and were formed in
a procession with a deputy sheriff, like lieu
tenant, In front OF each trio Of prisoners There
were In the company two women, three negroes
and two boys. The names OF the fifteen are
John scannell, Geo. Washington, John Sewei,
Bridget Kelly, Thomas Wilson, Joseph Ferango,
Theodore Read, Thomas Callaghan, Jacob Stad-
ermah, Henry Rix, Samuel Murray, Annie
Jane Murray. John Kennedy, John BcnRtsson,
and Thomas Sorrell. Excepting scannel they
would lose by having physloGnomists for jurors.
Their faces are bad, either wickedness or
Ignorance, or both, being repulsively featured
In them. Around the line relatives of the muir
derers-a few mon and children. but more wo-
men-were clustered; and some OF them were
weeping, but the prisoners were in the main
stolld. The spectacle drew a multitude even
within the few seconds before the start. Scan
nell was separated from the rest, and taken un-
manacled to the Court House, and the two wo-
men were also spared the humiliation OF walk
ing with the rest. The twelve that walked In
oficers. and surrounded arst by their friends,
and outside OF them by the staring throng, were
to the Court House. On the way the throng
was AUGMENTED until the street was full. Some
Of the murderers seemed humiliated, and hung
their heads. One who was tho middle Of hts
rank, with both hands fastened to his com
panions. persuaded one OF them TO pull his hat
brim down over hts face. Several seemed
dazed, and not to care how they looked or who
saw them. More numerous than either OF these
kinds, however, were those who beld up their
heads brazeniy and gave stare for stare The wife
OF one OF the negroes walked by hts side, hold
ing his unfettered hand and sobbing hysteri-
aanv Tha moth of nff I ha hnN 70 Cl ma
to him. and once took OF his hat TO nx hts hair,
which was light flaxen and had grown very long
and his ewes overfowed when his mothers hands
touched him, The officers made them walk
fast. and consequently the time In going to the
Court House was brief.
Arraienment In the Oyer and Termlner, before
Judge Barrett, was the purpose OF the muir
derers' march. The court room was ded when
they arrived, and they were conducted through
the crowded assembly to railed space beside
the bench. Their relatives were separated from
them, but were allowed to congregate at the
other side OF the railing. The handouts were
taken Oh clsnklngiy, making sounds that were
strangely unpleasant. The women were placed
with the rest, but Scannell sat apart with his
lawyers. Tne court proceedings affecting these
prisoners did not last long, consisting only OF
arranging dates for trying them. In each case
the Judge, the counsel and the District Attor-
aroeS nsy asu n a ,ns .ch 10,
for ScanDell, and said that DR.. Echeverria an
Important Yitgess In support Of the ,inssnity
was that the trial would be likely To last three
or four weeks, and, unless begun at once, could
not be finished within the October term OF the
court. Judge Barrett did not desire to 40 on
with II Immediately, District Attorney Phelps
did not object to procrastinatiOi. and all were
satisfied with setting II down for next month.
" That Will take my stay In tue lombs into the
| fourth year" said Scanncll to friend " have
been there since Nov. 2, 1871"
lie talked cheerfully, however, and was op-
| patently In good health. His defence this time,
| T. Is understood, will he wholly that OF in
| ssnity-that the killing OF his brother by Dono-
hue. az he believed, made him a maniac on the
subject OF revenge. A subscription to pay the
| cost Of hts trial has been made by his friends,
| the property that he had at the time OF the
! shooting of Donohue having boen expended In
| the support Of his family and In meeting the
| cost OF the two previous trials.
OF the other prisoners, ferango Is to be tried
on Wednesday next, Xix on Thursday, Wilson
| aud Reed on Friday, Kennedy on Monday. S,a-
derman Oh the ensuing Tuesday, and Lowell on
Thursday Dates were not selected for the
| others. Weston, Eiiis, and Thorn pson, the muir
dercrs Of peduler In Westchester county, were
not IN this arraignmcnt, as they are to be tried
| In the General Sessions.
There was a second chilling rattle of hand
| cuffs, a second formation of tue procession. and
| the march back to the lombs was begun
| There WAS renewal OF crowdlng and staring
| along the route, snd then the prisoners re-
entered their dreHry cells.