Telegram-herald., 1889-05-12

The Judge Evinees Much More Emotion
Than the Prisoner.

Than the Prisoner.
JAcKsoS, Mich, May 1.-THE Court
house was jammed tins morning and
the crowds outside climbed up to the
windows to get last look at Il. Irving
Latimer and hear the sentence of the
court pronounced upon HIM for the
murder of his mother.
Judge Peek could hardly suppress
the emotion he felt as he asked the
prisoner To arse. Latimer, who had
been talking quietly To has aunt beside
hum, arose and looked the Judge
squarely IN the eye, without a finch.
Judge Peck said
Have you anything To say, Mr.. Lati-
mer, why sentence should not be passed
upon your
Latlmer replied in low but steady
tone, NO, thank you, Judge"
Judge Peck then stated that the
enOrmity of the crime stood without
parallel, and he himself could not con-
celve how Il could be committed. He
also said the duty he was about to per-
form was particularly painful to him,
as he had known LatImer 50 we'll for
number OF years, and their relations
with each other had been exceedingly
friendly and pleasant His acquaint-
arce with Irving parents had also been
OF the plcasantest character. The Judge
spoke OF IrWng's bright start IN life, the
advantages he had over so many young
men and OF che thoughtful and sOrrow-
ful life before hIm.
As the Judge uttered the closing
words which sentenced Latimer to
Jackson State Prison for life, his voice
trembled, and the only calm person in
the room was the prisoner.
After the sentence Irving sat down.
chatted with his aunt and IN demeanor
was unchanged. Instead of the glossy
linen SHIRT ne wore u flannel shirt
with no vest.
Fully 5000 people were jammed into
the street in front OF the Court House
- see LatImer take the hack for State
Prison, but he was taken back TO Jail
for an hour or two To- close up some
business matters with MS LAWYER.
BarkwOrth stated that he had fully de-
cided to take the case 10 the Supreme
Court.
In IN interview with a reporter yes
terday r. Irving Laumer said:
81 nave hopes OF "A new trial. One
would die without nope YOU know, but
honestly / cannot say that my conf
deuCe * over strong. No, don't blame
the newspaper fellows. But there's
one thing that | feel was uuCalled for,
and that Is the way the papers have
referred 90 my lack of emotion. am
not uufeelng. I am a capable of sor-
row as any one. bat tell You / cannot
realize what has happened. | have
been ia a dazed condition for months.
AID not knowing what better 10 do I
have smiled. | am satisfied that tins
has worked to my disadvantage, but |
am Just what | am and cannot act
part. / viii, perhaps, when the prison
doors close benlnd me and feel that a
life Of work and solitude IS before me,
come 20 realize my wretched condition
and may then give way and display
the much talked of emotion, but I
don't believe | Will. can't cry.
can't remember when I ever did cry.
tears would no doubt give me relief.
but / cannot wecp-lt ISN'T my way
that's All We are au Just az GOd
made rs, and / act IA natural "a pos
sibie on all occasions. David Wood =
story about meeting me the morning
my mother was slied IS utterly and
wholly untrue You 0f course cannot
understand bow I feel, but Q all seems
o. me Ike a horrible dream. Yes. I
suppose I viii grasp It all when I have
been year or So m prison. but I can
not now. and something Impeis me to
smile when | suppose / ought to cry.