The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-04-18

about hiding the evidences of it, tool
the girls gown and hid it, took you
Overcoat and hid it; the evidence
shows, that with all this, and wha
had been going on in the community
here, and all the experience of the
past, and the benefit you had from
living in the community like this, you
committed this crime. The jury say:
that you are guilty, and now it be-
comes my duty to pronounce the sen.
tence of the court. The law says that
he who commits murder shall be ex-
ecuted.
HIGHER COURT.
Mr.. Robinson your attorney will
probably take the case, which he has
a privilege and right, to a higher
court, for that court to say whether
error was committed or not. That
court, may in its wisdom, think that
error has been committed. l am
aware of one thing, Robinson, that no
error was committed Intentionally on
the part of this court. We are all
liable to err, and do err, previously,
sometimes. You have erred and
previously erred, you can correct err
ror, but nobody can correct your err
ror, nothing can undo what you have
done. If l have done wrong in this
matter, it can be undone by the high
er court, but Mr.. Robinson, let me
suggest to you, you had better take
your case to still higher court than
that. While it is the duty of your
attorney, or his pleasure to do his
best for you, still my advice to you is
to go to a court higher, where you
may have justice, unmixed with error
administered to you. You had better
make an appeal to that court.
better spend the time that is allotted
Or will be allotted to you by the court
in getting ready for that other higher
court, which the victim, Robinson, of
your unhallowed passion, had no op
3ortunity to get ready for.
SHE HAD NO APPEAL
o the higher court like you have. :
Mr. Robinson, you, without warning. !
Is the evidence shows. without warn ;
ng, sent her before her God to an
wer for her sins. which. bad enough I!
n this world, yet she had no chance
o have them undOne or blotted out.
You may, you get that advantage of
Ter, you may be pardoned so far as
iOd's laws are concerned, but / advise
'Ou to look to Him. He has promised
o forgive, even the chief of sinners.
cannet forgive you, it is not within
ny power. No human power can
Orgive, but the Governor could say
hat you should not suffer, but he can
o: forgive you, cannot, no, there is
ut one power that can forgive your
ns.
EYE FOR EYE, TOOTH FOR TOOTH.
Mr.. Robinson, our laws say he that
likes life may expect his to be taken
70. YOn must have thought about
nat, if not, you ought to have thought /
bout it. Very-very many things 5
with this life are pleasant,
me very unpleasant. One of these de- ,
olives, upon me now, to pronounce
re sentence of the court. The jury {
" you are guilty, the law says if you {
that crime you shall he :;
Now it becomes nv duty
say when you shall he executed. | :
ant you to have all the opportunity
~ can to make your peace. / shall !,
We you as long as the law permits. !,
1t Robinson,
on THE IND or JUNE. y
ar by, on the End Of June. the y
dgment of the court is, you shall be- v
until then ycu shall be
,pt in jail, and then hung by the :,
'ck sir, until your are dead. You q
lderstand that, Robinson ? Make !
ady for it. May God have mercy h
'on you sir. May God forgive your s
Is for taking the life of that girl. Il
Take your seat sir" HI
There was not large crowd present. h,
any more would have been in at "
ndence, had it been known that e,
,binson wonld be sentenced. m
The words of Judge Ryland were Z.
~ impressive, and were said with =.
,ch feeling. as the Judge is a man
the tenderest sympathies. OF
attorney, d. f. Kenne- be
gave notice of an appeal to the o. o.
Dreme court. The court made an =,
Ter for the transcript and also for
, supreme court fee, all to be taxed