The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-08-07
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
[FRoM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT
NEW YORK. July 10, 1879.


NEW YORK, July 10, 1879.
10 THE EDITOR OF THE NEW NORTHWEST:
The public is made listless by SUM-
mers first enervation to all subjects re-
curing business like thoughts and So
cial alertness. COney Island is now the
most prominent matter Of interest ia
the average New York mind, and sew
eral thousand people go thither on
every warm, clear day, to speculate
upon the seaworthiness Of the now
nearly completed iron ocean pier, aud
drive the prUprietOrs Of unfinished hotel
improvements TO the last availability Of
their not-yet-ready resources. The new
pier, by the way, is 10 be almost gi-
gantic hotel in itself, among the APP
pointments being a dining hall l2O feet
square, an elevated music pavilion, a
lunch-room, an oyster saloon, smOk-
ing-room, an ice cream saloon, and
twelve hundred bathing houses. II the
Long Branch pier can compete with
this when it is completed, great will be
the metropolitan pierage this Summer.
entered the court late on Thursday
evening as Chastine Cox was receiving
his last instructions, and while the
counsel for the prosecution was review
ing that horrible tragedy known to
every newspaper reader in the country.
During the counsel's speech, Cox leaned
back in his seat and gazed steadily at
the jury. Now and then, when the
counsel made a particularly strong
point, his eye would pass over the
twelve men in the jury box, as if to
mark its effect. Though outwardly he
was calm, there were indications that
he was intensely agitated. The counsel
was followed by the Assistant District
Attorney. City Judge COwing then
charged the jury, concluding at 5:l5 T..
NJ. Il was a fair charge, but close OBJ
server could see that its teuor was al
verse to the prisoner. Three minutes
later the jury retired. At 6:22 o'clock
they returned to the courtroom. Cox
eagerly scanned their countenances.
The clerk then put the usual interrogs-
tory: "Geutlemen, have you agreed
upon a verdict? Do you find the pris-
oner, Chastine Cox, guilty or not
guilty ?' Guilty Of murder in the first
degree" was the reply. Not a muscle
Of the prisoners face moved. He was
apparently as self-possessed as he had
[ naaHn nnrfnur tho trial n 4
his counsel, the jury was pOlled, and
they all answered i'm the affirmative.
District Attorney Phelps then moved
that judgment may be pronounced. The
prisoner was asked, "What have you
now to say why judgment should not be
| pronounced against you ?" The doomed
man in firm voice said, 81 have moth
ing to say" Judge Cowing then, ia
voice full Of emotion, addressed the
prisoner as follows: "Chastine Cox, fain
would / believe that your conduct and
levity betray the inward feelings of
I your heart. The jury selected by you
have, after careful trial, rendered ver-
| diet which compels me to sentence you
to death. / don't at present recall any
errors which may have been made dur
ing your trial. II was IA fair aud impair
/ tial one in all respects. All the safe
I guards Of law were thrown around you,
and / now implOre you not to spend
/ your time in the hope Of reversal Of
your conviction. You committed bur
glary, grand larceny and murder, and
I you will now have to forfeit your life for
that Of your victim. The sentence of
the court is that you be taken from this
room to the prison from whence you
came, there to remain until Friday,
August 10Th, between the hours Of 9 A.
NJ. and p. NJ, when you are to be taken
to prison, and there hanged by the neck
until you are dead. May God forgive
aud be merciful to you" Tue verdict
and sentence Was received with ap-
plause by the large crowd congregated.
The unfortunate man was then given
into the custody of the sheriff He was
handcufied to two officers and taken
from the room. a large crowd followed
Cox to the Toombs. He wore his usual
look of apparent unconcern, aud did not
betray the least anxiety as to his fate.
The Duke Of Argyle aud daughter ar
rived here from the shady villas and
bracng sea breezes Of Newport just in
time to catch the first flush Of the great
heated wave, but started upon their re-
turn homeward across the Atlantic after
only one nights experience Of its sleep
destroying effect in New York. As the
guest Of Cyrus w. Field, at that gentle
mans suDptuous house on Gramercy
Park, the fine old Scottish nobleman
fortunately succeeded in keeping himself
equally aloof from tuft-buulers and in-
reviewers, and what little is publicly
known OF his impressions Of what he
has seen aud heard on this side Of the
ocean comes guardedly from private
sources. Some Of the New Workers in
vited to meet him at Mr.. Fields table
report that His Grace appeared to make
a point Of speaking only In pleasant
geueralities Of his American views, and
declined special diIation upon any
theme relating thereto, save his greatly
enjoyed visit to the poet Longfellow and
luxurious sail on a palace steamboat
down the sound from Newport. In fact
as he frankly avowed upon first arriving
here. the Dukes one object of interest