The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-10
ESCAPE
Buffalo Murderer Goes to Prison
for Life-Sensational Scenes
in Court.

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jury in the case of George A. B~artholo-
my. on trial for the murder OF ex-Clty
Clerk william Delaney. brought in a
verdict this morning of murder In the
second degree. Sentence of imprison-
ment for life in Auburn State Prison was
Immediately pronounced by the Court.
The morning was gloomy and the court
room was dark. Bartholomy, g
and white. entered at ten minute pc
fore min o'clock. He had eaten a shght
breakfast. He told Deputy Sheriff VIII
liams that he had slept all night, but
his appearance belied his words.
Bartholomy was placed in the prisoners
box In the court room instead OF the
chair which he usually occupied during
the trial. His two brothers and his rather
Joined him The Court entered promptly
ON the hour, and soon was followed by
the District Attorney and the prisoners
counsel.
Gladstone RELIEF.
Then the Jury filed in, took their seats
and the prisoner, having risen In ms
place, the formal questions were put 10
the jury. In reply, Foreman lngersoal
said:-"We find the prisoner guilty Oh
murder in the second degree.
A glad light flashed into the prisoner s
eyes. From the posture of expectancy IN
which he had waited for TINS vero'c' ne
He did not hear the voice of the CLERK
asking the jurymen if they had heard
the verdict and if 1t was theirs. w 90,
aid they, in chorus.
Mr.. Becker had a few minutes CONVEX
sation with the Court. and asked that
the prisoner be sentenced at once. DIS
trict Attorney Kenefck then moved Tor
sentence. Bartholomy had Informed ms
counse that if he shout be lucky enough
to get such a verdict he would be con-
tent to be sentenced at once.
WOMEN CROWD IN.
None of Bartholomy's women relatives
had appeared in court up to this tune.
Now some of them came in and began to
cry half with joy and relief that the ten
smile when his friends crowded around
him, 81 am satisfied" said he. Bartlolo-
my was then brought before the bar to
receive his sentence.
What is your age?"
'Twenty-fve." said the defendant.
your occupations"
.'Weigh-master."
Have you anything to say why sentence
should not be pronounced on your!
"The jury" said Judge Childs, "has
evidently given you the benefit OF every
doubt. 1t only remains for the Court to
pronounce the sentence which the law
fixed for this crime. and the sentence is
that you be imprisoned in the state
Prison at Auburn at nara laDOr lOE lAS
period of you natural life
WEEPING RELATIVES.
The prisoner was taken back to jail,
followed by his weeping relatives. No
man sentenced 10 imprisonment for life
ever left a court house in this country
with such a radiant smile upon his face.
His fear of the greater punishment had
been so great that the lesser one, severe
as it is. seemed like liberty. Five ballots
were taken by the jury before a verdict
was reached. The first ballot resulted as
follows:-For murder i'll the second de,
gree, eight; for manslsughter, -four Not
der in the first degree. This was doubt-
less due to the Judges charge that what
had occurred in the room up to the time
of the shooting, including all the events
of the day and the preceding night at
Victoria, did rot constitute bla"kuah
He charged them that there was not
sufficient proof that a felony had beet
committed or attempted before the shoot
Ing. II
NO FERMENTATION.
The only grounds, therefore, on which
in the first degree would be by finding
that the murder was premeditated, and
that even the prosecution did not claim.
Mr.. Becker, of counsel for the defence,
looks upon the verdict as a great vic
tory. He had little hope of saving Barth-
olomy's life when the trial opened.
District Attorney Kenefck still be
lieyed it a case of murder in the first
QCSICCy 0ol iC lug HtPt
life severe enough for any crime.
District Attorney Kenefck would not
say at this time what would be done
with Mrs. Bartholomy and Mrs. Thorner.
but inasmuch as Judge Childs, in his
charge, held that Bartholomy was not
committing a felony prior to the shoot
ing, it will be difficult to make out a
case against the women. Mr.. Kenefck
will have a conference with Judge Childs
before he decides what action to take.
The crime for which Bartholomy was
tried was the killing of ex-City Clerk
VIM. Delaney on June IA last in the
~latter's bachelor apartments or Main
street. Mrs. Bartholomy had been init
mate with Delaney, and Bartholomy plot
ted with her to extort money from him.
Delaney did not give up as literally as
expected, and q plan was formed to trap
him. Mrs. Bartholomy was to entice him
to his room. and Bartholomy and a
friend, Mrs. Thorner. were to surprise
them, when the former, in the role of
an outraged husband, would demand
pecuniary balm for his wounded honor.
Delaney gave up all he had, n then
sought to escape from the room, refus-
ing to give up a diamond which had be-
longed to his dead wife, and Bartholomy
shot him in the side. Delaney died half
an hour afterward.