Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-12-15
kE EXTREME PENALTY.
|vIs r. LIS r NENTENCED TO BE
EXECUTED ON THE llTH
OH MARCH.

M, Others con ntinued OcOint, until
4 o'clock the room was well filed.
ire ia no doubt that the greater mum
we're drawn there by y curiosity to
the Lists, and hear the last dread
hence of the law passed upon them.
few minutes before O'Clock the
\ in the reaper case OF Il II. Nc
{orter 4 Co. vs.. Eli Seal came III,
on account Of the attorneys in the
no, being present, were unable
rnder lhe verdict until their ar.
ley then rem Tered . verdict la favor
he plaintiffs. that "they should take
machine and SO" Upon the yer.
being repeated D the Court, the
# Justice said that no such yer.
could be received, aud they would
h 10 retire again and find certain
buut for the plaintiffs or the defend
The verdict caused considerable
rinient, in which the Court joined.
r. Nieds IA d, in a jocular manner,
id lot think the jury should b.
bed, u, they had no doubt been led
mink, by Mr.. Lore's +loquence, that
was . suit for replevin
bic Attorn.y-General then commenc.
his argument In reply 10 Mr..
BIZ, on the cons1itutionality Of the
(-s,ional lhlei act.
said the learned counse, had male
Dry Ingenious argument to show the
ka.ity Of this law, and ho had even
80 far as 10 lain that a man nust
|roven guilty of two or more Lace
plore he could be convicted under
rOvisiOns.
bis he thought was ridiculous, us
as "a claiui that . man must be
d guilty. of n felony, to convict
Of u misd-un, amor,
IT, Gray concluded At 3 80 o'clock by
II several authorities to prove the
kututiouali.y Of the act, and that
lar laws were enforced in other
ts.
r. Grubb made brief areu meut in
AID claimed that he had cstab
u his point legal y and logically.
30 O'Clock the jury in the Nc
Ly'er cast again cam. In aud render
verdict in favor Of the plaintiffs tor
aud the costs in the case. The
h then discharged the jury irun
further Attendance At this term.
VI Z. Bird, Esd, mad II lengthy
mrnt 10 have certain legacirs men.
vi i" the W Il of Amor Cna,dler To-
h. This case IN as follows: e: In 1850,
u CuA.dler made q will. giving
~ amounts ol money " different
es.
,ar his death, whcl ocairrei in
it WI, found tha h wa, not po,
hi OF any money, u b ii left
in Brandy WINE llund ei which
~ NJ "a va IN ralne to the tjiat
UNITS devised In his will.
blgu argued that the court could
that Ihr farm be sold, aud the
te!s divided an ,rg the h irs, but
Iiott-ck-r, Jr,, E,q, contended
IL Was q case that should be heard
!tncrry.
nrn at last the argument csas,d, an
bit dralh-lkr silence prevailed, and
Whisper went around, they are
'p bring the Lists iu."
hny anxious Z ances wers cast
IA the door III the rear, through
ia it was known they would be
ght, and many In the audience
.rir seats and stood up close to The
thai separates The spec AtOrs from
bar aud the reporters.
precisely 1 81 O'Clock the door
b. open, an u tipntav- bearing the
X staff entered, followed by Lewis
l,r and Lewis Last, with another
ave IN thu rear
e prisoners were taken TO the dock
oeatrd with their guardiaI on
r side. Bu,h men wrir nratl y at
aud the younger List looked
well considering ths fearful u'-
through wnlch he Aas passed. The
one, however, lnonrd AZ though il.
and had "a dealh,iike paIIor Oh ,
ace, while al ms actions were
u a person un,iei the influence
rrib,r dream or night mare. ltt
j l-tIre .al thai reasons bad been
!ur i nrw ttl.,l III the cast, OF Lrwle
.s', .nd h- asked ,ne prisoners
t", Il thHy wished 10 argue [ he
un.
sin ia rinIton, Ed, one of the
Nr, replied that they d,d not think
rr-ary, ~ they considered til"
iuH NJ he Court o. the motion Tor
rest Of jul!u.ni M applicable To
motions. The thirteen rraSnLs for
rriaI in he case of Levi, +. List
before ii. Court for such a. ticn A.
EOugut best. Tie Chief Justice
Hat after 4 careful cou,id ratlon,
oUrt had decided not ~ grant the
bn.
wniul silence prevailed that wa
y broken by AttOrney.Gensral
who said, IN measured terms
y it please the ourt, the prisoner
bar, Lewis + isf, was, at the
ERIN Of Court, ill., ic" d for murder
first drgre. ,aud u his term Iiieh
convicted, AMI IL now bee mes
painful duty 10 move thai the
IA, o.the Cour, be passed upon
Chief Justice, who SEQ med very
affected, aalu =: S'aid up, J evils
(m, " and upom The rlson r rts ng to
F-t salt, Levi. +. Lis, ~ the
Perm Of Court you were indicted
nri-r in the first degree for caus-
b" death of G-nrs. b. Taylor. The
assigned you able counsel, as You
moi a"lr 10 procure il your-"lf,ahh
purpose ofatfording you every op
mt 81 Oh aluing your witnesses,
oni"rring with your counsel, post
your trial until This term.
ou nave had IL lair trial, and heen
drhni,d Il. You we're tried hy a
oi your own selection from a panel
four, and th { jury, after hear
II the evidence, have returned
~ Ma You are gully III manner
orm md cteh. THIS ia always II
u md responsible duty for a jury,
mus; Say that IN this case ! con-
'h- " riict just, and the only ohe
c'n,d have consistently rendered
c~Idancs With the evidence OF
oa'ila.
now admUnish you to employ ~
lays that are left 10 you OF lif IL
ArIhg Tor rea1h. IL Is always Il
III duty to pronounc- the extreme
nee OF tho law, tut IN a case like
whrre yuu aro 80 young, ana
fh'ering upon the realities OF iiIe,it
nrS donhly so.
II have no one to blame but your
vi LIN. lusiiiu Hnu NOW nrIlIuA