The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-14
The Disgraced Clergyman Again Sen
fenced to Death.
MALEDICTIONS FROM THE DOCK,
The Prisoner Abuses the Judge, the
Lawyers and Prosecutors.
REMARKABLE SCENES IN COURT

PHILADELPHIA, April Is, 1873
Everything In connection with the case OF biasins
Pistorius the disgraccd priest who murdered isaac
Jacquette, seems 10 rartaSe OF dramatic nature
The HERALD described the unusual scene IN
court last SATURDAY, when the prisoner
In violent ana abusive harangue, denounced
Tho public prosecutors, the judges aud even
his counsel. To-day bis case came Tor the last
time before the Judges in Oyer and Terminer Judge
Mitchell having stated that no would announce
his decision upon the motion in arrest OF Judgment
and for a new trial made BY counsel for Pistorius
The priest therefore once more In the dock
upon the opening OF court this morning with his hard
sinister face fixed with intensity upon the Bench.
DENIED.
Judge Mitchell reclted the decision OF the Court
which was that the motion for Judgment and
! new trial overrued, and the conviction for
MURDER in the first degree must STAND confirmed The
exceptions taken tho part Of the aeenqant TO mo
change Of venue and the ground OF his failure 70
plead in this county the Judge overrued, saying that
a change oil venue rearraienment or repleadihg
Is necessary. Then. continuing, HIS Honor said.
This case came to this Court after verdict of
IL s the poer that thas yerc, was Tie
aaas 81 RSpu County, n that There was
ity q some feeling 70 the Of he prsoner
the jury selected with special
" 70 70 h his appwledne or isens about tie ard
o who impression about it was allowed
they were found little TO that they
Jury thus selected nothing OF he prisoner OF the
or OF the o. M xns were
nsual ntcllIgencc anu they gave most
to Da end SiA'ssn''0u'
JUST VERDICT.
To this jury with possible
prisoners rights Of evidences offered
which he offered in his favor was excluded s
to say With the most untrlna fidelity notwithstanding the
nnlu,t suspicion and d,slrusi which be mani
progress Of the case
under as favorable
hope Tor before any human ribunal-ought
10 DO disregurded except the cioares conviction
own views eoinsided with the jnry's At the time.
has only eonirmed and strensthsaea that nyicon Il
would be and painful to into detailed ex
new ,r q the latter IS ucisni say that they
M s1d pc ~ 'S b % ana h'fs
rarnATic OPINION FROM ms HONOR ..o,.a
bic coneiuon that the yndie,sg and a.ngss
condition q mini ioeey in his threat Of
be- E'sSldGa .hoas ' SasaaS.s
o ns epu alter h tie hao
ana help the wounded man out q the creek nc INC
Ing not IN sedeience even in sudden passin but
sna ne censmpaos and preparation as TO
demontFae all the elements Of murisr IN tue st degree
Mr.. stephen S. Remarts, OF counsel Tor the
demncd, beggea leave to have His Honor make a note
OF an exception to his decision, as no the counse
desired 10 carry the cas8 the Supreme Court.
PisroRus BREAKS OUT
Pistorius had been growing more aud more restvo
during the Judges remarks. Several times he moved
uneasiy as though about 10 rise in tho dock He NJ
length maoc no IurtDer effort to control his
passion. just alter his counsel had briefly
entered his exception, ana NJ tAe District
Attorney about TO move for Judgment, tho man
the dock rose, with wild, angry face und III im-
passoned lie repeated ms remuneration of his
lawyers and declared that they were selling ms life
..As for the Judge" excaimed he, thrcateningiy,
ssii ne Will not grant "a trial wall tel him To
fuce that he oil justice ana that God
Will show IL to him. That's all l'vc got to say"
District Attorney Hagart then quietly and after
referring TO the fact that the Judge had refused the
condemned a new tral, sald:-"lt becomes my duty
and do move the Court g. pronounce the jugg-
the law upon the vcrdct rendered against the
prisoner ~
The prisoner then asked the usual formal qucs-
tious anything say wDy sentence OF death
should not be pronounced against INN.
SENTENCED TO DEATH
This of course, the signal Tor another violent
outbreak on the part OF Pstorlus. He again in
dock anu cxcitediy denounced his triers. Tho
Judge could not ssn,eDce him. ne declared The Court
had right 10 consider the matter before proper
invcsiigat had In the directed
by INN. lie had witnesses to provo that his counsel
asked him 70 plead guilty 10 mansaugDter and he hud
refused. II Judge would not hear Il IN no would
again say that ne a murderer OF justice
He WAS allowed 10 proceed, and when he sat Gown
His Honor briefly sentenced him 10 DO hanged by the
liked oy the Governor, as is the custom In Penn
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