The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-30
SENTENCED FOR LIFE.

FRANCISCO DE JEANE FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER
IN THE SECOND DEGREE-JUDGE CowINa'S
REPLY TO AssEMBLyMAN BROOKS.
At the sitting of Part Of the Court of General
Sessions. yesterday, Judge Cowing presiding. the
trial Of Francisco de Jcane for the murder of William
Pease was concluded. The testimony throughout
the trial showed that the night Of the 22d OF
November last William Pease. truck driver. entered
the rooms of Italian named Dominic Theodore at
No. 10 York street. who living with Peases wife-
Several Italians subsequently came into the room.
Strange to say. Pcase and Theodore friendly
terms, and they sat together drinking some time.
Finally Pcase requested his wife to sign some
divorce papers, but she refused to do so.
Pease was intoxicated apd rolled up his
sleeves apparently with the intention of chastsing
his wife, when italian rag picker named Francisco
dc Jeane, who was sitting at the table. jumped up
aud, seizing Pease by the the throat, pushed him
toward the WALL Theodore endeavored to drag de
Jeane away. and he did Pease fell to the floor
bleeding corpse, from the effects Of two horrible b
wounds. Dc Jeane then left the room and the e
which was said to have caused til" sabbng was found
outside the door. The suppose- iurderes'w was SUD-
sequently arrested. but denied his guilt whei
the witness stand on Tuesday accused Theodore Of
having committed the deed. All the witnesses, lp-
GLIDING the wife of the deceased, swore positively
that person except the prisoner was near tho de.
ceased when he fell to the floor.
RAP AT AssEMBIYMAN BROOKS.
After the summing up Judge Cowing charged the
jury and observed that the end of the term had
now been reached. They had before them q case
of homicide which was quite as important as any
case they had had to try during the term. "Whcn
look back" continued His Honor, cover the term it
to me- as it doubtless seems to you, that We
have been constantly trying issues that affect the
lives and'personal liberty of human beings, and
marvclcd when read in the papers that the distin-
guishcd gentleman from Richmond county (Mr.
Brooks) had characterized this Court in Legisa-
ture. q OF inferior jurisdiction. IL the right
such issues makes IL inferior court then II is
wonder to my mind where We may look for q court
of superior Jurisdiction. and certainly have no
worse wish for that gentleman than that he may
never he required to test its jursdctonnl capacity
by being himself before It's bar" (.nughter)
Judge Cowing then instructed the jury as to the
law bearing the and the jury. after about
hours absence, returned to court with verdict Of
guilty of murder IN the second degree.
LABOR FOR LIFE
Judge Cowing passing sentence said that the
jury had found the prisoner guilty Of crime which
u few years ago would have resulted in punishment
by death, but the law III its mercy had taken the
crime of the character committed by him from that
category aud substituted imprisonment for life. IL
the prisoner could take a1ife without any apparent
motive provocation he q dangerous man to be
abroad in the community. There discretion
lett with the Court to the term OF Imprisonment,
the law having settled what punishment should be
inflicted and the sentence of the Court that tho
prisoner be confined I'm the Prison hard labor
FOR the term of his natural life.
Tho prisoner who received his sentence with stolid
indifference was then removed.