The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-02-18
SENTENCE OF THE COURT


remarks of the Court and the sentence in full as
officially reported by S. N. Walker, A. NJ,
SENTENCE OF THE COURT
A mcrciiul jury in your case have found that
YOU did not intend to wiliully and premeditat-
cdlv take the life of Welliver \. Kline Mr..
Bogart, interrupting-l had no more idea of
taking his life than have of taking yours or
any body's here now. They found, however
that You did fcloniously and unlawlully kill
him. They have found also that it was not in
sef-deiense that you did it, for that would have
acquitted you entirely of the charge. We are
satisfied that the jury were justified in finding Il
verdict against you of at least as high Il grade
Of oncnse rs that which they did iind-man-
slaughter This misdemcanOr was committed
in [al passion, IN Il moment of passion, but real
lv without that amount of provocation which in
law striCtly would reduce the Oilense even to
the grade which the jury fixed upon it, At the
time when YOU inflicted this mortal wound upon
the person Of WellivAA. Kline he was outside
Of your store, yet upoSyour premises. lie de
manded you to come out and the matter could
be settled. In Il moment of passion you seized
this deadly weapon and inflicted npOn him that
wound which caused his death. | regret this
morning to hear you state that you feel as
though you had done nothing at all not iustilia-
bic upon your part. ! would much rather have
head YOU regret that you had been led ON by
| the injuries inflicted upon you, as you suppose,
| bv the X line family, and that in an angry mo-
! lncnt YOU had done this great wrong, for which
Won ftltpcnitent and sorry Mr. Bogart--I am,
| if your Honor please, very sorry that there has
ever any thing Of the kind happened-that dc
| saw Although il was not insisted ON at all
upon the trial, nor urged, that this great crime
| was caused by reason of your having INDUCED
| =. tH m
vet the Court are aware Of the fact that for some
wears YOU have INDUCED to a large extent in tho
| use of Intoxicating drinks The excuse which
| Won make this morning, that il was ON account
| of trouble in your family, is but of the kind
which persons make in almost all instances
where they have an appetite which they are
willing to crafty, and seek some excuse. If yor
had been the Samuel Bogart that you were be
| fore this habit Of drinking to intoxication haC
| fastened itself upon you, yOu would not have
stood here to-day criminal before this Court
1t is 10 this source that am confident, may b'
traced the greater share of your troubles, ant
| that your own reflection and consideration viii
| tell Won how near the Court are to the truth il
regard to it. This, however is no pallation fol
tbe ohense which you have committed. tn,
law does not permit man voluntarily to max,
himself that which he would not be without hi
voluntary action, and then excuse the wrong
| he NAV do when he has made himself Yoluntar
ily n Gdemon. | do not know, sir that we coulC
saw any thing further to you that would be o
benefit to you, We must leave you now anC
for some time to come to your own solitary re
Elections. The misfortune which has beialleI
your family, Of course, We cannot but regreti w
feel pity aid ,ympathy for them but these sen
timents of sympathy and regard for your fami
ly should have restrained you in your imprope
course of action You bring Ii upon then