New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-09
The Sentences III H. SLATER.

bench, and the attendance, as is usual OF
such occasions, was very large. The pris
Oner, accompanied by his wife, his cOun
sel, Messrs A. G. Riddle and A. B. Will
liams, and several gentlemen and LADY
friends, arrived shortly before the openini
of the court.
Mr.. Riddle said: Upon the entering of {
plea in this case By the defendant, which
| of course, would be followed by the sen
tence of tie law, we intimated to the court
in behalf of the defense, that we should b.
| glad to offer for your hOnOr's consideration
such testimonials and evidence of the pre-
vious character and standing of the defend
ant as we thought would be proper to be
taken into consideration by your honor in
adjusting the rule OF law to the case. Per
haps under some consideration like this, as.
OF course. the question OF guilt Is no longer
an open question, nor are We about to open
up any facts that would lead to any discus.
sion or suggest any reflections upon the par
tlcular relation OF this defendant to the I'M
mediate transaction for which he is to suf-
fer IN any event, still. by observation and
experience, we have usually discovered
that men who depart once from vlrtuous
or elevated course OF conduct, or rather
VINO are betrayed into the commission OF q
crlme' 1t ls oiten through course OF pre-
vlous immoral conduct, silght devlatlons
lndeed, the line between CRIME ana those
ects which are not obnoxious to human
punishment Is passed.
de read several testimonials, IN the form
OF afhdavlts, showing the previous good
character OF the accused, beginning with
one signed by Al. Turner and many other
prominent omclats OF MS native place, the
city OF Mobile, Alabama. Another ad-
dressed directly to the presiding justice,
signed OV Collector Ca0ov. MeARrA. WAIIa
Packard, ana other influential citizens OF
the city OF New orleans, Louisiana, testify
ing to the same effect. Also, one from the
warden and deputy warden OF the district
Jail certifying to the exemplary conduct OF
SLATER during the eight months OF his con-
finement in that prison. -,
Mr.. Riddle also read an afhdavlt which,
ne said, related to the only other transac-
zion of a criminal nature in which Mr..
SLATER had unfortunately been engaged. 1t
was from one Price W illlams, DR., OF Mobile,
Alabama, and gave an account OF the acct
dental killing by Slater OF Thomas Carver
during the war, IN the year 1868. The paper
reclted that, IRON the testimony OF eye
witnesses to the analr Mr.. Slatter was fully
exonerated IRON all Intentional blame, Sc
much 80 that 1t was not thought necessary
to have trial OF the case at all. Being
the commanding ofhcer OF the battalion at
the time OF the SAD occurrence, the deponent
made this statement IN Justice to the char
acter OF the living anu the oead.
Mr. Riddle apoiogized LOT presenting the
latter instrument, out SAID ina. ne desired
to meet any shad0w OF renection that might
De cast upon inc me anu character OF the
accused. He had been betrayed into the
surroundings OF that fatal night by which
man lost his lite, and tor having thus
departed from the path OF virtue and the
laws OF good society he now submitted and
would accept the luagment OF the court.
Judge flsner, Cnlted otates olstrict at
torney, stated that he desired TO ME some
counter ahdavlts III regard TO tne charac-
ter OF the prisoner at inc oar, out nad az
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SU ~ .;.ono 9. s Iii s t tbe ao
un ;e ;ts.,r a. :" do az to nress SUo, on
n mv - .nnronr;ate to the Sentences
to be pronounced in the case. either of an
oral character or by wav of proofs. |
think, after such length Of time has been
given for that purpose, that the sentence
III.
therefore. proceed to pronounce the cen
tence. DENYING the DELAY asked for by the
district attorney,
M Fisher-I will state that was inst
nrenariro an affidavit when I was ann
moned into court.
Judge MacArthur-Made by whom resi-.
dents IF this district,
Mr. Fisher-Yes sir.
,Judpe Macarthur Well. that would
HARDLY he counted to those made by resi-
dents of Mobile and New Orleans.
Mr.. Slater was then asked if he had
anything to saw why sentence should not be
on him. and rising from his seat
he said in a firm voice:
Nav it please the court-As much as 7
NAV repret the necessity of iniurino Mr..
Hnssav I affirm in vour nresence. and in the
nresence of that great Judge who ia omni.
sc,ent that accordinp to the circumstances
snrronndino me- no other course of conduct
was admissible than that which unfor.
tnnateIv had tn nursue. regret r. IN
many scconnts' and with that abatement
nothino remains for ma hut TO throw myself
mon the mercy of the court.
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