The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-04-06
JESSE WILLIAMS GUILTY.
HE rs sENTENOED TO EfGHTEEN AND A
HALF YEARS N sTAEE PRISON.

c,ANOOL bVlLAAHMO uO1Alfls
he rs sENTxSOsD TO slGHTEKN AND A
HALr XEARs N sTAEE 4RlSON.
Rec.rSe- smytA,s wI.h % Mako The Case .
.WnSniss 90 .Oihsr >RosSes-,Jesss Asssrts
BIS lnnseenss-Mis ssveethearA's Despatr.
Tho trial OF Jesse Williams. the young
mulatto. upon the charge Of snsainG and bind.
Ing Miss Margaret Hsrvsy.in tho sloane Cats.
on tho night OF March 8. aud attempting to
steAl 81. 100 worth Of isllverwaro and clothing
was continued In the General Sessions yester-
day. Tho court room WINS crowded. Williams.
pink OF neatness and self plAcenoy. % lao
has been thro ughout the trial. sat alone at tho
bar. Gertrude Ash. the little Quadroon. In
whose bedroom he was found concealed. IND
who IL jointly indicted with him. sat behind the
high wired enclosure for women prisoners
awaiting trial. at the rvar Of tho court room.
She listened with the liveliest interest to the
arguments for and against her lover.
Willlamss counsel began his summiRg up by
expressing the hope that there would DO no
prejudice against his client on account OF his
color or race. He should have the Same con-
sidsratton TINT Is given to tho whitest OF white
mon when on trial for ono Of the grsyest Of
fences known to the law.
1t 10 not necessary to express any hope OF
this kind" Recorder Smyth interposed. Tho
prisoner. l ain confident. will receive tho CON-
sideration that you speak Of In tho determina-
tion OF the verdict. He certainly has had II
shown toward him throughout the trial"
Continuing. tho lawyer said that oil tho cir
cumstanees OF the assault upon Misc Harvey.
and the attempted robbery. were consistent
h nSd eb Balm HS sns story
to his presence In her room on that night. at
tempting to SSSnceai nothing. even to save her Q.
the circumstances that tended TO connect VII
ltams with the crime. Any man might be ac-
committed Without having tho slightest knowi-
edge OF OF parliclnation IN 4,
shs q Wa r., under GS
would have concealed himself SO poorly that
prosecution had ondoayorod to inject prejudice
iuto the minds 81 tnG Jury BY asking Millias
Miliamss past liID was an open page. ana he
had never boen known by any othor nan,e, than
that which he received from his honest, hard
tempt To- show That his character was bad a
host OF witnesses would havo appeared to prove
Assistant District Attorney vIncont, in lis
summing up. said that the responsibility for
one OF the most startling crimes that had ever
Williams BY a rc m chain Of re circnm cum
sS and SSths With which
nearly eufIOcRted were traced to the recent pos
Of the room In which Williams. was found lid.
don Immediately after tho discovery OF the
Miss Harvey Ind no doubt us to his identity.
He had visited the fiat for months previously.
voice. His guilty conscience had not needed
my accuser. for his first words when he was
testivo Price were: III didn't d" IT. 'N " w
them to weigh the evidence carefully. remark
had tho deepest interest in their verdirt They
should not hesitate to give tho prisoner the
confederation OF the evidences
spr e sart wa. hs
His big. muscular hands which were in strik-
Ing contrast to his slight figure. ciutched the
How say you. gentlemen" asked Clerk
Welsh; b, do you find tho prisoner guilty or not
Guilty of robbery In the first degree" no.
:, Beads OF perspiration appeared anon vii.
siams Q forehead AZ no turned to faeo Recorder
Have e. you ANYTHING to say before sentence is
Williams hesitatcd for u moment and then
ant r epn only say that am innocent Judge
His counsel ssfod for some eienency ON 40
Soant Of lis previous good character. 1t was
At this moment lsecorder smyth discovered
TINT the District Attorneys office was not rcp-
the 81 RS L.
TLo clori! explained that Mr. Vincent had
atiyS Of tho District Attorney office was about
This Is outrageous" said the Recorder. II
unroproscnted in ease OF this great impor-
tancs by any ono OF their humorous and we'll
paid official representatives, 1t SCENE that
thoy caro- more for lunch or dinner than they
do for grave public business like this. II the
Court end the Jury can DC without lunch.
Of them"
with Law Gert Gore the Dsret
office, the only srson In any authority obtain
T6s; Tho Recorder &C. then proceeded to sentence
dSuh, IN my mnt tint yoi committed this outrsaeoas
AsSSTanE e S.F SW, yaS W",s hidden s
i f Mr.
tsay Of s 's ss or %hsfs
TIC woman Who Is Jointly indicted with you should
ses a. n fr and
UNITY az; XIV %sis only TOO rs.as ass! ycaI.sii
i. kind 80 Tar as my experienss upon mis- bench Is:
@ % SS peril s 's s:s 81
.ssia.sry warning e mon who may Is distressed 20 a
you DO continued IN state prison. Ut hard labor for eig
teen years and elk month";
Williams seemed to be overcome by thu sem
t9nce. Two court officers supported him to the
rear OF the court room. put hRndcuffs upon his
trudo Ash WAS told what tho sentence was She
snrang NJ from her seat, and grasping tho
Stop! Stopi You are dragging an innocent
boy to prison! Stop! Ho Is an innocent boyr'
A court officer led her out OF tho court room,
She was taken to tho City Prison. weeping and
moaning all the way. and locked up to await
trial. Williams was taken back to his cell In
the mons department OF the prison.
WANTED TO GET OUT