Telegram-herald., 1889-10-17
TWELyELONG YEARS
Judge Burch Pronouncss Sentence
Upon Emil Goseh-
HIS ATTORNEYS 10 TAKE AZ APPEAL
Address or the Judge In PrsR0Haeinx sen
tsaes-G0seh SIN UarspsataRs-says
Ge j. 4s Good a. Those Who Goa
dsmAed him-aopes EoF
Ses Trial

Al the opening OF court yesterday
morning Judge Burch called Emil
GOsch % the bar, aud asked HIM what,
II anything, be lad to say why sentence
should not De pronounced against hun.
He replied that be had nothing ~ say.
Judge Burch then speaking slowly and
imDress.ve.y, sad. Mr.. Gosch, the
mosl painful otic al duty which have
been called upon o. perform j. your
sentence. There are two considerations
O. he viewed .n tnls case, the effect
which the sentence may have upOu sO-
clety and offenders Ike cases. and
upon tae reformation Of the party con-
v-cted then the surrounding c.rcum-
stances Of family and the manner "a
which the crme Ok which the party
Who stands convicted occurred Ia
your case a mag strait Ot your county
held YOU for TRIAL GA the charge Of
murder, aud the prosecuting attorney
Ot the county examined into your ease
and placed YOU on trial. Twelve men
We're sworn and emplneied 10 act upon
tn, matter, and after d long and care
ful consideration the question OF your
guilt or innocence was decided, and
you we're convicted of the crms Of
manslaughter. The court did not take
the same view OF the case as did the
jury. The court tho Ight YOU guilty of
the higher crime. Tn.s IS the lowest
form OF a verdict against man which
could occur in the case OF a man
charged with murder. Their onlyother
alternative was To acquit you. The
court is bound % De satisfied and must
take INTO consideration the verdict OF
the Jury. Now as TO the effect upon
society the court has carefully consd-
cred the ease n all its bearings. A man
summoned 20 dO his duty with another
man, an officer Of the law, was shot
and killed instantly. II the court
passes sentence upon You which shall
leave you IN the peuiteuuary OF tins
state for 4 time being at least, two
women are widowed ana eleven chill
drcu orphaned 10y your ac' II is con-
s.de-auon-tlat calls for 2. hest de-
gree Ot Official force In passing SEN
tcnco ufog "a uan. and vet 10 IS not all
TIE Constellation that arises in the
case. / say % YOU that II the court
should pas, q mere nominal sentence,
that every reader OF trash liter
aturc-cverv criminal might load
HIM self with revOlvcrs or deadly
weapons. ana mold the lives Of those
VINO are lnTuSted with the enforce
ment OF the law too lghty. That con-
s.deratl0u must We gh with NE heavily
IN passing sentence. | now come down
o. YOU. From thC evidence IN the case
as 70 must appear % the jury, YOU,
with some tcZr. at least of guilt, took
tlc life OF q fellow man. You made
threats of the h1-Cst nature upon any
person WHO suould seek TO arrest YOU,
especially the deputy sheriff OF that
township.
Whatever le3 you to turn apart
from the peaceful. ways OF a farmer I
know not You had a good wife who
stood oy YOU through thick and thin.
She might for All ! know, still have
stood hy rou. She Is a poor woman,
evidently weak, and the mother Of SIX
small children. According To that
evidence She tcCgC % and pleaded WITH
You t0 q ssratc you from your pur-
pose. Size d.I ll. that She could for
ler-aJ for her children. and o,ne-
Ca.v t0r vou. Yet vlu took tie law
In your 0Hl hhnis without aplar-
Crt regard to the rights ~ anyone.
"iar man yO. shoe leaves widow
arI tf. el.dreu q destitute ciycum-
stances.
The -,tlat.01 is something that En-
aI rs bearing, IS something awful.
IHt court nls waited anVou-.v, hoping
O. bear from vnu. and .D I.arl of some