The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-07
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TEN YEARS FOR JOE C0DURN.
THE FJ'LL TNTENT or THE LAW, As
M.1Nl mn pRI.iJICJfD.
This for shooting Omccr Tobias Other Jn-
dictmcnts Shcivcd mt rrcsen,-.Iudsc SAITH
crinnd- Address On Passing Sentence.


cri"nd's Address On Passing Sentence.
Joe Cohurn was taken TO the General Ses-
sions Yesterday to DE sentenced for rhooting
Onlrcr Tobias. H. rode from the City Prison
in u horse ear. accompanied 10y two officers and
Centre street WIS nllod with his friends. Tho
driver urged the horses into gallop. and tho
men and boys who tried. by hard running TO
keep alongside the horse car were left behind:
hut at Chambers street multitude saw him on
his short walk to tho browns stone Court House
To that cdiilcc general admission wns not ac-
corded. In the court room Coburn was attended
by Lawyers Spencer and Chapman and several
personal friends. He no longer wore bandagcs
around his head as he did during the trial. nor
did he make any prctencc of illness.
in moving for sentence. Assistant District
Attorney Rollins said. " I hc evidence in tho
trial oi this prisoner proved that. besides shoot
ling Oncer Tobias he also shot Officer Jcrlles.
and for that OF ne" n separate Indictment VIVA
| found. TO convict him under this second in
dictmcnt the law makes it necessary 10 show
that when he shot Jcillcs he had abandoned for
the instant th" intention Of killing Tobias. Tho
time between the five shots was n CONSIDERABLE
and the cutirc shooting probably did not oecu-
| py moro than five seconds. During that tms
ull parttDs MNrD ia constant motion. Jcrii ~ wus
! tryue to defend himself with h.s club. and To-
bias was cruWug pistol. Thnrr riny wgl hr u
| grave doubt whether tho shot t.a ht .nfil,a
| was not tended for Tobias. and jury would
probably feel bound 10 give the prisoner the
| benefit of that doubt. Under iar cir,um-
| stances ana IN view OF thu tat that th" pris-
| unrr lnus ON this conviction receive a. srht'nro
| common-urat" with his crime. do not pruposo
| 20 move iorR trial on the indictment for shoot
| ing Jcrte-."
Mr. spencer asked for postponomcnt ~ tho
scntrn'" for "a day. on urr0uut Of the nl-nne" Of
Mr. Brooke who had charge Of the cnort to get
anew trial. Mr. Brooke Wa ~irh. ~, said. and
nobody else connected with the drf,u.' was
prepared To- make thc formal application for u
Mr. Rollins said that further delay would ho
OF no benefit tp thc prisoner. h'N Nall~r motions
| iyr stay and for new uihl had already been
Judgc. Sutherland did not see any efficient
| reason for ustppnins the sent .n'e. IIc con-
| Cured with th" prosecutor ia dnnliing the de-
| sirahility of trial "il the .onl indictment.
Now Io.Mrn Jug sui rvnd SAID.
Cohun stood up uui, KY, and answered tho
usual question vita. All I've eot To- say is I'm
Judge Sutherland then said to Coburn. You
| must not sulios" because I was l"uirnt m
some points ol my char.s' iha had any doubt
Of your guilt ought io saytlat I'm my opinion.
| authorized ! huNnn horror oi IL prisoner being
convicted on nnything except tic evidence N
the cas and did all Goultto prevent your
cause rom h,lng prcuh,.i 10y your prryi"ui
| | believe that no Judg" could have been iuirrr
to YOU think ought 10 xiv" YOU as severe n
sentence a. the law allows. Ilcr"iur". tn" srn-
trnre oi tine Court i- that you hr confined in tho
STAT" Prison a. sing Sing. at hard labor, for thi
| I
Coluin MD wlminver emotion he may haya
irIt un.lrr TINS ordeal. OWwariiy h" was calm.
| hut ullu pner than usual. He WIS taken
| back Co. tho tity Prison Immediately and was
a.-in followed hy multitude.
Mr.. Brooke entered the court room soon aft r.
ward. and said that he had gol out of bod II
sickness to come. H. had expected delay Of
the -rnt"n.e. lie says Columns family ara
utterly a ~iltutc.
1t understood that Coburn is to be taken "a
Sing Slng to-day.
10 the many Inquiries after his return to tho
/ city Prison. the pul list calmly piled. " Only
tn years" H. lighted u r,sn cigar. and was
I'ui iniu % cnnd Hmu'd cell. SnDn AM 'rWarl .,
wife Li Nllltian entered tllc corIidNr aui
lNil d f.iI. WITH fIIf prs lN'r. Then ln.. Gu--,
Wnl uugf rom Nion iu Kentucky som, tiua
ai.l. Nos al .i.it-l. H.-- MIS- iii-hiN a'Nr,'l.
| nni Nur 70 lni l,Ning glove as % St4Iri iiIn.
IT, Hsa"u.d .lu 10 Affected 30 tl. i.t' ui Jr' ,l.
burn. and -.il tea lf-uNd"r. They got away
| with In In ad NIl Nt 70 .urry.'