The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-06-09
TEN YEARS..
The Sentence Imposed by Judge
Newly
Upon Tod Moore, the Self.Confessed
Slayer OF His Father.

After Tod Moore so unexpected,
changed his plea from mot guilty" un
der the indictment for murder in the
first degree to that of "guilty OF man
slaughter" on last Wednesday morning
recess was taken by the Court unit
l:30, after the jury had been finally dis
charged. The abrupt ending OF the
tedious weeks trial re.excited the public
interest and long before the hour ol
opening court the room was packed with
curious crowd, anxious to get view
OF the self confessed murderer OF his
father and TO hear the sentence imposed
upon him by Judge Newby. Immedi.
ateiy after the prisoner entered and took
his seat by the side of his brother and
sister, Mr.. Sloane arose to make an ap.
peal for leniencv on the part of the
Court towards his client. He recited
the prisoners youth and the terrible
conditions which had led up TO the
crime as strong factors in his clients
favor and pleaded that short term OF
imprisonment would serve the purposes
ofjustice and satisfy the people generally.
Prosecutor Garrett followed for the
State and discharged his disagreeable
duty in few words, asking that the
full pen atty of the law be imposed. Mr..
Pavey followed with few more words
for the State and Mr.. Sloane closed.
Judge Newly then told Moore to stand
up and said : "You have plead guilty
to the crime of manslaughter. The
penalty prescribed is confinement in
the penitentiary for from one to twenty
years. On account of your youth and
other circumstances surrounding the
affairs am inclined to impose lighter
sentence than 1 otherwise would; but
on the other hand, very strong testimony
would have been required to remove
the evidences that you were guilty of a
higher crime than the one you have
plead guilty to. Have YOU anything to
say Why sentence should not be passed
upon yon ?" -
Moore faltered for an instant and then
regaining his composure, said: No, sir; +;
nothing more than Mr.. Sloane has said
for me-"
Judge Eewby then spoke :of the
statutes regulating sach offenses, ending
with The words, 1t isthe judgement Of
this court that you be confined in the
penitentiary Of Ohio at hard labor for a
term often years, no part OF which shall
bo spent in solitary confinement and
that you pay the costs OF this prosecu-
ton" Moore then took his seat and
was surrounded by his friends and rela-
tives until removed to his cell by the
Sheriff.
At the time good deal OF surprise at
the severity of the sentence was mani
fetted but with cooler judgment and an
impartial view of the facts surrounding
the case there is no doubt but that the
general feeling is that the sentence was
a just one. Moore's action in changing
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supposition that there was something
to his case which had not
yet appeared in the testimony, az up to
that time everything looked favorable
to him.
Numberless theories have been ad.
vanced as to the probable events on the
morning Of the murder but the truth will
probably never be known. The costs of
the trial. not including the fee of the
Prosecutors assistant or the expense Of
the two venires issued, foots up 81, 1871.
The total cost will probably be between
ST 800 and 81 800. y
Moore was taken to the penitentiary
on Monday morning by Sheriff McCon.
nsughey. Before leaving he was taken
into the Court House to bid good. bye to
the attaches there. He left with smile
and appeared utterly indifferent to his
fate. His whole demeanor better be-
fitted one going out tor days pleasure
than convict going to spend ten years
OF his life within prison walls.
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