New-York tribune., 1885-07-04
SENTENCE OF CARPENTER.
TO BE HANGED ON AUGUST 21.
HEARING THE JUDGHs ADDRESS WITH CALMSEss-
ANXIOUS TO DIE.

ANXIOUS TO DIE.
When John CARPENTER entered the Court OF Oyer
death sentence, escorted as usual by three deputy
sheriffs to one Of whom deputy Tuorneyl ne was
securely shackied he was as pale as sheet anu on
taking his accustomed seat he sank back and seemed
on the point Of swooning. A great crowd had
watched for his coming. When he alighted from
tbrsnrsd t after him into the Court House and when
the doors opened speedily filled the COURTROOM
Carpenter sat half-reclining IN his CHAIR, notion
on his thin, bIanched face and the bandages around
his neck added nothing pleasant TO bis personai ap
pearance. which was repulsiye. Before Justice
Barrett arrived Christian Kneass, one OF the pris
oners counsel, said something TO him and ne r.
Piled: Il am dying. Why don't yeu put the
death-watch on ne at once! My bands are nlni ,,.
fed and am coOped up in a little cell Ii you Put
the death-watch on me j shall have some reilei
from my suffering. cannot live very long. SHALL
never live to be hanged" -.
ten minutes past IL o'clock Assist
emit District-Attorney Fellows moved for sentence
and Mr. Sparks directed Carpenter 70 stana L. up
The prisoner rose aud advanced 10 the bar, where
he stood erect. with suen expression upon @ M ~
face. In reply to the question " What have yon 70
say why the Judgment of death should not be pro-
nounced upon you according to law stephen s.
Blake spoke for the prisoner. saying that Justice
Barrett having denied the motion for new trial.
an appeal would be taken from the Judg-
,pent Of the Court. He and his assocla es
believed that they had offered sufficient evidence
that the prisoner was insane when ne colnm'tteu
H..
would find that errors had been committed on the
trial iustifying new trial and that they had good
grounds of defence on the merits OF the case
Justice Barnett then addressed the prisoner, speak
ing stcrnly and slowly. de SAID:
secoad time Carpenter, you have Deeh
convicted OF the crie which the Grand Jury indicted
you. You know in your heart that you nave nau
perfectly fair trial. Whatever element OF unIarnoss
there has been the part of the defence aoSf
defence was a weak one, ana 1t was not strengthened
BY the abuse OF the right OF perenptory chacnge
exercised in your behalf. Again and again up up,
right honest and impartial citizens were strckeh ou'
ruthessy and n the o: their peers were ex
cuded from the jury-bOx. When ali enorts iaeo gu
endeavored 10 obstruct and einparrass yusuce nvu w
injured Yourself in jail In such way as but sEhty 10
lnperil your le carefully avoided real INJURY 70
yourself with view OF bolsersng up a sham, ptiiu
have no doubt honestly deceivedto give their conve
judgment in your The jury were no, 10 pc
deceived. They were Intelligent ana ,nsy cieasE saw saw
the crime Of al insane man. ain not neIc W auu
one lot to your suffering have hut one word TO say 70
you, and I say 1t to you In tho kindest ana mos,
merciful spirit. / beg ami implore you to repent
whio you may. Your doom IS Inevitable Listen 20
NO false hopes. Turn your ear away from ihein; N9
IL out end. You will have delay The hour men
have appointed will pass. You Will nave months oi
preparation, and beg and impoTs you TO use that tune
not in senseess hope, but in rrcparatlon anu that
only be repentance ana sorrow LOT your
deeds that state of feeling VIII De oetsr
for That is all have to say Win these wc1s no
be taken heuce to the prison whence you came anu
there be closely confined until the 2lst day Of August
1885, and on that day you be hanged oy the hccA Until
you dead.
Mr. Sparks read the death warrant which was
delivered to Deputy-Sheriff AaIons. Carpenter, who
had listened to all this without bctraying any
emotion, save slight twitchins of the muscles OF
the face, then sat down. HIS keepers immediately
manacled hun and he was placed in strcet-car and
taken back to the Tombs, wheES he was conhheu
in his cell III MuIderefV Row.