Evening journal., 1888-12-20
CALHOUN SENTENCED.

whe Licenses for This Term settied-Wil-
Ham J.. .carhvun ts be Hanged on Friday,
rxarch se. 1889.
Court reeonvened this morning at 9.20
o'clock. The room was almost deserted
and only few members of the bar were
present. The license case Of Catherine
fullv, Brown and Stroud streets, was
taken up. The remonstrance against IT
held that 1t was a new application and
as there were others in the neighborhood
it was not necessary. II. II. Ward, hsq,
represented the applicant. He stated that
the woman was a widow and had no
other means Of support and that the
house was large one and would be run
as a hotel.
This ended the long fight Of over three
days fer licenses
At93Ooclock the chief justice directed
the sheriff to bring William }. Calhoun
into court He appeared and entered the
prisoners box, neatly dressed and look
inc BRIGHTER and healthier than at any
time during the trial. Lilburne Chanc-
Ter counsel for the prisoner, did not
begin his argument for new trial until
10 o'clock. In the meantime Calhoun sat
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taking on a more anxious expression.
Mr.. Chandler stated his reasons as
hled. As he said they were not the
stereotyed reasons for new trial. He
smoke for about half an hour and was
ruled out by the court in every reason he
gave. Attorney General Biggs read two
afidavits, one from DR.. bravo, relating
to an allegation made by Mr. Chandler.
tai NalA n pa.
gard to Catherine Utz's Imprisonment as
. witness at the police station. Mr..
Biggs stated that she was imprisoned be-
cause he heard she had been offered $3.50
TO leave the state. This the woman said
was true, so he had her locked up. Mr.
Biggs spoke very briefly asking that the
motion be dismissed.
Mr.. Chandler then stated that the first
be had heard of the prosecuting witness
being imprisoned was seeing the state
ment in a paper of this city He went
TO see the prisoners father, who said
that two men had been to see him and
said that for $500 Catharine Utz would
drop the case and cross the ocean to Ger
many. Mr. Calhoun knew nothing Of
the mems responsibility and paid no atten-
tion to them.
court concurred in the decision that the
reasons were not sufficient for new trial
and that that motion was dismissed.
He stated the reasons of the decision
briefly.
Attorney General Biggs then arose and
said. 1T has become my painful duty
to move that sentence be passed upon the
prisoner
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the chief Justice. With quiveriug lip
and look Of deep despair, the prisoner
rose 60 his feet
Have you anything TO say why sen.
tence should not be passed upon your
Said the prisoner in a steady voice.
without any emotion: "All have to say
is that l never had the disease charged,
and before God, am not guilty. 1t has
been shown that / was drunk at the time
and had been drunk for a week and did
not know what was doing.
The chief justice afterward after few
remarks explanatory Of the case, pro
nounced the sentence. He said that the
prisoner had had fair trial, before a
jury Of his own choosing. In conclusion
the chief justice told him to repent OF his
crime and all others, in the brief time
Atib ptAoit lc WbulN ebhtA III the pktathIe
Of his maker, before the bar Of a higher
court, and give an account of his life,
'If you truly repent, said the venerable
judge, you will be pardoned Of all.
Your fate will be fearful warning &c
other idle, dissolute young men.
During these remarks Calhoun stood
with downcast eyes, his breast heaving,
and swallowing as II suppressing a sob.
The sentence was pronounced at Ills
o'clock. the chief Justice saying: THE
sentence Of this court is that you, William
J. Calhoun, be taken hence to the county
Jail and there safely kept until Friday.
the 22d day Of March, on which you viii
be taken to some suitable place and be-
tween the hours of 10 and o'clock be
hanged by the neck until you are dead,
and may the Lord have mercy on your
soulW
BY this time Calhoun had regained his
composure and save for a downcast ex-
preston, seemed perfectly Indifferent
He left the court room, between the tip.
slaves for the last time, going with q
steady step to his doom.
At 70 o'clock with Christmas greeting:
between the lawyers and judges, court
adjourned without delay.