Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-12-13

Following il the sentence passed on
J.. T. Pritchsrd by Judge King today:
CAnsos. New. December 13.-In the
District Court Of the Second Judicial
District Of the State Of Nevada. in and
for Ormsby county. The State Of Ne
vada. plaintiff. vs. John T. Pitchard,
dsfendant.-John T. Pitchard stand
up. You were indicted BY the Grand
Jury Of Storey county. State Of Nevada.
duly impaneled and sworn as and for the
June term A. D. 1879. Of the District
Court Of the First Judicial District
Of this State. in and for said
Storey county. by their indictment
duly brought and hled In said District
Court OF the First Judicial District on
the 4th day Of September A. D.. 1879.
for the crime Of murder. alleged to have
been committed at said Storey county
on or about the 2lst day Of July. 1879.
and before the finding Of said indict-
msnt, upon the person OF one Hum
phrsy Symons then and there being.
To this indictment. upon your arraign-
ment In the said First District Court
you entered your plea Of not guilty.
Thereafter. upon proceedings regularly
had. your oauss was transferred to
this Court for trial. and the same duly
entered therein. Thereafter and on the
4th day OF December. 1879. you were
regularly brought to trial upon said in
dictment before this Court and . Law.
full jury Of twelve men from the
body Of this county, Of your own
choosing. After hearing the svi.
dsncs in the case and tho argument OF
counsel thereon. and being instructed by
the Court. said jury retired in charge Of
q sworn officer to consider and deliberate
upon their verdict. Thereafter and on
the sixth day Of December. 1879. said
Jury returned into court in charge Of
said officer and. being duly inquired
OF, returned their verdict into this Court
and by said verdict found you guilty OF
murder In the first degree, as charged in
said indictment. This being the day and
hour appointed f0r passing the judgment
and sentence ofthsl Law upon you pursuant
to said indictment and the verdict afors.
said. have you now any u to show
Why such Judgment and sentence should
not be pronounced upon you ? No good
cause appearing to the Court why such
judgment and sentence should not now
be pronounced. 1t IL therefore and here.
by solsmnly considered and adjudged
that you are altogether guilty of the
crime and felony Of murder Of the first
degree. a. emerged In said indictment,
and are entirely worthy OF death
a. by the statute in such case made and
provided; and you are hereby sentenced
thereto and. the premises being consid.
cred. IL 10 hereby further ordered and
sdjudsed that you be by the Sheriff OF
this county hence conducted to the
County Jail Of this county. to be by him
there safely kept and detained until Fri.
day. the 18th day Of January. A. d.
1880, and that on said 18th day Of Jan.
uary. A. d. 1880. you b BY him taken
thence to within the inolosed limits Of
said jail. il such Enclosure should
then 10 exist a. to screen the execution
from public gaze. otherwise to and with
In . suitable and efficient inelosurs with
in this county. to DO provided by the
County Commissioners thereof for such
purpose. and that you be by him then
and there hanged BY the neck until dead.
dead. dead. and may God have mercy on
your soul.
Done in open court. December 18th.
1879. 8. d. KISo. District Judge.