The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-28
FIXED AT TWELVE YEARS
LANDSBRRG's SENTENCE FOR AS
SAULTING LEILA WHITE.


Judge Fanigent Mitgates the Fen
atty on Account of an Appeal
From LaudsberR's Friends - The
Prisoner Thinks the Sentence a Hard
One-A Motion for a New Trial to
Be Argued in the Next Two w eeks,
Twelve years at hard labor in the mines
Is the penalty James Landsberg must pay
for his attempted criminal assault upon
Leila White. He was sentenced by Judge
Falligant in the superior court yesterday.
There was not more than thirty people
In the court room at the time. as no public
notice Of the sentence had been given. They
consisted of the jury in the trial of a civil
case, the court officers. the prisoners coun-
sci, couple of newspaper men, and a
few spectators who dropped in without any
expectation of what was to take place.
Twelve o'clock was the hour set for sem
tence, but Landsberg did not arrive on
time. The delay was caused by his waiting
in the Jail to make his toilet. He was
brought up South Broad street. and around
Drayton by Deputy Sheritfs Westcott, Ma
thaus and Dunno, without attracting any
particular notice. he was not handcuffed,
aad walked along noncbalantly smoking a
IN THE COURT ROOM.
The officers and prisoner we're met at the
head Of the court room stairs by Sheriff
Roman, who ordered Landsberg into the
court room at once He laid his cigar on
the stair railing aud walked smartlv iu and
over to the desk where his attorneys, Paul
E. Seabrook, Esq. and A. s. Way, Esq,
were sitting. Landsberg started to sit down
in the prisoners chair, but he was stopped
L l. IT, l. III
CANT who called out In measured tone:
james Landsberg, stand up"
The prisoner strengthened himself imme-
diately and faced the judge, with one hand
leaning on the back of Mr.. Seabrook's
chair and the other hanging by his side
The braggadocia air was gone. His face
was pale and his chin twitched convulsively,
as Il he were trying to restrain his emotion.
During Judge FallIgant's predatory remarks
he seemed to fully realize his position, and
when the judge spoke OF his father and sis
ters his brow contracted, his lips quivered,
and he turned his eyes to the floor as Il he
felt the disgrace he mad brought upon them.
JUDGE FALLIGANT's WORDS.
"You were indicted" said Judge Fallis
giant, for the offense of an assault with in-
tent to rape, one of the gravest crimes
known to the law, aud have been convicted
by jury of your countrymen without
recommendation to mercy. On two occa-
sions listened TO the disgusting details OF
this crime and have been able to see nothing
redeeming-nothingi in 1t that would recon-
mend you to the slightest mercy Of the court
young girl, unused to the Vaccinations
of man, was lured deliberately to her ruin,
and when her woman nature revolted against
the threatened disgrace, you attempted to
wress by force what you could not obtain
by seduction.
II had intended to in1ict upon you a PEN
atty of at least fifteen years, but a very
earnest and pathetic appeal has been made
TO me from the city Of Macon by friends in
whom have The highest confidence, in be-
half Of your aged father and loving sisters
whom | am assured are people Of high
respectability. They appeal to me TO give
you an opportunity, after the penalty Of
the law has been satisfied, to redeem your
self, II there is an element of worthy man.
hood left in you, by a course of life which
will show that you are sorry for what was
done in the past l have. therefore, TO some
extent qualified the sentence which had
intended to impose.
CONSIGNED To A FELoN's PLACE.
"Whereupon, it is considered and adj
Judged by the CO. art that you, James Lands
berg, be taken hence t. the common Jail of
Chatham county by a guard to be detailed
by the sheriff; that you be there detained
until demanded by guard from the peni-
tentlary; that you be then taken to the PEN
ltentlary editce OF Georgia, and there, or at
such other place as the governor OF this
state may, from time to time, in his discre
ton, appoint, be confined at hard labor for
and during the space and term Of twelve
years" .
Landsberg walked out of the court room
with detected air and passed into the
sherltfs office. The sentence was a heavier
one than he had expected, and for few
minutes he paced up and down the floor in
deep thought. Then he sat down and began
figuring what the actual sentence will
amount to after the rebate is granted for
good behavior.
THE PUNISHMENT FITS THE CRIME.
After Landsberg finished bis calculations
be was taken back to jail, smoking q fresh
cigar. He spoke but little to the officers
who had charge of him. Once he remarked
Its pretty long sentence" but not
securing any sympathy he kept his further
thoughts to himself.
The prisoners counsel fled motion for
new trial at once and took a suporsedeas
order to arrest the execution Of the sem
tence IN the meantime. The motion will
be argued in few days.
1t was exactly one year and one day
from the time LandsberR committed his
crime that he stood at the bar of Justice and
heard himself consigned TO The life OF a con-
wet for twelve years. 1t was Memorial
day OF 1891 that he attempted to assault
Miss White.
II Landsburg behaves himself he will have
TWO years less TO serve in the mines.