The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-30
JOHN ANDERsEN's sENTENCR
| Convicted OF Murder In tho second Degree
and CONDEMNED TO Prison for Life.


and Condemned TO Prison for lhfe'
Nrw HAVEN. May 2s.-The case OF John
Andersen, which has been on trial In the Su
perior Court since the 18th Of May. was decided
this afternoon. the jury. who had been out three
days bringing in their verdict Of murder in
the second degree. The sentence Of imprison-
ment for life was Immediately passed 10y Chief
Justice Park. who. with Judge pardce, has tried
the case. Thus ends Andcrsen's second trial.
About four years ago Andersen who had been
employed in wheel factory in Wnllingford.
was discharged from his situation. He came to
New Haven, where he bought n pistol with
which he returned to Wallingford. On entering
the factory near the hour Of noon. he began to
fro upon the workmcn. Three shots were fired
into a man named Norton. who was badly
wounded. and Andersen then fired shot at
Horatio c. Hail. who was killed. Tho prisoner
then cut his own throat but good nursing en-
ablcd him to survive his scf-innictcd inlurics.
| lie was tried few months aitcrward. md the
| jury found him guilty Of murder in the first de-
gree. An appeal wns taken to tho supreme
| Court of Errors of Connecticut. ana new trial
| wis granted. the Court appearing iot mink tlnt
! counsel ought to have made 4 moro
! the defence In iii. trial hns been to establish
! tho prisoners insanity ~ Ia" time the murder
was committed in Wnllinglord. in 1874 nnd Tor
/ this purpose depos ions were secured from
| sweden. whence Anderson came hnd many
! w'll-kuown exports. ineuding pr Butlrt oi
| this state testified DR.. Butter was positive
| that Anderson was insane before ana nitcr tho
murder and so testified. IA did several Of the
c,rtainrd. gave hut little heed to the plea. thcir
time being mninly occupied III deciding whether
or not Anderson WIS guilty Of murder IN the
/ first or second degree.
John Andersen, the prisoner claims that he
| ia NOT insane: that he had been made the vic
| lin Ola conspiracy hy Mallingford Frnc Mnsons
! some Of whom had an interest in the wheel
company. and that in making The murdcrous
uf htl IftI rl 3
defence He ia quite AN intelligent man. has
h"on a greni reader, is ni an inventive turn oi
conmioiei ior somo years with he baptist
Church in Wall.ngford. and was an exemplary
I'll" cnsc was given To the jury on saturday.
/ Toward evening. there being no agreement "a.
toa verdict. and the Judges desiring to spend
sunday M their homes IN Hartford ana Nor,
wich. respectively. tho case went over until
tended by the Shcrn's deputies. to 500 that they
held no communication with Interested per
sons, were allowed to 60 t. iheir homs7 ais.
/ vigilance ~ the Deputy Shcrifl- WAS T. ,umrd.
aud tho Jury were kept in a locked room until
about o'clo X in thea'trrnoon, when they wer'
again permitted to ~ t. their homes in differ
cnt towns in the county. being ordered 10 renr-
pear ON Tu slay morning at II o'clock. one
! and no court ia session. tho ! Judges haN tng not
wi arrived on these grounds counsel for the
drfrur, nl,d exceptions: but after the verdict
it was dorilei not To- use thom. They having
/ murder IN the first degree was brought in.
Andgr-. u, after hearing the y"rd Z, said he
thought ne result was soit of halfway mons
/ Wa- AN innocent man. After court was "a unurned
be- burst out with, know this thing long ago.
sacrificed for the sake of saving the nr'ksof "a
few 7YunirelS and i'w muir ierrrS. II YOU
,u'rc very much mi-tok"n. / know that 81
you couldn't murder mr 10y hanging You d muir
much. You think can't 500 through all yong
rusraliy ant perjury. On leaving thgrouit
az his first rial, he heard the seninnce OF muir
der IN the first lesr"e. he said. The happ"st
lie was taken 10 tho county mil. and will 20 TO
: Tho stat prison al Netl'r-tleid IN II few days.
H. numb. of .de, Tut his lailers say tuat,
, Ike his insanity. it j. an slinn and they think
he'll cins to lite TO the last During the four
o years h. hrs been IN rri'o m hr has, always
@ san n fi o r@ Ha y Wansd 5fG w.
man he shot having belonged e. that so .iDty.
Thrtrml excited much attention. not only IN
& ! NAllugiprl, whore tn" crime was committed.
hu, in New Hnv"n. ami r-p. tally among mcm-
hrrs II the hnr. TINS was wing 20 the fact that
Il pre-i lrd ut IN" trial Of man charged with
j, murder, the prisoner having avaiod himself IF
instead Of Jury In the iinlinE. the Court dc-
4 cld"d mat tn man was guilty OF murder IN the
, second gro, and =" was sentenced To impri--
% onment for lifr. The reasons given hy the
= Judge al the time hnvr intr 'du'el something
entirely now 10 the courts NJ this STATE. AMI the
" cn-" 20 Andersen was notably allotted thereby.
y Tn" Nudiu- was. that while the man was not IN
u sane. set hr was pot oi a sufficiently healthy
I'd state Of mind to d"-.rv" fhe Iuui-il mont Of
. DEATH or 60 %" declared guilty 81 murder Ia tn,
i first de- 20" aud this fin" int lnthe law Is nov
i At The form,r trial he was found guilty o
e. mnrdrr lu ih" ilr-t degree.
90 While iNe Jury w"re uut thoy sont out fQr
box combining the weapons pstui1l used IN
l. committing a." murder. NO prNal" notes I,
% the Judges, and were allowed To ~ home eacl
r since his conincWent in Jail the prisoner h92:
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