The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-11
A WOMAN To NE HANG ED.
Sentence Of WiIheiminn Weick for Poisoning
her Husband, Michaei Weick.

IRON Mf BiTnO tOtuleTt JHnco.
The court room was thrOngeG when Mrs.
wilbelmlna Welck was brought up for sentence
yesterday. The deputy sherhs and the police
exerted themselves to admit none but women.
Mrs. Wetck did not appear In the least agit te :.
She converted cOmposedly n few minutes with
MIR. Fischer. one of her liwyers. aud at his IN
stance signed req rest concerning the Iisposll
of her minor children, which she did with ilrlu
hand; her signature was clear and bold. After
writing, her handkerchief fell 10 the hOor a. she
drew back he convicted won II smiled
slightly, revealing 10y the exerton the hectic
spot on either check aud leaned forward 60
reach the handk erchief. winch sne ned against
her face and relapsed aRain into abstraction.
MIR. Cook, after announcing that ne N al no OBJ
lection - on To sentence heinz then pro
nOuncedt said further that his client desired her
children placed In Protestant Ofnhan asllum.
Judge Daniels replied that the Court had no
dien we're not present on any proceedings or
had not been cast upon the protection OF tho
Court
MIR. Cook replied that he had drawn no the
proucr reques under the statute, and " was nc
cordinely admitted M matter Of record.
Ihe Court mex ufOceeded TO pass sentence as
follows, tue same being interpreted TO the prs-
oner by George Brost who had previously been
wiibelmlna Welck, stand up; do you under
stand EnRlisbf'
1he reply WIS in tine negative.
-" You were indicted for causing the death OF
Michael wei,k, by the administering OF poison.
In the month Of November last. You have been
tried by jury On the train OF that charge. aud
this JURY. after hearing III the evidence that
could he produced against you and In your favor.
have found you guilty OF having caused the
death of the boy by administering arsenic TO
him. You have received faithful and able de
fence at the hands OF counsel assigned To you
by the Court, and II was only after evidence was
found to leave no doubt OF your guilt that the
Jury pronounced you guilty Of this crime. This
Court has but one DUTY to perform, and that -
TO pronounce the only punishment tn { the law
has provided for such an offence, and that IL the
punishment Of death. Have you anything TO
say why sentence OF death should not be pro-
nounced on you nOw1"
Mrs. Weck, with her eyes cast down, shook
her head slowly, and at the Prompting Of her
counsel, Mr.. Fischer, murmured some unintelli-
gible negative.
he sentence Of the Court ia that you be re.
turned to the prison from whence you we're
brought, anu shat you there be held in the Gus
tOdy OF the Sheriff Of Eiie county until Fruav
the 2lst day Of July. 1879 and tn Il on that daY,
between the hours ten O'cl Ick Ia the forenoon
ami two O'Clock IN the afternoon, YOU be hanged
by your neck until you shall he dead aud may
Coo have mercy on our soul"
As the concluding words we're pronounced
the prisoner sank back into her chair, the only
emotion exhibited Oeing a flushed face and "A
cOnvul-ive twltchin. Of the muscles Of the
throat. after which almost instantly she re-
sumed her usual air OF stoical Indifference.
Even while the sentence was Deing pro-
Luunced, the miserable woman did not display
the slightest sign OF what was going on aOOut
her, OF any appreciation OF the awe OF tue stu
alton,