The daily gazette., 1882-05-27
REPRINTED FROM 49,
REDDEN GErs ,,,.

ms SENTENCE
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conS...,d' Co ns Hanged August ss'S ssSdEe sa
concession. ts '-R'dds
az, tcontinued from secnnd
when Court met at r n,,, Nv 'll'lonl
noon Redden, the cont, N u clock this "a
Drought Into the court raou' Gu legm,
~ At,nsni, TO-, iooelhg as unconcernrSi i PLACED
Atlorney-General GRAY ern ,nya as eyq
was now his duty to AK th ANY and ii
sentence on the prisoner Tl itle Id0urt 70
.neh directed Redden to stam1 "g ChlefJOl
nouheed the sentence amid u up and
silence, as follows: u an impns,
You were indicted at tbo n.
thls court for the crime Of ro, present tem
" you on the body Of Sarah ~ cCa'Mat
cnllu Oh less OF fourteen years ,'@l ar rurs
your arraignment to answns,,, W age
pleaded that you were NJ, o''S chage,
lor your trial put yourself url, gulIli,
your country, that is iury NJ XII 10 u@
Deing apparent to The cnn,. . llea
nad no money or properly .na'
you to employ counsel 70 Ni
IN your defense this cnur, ad
our humane statute in that hoL under
you an advocate at the public a'' rYn0nH a''H
now well he performed TH%
Is shown by the toc, "s
though the Attorney-t tieDerol 'na'
dent OF verdict against yon "aS
deliberated "a hours almost hsfn' hgS .le
Clueu c that you were guilty in manr.!
lorm as you stood indicted 1'Id
Your trial was very fair ana t.
spects and no imputations can pa,.n ~ al
upon either counsel, witnesse. nv ,rip IT,. ~
you were treated Otherwise than IL jS'un m
been white man. 3" you
Afler viewing the TESTIMONY IN h,, j
and weighing as the jury did sy... ""u
ana every circumstance ,bor
your proof to raise a doubt in ,bG,
OF your guilt they could not dpJ ''n .l
to override and destroy the m" n,',c r1la a,a
you or weaken Its force and tbs,.s ~
nounced you justly liable to ii, y.
demanded by the law against yonr % ,gsa Nv
That penalty is death. We boltaD
verdict to be right. 1t therefore rrm,,.
the court in the last Office to he ,a,e. a,I
by II In the tragedy to pronouncr .,", ,~
of death upon you. A duty au,ri
formed with the greatest rcmclanss
utmost commiseration that can bp G.t \
criminal who so early in the future 4 ~
pear before his creator to answer ior n. l
Before discharging this last rcolirpm.,i
the law feel 1t my duty to ady,r roH
one who need expect no escapr fr:m
Judgment to be given against Won n
deavor to reconcile yourself to YOUR 6le,
To be recOnciled to your mi
From man there is nothing to horr
from Him there is everything. proybI,J
heartily aud truly repent Of ,our ,
call upon some honest intelligent man al
to aid you in your struggle withthp N
quences Of the future, that You NAV /,
and escape them. Listen to and he gt
by him and we hope it may be well ,
you in your last hours of life
The sentence of the Court is that
James Redden, be now taken from
bar of this Court to the place VIII
you came, and be there safely and ,gu
kept until Friday, the 18th lay of Aul
next, that, ON that day between the lmn
10 O'Clock in the forenoon. and
O'Clock In the afternoon you
taken to some convenient plaes
private execution, within the precinct
the prison enclosure, and that YOU tha
there be hanged by the neck until 700
dead, and may God have mercy on yours
You are now committed to the custol
the Sheriff until this sentence be carried
execution.
During the delivery Redden maintaine
most studied cOmposure and looked
Chief Justice steadily in the eye thew
time. He did not move a muscle Of
face, and at its conclusion looked neH0
around. He was at once taken from
court room.
REDDEN's CONFESSION
Redden, Immediately after being 2kea
his cell below confessed his crime
He says "all that the gentlcntu have u
Of me is true. | put my trust in Nnigt
God" He subsequently stated this
Sheriff Clark and went on to 'ay that
was guilty.