National Republican., 1878-04-08
CEPHAS JONES' FATE.
Sentenced to Thirty Years at hard
labor.
Judge Wyiis Comments upon Hts Orims-
The Prisoners swHsgsriag Indi6srenos--
HIS wifs Says that "whits Trash" swors
Away His Life,

Judge wyiis Comments upon HIS Orims-
The Prisoners sw>sgsri.s Indi6srenos-
HIS wife Says that "whits Trssh" swors
Away His Life.
The motion for new trial 10 the case Of cephss
Jones, colored. convicted OF outraging the person
OF Miss Florence r. Smith, on Tenth street north.
cast In November last came up before Justice
wylie for hearing last Saturday. Messrs. New
man and Birncy appeared for the defendant and
District. Attorney Wells for the Government
The grounds Of the application rested chiefly on
alleged errors Of the court In insructins the jury,
and in addition that the verdict was contrary to
tho evidence and It's being received on Sunday, a
dies non under the law.
Lengthy arguments were made on both sidessnd
nearly the entire day was consumed In this man
ner; His Honor considered and acted upon the OBJ
the verdict on Sunday, and continued to keep tho
Jury locked up all that day alcr they had agreed.
there would have been q greater violation Of the
verdict be discharged aud given an opportunity to
attend their duties a. Christians. He was unable
not be
RECEIVED on SUNDAY
Tho errors Of the court-that tho counsel were
not allowed 10 intcrrogac the Jurors their roir
the verdict IL was vase contrary % to thc ssideneeEwere
commented uDon aud then ovorruled.
Distrct-Atterney Wells then moved for sentence
Cephas Jones who had been sitting in The dock
during the argument and apparently Indifferent TO
sns wn h.. w IsipTSS was then placed the bar
The court. Have you anything 10 say why the
sentence Of the court should not now be pro
Jones' Judge your Honor, have a reason, for
am not guilty OF The crime. There y one thing
moi NOT receive il at the next lar docking @ ap M and owl
IDENTIFY meaning at the Judgment scat Of Hcavenl
His Honor remarked that the court was satisfied
dict sustained the evidence In the case. This class
Of crime was Of the most offensive aud outrage
| Gus to human nature In ull crimes there were
than others SO was II IN this. !, was wicked
enough and deserving OF severe punishment to
SRen committed @ Ses ON child IN he d.rE By man
ll.siyed and strong. It was most brutal and ter
The atrocity Of this case was without parallel. A
young girl had gone on an GRAND for her parents,
only q short distance from home and when return
wa. beaten in The face until Inc blood blinded hsr
| and when UNCONSCIOUS dragged into an alley and
there rhyshed. This was most brutal circuln.
| stance. The law has fixed limits OF punishment for
this class Of crimes and he thought this deserving
OF the utmost limit that re was permitted to give.
II this case did not call for the exercise Of the full
est sentence, then he did not know where one could
be shown when 1t should be imposed He then
sentenced the prisoner to
THIRTY YEARS IN THE ALBANY PESrrEN-
TIARY
| at hard labor.
| Jones. Thank you sir.
Amer making this remark. tho prisoner wheeled
on his heel and with q swaggoring gait Returned To
| the dock, where he was handcufed. In doing so he
| was compelled to pass his wife. who had manifest
cd greater interest In the proceedings than he but
he paid no moro attention to her presence than the
| chairs about hor.
Mr. Birney gavo notics that the case would be
| carried up for review, and asked q suspension o.
| the execution Of the sentence. Hls Honor stated
| that such an order would be made on filing ths
| proper written application.
He At the same time commented upon the powers
Of the court in the premises and cited the law &c
show that the Judge Is given power to suspend th'
execution OF sentence for thirty days AMER tho ex
| piration Of the ensuing torn Of the court
LEAVING FOR JAIL.
Subsequently alter the court adjourned the prls
oner was brought out on the street to be recon.
| Quoted To jail. Quite . crowd had gathered, and
| his wife was leaning over the stone coping. As b,
passed her on the steps she sald, loud enough fol
those present to hear, Good bye. Cephl Dont for
get to wrltel some q this low white trash ha'
sworn your life away"
| She became very much annoyed at "the white
trash" congregRted on the sidewalk, and especially
angered at three ladies trying to force their wa,
through tho throng and escape from An unpleasan
| situation. But Cephas was not bothered, and jus
before tho wagon pulled away asked for and &C
ceptcd q halfsmaked cigar that q gentleman ne u
by seemed ~ be enjoying