Telegram-herald., 1886-10-12

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TIE Circo5l Court rg1m sas efosded yss-
tsrd4y sifh aDxilas spectators ~ ses lehn
BOYD sentenced Tor t8s mgT'isT ~ VA. b.
Johlsoa 1T k1csfor1. As le catered l1s
court roaai he exhibited evident s.sns ~
ssrro~ AL ~ezznrss, and te L4d apparent
~ .0s1 al 1ls ce.fl aeFse assi seeming 1lsf@-
gard = s1icl 1e lal slo@D tlrJ4zl lis tfial
" bee 10 xas ARA sIArd 9siks Ms1izo1l~ff
.ati. Joan boF1, yea LaFe been convict
ri ir tlis court ef TIE crime 4f nli4faer iA
TIE rs .ls-zIer have yo4 ass tang 30 Say
31g selisoos slau.d Cos uoa De pro-
aoancsd upon go4 Boyd lll not ar bis
eyes l4t weeping Ueels. -a.l naFe tLls
b. -ay ll1s- 4 az llloCeDt ~ tbis crime
80 lar a. / zGos ald L1at God iFli1. TOO
/ ( sm 1aepF - sas / have az recollection ~
I Xuang Ar johnson. IE sas aeyer "a my
I heart lo kIl ans body BOYD tlea ozoks
do@u aud sooDed and @spl freely. TIE
I Jsl84e spoke calmly a. tsLo~s The u.
I iease 8f = ehicL Fol have bcen convicted las
/ been recognized f.r al tll1e a. TIE highest
4 crime sn1au o. the laE The punishment
/ iu these cases las been q KeL lg statute IT.
+ iAls stale the crliae oi rauTier IS i1e oniy
oienee ia ellcl tae Ls sgislatufS has Wisely
/ 1Eed the punishment 80 there = -ett %
/ discretionary poser elih tDe court tbefe
/ cau be bat one sentences. A llry. composed
of twelve representative and Impartial men,
/ ifom the interior Of the county, has sci
/ lpou your trial you lad able counsel %
/ elutalJ vour defense and al evidence yoa
I could hAge Nas placed before the lury. NJ
o4n gies Ut the testimony - aud ~as that
\ n f.Ilv iustilie.l Tie verdict. ~ lIse may
/ sometimes shrink from lmpozlug sentence
/ ia these cases. Ne have bat one plain dats
/ There IL nothing the cOlrt can say % y0~
/ which sill afford you any hope for shl-
/ NOrlt the imfri.Oument sil Dc Tor NE
aud she court can only express the sincere
! aooe that you Wili make preparation Tor
tie world that IS I0 come. The sentence 81
the court IS that you. John B0yd be lnt
prlsoned In the prison at Jackson, thl'
/ STATE a. hard labor for aud during ths
period of qour natural life Boyd then
took bis seat and wept bitterly for some
time.
Louis and Amanda Germaine, who were
convicted OF neglectug thelr adopted iniai
child. Nere then brought IA 20 be sentenced
and A. they were given Al opportunity both
addressed she Court AZ some length, saying
! that they loved the baby, aud While thes
! thought they bad not done right by the
child. they did the hest they knew hos
/ The Judge sentenced them 10 Imprisonment
in the krut County Jail for the period o
nge days. OcTmalue had been Wceplhs
since he entered the Court Room, and ~
his confusion be misunderstood the zen
tsnce. and thinking the Judge had said nyS
wears Ia states prison. he broke down com
pletelv. and suddenly burst out into pas
sion OF tears and means, wrlnglng hE
hands in a despairing manner. lie was al
most crazy for a short time and the officers
could do nothing With him. until Sherir
Kinney told him not 10 make fool %
himself aud asked him II he couldn't liv'
with him i've days longer. Al tbis Tar
prisoner said with a look OF returning hope
"hye days. and the crowd answered as L
an echo. Yes. five days" That : differ
eutr said Germaine, Il thought the Judg'
said i've years, and Immediately his grie
turned 10 Joy Mrs. Germaine was rathe
downcast until she heard the sentence wheT
a bright smile Illuminated her countenanc'
aud she looked a. though she were the hap
piest woman n the land.
Boyd was taken To Jackson YESTERDAY
afternoon by Deputy Sheriff ii y. Puiyer
and the cold prison walls Will be his pro
tectOrs during The remainder Of his life.
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