The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-12

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charlottesville People james conninsiord,
forgery; same Thomas Allen, robbery; same vs..
william l.uuz, grand larceny.
FUCHS SENTENCED TO DEATH.
Tho Kings County Court of Oyer and Tcrmnev was
dcnscly crowded yesterday with people anxious TO
hear the sentence Of Arlrcas Fuchs. The prisoner
had passed slccpless nj ht and looked pale and traces
Of suffering were plainly disnguishablc upon his IN
prcposscssng face. shortly after ten O'Clock Judge
Pratt and Associate Justices McKibbcn and wolfort
took their seats the bench The prisoner then
brought forward and sentence being moved by District
Attorney Rritlon. Fuchs was placed At the bar sup
ported between two officers
The Judge said -" Andrcas Fuchs you viii rcmem-
Der that you indicted by tho Grand Jury and
vic,cd by The Court for tho murder OF william Sim.
mons. You have been tried by a jury of your own
coun,rymcn and partly OF your own selection, what
now II anything have You 10 say why the OF
this Court should not be pronounced against youf"
The prisoner said that he would like to know what
tho Judge hmsclr wha; Justice McKibbcn or Justice
woort would have done under the circumstances
that drove him TO the act The justices made no
ply,
Judge.
Fuchs sand 81 would like TO have my wife to speak
II was allowed. II Is for her TO know and to say n
what told Is true. would like TO have tho Jury
asked whnt they would do under the circumstances.
Judge Pratt SAID the jury was discharged by tho
Court and they could not bc reached The prisoner
having nothing further TO say the Judge continued:
"Andrens Fuchs II now becomes the painful duty Of
the Court 10 pronounce the sentence which the law
prcscrbcs. You have been tried before jury partly
oi your own selection. Faithful. eloquent and jealous
counsel have done everything possible In your behalf
The jury under the evidence and under the charge OF
the Court have found y0n guilty OF murder the rst
degree. and feel bound 10 say that, under
the evidence and undcr the charge delivered the
the Court do await anything for your bcn
eft. Nothing remains but 10 pronounce tho sentence
Listen to the sentence which the law prcgcrbcs for the
offence OF which stand convicted. The sentence Is
and that re then and there confined till The I'd day
Of june which dav. between the hours OF ten and
twelve oclock you shall BIO hanged by tho neck Til
you are dcado
Fuchs features became oversprcad with CHASTITY
smile the last words by the Judge and
with his counsel, who addressed a few words OF
fort to their unfortunate ccnt He had not long been
gone from the court room when Mrs. Fuchs entered
and was quito disappointed when shc learned she was
too late 10 see her husband
Fuchs has greatly weakened since Monday
night flo told the officers that his heart gone.
and that he had not had lair trial He was quite
confident up to Monday that he would get or with two
or three years imprisonment should the General
Tcrm OF the Supreme Court confirm the hiding OF tho
believed probable that both executions win take place
the time. Mcssrs. Taylor and KnQhOrn.
Fuchs counsel will make effort obtain stay II
proceedings and writ OF in behalf Of their ccnt