Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1882-06-23

T. Dunn, of Findlay.
OF the rs men summoned, the following
are the names of the twelve finally selected
TO decide his fate:
Daniel Hillard, Garret Jordan,
w. S. Richards, AS. Furgnson,
Elias Simon, L. S. Lamb,
S. w. St, John, L. b. Turner,
o. Mitchell, Amos Twining,
Edward Beaupre, Andrew Wellon.
At3p.M M. on Friday, Judge Dodge deliv-
cred his charge to the jury. and at 3:l5 the
jury retired, returning ut 4:30, with their
verdict as above. They took two ballots,
the first standing 10 for murder in the first
degree and 2 for second. The second ballot
was unanimous for murder in the fret de.
gree.
The deferse moved for new trial. which
was overruled by Judge Dodge, and at S:l8
p. N, proceeded to announce til e following
sentence upon the prisoner:
CHARLES BACH: 1 am assured that
your knowledge of the English language
Is extremely limited, and that consequently
you would not understand me, or at least
would very imperfeclly understand me, If
l were to make any extended remarks be-
fore pronouncing upon you the sentence Of
the law The Grand Jury Of this county
has returned into this court their bill of
indictment, charging You with the willful
murder of your wife, Mary Bach. You
have had full, fair, and most impartial
trial. You have had. at the expense of
the public, the services of very able coun-
IL laEa tal
themselves with great fidelity to your
cause. All that human ingenuity could
devise has been done 10 save you. You
have had jury made up Of kind hearted,
generous, intelligent men good men as
this country can furnish, and almost os
your own choosing, to hear and pass upon
your case. So far as am concerned,
have desired most earn estly, and soug Int
most carefully, to have something made to
appear in your favor-something that
would save you from the extreme penalty
of the law. For that purpose have in
| terposed no obstacle to the efforts Of coun-
sci in your behalf. While the State has
been held to the strictest rules OF eyid, nee,
| these rules have been as literally inter-
preted, as far as your counsel have asked ,
| in order that the widest possible range
might be given TO the testimony which
even presented hope of beneftting you in
the least. l have instructed the jury to
give you the benefit Of the least reasonable
doubt as to your gilt. All has been in
vain. The jury under due sense of the
solemn obligation resting upon them, have
been compelle d TO say that you are gully
of murder in the first degree. That you
killed your wife, and at the same time de-
stroyed the life OF your unborn child, il
proved beyond all possible doubt or cavil,
That you did this purposely, and of delib-
crate, premeditated, malice is proved just
as clearly. Over and over again, you
threatened to take her life. Upon the
very day of the murder you repeatedly
made known your horrible purpose. Go
ing home you found her in bed. You de-
liberately went to the barn, procured q
sharp and deadly weapon, and hewed her
to pieces. You have never expressed tht
least contri,ion for this terrible murder
Therefore the law requires that the penalty
of death be awarded to your crime. Fot
must not for one moment attribute You
death to the Sheriff, the attorneys, the
witnesses or to the Court. 1t is the Law
which pronounces your doom, not |. an
the mere voice that declares in youi cas'
that sentence which law inHic;s. II j
proper that should say, that the verde
Of Guilty" which the jury returned
against you was the only one which the.
could have rendered without a pnlpnbl
violation of their oatls. That verdict
therefore meets my fullest and most EN-
phatic approval. / conscientiously be
lieve you have done that for which yo
should answer with your life, yet l d
most sincerely regret that the duty q
pronouncing the sentence devolves upo
, me. hope and trust that before you di'
you will learn to look upon your Grim
in its true colors, and will seek pardo
o where all Of us must seek il at last-at I'll
feet of Almighty God. 1t is the sentent
of the Court that you be removed hence
I the Jail of Wood County, Ohio, and TIN
/ the 18th day of October, in the year Of o,
i. Lord, one thousand eight hundred al
i. eighty. two, and that upon that day, b
r tween the hours OF 10 and thereof, wit
in the enclosure of the said Jail, you l
by the Sheriff of Wood county, Ohio, or
q case of his death, inabi lity or absence,
the Coroner OF said county, hanged by q
neck until you are dead. And may G'
!. have mercy oil your soul.
II Concerning the visible effect the pr
h, nouncing OF this senteRce had upon 4
e prisoner, the reporter for the Bee says:
e As the Judges words tell upon his ei
n the prisoner stood with bowed head al
IL his hands folded In front OF him. I
a muscles Of his face twitched perceptibl
y he trembled considerably and at one Tin
u the tears came into his eyes and lie aim,
u broke down, but recovering himself alm'
ID Immediately, his face resumed stol
IN look, and he heard his doom pr0nounc
ht without shrinking.
The sympathy of the audience was c,
Q, tered in Judge Dodge, whose sorrowiul q
ID ty 1t was to pronounce the sentence. I'll
t. he felt his position keenly none doubl
10 1t was very apparent that the task to h
Is was an exceedingly painful one. A m
* OF remarkably sympathetic nature, a
y. whose heart Is us tender as woman
VI would naturally be expected to shri
'c- from such duty. He was visibly affect
as he spoke, and this, together with
he oppressiveness OF the atmosphere, nea
.se overcame him. He became exceeding
he pale, and AS he progressed his breath
TO- was quick and painful. When only ab,
er halt through he was compelled TO 81
and was assisted into the jury roo m and
window, where he soon recovered, 1