Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-08

Maggie. When she left him he procured a
pistol, and swearing that he would fix
her, searched several days for her. He
finally found her living with Mrs. Wilson at
PSI Seventh avenue, and shot her dead
without any warning.
He had practically no defense 10 offer,
and was sentenced to be eleCtrocuted dur
ing the week commencing August 4, 1890.
His counsel took an appeal, which had
the effect of staying the proceedings until af-
ter the time fixed for the sentence TO go into
effect. The court of appeals sustained the
conviction and Judgment and on January
20 last, Smiler was resenterced TO die dur
ing the week commencing March IL, the
same week in which Slocum was to be
electrocuted. Smiler's lawyers gave up
his case, but +. J. Heinzelmann, who then
pretended that he had been admitted to the
bar, was assigned to defend the case.
Subsequently, when it was ascertained
that Heinzelmann was not qualified to act
as his counsel, ex-Assstant District At
torney Am brose II. Purdy was assigned to
the case. Mr.. Purdy waited until day or
two before the death penalty was to be i'm
posed, and then applied for writ OF
haDeas corpus TO the United States circuit
court, alleging that Smiler, not having had
the benefit of qualified counsel, had not
been tried by due process OF law. The ap-
plicatiou was denied, and Mr.. Purdy ap-
pealed at once to the supreme court. which
appeal had the effect OF staying Smiler's
electrocution.
The second date set for Smiler TO pay the
penalty of his crime passed, and after more
tedious trifiing with the law, Smiler was
brought to New York from Sing Sing to be
resentenced. Roger VI. Sherman argued
that as Smiler did not have the benefit of
qualified counsel, sentence should not be
pronounced. The fact, however. that Sniler
= = tod 6,-o how Snt
seemed to the general term to be sufficient
to dispose of MIR. Sherman's objections.
Sentence for the third time was accord
ingly pronounced on Smiler.
The latter first became known in New
York as q lieutenant in the Salvation Army
1t was understood, however. that Smiler
didn't join the Salvation Army for the
good of the Salvationists, but for his own
benefit and enjoyment
SCuIuICk JUGIGO.
Jugico was convicted on December 3,
1889. Of numbering fellow Japanese SailOr
named Mura Commi in boarding house at
50 James street. COMM and Jugigo had
been staying at the boarding house on the
lookout for ship to take them home to
Japan.
Commi secured berth, and Jugigo, who
was not so successful, conceived enlnity to
Comni on that account. Commi was IN
married, while Jugigo had family in
Japan. whom he was anxious TO return to.
He asked Comm to give him his berth, re-
marking that as he was a married man he
ought 10 SLOW him that consideration.
Commi refused and a quarrel enSued.
Comm left the clearinghouse to attend TO
some business, and while he was absent Ju-
gigo secured a carving knife and lay in wait
for him. When his countryman appeared
jugigO, who was hidden IN the hallway of
the house, jumped forth and stabbed the
other sailor through the heart.
He withdrew the blade aud plunged it in
20 his abdomen, the knife on this occasion
penetrating the unfortunate maSs body
through and through. After Jugigo'S con-
Viction and sentence rumOrs We're circulated,
as they were in Kemmler's case, that the
Westinghouse company was furnishing
means for his defense, with the hope that
the sentence to death might be deferred,
and that their dynamos might not he used.
It was the general impression then and is
the general impression now that the West
inghouSe people are decidedly opposed to
the use OF their dynamOs for the purpose of
killing murderers, rs it is thought that the
use of their apparatus for such purpose
injuries them commercially. Roger NJ.
Sherman appeared as counsel after Jugigo's
conviction and applied to the United States
circuit court for writ of habeaS corpus,
which writ was denied.
The case then went to the supreme court,
and their refusal 10 grant the writ was
affirmed. In the meantime Jugigo was re
sentenced to death. This action was made
the basis of another writ of habeas corpus,
which was denied, aud an appeal therefrom
was taken. This appeal was decided ad-
yerSelY 10 JugigO. and on June last he
was resenteuced in the general term Of the
supreme court in this Cityto be electrocuted
during the week commencing July e.