The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-03-28
THE DOOM OF DEATH.
SENTENCE PRONOUNCED ON THE
MURDERER CHARLES LEE.
for the Execution-Appeal to
the Circuit Court.

| In the IIcnrico County Court yesterday
Judge Newman, Of Hanover, presiding
the morning was consumed by coun-
scl IN preparing the bill OF exceptions 70
the ruling Of the Court in the ease OF Lee,
and at 2 O'Clock recess was taken until 3
At the latter hour Charles III. Lee was
brought into court, and Judge Newman
| delivered the sentence. ordering him to be
executed on the 9th OF July.
!. The prisoner when told to stand up ex-
hibited the same Indifference that he had
manifested during his trial, but when the
crowd, composed Of colored people, pressed
upon him to hear the sentence the better,
he showed some signs OF fear. 1t Is be-
lieved that he was under the apprehension
that they meant to lay their hands upon
him. But it was only momentary fiutter,
and he soon resumed his stolid expression.
On the way to the Jail, when be heard some
one i'm the crowd remark that he was to be
hung at last, Lee said sneeringly, "Dey is
agoIn' to hang me, is dey! Wen see."
He was then put in the murderers' cell
and the irons fastened upon him.
Judge Newman's sentence was as fol-
lows:
Charles II. Lee, only two weeks ago from
Yesterday you were indicted by the grand
jury OF this court for the murder OF Daniel
Miller.
A renire OF twenty-four men was select
ed from the most intelligent Of our citi-
Zcns. and from sections remote from the
place OF your crime. -Four Of that Uenire
were OF your own race. Your counsel, in
the exercise OF the right which the law
gives IN such cases. struck the four colored
f1,o itt,t aud for tVyn 1aVS and
nights the twelve Jurors heard and consd-
cred the evidence in your case. The evil
dence proved that for many months before
the commission OF the murder whereof
you stand convicted that you had taken
control Of Daniel Nhller's house and posses
sion OF his wife and when he dared to
assert any claim to his lawful wife, you
were always prompt to denOunce him,
and with Oaths TO awe him into silent
acqulescence that you quarielied with
him frequently, and when pistol
was brought TO YOU by the faithless
wife, with the request that you kill
him, your reply was, "Not yet, Barbara;
| will fix him after awhile" and accord
ing to the evidence you did fix him on the
night OF the 1ith OF February last, and
placed his dead body on the railroad in
such way a. TO have it run over by two
trains. and so mutiiated that it could
scarcely be identified but the boots OF
Daniel Miller, worn by him the day before,
were near the mutIated body, his hat was
found in the woods in that direction, the
blood was on the door. and when Barbara
was placed in confinement and had time
to think OF the hellish work accomplished,
she was eager TO tell some one about ii,
and though warned by the officers OF the
law not to tell, and though you sent her
word to pray for you and not so back on
you, yet her nerves, when unsupported by
you, were too weak 10 stand, and she has
told enough. when coupled with other evil
dence, to place the murder OF Daniel Mil
Ter by you beyond reasonable doubt.
You have had far and impartial trial !;
you have been most ably defended by a
gentleman OF ability and skill, noted for
his success in criminal cases, and even now
he contemplates appealing to higher
court; but L warn you that there l. but
one tribunal which can with certainty aid
you, and that is presided over by that God
whose divine institution OF marriage you
have set at defiance.
Remember the children made orphans
and scattered among strangers. while
their mother is now weeping IN iel0ns
cell, all brought about by your hellish and
bcastly passions, and then remember that
none but God can aid such.
The sentence OF this court is that on
Friday the 9th day OF July, 1888, the
sheriff of this county do take you, between
the hours Of sunrise and sunset of that day,
to the place of execution in the iail-yard OF
this county, and there hang you by the
neck until dead, and may God have mercy
OH your soul.