The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-17
An EX-tLDERMiN SENTENCED.
Ills Remarkable speech to the Court -Inso-
leuce aud Bravado.


EV-Aldernan Samuel McMastors was
quietly allied up for - nt9nce in the oyer and
Terminer Court this morning. by Judge Ew ng.
II was only known a few moments betor" that
his case WIS To- De, disposed ~. hut the court
room was cr wi"d hy attorneys county Off -iuls
persons having business IN the otncr courts,
and, IN fact. every ole who's" cHrh were reached
~ the report. " MeMa~trrs is going 10 be- sem
few moments after ~ o'clock look ing very pale.
hut calm a- man who wts determined Ia meet
his ini" without llinching. As his name was
called h" stepped M trior" the bar. and Dis
trict-Auorn"y Montooih said: now move.
your Honor, for s"nt"n . u the case Of the
Commonwealth w. samuel " Masters Judge
I.Wn- tvpk TIE indic mori. hnd was about tp
announce the sentence. when the prisoner.
hook NIX even palrr than ever. and viii slight
trHmor in has VOICE. said: Ii your Honor will
allow me. have "A few remarks To maNc before
sentence IL passed. supposed should De
nodded assent, and the prisoner continued:
i nave nothing L. shy. except Ia r"iternte
what Laye often SAID before. that have sui-
which ! never committed. and ~ which | had
io knowledge. tunk can Justly complain 81
tue treatment | have r'', we'd ~ the bands 81
ms court; In Tue Nr-t place., llc N,ril't as u
HOW stands oN iN" records of this court IL not
tho verdict wni.h WIS returned hy the jury.
rus acton 10 hanging was sir't Il 81 ~"
Judi 'ial authority which never knew e. be
uni"ttiken before. second, IN regard 10 tn
ONrrrullns 40 III" motion for a now trlal. Tho
opinion of the Court WAS u very ingenious one.
II rev away III" attention from tl" really guilty
party. and made a mountain out Of a mole II.
] might refer 10 some parts OF the charge in de-
tail. in which great injustice WIS done me. hut
would take up your time. anu shall not do
10. never heard OF hut one other case which
WIS n parallel to this one. and my mother first
rrnd y % ~ mo H. ] sat upon her knee Your
Honor Knows the case | refer to, IL Was that Of
the an 'icnt ruler who. after s'our- NJ the
prisoner before him, washed his hands. say
iu-. ! wash my hands Of the blood ol this in
/ H. mt man.
" III" Court has made tho pious remark that
was prose uicd not with severity, but with re-
/ Ia tance and sorrow. This sounds very strange
~ ia view OF tn" iact thAt two OF the abest law
yrs NJ the bar with tn" very able District At
tornry, w"r" employed 10 prose ute me-Swartz-
weider. with Gilmures money in his pocket.
| and Morcland, with the Viewers money IN his
pocket Besides this. the county ON 'inls, in
tlis very building. raised purse %. 81 800 with
which To- prose ute me- and 10 buy UP such of
The city papers - were tor sale. one or two OF
them, Nl-ut io SAY. I, fused to enter INTO any
such "a corrupt ARRANGEMENT. Col. Tom Bayns
refused To take $500 of tlir- blood money, and
thank INN Tor il. Is u any wonder that conn
plain Oi tie treatment | nave received. when
/ my children are catered broad ust. and my
] the District Attorney. and am sorry 10 have 10
Say i. and I'd md h,tied ~ the Count
NA,u VI Masters had finished, JUDI" Ewing
! saii: the marks Whiru You nave Just made
Wll rause Il rhuugc in the sentence although ""
/ should J. ruap- h' justified IN Hddin-, snn"-
/ tnnr 20 q on tl.at account. I'll" sentence cd the
Court . that }nd lay a. lin" oi Siuu. the costs OF
J "a" Ir 'a' VA 90. and undergo iHpriS 1nn"nt IN
the Western lonIttntary for a period oi siN
/ IT, said the Ir. sonrr R'n4anI the pIi-unrr,'
W.- tAr only observation that judge ENlui.
/ made IN reply, ana VI Masters Was led bacN to
j the Jall