New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-07
TU0 MURDERE8S Sentenced.

The courtroom of the Court of General Sessions
WIS crowded yesterday morning with spectators VINO
we're present TO witness the sentencing OF MchIe
l.. McGloln. who vas convicted on Iil'4S oI
murder in the Iirst degree IN king i.ouS lllicI
ON December 50 Recorder Smyth, who haQ some
doubt, rs To the meaning OF the new COie, GA not
"dlomrn the February term OF the Court last week
in order that the conviction and sentence lhl2ht
come in the same term. The prisoner, VINO Is now
has given his age as twenty-five was calIe4 70 tlo
bar when Assistant District Attorney feIiOWa
moved for sentence. Chief Clerk Sparks asked the
usuai question as to what tie prisoner hau 10 say
why Judgment should not he pronounced
"Nothing, sir was the answer.
The prisoners counsel Said that ne C9hSiuereu
tb9t the prisoner had been fairly tried ana had been
then delivered the sentence lie declared the trial
"A fair and impartial one anu cqhsuereu ~ llnpoSSi
lie for the Jury 10 have arrived AT any other resuI
tLou a verdict OF guilty of murder IN the hrst
dp0ree The admissions OF the prisoner remover
any doubt if any existed, OF ms crime lie briefly
rnyiewed the circumstances under which the murder
was committed, aud commented on inc lacI Una.
fine prsouer could easily have lett the premises
without detection had be desired to DO SO. III re-
card to the prisoners character he sald " regret
10 he compelled to say that yonr conduct Doth
urior TO and after the hon lClde, shows you 10 nc
i,erson of n deprayed mind and wholly regaIulcSS
If human life and that young as you are the
greater part of your existence has been spent III
Violating the laws of the state trust your tate
will be "A warning II many others VINO IKE you
nave led ana are leading lie OF crime L entreat
Won TO apply Yourself In the short PERIOD you nave
TO live TO preparation by penltehce Win the alu
OF religious instruction, 10 meet llc uoohl WHICH, thc
law iuStly prououuces against those who unla"-
fully take human life. The Judgment ana sentence
Of this Court is that You, Michael l.. McGloIn, be
hanged by the neck on ApIlI - ullt y3G arc ucHu'
and NAV God have mercy upon your S'ul. - -, .
Throughout the delivery OF the sentence McUI3ih
stood facing The Judge with C0nrt-olncer CuIIS W
his side Only once did he snow even ny Chanse
of position that he felt moved IN the least by the
words that were spoken. After the reading OF the
death warrant. MctilOn was formally transferred
TO the charge of Sheriff BOwe, VINO was present IN
the COurt-ru lie was then taken through inc
nails which were filed with people, and conveyed
il LOrsecar TO the Tombs lie was haLdcuflcd 10
Officer Curry and accompanied by sey 5ral deputy
sberiils One OF the deputies sld 10 MN thdt no
one had ever borne sentence more Coolly. a.,
Il was prepared for the worst" said McGloin.
Pint the RecOrdcr was III HI of a hurry to make
il i'm ApriL" McGOin also referred to the fact that
Leighton another condemned mar. had not yet
brru rcscnteuccd. When the party arrived at the
Vo,nbs a crowd of MctTlOlns friends were III
waiting and made him various presents including
articles of wearing apparel. In answer 10 remark
made concerning his friends MctilOn SAID: only
for them ! would not have been here" Mct'l0ln7
counsel will take an appeal TO the higher
Courts principally. Il Is SAID, on the admsIbliIy
OF the testimony OF Banhed, the principal witness
for the prosecution.
James =. Graves who was convicted at
Newark y. j., OF the murder oi boy
EDWARD S0icn, on November 20 by shooting HIM
with pistol was ara gncd before Judge Depuo
Yesterday Tor sentence. lie did not manifest any
feeling. lie wa, sentenced to be hanged IN the
Comfy Jail on Thursday April l3 between the
hours OF 10 a. IN. and , p. m. In addressing the
condeInne man. Judge DcPue said: he evidence
showed that indulgence m degrading habit and
lascyous tastes mad impaired yonr intellectual
pOwc an weakened If not destroyed your moral
ser tie, l}ut it appeared that you were IN the
DO. .on OF sufficient intelligence TO comprehend
tbt aturc OF the act III which you engaged Your
own declarations showed that before you did this
you had summed nj the cost and expected to be pat
on trial for IT,